Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-10
Il ELECTORAL COUNT.
a. AZ the Provisions Of the Bill
/, ssed by the House Of Repre-
seniaiiyes Yesterday.
4. ELECTORS SHAH Quality and How
I, state votes Shall be Certified.
The Joint Session.

.euINGTONy lbeO' ''-- NeSsiOh ol lne
|,sl count bill, as passed by the
to.day, directs that the electors of
I..,e shall meet and give their votes
second Monday Of January follow.
H. appointment.
g,ou provides that II any state
nave provided by laws enacted
- the day Fixed for the appoint
! electors for it's final determine
N any controversy concerning the
k.ment of all Or any of the electors
"A state, by judicial or other methods
Iseedure, aud such determination
Fave been made at least six DAYS
/. me time liked for the meeting OF
kctors, such determination shall be
kslye and shalt govern 10 the count
y,be electoral votes 80 far as the as
hment OF the electors appointed by
Late Is concerned.
Kan 3 prescribes the manner 10
Inc electoral vote Of each state
M certified and communicated to
3.retary of state at Washington.
Han provides tor the meeting
senate and house In the hall OF the
4 on the second Wednesday ia
6sry succeeding the meeting OF the
Ia After providing for the
ktment Of tellers and the
IL by them of certificates
ID papers purportlng 10 be certla.
n electoral votes, the bill con.
"And the votes having been
|sIped and counted in the manner
.cordiug to the rules in this act
Ned, the result of the same shall be
Ma 10 the president OF the senate,
Nal thereupon announce the state
"A vote, which announcement shall
.sned a sufficient declaration of the
N, II any, elected president and
Hesident OF the United States, and
ser with the list Of the votes will be
s. on the journals Of the two houses.
kuch reading of any such certificate
ber, the president Of the senate
tall for objections II any. Every
on shall be made in writing and
state clearly and concisely and
81 argument the ground thereof,
I'M be signed by at least one sena-
n. ut least one member Of the house
sentatlves before the same shall
gyed, When all objections so
any vote or paper from state
( i've been made or read the, senate
ereupon withdraw, and such
Inns shall be submitted
senate for its decision;
speaker of the house Of repre-
hes shall, in like manner, submit
Elections to the house OF repre-.
o.yes for its decision; aud no
& al vote or votes which shall have
Regularly given by electors whose
ament shall have been
d accor ling to the third
i. Of this act, from any state from
but one return has been received
e rejected. II more than one re-
~ u paper purporting to be
aeturn from state shall have
ceiyed by the president of the SEN
Nose votes, and those oalY, shall be
ia which shall have b en- regularly
10Y the electors who are shown by
mentioned In section 9
~ act to have been appointed, If
'1,ination III said section provided
{ u have been made, or by such sue
H or substitutes in case OF vacancy
! board OF electors so ascertained as
1Dcn appointed to I'll such vacancy
hode provided for by the laws Of
Aie. But In case there shall arise a
'Rn as to which of two or more OF
sHate authorities determining what
t have been appointed, as mention
ctlon of this act, is the lawful
~ Of such state, the votes regularly
those electors, and those only,
# state shall be counted whose title
aors the two houses acting separ-
shall concurrently decide is
Ned by the decision OF
tate as authorized by its
'fnd in such case OF more than one
Pr paper purporting to be return
{ state, II there shall have been no
termination in the state aforesaid,
pse votes only shall be counted
were cast by the electors, whose
meat shall have been duly certi-
Fer the seal Of the state by the ex-
III thereof In accordance with the
me state, unless the two houses,
separately, shall concurrent
felae sucn votes not to be
So. NDfpg Af fbA lAfally
Ed electors of such state. When
3 houses have voted they shall I'M
y meet again, and the presiding
pail then announce the decision
E uestlons submitted. No votes or
rom any other states shall be
'on until the objections previous
< 70 vote or paper from any state
w been finally disposed of.
u . gives the president of the
IVA over to preserve order.
w . limits to two hours the de-
ien shall be had on any question
Nh TWO houses have been separated,
Pa provides that the joint
shall not be dissolved until the
"A the electoral votes shall have
Rlpleted and the result declared,
nlDlts either house from taking
Nfeyond the next calendar day. In
M count Of the electoral votes shall
oeen completed before the fifth
DAY after the first meeting Of the
uses, no further recess shall be
4B either house.