Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-10
After brief remarks by Messrs. Baker of
New York and Hubert of Alabama the House
proceeded to vote upon the Hnuse amend.

K
/ to, but the anne endments of red by the mi
nority of the House committee were rrj-cted
On motion of Mr.. Oats of Al: bama. the
smendment was sdopied-veas l4l: nays
lO9-,;riking out the clause directing the
President of the Senate upon the declaration
or the vote 10 announce the
name OF the persons elected. The bill was
then passed as amended without division.
The bill. as passed by the House. directs
that the e, cturs f each State shall meet and
give their votes on the second Monday in
Jsnuary following their appointment
See provides that if aEy Stale shall have
provided BY laws enacted prior to the day
fixed Tor he appointment If electors for the
hnal determinaiion IF any controversy con-
cerning the sppointmrnt of All or any Of the
electors of such State by jaIlci4l or other
met thod- procedure, and such de,vrmina-
tlon shall have been at least six davs before
the time ixei for the meeting Of the electors.
such determination shall he conclusive and
shall govern 10 counting the electoral votes.
As far as tne ascerfainment OF eitctors ap-
pointed ov such STATE is Concerned.
Sec. 3 prescrlhes the manner In which the
electoral vote of each State shall oe certified
sni communicated to the secretary OF state at
Wa,hiagt IN.
Sc. prescrihes meeting OF the Senate
and House IN the hall OF the House en- the
second Wednes iav in February succeeding
the meeting ot the electors
After providldg for The appointment of tel
lers and reading 10y them o the certificates
snd papers purpGrtrg 10 be certificates of
eIrctnr.l vnies ,h. hiiI continues ond ,h.
vo,.. have hen .srsr,e;rad IA nnnn,ad ~
the manner and according TO the rules in this
art nrovit.d ,h., rssni, ns ,ha an, shaii ~
d.tIyar.d m rho rra.i1,nt of tn.- Sena,a WIN,
.balI th.rauuop .p,ounca ,h., .,.ta ~; 10
yo,e which announcement shall h. dae,r. a
a suft;ci.,t d.oi,r.,,,, ot rho ,.rsns g n
elected nr.s,aan, md vic, nr,sia..,, ~ tbaIT
: and ,.,r.,r ,,i,b a 49, of ,b., ro,as IN
no .n,sr.J an tho ;nn,nots of rho ,,,[, ho,s,,.
Hmm such re.din,, of any snch csr,;6n.Ia or
nannr ,ha nre.;d'nt 80 mo S,na,a shaII oau
for oh;ectin,s if .rv .yary nh;ao,,,n sn.,u
no m a.. IN ,,r;,;ns .,d .h.lI s,.te cI.,rIv .n1
,~u,,saI, and vith..,t ar,up,a,, ,h., nr,,na
,b.raof and shnil ha s,,,n.d hy at -, ono
s.na,or ,rI ana ,o.,,h,r -, ,b, unnsa IS
Rerrasen,,,;v.. b.t,ra tho sa,,s sb,ll ha ,oaa
Whan oil ,na ob;ant,nr, a., ,,,,,,, ,n an,, vn,.,
mr. manor from th. a,a shau h,va ha.n 20
ce,xad sud ra.d ,b. Se,.,e sha1 ,be,aun,,
VI" 'I,i' haI, '"e,' upJ" 't
mi,tsd to the Senay. for dec;sio, and rho
snaaka, of tb. uonsa Of Ranrassntstiyes shaiI
I'M a m a sIh hmm n nah nh IN fbn
H,u.a nf Ranraso,,at;vas f,r II, dan;a;o, an.I
M pIectoraI vo,e mr. v,,es wh;cn NIL h.y.
hoan ran,l,,lu n;,an b., ,ha oIao,1ra ,.I,1.,o
anno;n,ma,ts sbsIl bova hoo, car,;ead o.
cnrd;,o ,o tha ,h;ra sao,;on of ,h;s oo, fron,
anv S,ate from wh;ch hrt ono raturr h.va
baa n recs;vsd sbal, ha ra;oo,ad IL ,,ora
,han ons rotrrn nr n.nar nnrnnr,;n, to ha
,atnrn from the S,.te shaiI bave hser ra.
ceived hv rho nrasid.nt ,f ,ha Sanata tbos.
votas ond ,h,sa onIv s,aIl h., orntaa rhioI
sb.lI h.ya hoo, ran,,larI, ,,;von ~, ,ha ejao.
tors ,.h,ara shorn b., 70 aa,orn,;no,;on
msr,;,ned IN soc,ion . ~ ,h;s on, hava haon
annn;,t.d ;f ,b,. aa,arminatin, in .oid .oo,;on
nrnyid.a Co.. sbolI havo haan I'd or ~,
sncb sncce.sn-s or snh,,;tn,.s In casa nf
v,c,ncv !, rho hoard &c aIoo.ors 90 asoar-
ta;nad "a havs bssn annoin,sd m 6II sucb
vacorcv in mode prnv;dod bv tho lows ~.
rho Sto,es hn, - 900 ,hara sh,li ar;sa
ouestion which of m. two or moro of s,cb
St.te author;,ias d.,.-m;n;no VIVA, eIsc,ors
have hpen annointed as mentioned in sec,;on
> of this art the lawful tribu,,l of such
state votes reyn,,rlv a;von of ,hose eIector.
o,d ,hosa oni, IS ,noh Sta,o
s.all be counted whose title "a cleo.
tors tba two bonses .ctira senara,alv
shall concurrent,v decide ;s snnnorted bv the
decision of such Stat. 80 authorizad bv its
laws. and in sncb case of more than one re-
turn or naner nurpor,inu m ha rho ratnrn
from the state II there shall have been no
such determination of the ouestion in the
State aforesaid then those votes and those
only shall he counted which are cast nv the
electors whose annnintmapt shall have been
du,v certified pndrr the seal of the State bv
the executive thereof in accordance with
the laws of the state unIess the two bouses
acting separately. shall concurrently decide
such votes not to be lawful votes of legally
appointed electors of such State When the
two bonses have voted. thew shall immedi