Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-23
BILL.
Provisions Of the Judiciary Committees
Measure.

mOeouhVs
The Judiciary Committee of the Sen.
ate has agreed on the following substi.
tute for the Stovall and Caldwell
gubernatorial contest bills, and 1t will
be reported today and recommended
for passage:
A bill to be entitled an act regulating
procedure In ascertaining the vote
for Governor in case of contest.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen.
raj Assembly of the State of Tennes
see, that the procedure in ascertaining
and determining the vote for Cover.
nor in case of contest shall be as fol-
lows: The majority of the members
of the two Houses of the General AS
sembly Of the State of Tennessee, shall,
on a day of its regular session to be by
it designated, meet in joint convention
in the hall of the House of Representa-
tives for the opening and publication
of the returns of the election for Gov
ernor as hereinafter provided, and to
determine the election for Governor Of
Tennessee, and declare the result.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that O
majority Of the members of each House
shall be necessary for and shall con,
stitute a quorum; and the Speaker of
the Senate shall preside. Every mem
Der shall have one vote, and the ma
jority of the votes cast shall prevail
on all questions to be determined BY
the joint convention. The joint session
may be adjourned from time to time
and rules of order made by it adopted
and altered. A minority shall have
the power to compel the attendance of
absentees by arrest on warrant issued
and signed by the Speaker of the Sen.
ate, executed by the Sergeant at Arms
of the Senate or any person authorized
by the joint convention.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, that
two tellers shall be previously appoint,
ed on the part of the Senate and two
on the part of the House of Representa-
tives, and the tellers from each House
shall be from different political par
ties. They shall keep, certify and de-
liver to the Speaker of the Senate list
Of the votes as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, when
the joint Assembly shall have met the
Speaker Of the Senate shall, in the
presence of the assembled members,
open the returns of the election for
Governor. They shall ne opened by
counties in alphabetical order. As
the returns Of the county are opened
they shall be handed to the tellers and
a list of the votes be made by them.
Any members may approach and in
spect and examine the returns while in
the tellers' hands. The returns shall
be handed back to the Speaker Of the
Senate, who shall read the same to and
in the presence Of the assembled mem
bers. Upon such reading of the re.
turns from each and every county the
presiding officer shall call for object
ions by claimants, If any. Every OBJ
lection shall be in writing and shall be
signed by a claimant of the office as
Governor. Upon objection to any
county, as provided, the vote thereof
shall not be published nor announced,
mol then be counted, but the returns
shall, with the objections thereto, be
delivered to the tellers for safe keep
ing, and they shall not be further con
sidered until all the counties have
been disposed of in like manner. II
no objections be made the voice Of the
county under consideration shall be
announced and counted, and the same
shall be final.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, that
after the returns of all the counties
have been considered as above pro.
vided, If there be no objection by any
claimant, the aggregate vote shall be
announced or published by the Speaker
OF the Senate, and the person having
the highest number of votes, shall
then be declared to be elected by reso-
luton, in substance as follows, viz:
Resolved, that-(here giving the
name Of the person having the highest
number of votes) having the highest
number of votes at the election in No
vember last, has been elected and shall
be Governor of Tennessee"
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, that
all persons voted for Governor may be
present on the floor in person and by
counsel during the call of counties, but
only for the purpose of fling objections
in writing. When the objection is
made by a contestant voted for at the
election, it shall be followed by a pc.
tition stating the grounds of objection
clearly and concisely, making specific
assignment of the ground relied, other
than the face of the returns, designat.
ing the counties, civil districts, wards
and precincts, with such charges of ir-
regularities, fraud, error, mistake or
illegalities of any kind which may be
relied upon. Said petition shall be as
hereinafter provided, and shall be
fled with said Speaker or tellers not
later than the day following the day
on which the call of the counties has
been concluded. Should it appear to
the convention that to sustain any of
the objections would change the result,