Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

In this connection IL may not be out
of place to review somewhat the manner
in which the electors Of each state shall
meet and cast their votes for president AMI
vice president. Under a law approved Fen
ruary, 1887, the manner in which these
electors shall meet is as follows; They
are to meet on the second Monday in jan
uary next following their appointment at
such place in each state as the legislature
OF such state shall direct the executive OF
such state, as soon as practicable after the
conclusion Of the appointment OF electors
in such state by the final asCcrtainment
under and in pursuance of the laws Of sucn
state, to con municatc under the seal Of
the state to the secretary of state Of the
United States certificate OF such ascertain
ment OF electors appointed, setting forth
their names, the canvass or other asCCr-
tainmpntS under the laws of such state OF
the number of votes given or cast to each
person for whose appointment any or all
votes may have been given or cast. ana
he shall deliver TO the electors of such state
on or before the day on which they arc
required to meet the same certificate in
triplicl'e. under the seal of the state, and
such certificate shall be inClOSed by the
electors at the same time and In the same
manner as provided by law, fer trans
mission by such electors to the seat OF
government lists of all persons voted for as
president and Of all persons voted for as
vice president.
Congress is ordered TO be in session on
the second Wednesday in February succeed
ing tho meeting of the electors. The senate
and house of representatives shall meet in
the hall of the house of representatives at
the hour of l o'clock In the afternoon on
that day, and the president of the senate
shall preside. Two tellers are appointed
on the part of the senate and two on tho
part of the house OF representatives, to
whom shall be handed, as they are opened,
by the president of the senate, all the GER
tihcates and papers purporting to be the
certificates of the electoral vote, and which,
after being opened and presented, are acted
upon in alphabetical order of states, begin
ming with Alabama and after all the votes
are thus canvasscd, they are entered upon
the journal. and the president of the senate,
as it's presiding officer shall declare tho
persons having the highest number OF elect
oral votes, elected The act further pro-
vides that in case Of disagreement over tho
electoral vote of any state the houses shall
separate and, acting separately, shall de-
eide which set of electors Is entitled to be
counted, and then acting COnCuTrrCnty shall
ratify their decision. But If the two houses
should disag, ec in respect Of the counting
of such votes, then the votes Of the electors
whose appointment shall have been Cert.-
fed by the executive Of the state under
the seal thereof shall be counted.
When the two houses have voted they
shall Immediately again meet and the pre-
siding officer shall then announce the Icci5-
ion of the questions submitted. No votes or
papers from any other state, under tho
bill. shall be acted upon until the objec-
tions previously made to the votes or pa
pers from any state shall have beccn dis
posed OF.
Since tho foundation of the government
this has been the method, except as tho
changing conditions OF the times Rave war
ranted amplilcatiOn of the original bill set
ting forth the manner IN which the votes
are canyasaSed