of the Senate, and two on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, the certificates of the electoral votes; and said tellers, having read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses thus assembled, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from the said certificates; and the votes having been counted, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote and the names of the persons, if any, elected, which announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected President and Vice-President of the United States, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the journals of the two Houses. If, upon the reading of any such certificate by the tellers, any question shall arise in regard to counting the votes therein certified, the same having been stated by the presiding officer, the Senate shall thereupon withdraw, and said question shall be submitted to that body for its decision; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, in like manner, submit such question to the House of Representatives for its decision. And no question shall be decided affirmatively, and no vote objected to shall be counted, except by the concurrent votes of the two Houses; which being obtained, the two Houses shall immediately reassemble, and the presiding officer shall then announce the decision of the question submitted; and upon any such question there shall be no debate in either House. And any other question pertinent to the object for which the two Houses are assembled may be submitted and determined in like manner. At such joint meeting of the two Houses seats shall be provided as follows: For the President of the Senate, the "Speaker's chair;" for the Speaker, a chair immediately upon his left; for the Senators, in the body of the hall upon the right of the presiding officer; for the Representatives, in the body of the hall not occupied by the Senators; for the tellers, Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the Clerk's desk; for the other officers of the two Houses, in front of the Clerk's desk and upon either side of the Speaker's platform. Such joint meeting shall not be dissolved until the electoral votes are all counted and the result declared; and no recess shall be taken unless a question shall have arisen in regard to counting any of such votes, in which case it shall be competent for either House, acting separately in the manner hereinbefore provided, to direct a recess not beyond the next day at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m.-February 6, 1865. 15* QUESTIONS OF ORDER DECIDED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. JAMES G. BLAINE, OF MAINE, SPEAKER. FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1871.-Page 156. The House having resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the bill of the House No. 19, (deficiency appropriations,) The amendment proposed to be submitted by Mr. Conger to the Senate's fifth amendment (p. 152) was read; When Mr. Farnsworth made the point of order that the same was out of order; And the Speaker sustained the same; in which decision the House acquiesced. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1871.-Pages 190, 191. Mr. Dawes, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing Votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House No. 19, (deficiency appropriations,) submitted a report thereon in writing; When The point of order being raised that the said report contained matter not the subject of difference between the two Houses, The Speaker submitted the question to the House, Will the House receive the said report? And it was decided in the negative. And then, On motion of Mr. Garfield, the said report was recommitted to the said committee of conference. Absence, leave of, granted to— Mr. Ambler Mr. Barry Mr. J. G. Blair. Mr. R. R. Butler Mr. Campbell.. Mr. Comingo Mr. Critcher. Mr. Forker Mr. Frye.. Mr. Garfield Mr. Hambleton Mr. Hay. Mr. Lynch. Mr. J. H. Moore. Mr. H. W. Parker Mr. A. F. Perry Mr. Potter. Mr. Price. Mr. Rainey Mr. Read Mr. Ritchie. Mr. Rogers Mr. R. M. Speer. Mr. T. J. Speer Mr. St. John. Mr. Storm Mr. Townsend. Mr. Tuthill. Mr. Upson.. Mr. Van Trump Mr. Vaughan. Mr. Warner INDEX. A. Page. 169 16 33, 169 127 97 152 114, 147 33 152 134 145 180 26 169 169 114, 180 180 16 26 180 169 97 169 26 97, 116 127 145 123 134 114 134 180 80 73 116 116, 147 97, 116, 147 186 186 73 169 16, 72, 169 Accounts, declaring the construction of section 2, of the act of March 3, 1857, to settle cer tain, between the United States and the State of Mississippi.. 55 14, 19, 20, 26, 31, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 58, 61, 62, 65, 72, 74, 81, 91, 97, 103, 115, 117, 118, 122, 123, 127, 145, 147, 149, 152, 158, 169, 180, 189, 198 .14, 16, 28, 33, 63, 75, 109, 116, 121, 134, 135 13, 45, 71, 91, 103, 202, 196, 198, 201 111 Agricultural College act, extending the provisions of the, to the State of Mississippi... See H. R. 298. Alabama, members from the State of, appear, viz: Benjamin S. Turner, Charles W. Buckley, William A. Handley, Charles Hays, to give effect to a certain grant of land heretofore made to the State of. authorizing the Savannah and Memphis Railroad Company of, to enter public lands See H. R. 347. granting public lands to the State of, in aid of the Selma and Gulf Railroad............. to compensate the officers and crew of the Kearsarge for the destruction of the See H. R. 186. Alaska, letter from the Secretary of War relative to the Territory of. Aliens, to extend the provisions of section 21 of the act of July 17, 1868, to, who may enlist in the naval or marine service.... See H. Res. 32. 195 76 |