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proceedings
CJ the Senate of the United States ,
IN PHI LAM LPH I A.
On the fubjebl of the hill preferring
the mode of deciding di(fitted
elrblions of the Prefident and
Vice Prefident of the United
States
It has already been mentioned
in the papers, that Mr. Rofs,
fenator from Pennfylvaria, did
in the latter end of January
move for a committee to be ap
pointed on this fubjeft; that
notwithftanding it was unufual
to oppofe references to a com
mittee, yet that the appointment
of this committee was warmly
oppofed, on (he ground of un
conditutionality ; and that it
was a fubjcdl Congrefs had no
right to a6t or legiflate fuither
on, than they had dot e by their
aft cf 1792 The oppofnion
produced an animated deb te.
which ended in the appoint
ment of a committee. It con
fided ot Mr. Rols, Mr. Liver
more, Mr. Laurence. Mr.
Charles Pinckney and Mr. Dex
ter. Some weeks afterwards,
the majority of the com mittee
reported a bill, which underwent
a vaiicty of difeuflions, and the
publications lefpr&ing which'
in one of the gazettes, produced
fome ve-y interfiling deha’es
and mealures of the hnate, on
the fubje£f oj the defined privileges
f ('ongrefs , and ihe liberty cf tk?
pefs. After various dif uffions
on the fubjeft of the bill, it was
recommitted, and on the 27th
of March, 1800, it flood in the
following words, as agreed to be
amended in the fenate :
d BILL prefcribing the mode of
deciding dijputed elrblions of the
Prefident and Vice Prefident of
ihe United States , as agreed to he
emended in fenate % March 21//,
1800.
tac. 1. Be it enabled by the fc
and heufe of reprefentatives of
fa United States cf America , iji
affemhled , That on the
day before the fecond \Vedn<T
in February, next following
Vt day when a Prefident and Vice
Prefident Jhall have been voted for
, c 'tftors 9 it fhall be the duty of
fenate and houfe of repre
sentatives of the United States.
choofe, by ballot in each
*_ G Uie, hx members thereof: the
J r Mte imm diateiy after this choice ,
i f nominate , by bal ot , three of
members and tranfmit their
71 f (s to the houfe of reprefentatives
hall, by ballot chnofe one of
1 fhree; a n d the thirteen perfons
( hojen, fhall foim a Grand
°' h *ittee, and fhall have power
Xarr nne and finally to decide
* put*-* -I*lati\ e to the eleftion
C nd Vice Prefident
[liZ United States, as is herein*
THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE;
AN D ..
REPUBLICAN trumpet.
1 U E S D A August 26, 1800.
LIBERT? IS OUR MOTTO sfSD TRUTH OUR GUIDE
after limited and preferred : Pro
videdalways. That noperfon fhall
be cap«b‘e of ferving on this
committee, who fhall he one of
the five higheft candidates , out of
whom a Prefident of the United
States may be chofcn by the houfe
of reprefentatives, in cafe no
perfon fheu’d bo found to have
a majority of the whole number
of the votes of the ele£lors appoint
ed h\ the different fates.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled,
That after the members of the
committee fhall h .ve been ap
pointed in the fenate and houfe
of repiefentatives as aforefaid,
each houfe, before it adjourns ,
fhall proceed to choofe bv ballot,
• j
two members thereof as tellers,
whole duty it (hall be to receive
the certificates of the cle&ors,
from the Prefident of the fenate,
after they fhall have been open
ed and read, and to nMe in wri
ting the dates of the certificates,
the names of the ele&ors, the
time and place of their meeting,
the number of votes given, and
the names of the perfons voted
for; and alfo, the fuhftance of
the certificates fiom the exccu
live authority of each fLte, ac
companying the certificates of
the electors: and the minutes
thus made by the tellers, fhall
be read in the prefence of both
houfe?, and a copy thereof en
tered on the journals of each.
Sec 3. And be it further enabl
ed, That when the certificates
tranfmitted by the eleftors cf the
different ftates. fhall have been
opened by the Prefident of the
fenate, and read in th'* prefence
of both houfes, and the minutes
of the tellers read and compared,
the prefident of the fenate fhall
admmiflcr the following oath to
all the members of the grand
committee appointed in pu fu
ancc of this ad.
"1,A.8. do fwear'or affirm,
as the cafe may be) that I will
impartially examine the vo f es
given by the eleftors of Piefident
and Vice Prefident of the United
States, together with all the ex
ceptions and petitions again ft
them and a true judgment give
thereon, agreeable to the confhtu
iion and laws qnd according to
the evidence—So help me God.
The prefident of the fenate fhall
then deliver to the chairman of
the grand committee, all the cer
tificates of the eledors, and all
the certificates or other docu
ments tranfmitted by them, or
by the executive authority of any
Rate, and all the petitions, ex
ceptions and memorials againfl
the votes of the eledors. or the
perfons for whom they have
voted, together with the teflimo
ny accompanying the fame.
Sec. 4. And belt further enabled,
That a ter the grand committee
fhall have been appointed and
fworn in the manner herein di
»ed‘ d, the perfon chofen by the houfe
of reprefentatives out of the nomi
nation made b\ the fenate, (hall ad
as chaiimm ot the committee;
they fhall meet on every day,
(Sundays excepted) from the
time of their ppointment, until
they make then final repo 1 ;
they fhall fit with doled (fours,
and a majonty of the members
rnav proceed to ad : and if any
member of the committee, ap
pointed by cither houfe, fhould
die, or become unable to attend
after his appointment, the com
mittee hef re they proceed far
ther, fh ill notify borh houfes of
fuch death or inability, and the
houfe by which fuch member
was appointed, fhall rmnv*di itcly
proceed to choofe another mem
ber, by ballot, to (upply fuch
vacancy ; and the member thus
cholen, (hall be Iworn or affirm •
ed by the prefident of the Dilate ;
and if the chairman cf the com
mittee fhall die, or become unable
to attend after his appointment,
th e committee, before, they pro
ceed fa ther, fhall notify both
houfes of (uchdeath or innhihtv ;
the fenate fhall then nominate three
of its members , out of whom the
houfe of reprefentatives fhall choofe
one , according to the provifions of
of this abl, who (had be (worn or
affirmed by the prefident of til'*
fena Cj and fhall fom thenceforth
he the chairman of the fold grand
committee : and the perfon or per
form, thus appointed and fwom
or affirmed , fhall, from thence
forth, have and exeirife the
powers ncceffaiy to lupply fuch
vacancy.
/
Sec. 5 And he it 'urther enabled,
ff hat the grand romrnitfee fh ill
have power lo fend for perfons,
papers and records, to compel
the attendance of w'tncfles, to
admimfler o*ths or affirmations to
all perfons examined before
them and to punifh contempts
of vvitnelfes icfufing to anfwer,
as fully and abfolutely as the
fuprerne c <urt of the U. States
may or can do in depend
ing therein : and the teflimony of
all wiln ffes examined before the
committee fhall be reduced lo writing
by the jecretary of the committee, and
jhall be figned by the witnefs after
his examination is clofed. And if
any perlpn, fworn and examined
before this committee, fhall fwear
or affirm falfely, fuch perfon,
being thereof convicted, fhall
incur the pains, penalties and
difabi’itics, mflitted by thei.ws
of the United -Mates upon wil
ful and corrupt perjury.
Sec. 6* And be it further cnacl*
ed, i hat it (hall he the duty of
the tnarfhals of the fcvcral dif
tnfts of tlie United States, and
of their deputies, to (ervr all
ptoctls dueled to them, and
figned b\ the chairman of the!
grand committee; and for fuch
fervirrs the\ fha'l receive tho
fees allowed for fervices of firni
laj piocefs, iflurd by the fuptemd
court of the United States ; and
all witnefffs ittending the com
mittee in con equenre of funw
nions oi c the? procefs fhall re
cove the fame compen* lion as
wifnefles atfe dm » the ftlpremo
court of the United States.
7 And be it further enaH
fd t 1 hat the grand commute
fhall have power to enquire, ex
amine, decide and report, upon
the confti utional qiial fications
as pej Tons voted fo as pre
fident and vi< e*prefident of tho
United states; upon thr rornfi
tutional qualifications of tho
electors appointed by the diffe
rent (fates, and whe’hcr dn-ir
appointment was authorised by
the Mate legiflaturc or nut, OT
wade nc orttfig to the mode prc~
fenhed h\ the legiflature ; upon all
petitions agamlf corrupt, hlegal
condudl of the electors o fo ce,
menaces or improper meins
uled to influence their votes ;
or againfi the truth of ther rc
«ums or the time, plac' or man
net » f giving their votes ; Pro
vided always , That no etifion,
or extep'ion, (hall be granted
or allowed by the g»and com
mittee, which /hall have for its
ohjCtl, to draw into qu ftion the
number of on which any elec
tor in any of the pafes t Jhall have
been declared appointed.
Sec. 8. And he it further enaH - ’
ed, I hat the grand commi tcc
(ball appoint a clerk, who fhall
keep a journal of their proceed
ings under thiir dirr&ion, and
after the grand committee (hall
have made their final report, he
(hall depofit with the lecretary’
of the feuate this journal, toge
thcr with all the certificates*
written leffimony and docu
ments, which were under the
conhd ration of the gtand com
mittee, where the fame fhall re
main open for the infpedion of
the members of b >th houfes.
Sec. 9. And be it further mo
ed t Th«t on or before the fiill
day of March next, afier their
appointment, the grand com
mittee fhall male their final re
port to the fenate and houfc of
reprefint lives, (fating the num
, berof legal votesfor each peifon,
j and the number of votes which
j have been rejected ; the rcpoit
of a majority of the (aid Com
mittee fhall be a final and con
clulivc determination ul the ad-
[Mo. 82.
