The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-13

VIC ulll WCEC " Ou PhSneu ~ aat hu0 oSShS
II were acted on the better. The gentle
men who had 6libustered against Il las
session had found on their return HON,
that their constituents were not in har
mony with them. nc us IN
Mr. Monroe proposed as q comproulist
on the part Of the opponents Of the bill
that the demand for the previous question
be seconded, and two hours debate on thl
billbe permitted. The proposition wa!
agreed 10; the debate TO last two hours
one tomorrow and one on Thursday
The bill then went over. in go
Mr.. Holman, chairman Of the Commit
tee ON Appropriations, reported the post
Office appropriation bill, which was mad,
the special order for tomorrow, after tht
morning hour. The bill recommends tht
appropriation Of S32, ,9S3,l2 a. ,''.l
The Speaker laid before the House The
resignation Of Smith Ely, j., as q repre-
sentative from the State Of New York
Laid on the table. ~ '' " -
The Speaker appointed as committee
TO inquire as to whether frauds have
been pracliced in the election in New
York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Phila
delphia, Cox, Of New York, Rice, oi
Ohio; Waddell, McDougall and Wells, Of
Mississippi. III f.EsHl,. an
House went into Committee Of the
Whole, Cox In the chair, for the purpose
OF distributing the Presidents message,
this being done the committee rose.
=. Mr.. Halo, from the Committee on Ap.
preparations, reported for ratification
The appropriation bill which was made
special order Tor Thursday next. The
bill nppropriates S250,00 i3'-.L -
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Alerriuion submitted resolution,
for an additional rule for the
government OF tie Senate, 30 that the
River and Harbor Appropriation bill,
and the amendments proposing the ap.
for the improvement Of
rivers and harbors be referred 10 the
Committee on Commerce, which commit
tee shall, before reporting them back TO
the Senate, refer them to.the Secretary OF
War and the Chief Of Engineers, which
officers shall inquire and report as to the
expediency OF the proposed improvement;
referred. eur la5B i.'s. l.
Mr.. Bogy presented memorial OF
himself and. Senators Stevenson and Nc
Donald, embracing the report Of the
Democratic Committee who witnessed
the counting by the Returning Board in
Ordered printed.
The resolution submitted by Mr..
yesterday, directing the Attorney
General to inform the Senate az TO the
OF deputy U. 5. Marshalls EN-.
ployed on election day, was agreed to
with an amendment submitted by Mr..
requesting the Attorney Gen.
eral 10 also communicate full
statement rs to the necessity for. their
employment, object thereof, nature OF
their duties, etc. .,..H8 "a. a'F
The Senate then discussed the resolu-
ion Of Mr.. Mitchell, providing for an
in regard TO the appoint
nent Of Cronin as a Presidential elector
in Oregon.
Mr., Davis introduced bill kmaking
appropriations for. continuing the i'm
oithe Great Kanawha river
n West Virginia, and the Monongahela
liver in West Virginia and Pennsylyan.
Ia. Referred. .e' l.'l 49,,
Mr.. Merrimon introduced a bill to
.mend Section 146 OF the Revised Statutes
II the United States, in regard to yacan-
lies in the Office Of President aud Vice
President. Referred. .l# ...
Mr.. Mitchell said that he did not in
end to go into discussion OF the ques-
ion Of the electoral vote OF Oregon; it
would be discussed hereafter by more
.ble men. II was not often that the
was startled as it had been by
he violation Of the law by the Chief En-
,cutive of the State Of Oregon The
Of that State, in speci-
wing and defining the duties OF the
Governor, said :; Gle shall take care
hat the laws be faithfully executed"
Il also provides in all elections held by
he people, that the person or persons re-
highestnumber ofvotes should
De declared duly elected, and further
hat the vote for Presidential Electors
Ihould be canyassed in same manner as
he votes for the members Of Congress,
md that the Governor should issue his
Of election 70 the person or per
IONS having the highest number OF votes.
rhe law, no where, gave the Governor the
urisdictionto enter into the question Of
Eligibility Of this or that man. This was
,ot the case where an officer commit
ed an error Of Judgement, but u
,ase where an officer had taken
Jurisdiction without any authority Of
aw, he thought with all facts before
hem, there would BE- none, here, or else,
there, OF hereafter, eta tesmen or poll;
icians, that would have the hardihood to
iefend the act the Governor OF Oregon,
n issuing the certificate to Cronin. and
10 issue TO Watts.
Mr.. Morton said hedesired very brief
yfto9 9pfessnt some nuthofities yoh
lie subject Which he had not with him
Vlen the subject was before them. He
hen quoted from The tCAlifofina case Of
". Hayes, where The court held
neligibility OF. persons. receiving the
highest number Of votes did
lot elect a person receiving .
ess number .lsa He next quoted from
he Wilkes case In England, and said II
rad been stated that under the English
loctrine the minority candidate was
,lected where the majority candidate
yas ineligibles ! In 5eyery English case
which lie had examined the minority
had not. been elected unless
Ictliai Notices oflilie ideligibtlIty Of Sthe
,erson receiving the majority had been
.iven the voters before the election. Mr..
Norton next read from~the New York
eports, ID show that it'had 'been decided
n that State that the ineligibility OF the
,erson receiving the higheat number Of
,oteS did not elect the minority candi,
Iate. s.. fl0 Rios laiItS lrII,t i'rs
Mr.. Salisbury isaid the Governor OF
oregon, in his statsmsntl oi lacssc altsnd7
hig hls action, Said the persons Who voted
or Watts knew, ,he had no business with
Iis office and knew that he was,a post.
mater q % 20 n t'iaaaI e. ti' iIN
Mr.. Morton saiil l6tt perhaps not one
,ersohin d thousand knew that the hold.
ny OF the office Of postmaster disqualified
i'm from being an elector. Perhaps there
gas not one In the Convention which
,laced the electoral ticket.in nomination
.new that the holding OF tie Office Of
disquallfediPa person as
, sla.K,S1 antSaIa. nnnasnnn n na,o.