Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-09
THE JOINT CONVENTION.
WAsn1NaroN. Feb. y

WAeHINGTON, Feb. y.
The Joint convention reassembled at 1910
ana the decision of the Electoral Commits
sion in the case OF Louisiana (that the votes
| OF the Hayes electors are the votes provided
for by the Constitution Of the United States
and the same are TO be counted as certiied)
| was read
Representative Phillips presented obIec.
tions TO the decision-substantially the same
as were considered by the commission; also
because the election certificates OF the HAYES
electors were not made by the lawfully CON
sututed Governor of the State; because the
Electoral Commission, contrary 10 it's duty
and the authority vested in IL by law. ne
elected and refused to inquire into thefacts and
allegations aforesaid, and their said decision
is contrary to law and truth; because the
certificate Of the Hayes electors was void for
irregularity.
Representative Southland presented objec.
tons to the COMMISSIONS decision because
said electoral votes, as well as the votes OF
the people Of said State at the Presidential
election, Nov. 7, 1875, were given under du.
ress caused by the unlawful exercise of
Federal power.
The objections having been read, the Sen.
separately decide upon them.
Upon the reassembling of the joint con-
vention the presiding officer announced that,
as the two houses had not concurred other
wise, the electoral votes Of South Carolina
would be counted, and they were therefore
declared as seven for Hayes and Wheeler.
Pending that action, Jones (Ky.) raised the
question that there was not a quorum OF the
Senate present, and protested against pro-
ceeding.
The votes Of Tennessee, welve, and Texas,
eight, for Tilden and Hendricks were read,
and then came Vermont, with four votes for
Hayes and Wheeler, when Mr.. Hewitt On.
J. stated that he had a package purporting
to contain the electoral vote of Vermont, and
haA inf ad at e., ko No.
forwarded to the President of the Senate,
and he now rendered that package to him.
The Chair said he received but one certifi-
cate from Vermont, and the law prohibited
him from receiving any after the first Thurs
day in February. Objections to the count
ing of the votes of Vermont were presented
for the reason that two returns were for
warded and only one had been laid before
the two houses. Objections were presented
to the vote of Sollace, one of the electors, on
the ground that he was a Postmaster when
elected and that the laws of Vermont did not
authorize an appointment by the college of
electors to I'LL vacancy caused by the alb
sence of an elector Springer Oil. J demanded
the reading of the duplicate returns and the
Chair stated that he had received none. The
Senate then withdrew, that the two houses
might separately consider and decide upon
the objections.
81 as the Senators were withdrawing Mr..
Springer called out that he made the point
of order that, there being duplicate returns,
the case had now gone to tle Electoral Com
mission and could not be considered by the
two houses. No attention, however, was
paid to 1t.
rI WASHINGTON, March /.
At eleven O'Clock p. IN. the Joint session was
resumed and the announcement made that,
the two houses non-concurring otherwise,
the votes of Vermont would be counted, and
they were thereupon declared for Hayes and
Wheeler. Then the certificate of Virginia
was read and the votes of that State an
nounced for Tilden and Hendricks. The
votes of West Virginia were announced for
Tilden and Hendricks.
Then came the last State, Wisconsin, with
ten votes for Hayes and Wheeler. Objections
were made to the counting Of the electoral
vote of ID. w. Downs because he held the
office Of Pension Surgeon prior to Nov. Z,
1875, and on Dec. 9, when he cast his vote as
an elector.
The Senate then retired, that the two
houses might separately consider and de-
termine the objections.
AT four a. IN. of the I'd the Joint session was
resumed and the presiding officer announced
that, the two houses not having concurrent
ly ordered otherwise, the vote of Wisconsin
be counted, and its ten votes were an
nounced for Hayes and Wheeler.
Vice President Ferry announced that this
concluded the count of the thirty eight States
of the Union. Mr.. Allison announced the
result, and Mr.. Ferry, at 4:20. anr ounced
that Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio, having
received majority of votes, was elected
President of the United States, and William
A. Wheeler, having received a majority of
all the votes, was elected Vice-President of
the United States.