The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-08

adopted. Messrs. Ingalls, and Allison were
appointed tellers on the part of the Senate
to count the Electoral votes. A report of
the Committee on Electoral votes was pre-.
sented, claiming that Frost, of Missouri,
was ineligible as Elector, and that no sue.
eessor could be according to the laws of the
State appointed. The Senate met with
the House to count the Electoral votes,
and after counting those of Alabama,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Con.
necticut, and Delaware, objection was made
to those from Florida, and the matter was re.
ferred to the Commission ......In the House,
Messrs. Cook and Stone were appointed tel.
lers. The time previous to the joint meet.
ing was occupied in reading the minutes in
full, in order to prevent action on the
Florida report. The joint meeting of the
House and Senate was held to count the
Electoral votes, and after six States had been
counted, the presiding officers asked whether
there were objections to counting the
votes of Florida. Representative Field sent
to the Clerks desk a written objection to the
first certificates for Hayes and Wheeler,
signed by Senators Jones, of Florida, Cooper
and Mcdonald, of Indiana, and by Represen-
tatives Field, Tucker, jerks, and Springer.
The Clerk of the House read the paper. 1t
asserts that those persons-Pierce, Hum
phreys, Holden, and Young-assuming to act
as Presidential Electors, never were duly ap-
pointed by the State of Florida, or in any
manner whatever; that other four persons
had been elected, and had irrevocable
title to the offices; that the certificate of
election of the first four persons was untruly
and corruptly procured, and made in pur-
suance OF a conspiracy between them and
M. L. Stearns, late Governor; thatthey were
usurpers, and that their acts are illegal, null,
and void. Further objections being
called for, Senator Sargent sent
up to the Clerks desk, on behalf
of himself and Senators Conover,
Sherman, and others, and of Representatives
WOODBURY., Dunnell, Kasson, and McCrary,
three several sets of objections to the votes
cast by Coll, Hunton, Bullock, and Yonge,
Democratic Electors, on the ground that the
papers are not authenticated as required by
the Constitution and laws. Senator Jones,
of Florida, made objection specially to
Humphreys, as holding an Office of trust
and profit under the United States. Mr..
Kasson made an additional objection to the
third set of certificates, because they were
not authenticated by the person who had
the office of Governor at the time that the
functions of Electors were exercised.
In theS Senate, February 2, a bill was passed
for the punishment of persons making or
having possession of dies for counterfeit
coin. A bill was passed providing that all
claims for services against the United States
shall be barred unless presented within six
years from the time they were rendered.
The bill authorizing the Secretary ofthe Trea-
sury to pay to the Union National Bank of
Louisiana the sun of $50, 200, seized by Gen.
Banks in 1868, belonging to the Planters
Bank of Tennessee, was called up, but recon.
mitted to the Committee ON Claims. In the
House, a bill amending the act for counting
the Electoral vote, providing that the two
branches of Congress may adjourn from day
to day, instead of taking a recess as pro-
vided by the bill, was introduced and re-
ferred. A considerable debate occurred
over the proposition to reduce the salary of
members to $4,000. The amendment making
the reduction was finally stricken out of the
Appropriation bill.
In the Senate, February 8, the credentials
of Messrs, Davis, of West Virginia, and
Sanders, of Nebraska, were presented. A
joint resolution of the Minnesota Legisla-
ture, asking a bounty for the destruction
of grasshopper eggs, was offered and
referred. Amendments to the Post
office bill were offered, providing for
100000 for a steamship mail between San
Francisco, and China and Japan also for
$250,000 forimproved mail facilities over the
trunk lines of railwsy......In the House the
portion of the Appropriation bill fixing the
salary of Senators and Representatives at
5000 was agreed to, and that portion re-
ducing the Presidents salary to $25, 600 was
defeated.