The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-03-14
The Fi~ar Triumph - the Erana.

The Ffsnl Triumph 81 tfse Eramd
The installation of a person as Presi-
dent who had been rejected by the people,
subversive as it was of the fundamental
principles of the government and there
fore fagrant usurpation, is too grave a
matter for the press to pass over with
mere mention as an event of no particu
lar consequence. The electoral law pro-
yided specifically that where there was
but one certificate from q State the case
could not 60 before the Commission,
except by the concurrence of both houses;
but that if there were double certificates
they should be referred to that tribunal
A case of the latter kind was presented
from Vermont at the last stage of the
proceeding. It's consideration would
have delayed the count In violation of
the law the President of the Senate re-
fused to open or to recognize the Demo
cratic certificates as he had at an earlier
stage of the proceedings in the cases of
Florida, Louisiana and Oregon. This
arbitrary and perfdious conduct if per-
sisted in, left but one proper course open
to the Democratic members of the House,
without whose concurrence the Commits
sion could not have gone single step
further. 1t was to decline further action
under the violated law until its plainly
worded requirements were complied with.
To meet the emergency the following
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Knott,
of Kentucky. One hundred and sixteen
(1l6) members, all Democrats voted for
it. One hundred and forty-eight (148)
members, constituting the entire Radical
strength, and thirty eight Democrats
voted in the negative. The last named
are denoted by italics:
RESOLVED, That this house requires The
package rendered by the members from
New York (Hewitt.) to the president of the
Senate in the presence of the two houses
yesterday, and purporting TO be Il certificate
OF the electoral votes for president from the
State of Vermont, shall be opened by the
the two houses, and if found 10 be such a
certificate the same shall be submitted.
together with the certificate read in the
presence of the two houses, to the electoral
commission for its Judgment and decision,
and that the Senate be requested to make
like orderrequiring the president of the
Senate to open such package in the presence
of the two houses, and that until such order
be made the House will not be ready to meet
the Senate and proceed with the count of
electoral votes.
YEAs-Ainsworth Ashe, Atkins, Bagby,
J. Ill. Bagley, Burning, Beebe. Blackburn,
Bland, Bliss, Blount, Boone, Bradford,
Bright. Buckner, Burchard of Wisconsin,
Carr, Cate, Caultield, Chaplin, Clark of Ken
lucky Clarke of Missouri Cochrane, Collins,
Cooke, Cowcn. Cox, CulbersOn. Davis, De-
Bott. Dibrcll, Douglas Ellen. Ellis, Faux
ner, Field, Finley, Forney, Franklin, Fuller,
Glover, Goode, Hamilton, Of Indiana, Ham
ilton of New Jersey, Hardenburg Harris, of
Georgia, Harris of Va Harrison, Hartridge,
Harlem, Hatcher, Henkle, Holman, House,
Humphrie Uurd, jerks, Jones, n. Y. :;
Jones, of KY, Knott, LlnIers, Ind Lane,
Luttrell. Lrnde, Mackey. Marsh, McFar-
land Mcmahon, ieade, Mills Money, Nor
rison, Mutcaer, O'Brien, Odell, Phillips, OF
of Mo, Poppleton, Jas. B. Reilly, Rice
Riddle, Robbins, of Pa, Robbins, of N. c..
Roberts, Ross, Savage SAyier. Scales, Schu-
maker, Sheakley, SIemons, Smith, of GA. !;
Southland, Sparks, Springer Stanton, Stem
as, Tucker, Turney, Vance, of OHIO, Vance,
of n. c., Waddell, Walker, of Va, Walling.
Walsh, Wells, of Mo-; Whitthorne, Wig
CLINTON, Wike, Williams, of Ala; Wilson,
w. Va, and Young Democrats.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Geo. A. Blgley,
Banker Ind. Baker, n. Y; B tllou, Banks,
Bedford, Bell, Blair, Bradley, Brolcn of Ky. !;
Brown, o kas.; Burchard, of Ills; Burlergh
Campbell. Chandler Cannon, Cason, Cas-
well, Chittenden, Conger, Grape, CrounSe,
Cutler, Danford, Darall, Davis, Denison,
Dobbins. Dunnell, Durham, Eatnes Egbert,
Evans Felton,, Five, Fort, Foster, Freeman.
Frye, @ trfield Cause, G0od0n, Gunter, Hale,
Hancock. Ii 4ralson, Harris, of Mas; la
thorne, Raymond, Hays. Hendre, Henderson,
Hewitt, n. L; HUI Hoar, Hoge, Hopkins,
Ii oskinS, Hupbell, Haaton, Hurlbur, Hy
man. JOY C.. Klsson, Kear, Kelley. KtmbaIl.
Lamar LdHderS Conn; I.apham, Lawrence,
Levenw orth, LIE Noyae, L3rd, Lynch, Ma
COON, Me Dougall, McCrary, McDill, Miller,
Monroe Morgan, Nash. Neal, Norton. Oil
Phillips, of kIs.; Pierce, PlaI5ted. Platt,
Potter, Powell, Pratt, Rainey, Rea, Reagan,
John Eeilly, Robinson, Ross, Rusk, Sam pson,
SehEeicber. : eiye, Singleton, Sinnickson,
Smalls, Smith, of Pennsylvania; Strait,
Stevenson, Stowell. S,cdn1a, Thornburgh,
ghrockmorton, Towsend, of n Y; Townsend,
OF Pa: Tufts, Van Worries, Waldron, Wal
lace, of ). G.; Walace, OF Pa; Ward Vat
ters0n, Wells. of Miss; White, Whtehouse,
Whiting, Willard, Williams, of n. y: A. 5.
Williams of Mich; Williams of Wis; WI
hams OF Del; w. B. Williams of Mich;
Wits, Wiltshire, Wilson of To-; Wood of Pa:
Wood, OF \. Y; Wood6urn, wooGworth and
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