New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

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tarhmehis OF the United states army the ini ana nee
exercise Of the right OF suffrage WIS prevented any "a
consequence Of winch there was no lawful election mn.
TLd Brcnusc in violation Of the Constitution oi the
UnIcd states. The Federal authorities nj the IeIoai
sta Toned over 1000 United STATES deputy Hialll,s'
who by he unlawful Hud arbitrary acuOn IN OpruVnCe
tncr unauh"riz instruct IONS ron ih1 ,
OF Justice. 50 ntritFci win III. ,u ny ist,tc tI a
Of The rsht of suffrage Of The voters 81 SaidStalG ~,
far election could not be and was not hrld III stu o'a'
iorh Because the certiacaton Of the election by
said electors Dee. g. 1916, was not made Dy inc a"
fully constituted Governor OF sdid STATE .r
JtGb: Eerause the said Electoral Commission, con
tray to il duty aud The authority Ho'tgu III ard D2 ie
neglected and refused to inquire mo tlc ll'ta u ~
cations aforesaid and Their said decision If coh'r"! "
S,IH: License Al the time Of the pretended appoint
mcnt 81 said electors the State Of south Cmoina was
under durcss from the power OF tiio I.ru I P',' a.
Inenis were made under snch durrSs.
SercnH: Because the certincate numbered one here
Win was and void tor irrcsululiy ~ ihit, hr7 the
electors were not sworn a. by the Constitution OF thc
state Of -ouin Carolina they were reqHfen 70 DC,
.rrnj mo certificate does not that sand electors
voted ty ballot, required ny thc constitute" VI ,o
United states; aud rnrd the certificate upon tie en-
vr,nre IN when SAID certificate number one and accom-
pInyng papers were Enclosed W,5 not Tue c'''n'''0 "
duiied hv HE laws Of the United states. ar
i. VI. NORWOOD CGaJ, ERAsIuH " ELLe lllol'
IiESIN CoorEr ClcnHD, \. y. MtDDfIL CO
= b. Nancy uexdsD joins X. LDEN (ih),
w. \. WALLACE 0renn9, Ih3N ~ J0ELS ~. lN1''
l. F. PHILLIP. MOI Representatives..
IIEsIE4i CLlMLR Penn),
Mr. Southland Dem, Ohio also presented objections
+, the decision OF the Commission, signed by Senators
Merrimon Dcnnis, Mcdonald, Wallace, ana jones' and
Representatives Field a. ", aouthard Ohol Mutcher
fPcnnJ Yeates (N. ca, Caldwell tAlal Do Bolt MoG
and j. b. Clark jr. ioJ because said electoral votes
Il. well rs the votes OF the people Of said state at the
Presidential! election Nov. :. lS76 were given under
durcss caused by the unlawful exercise OF Federal
power"
The objections having been read the senate at l2JO
nrla that n -e
might separately consider and decide CpoI them
THE COUNT CpNTlHCED.
At GEO the Senate TrGntcred the ball. and the action
OF each house on the decision having been read the pre-
siding officer announced that the two houses not concu
ring otherwise The electoral votes OF South Carolina
would be- counted, and they were thcreupon declared D.
one of The t.llcrs as seven for Hayes ana Wheeler
P,ldin. that action 2Ir. Jones Dcm KY raised the
question that there NOT "a quorum OF the senate
present (OuIy having entered the hu), bu; the pre-
s!Gu. officer paid attention TO Tie interruption, ana
directed the clerk 10 proceed with Ia reading. Mr. Jones
concuLng himself with protest against he p!oceedAs
Incyotes Of Tennessee a. lud Of 1cNa, ~ Tor Iien
and Hendricks then announced wit Out objection
aud without the fail reading Of ~" certificates. Ihrn
cam. Vermont with five votes Tor Hayes and wheeler
Iuc c"rtf,af" having been rad ll .u alI. l"pt' ON
DEM ONO rose present objections toi, but list asked
%, presiding officer whether other certificate hai
been received nom Vermont ian that which had been
The Presiding Onic.ricplicd in the negative
SECOND RETURN fEIM VERMONT.
Mr. Hewitt Of Eey.-York stated that he held in his
rand package pupprns 80 contain H. electoral votes
OF vermont, which pJcacr had been delivered 10 him
10y express about the mtde OF December, and that Hih
n cam, q letter STATING ,hat similar package had been
forwarded T., tAc President o. the senate by mail On
learning 10 lly that uo rorrc- poudIug package mad been
rcc.iy,, 10y the presiding officer e hid rendered t' lin
this packa-c roldu uD). rhr seals ~ which were q; H.
uuDrcken ana tn presiding officer had d'ciari to re-
c.yc it, lie now rendered the ia ka,, 10 h. presiding
officer aa pnrporing 10 contain the electoral votes Of
m" Presiding Oa,cr-TLe Chnr la, stated that ho has
received only one corln'lt from vermont, Ihc 'har
also state, that the prohibits him from receiving any
auor The irst Thurs lay Iu ,IrTr,. H. dairy is 10 re
Mr. Spin .cr Den, m / oq'r resolution.
tfcltc from Vermont The Cndir viii entertain it, but II il
IS Simply q rs"iIfion tEt t4lr Vs. Hoi entertain H.
Mr.. SpunGci-Aftcr !! Is read II would be seen what
Tie Presiding onc,ri the member from Illinois sub
Hs OH "tiou 80 the certificate inr CHAR wHl enter
tain it, but he cannot entertain resolution.
Mr.. springer persisted u IN, cpris To have the resJlu
tiy read, bu' the presiding oi.nr "a, firm and un-
yc 30 not prrniiiu 80 b., read and lac minated
rna if ~. member rom Illinois would NOT come 10 order
to services ot the scgranl Arms "o"d be called into
rGiui,iion Finally. Mr Springer undertook 10 put his
resolution in the shapr Of an objection anh he proceed
Iuss were Informally suspended xiv" hin time to do
DTNOCEAIIC OBJECTIONS.
rrabput quarter o. hour spent in fixing it up
ia consultation with others, the following objection was
sent up signed by Senator Merrimon and Representa-
tiycs springer and Hamilton Of Indiana:
The undersigned senators and members obec! to the
counting OF the votes Of the state OF Vermont The
reason that two returns or papers purportnc 10 h,
turns oi electoral yOt' Of sad state forwarded
rctiIiirs has br.n laid h,Ic the Two hos, l- Prr.-
dent Of senate having stated thai but return has
been received hy MIN from SAID STATE dupcat" copy
OF one 81 said returns j. herewith Submitted for the
sheraton o tine senate and House Of Representatives.
Accompanying the objection was tho following tele-
gram. which also reId
los j. RANDALL Spcqter oJhe HoSs of Resrcse"ntires
Certificate Of Amos Aldncn is tlett2r was deposited IN
thi. office Dec - y. g. SMALLEY.
Clerk L. :. District Court. Vermont.
M Popplcton Dem. ONO then presented two sets OF
objections To the vote Of Henry " SOlllcc. one OF the
electors the ground that he was Postmaster when
elected and that the law Of Vermont did not authorize
m appointment 10y the college OF electors 10 MI va
caucy caused by the absence Of IN elr"tor.
The obirctions having been read sir Springer de-
manGci the reading ol ia, duplicate return sent ~ with
HI opcrtIuH
Arc there any iuihtr objections 20 the certificate from
Vermont after PAUSED lnt CAar hears none.
turns submitted Win IA ohictOn,i
TIr Presiding Oni'c.-ILo cGur declines to receive
Mr WadiclI Dom, y. CJ-Gcins o,hmde.
1hc Presiding ohicer-l That IS not an objection.
tlh ccrnctt" presented icy thc gentleman from New
Tlc F.y,ians 'GmcI-so the Chair understood nnd
Iulrd n out
Mi S,rn=c.-TAen That the Char order that this
certificate Ge ,uDmitttd To the Judgment Of the
Electoral Commission.
Prcs.diu Oncct-Ilr Chair stated that he had not
received dui. iicItr rctugus.
NJ Sprln grf--rh'y nov before the Chair
Thc Presiding Dfii"Cf-ln any form. Laughtcr.l The
Senate vii! rrtilc To- s chamber order that
houses may separately consider and decide upon
the objections
As the nate was Withdrawing, Mr. Springer called
GA. tnat IA mHdr the point OF order that There
being duplicate reiunsl the had now gone TO the
Electoral Commission and could not be considered by the
two hoL-rs. No attention. however, pAd u It. nor
To a prOpUsitlUn made Immediately uf.rward by Mr..
Mills OF Texas that the House proceed TO elect Pres