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ticn was announced. moved TO reconsider that
vote.
Mr.. Wood offered tho following proposition OF

tion was announced. moved TO reconsider that
vote.
Mr.. Wood offered tho following proposition OF
compromises:
Ths seUamen,, now pending s 10 be withdrawn and
luton The senate 10 be then invited TO meet the House
to continue the count and that when ihc state Of Yer
the House then take recess until ten o'clock tomorrow
No objection was made and the proposition
was agreed to-
Mr.. Cochranc's resolution TINT tho vote OF
South Carolina bc not counted w6s then adopt
cd and the Senate wns notified.
At 6:20 the Senators entered the hall, and the
action of each House on The decision having
been read, the presiding officer announced that
the two Houses not concurring otherwise. the
counted. and they were thereupon declared
by. ono Of tho tellers as seven for Hayes and
Pending that action Mr.. Jones Dem. XVI
raised the question that there was not quorum
OF the Senate present. only rs having entered
ton TO the Interruption, and directed the clerk
10 proceed with the reading Mr.. Jones content
ing himself with protest against the proceed
The votes Of Tennessee 12) and OF Texas ts)
.ll for lilden and hendrlcks Tere then ar nounced
OF tho ccrtncatcs Then came Vermont with
four votes for Hayes and Wheeler
POpplcton lDem.. Ohio rose to present ohjec-
tions to it. but first asked the presiding officer
whether any other certificate had boon received
from Vermont than that which had been read.
Mr.. Hewitt tDcm.. n. W said he held in his
tornl votes OF Vermont, which package had been
delivered to him 10y express about the middle OF
December. and that with it came n letter saving
that u similar package had beon forwarded to
the President Of the Senate by mail. On learn
ing to-day that no .correspondlng package had
been received by the presiding oillcer. he had
rendered to him this package tholding 1t up).
the seals Of which were siill gnbroken, and tho
presiding officer had declined 10 receive It. He
rendered the package to the presiding officer as
purporting 10 contain the electoral votes of Ner-
The Presiding Onlccr-Thc Chair has stated
that he has received hut one certificate from
vermont The Chair also states that the law
prohibits him from receiving any after the first
Thursday in February His duty II to receive
open and have read all that have been received
on that day.
Mr.. Springer I'M. Understand that the third
return from the state of Florida was received
on the 3lst Of January, Am | correct in thatl
mean February
All the response which the presiding officer
made WIS that January was not February, and
n asked whether there was any objection TO
thc. vote Of Vermont
Mr. Springer offer resolution.
The Presiding Onlccr-lf II is an objection TO
the certificate from Vermont, the Chair will en-
tertain T.; but Il II il simply "a resolution. the
Chair will not entertain IL.
Mr.. Springer-Aiter II is read ii would be seen
what 1t is
The Presiding Onccr-If the member from
Illinois submits an objection ~ the cartinrate.
the Char Will entertain it; but he cannot enter
tain resolution.
Ger was firm, and he intimated that. 10 the m"m-
hrr from Illinois would not com" o. order tho
services OF the Scrgeant-ai-Arins would be
called into requisition.
Mr.. Springer then undertook 10 put his reso-
iution IN the shape OF an Objection. ana the FOL
lowing was sent M signed by Senator Merri-
mon AMI representatives Springer and Hanil-
ton Of Indiana:
Tho undersigned Senators and mcmher. object to the
rsaon 'nat Two returns or rspers nurporns to be lc
Ia the fesientof the senate and that only Of aid
dent Of the senate having stated mat but one return has
been received by him from said state duplicate
sdefadon o the senate and House o Repre- SaaSes
| Accompanying the objection was the follow
| Ing telegram. which was also read:
70 R,riiv scra.- qr, HSs; o Rp,.-ss.,ir..
ceriihcaie OF Amos Adch elec,or deposited in
'A'' '''' DS' 10 ciefS District court, SsV Vernon.
Mr. porplcton tDem.. Ohio) then presented
| two sets Of objections 20 t" vot" Of Henry y.
| he was u po-tniasterfwhcn elected. ana that the
law of Vermont did nj authorize nn appoint
mcnt 10y the College Of Electors To III vacancy
! caused by the absence Of an clector. =,
Ihs 9Ge 9ns i hayns been N ,6 rraa Mr
cate return sent up With hi opetion.
The Presiding Onlccr-That is not an obiec-
Mr springer-But It Is right that have. I
allude t. tl. ceriill a.. pr,srnted by the gentle
man from New York lMr Hewitt. -,
! The Pre-idmh on cr-so tue Chair under
[ stood and ruled IL out.
Mr. Springer Then ask that tho Chair order
/ that this certiilmn he now submitted 10 the
judgment Of the Electoral Comm I-sion.
/ Tn" Presiding Onl r-The Chair stated that
/ h. had not re'e.yed duplirut" returns.
Mr. Springer They are now before tho Chair
| Tic siding Olileer lcntlrely ignoring the
! dcmHndl-Are there amy further objections To-
| the cert ate from Vermont; After a pauscl
Mr. Springcr-Docs the Chair decline to ra-
| celyo the returns submitted with my objections 2
The Presiding Onirer-Ihc Chair declines to
/ res.ive any
Mr. Waddell. Dem, n, C.)-Bcing alhnrie
Tho Presiding Ohlcer-ln any form. Laugh
ter The Senate Will now retire 10 its own cham
/ bcr in order that the two Houses may separately
| consider and decide upon tn" objections.
As the senate was Withdrawing. Mr.. Springer
| called out that he now madethe point of order
/ that thero being duplicate r.turnsl the case
had now gone To the Electoral Commission, and
! could not hr considered by the two Houses.
No attention. however, was paid TO II. nor 70
proposition made Immediately aiterward by Mr.
| Nils dem. Texas. that the House proceed to
! olect II President. the Speaker declaring tunder
| the terms OF the compromise agreement that
the House take n recess until 10 o'clock to-
morning