The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-28

Inc Electoral Commission remained
" .hSectet ,eaSiOn from 1:45 to7p. Al
Ter lhe digcussion had continued tbre
ana d hall hours, Mr.. Etlmunds Submii
3 ted motion that the voting Shopld com
nence at Q o'clock. This motion wa wa
agreed to-yeas 8, nays I, "'
Alter 6oclock propositions were offer
4 ed and voted on as foilows:
Mr.. Morton submitted the following.
Resolved, That II il not competent TO
the two houses, assembled for the pur
pose OF counting the votes for Presiden
] and Vice President, to inquire whether
q State regularly represented in the twt
houses OF Congress, and recognized as 1
: State OF the United States by the othel
departments Of the government, has q
government Republican in form.
Resolred, That while the existence Of
public disturbances and anarchy In any
state, 70 such an extent az 10 make /,
impossible for the State to exercise ia
right TO appoint electors Of President
and Vice President, and TO express lis
will on that behalf, Is sufficient cause for
rejecting any electoral votes purporting
to be the votes OF electors appointed
thereby, yet that when State Is regu.
larly represented Us State in the Con.
gress OF the United States, and is recog.
nized asa State by the other departments
oil the Government, and has u govern
ment republican in form, and does ap.
point electors in the manner prescribed
by the Legislature thereof, evidence can
not be received by the two houses Of
Congress assembled to count the yotes
for President and Vice President as
aforesaid TO show that disturbances ex.
listed al the time OF the election which
may have interiered to n greater or less
extent with the freedom Of the election al
the polls in said State.
ReSolred, That it is not competent for
the two houses OF Congress when assem-.
bled to count the votes for President and
Vice President by taking evidence 10 in.
quire into the regularity OF the. action OF
the President Of the United States in
sending military force into any State
for the preservation Of order or suppress.
sion ol insurrection and domestic vic.
lenCe, in order by such proof to lay
ground rejecting the electoral vote Of
said State. ..,t
RcSolred, That in view OF the PROPOSE
tion contained in the three foregoing
resolutions, the evidence offered to
show that the State OF South
Carolina at the late election did
not have Republican form OF govern
ment, and the evidence offered on the
subject Of disorder and violence and the
presence Of troops in said State during
said election is not competent; but that
Notwithstanding the offer OF such evil
denCe, the electoral votes Of the State Of
South Carolina ought to be received and
counted, if not Objectionable on other
grounds.
Resolred, That the other objections to
certificate No. ! show no valid cause for
rejecting the same. iasa=
Mr.. Field offered the following substi.
'tute: -H' i'
Resolred, That evidence is admissible to
show that prior to and during the cleo.
tion on the 7th day OF November, 1876,
in the Stale OF South Carolina, there
were unlawfully stationed in various
parts Of the State, at or near the polling
places, detachments oil troops Of the army
Of the United States, by whose presence
and interference the qualified voters OF
the State were deprived OF the right OF
suffrage and free choice by the people
OF Presidential electors was prevented.
And the following:
Resolued, That evidence is admissible
TO show that at the election on the eth Of
November, 1876, in South Carolina, there
were stationed at the several polls
in the State, Deputy Marshals Of the Uni
ted States, exceeding one thousand in
number, by whose unlawful action and
interference under orders from the De-
partment Of Justice the qualified voters
OF the State we're deprived Of the right OF
suffrage and free choice by the people
OF Presidential electors was prevented.
These Substitutes were rejected.
YEAs-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field
Hunton, Herman and Payne.
NATs-Bradley, Edmunds, Freling-,
huysen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton
and Strone-s.
A question recurring on the adoption
Of Morton's resolutions, they were adopt-
ed; yeas s, nays7. The above vote being
the reverse. -.-----
Mr:Frelinghuysen offered the follow
ing:
Gowan, c. w. Harrington, Jno. Isaac
Ingraham, VIM. Wallace, j. B. Erwin
and Robert Aldrich, the persons named
solicitors in certificate No. 9, were mott
legal electors for South Carolina, that
their votes are not the votes provided
for by the Constitution of the United
States, and should not be counted.
Adopted unanimously. Slf
Mr.. Morton offered the following:
ReSolred, That C. c. Bowen, J. Win
smith, F. B. Johnston, Timothy Hurley,
W. d. Nash, Wilson Cook and W. i.
Myers, the PERSONS named as electors in
certificate No. l, were the lawful electors
for South Carolina, and their votes are
the votes provided for by the Constitu-
tion OF the United States, and should be
counted for President and Vice President
Of the United States.
Adopted by vote Of s TO Z, the same
as the vote on MOrton's previous resolu-
tons.
n VpVIt was uTuHu up W ue presented
to the two houses giving the grounds ON
which the Commission reached its de.
cision. r.a.. r-.zsr.- 81.
Mr.. Morton offered the following:
Resolred, That the thanks Of this Com.
mission are due Commissioner Clifford
for the ability, imbartiality and nrbanity
with which he has presided over lis de-
liberations. 8&. E
Adopted unanimously.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Strong was
adopted, authorizing the members OF the
commission 10 file the remarks made by
them during consultations OF the commits.
sion, and have the same published with
the proceedings Of the commission.
A resolution removing the injunction
OF secresy was adopted, on motion Of
Mr.. Garfield, and the commission ad.
journed until IL An. Friday, March I'd,
unless sooner called together by its pre-
siding officer.
While it Ia true that the obstruction
lists in the House are numerous, and are
daily in receipt Of telegrams and letters
from political friends 10 stand firm and
delay the further count OF the electoral
vote, yet those Of the same party who are
opposed 10 delay, and acting In coniunc.