Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-03

CICCtOIS, Is tn8L S6lO clcCG0TS appear to
have been lawfully appointed, and they
voted as much at the time and in the man.
ner provided for by the constitution of the
United States and law; and the commits
sion are further of opinion that by the
laws of Oregon the duty of the canvass of
all the votes given at the election of Presi-
dent and Vice President was imposed up
on the secretary Of State, and that the sec
rotary of State did canvass these returns,
and ascertained that j. Z. Cartwright,
W. H. Odell and ]. W. Watts received
majority of all the votes for electors, and
had the highest number of votes for that
office; and by the expressed language of
the statute those persons are deemed cleo
ted. That in obedience to his duty the
secretary of State made canvass and tab.
ulated statement of the votes showing
this result, which, according to law, be
placed on Glc in his Office on the 4th of
December, 1876. All this appears by the
Official certificates, under seal of the seere-
tary OF State, and was signed and deliver
ed by him to the electors, and forwarded
by them to the president of the Senate,
with other States. That refusal or failure
of the Governor of Oregon to sign the
certificate of election of persons so cleo
tSo uOCS nOb udNC tuO CA1CCt vi utlcdlIHg
their appointment for such electors. That
the act of the Governor Of Oregon in
giving to Z. A. Cronin certificate of cleo.
ton, though he received one thousand
votes less than Watts, on the ground the
ty OF law and therefore void. That al.
though evidence shows Watts was post
master at the time of his election, that
tocf ia roodoro1 INN, AZ rsol hu h;o ~oe:~no
ton both as postmaster and elector, and
his subsequent appointment to ill the
vacancy in the Electoral College; that in
consequence of the foregoing, and upon
grounds before stated, the paper purporting
to be the certificate of the Electoral vote
of Oregon, signed by E. A. Cronin, j. N.
T. Miller and John Parker, is not the Ger
tificate Of the votes provided for by the
Constitution of the United States, and
ought not to be counted as such. The
members of the Commission agreeing to
and approving of the decision are Samuel
F. Miller, Joseph p. Bradley, w. Strong,
Geo. +. Edmunds, 0. P. Morton, F. I.
Frelipghuysen. Jas. A. Garfield and Geo.
+. Hoar.
The presiding officer asked whether
there were any objections to the decision.
Senator Kelly objected to tho decision
on the following grounds:
First-That Watts was net elected.
Second-That he was not appointed.
Third-That he was disqualified to re-
ceive an appointment as Presidential cleo
tor, or to sit as such, as he held an office
Of trust and profit under the United States.
FOurth-That CrOnin was elected Prcsi-
dental elect0r for Oregon, and in accOr-
dance with law cast the legal vote as such
elector, and that such vote should be
counted. The objection is signed by Sem
ators Kelly, Whyte, Cooper, Maxey, Nsr
wood and Hereford, and Representatives
Lane, P0ppleton, jerks, Vance, Throck-
morton Wike, Wigginton and Luttrell.
The presiding officer asked whether
there were any further objections to the
decision, and there being none, he an.
nounced the Senate would withdraw to its
chamber.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81.
At $40 notification Of the action of the
House on the Pennsylvania case being re.
ceived the Senate proceeded thither.
Upon returning, Burnside submitted .
resolution that the Slater vote be counted,
Notwithstanding the objections; unani.
mously agreed to after brief debate;
yeas, 81.
At 5:55 the Senate received notification
OF the House on Rhode Island, and again
went into legislative business.
Wood moved to reconsider the vote re-
fusing to take recess in order to table it
for the purpose of preventing any delay
Ia counting the electoral votes. Yeas and
nays were ordered rnd resulted: yeas 1872.
O'Bricn offered resolution that the
vote of Slater be not counted.
Eames offered Q substitute resolution
that 1t be counted.
After discussion, Eames' substitute was
agreed to with division.
Wilson, Of Iowa, offered Q resolution
that the Senate be notified.
Knott offered substitute that 1t be no.
tilted the House would meet the Senate to-
morrow at 10.
The Speaker sustained point Of order
against Knots resolution.
Wilson's resolution was adopted.
Joint Session.
At 3:15 the Senators entered the hall Of
the House. Ferry called the meeting to
order, and announced they had disagreed
on the vote of Pennsylvania, and 1t was,
by regular routine. declared for Hayes.
Rhode Island being the next State, O..
Brien and others objected TO the vote Of
VIM. Slater, elector from that Slate, .
substitute for Geo. H. Corliss, who was the
elected but ineligible elector, and The Sen.
ate then retired and Poppleton moved .
recess till 10 tomorrow; rejected-16 to %.
The Senate at 6 re-entered the chamber
and the vote of Rhode Island was fer
mally announced.
The next certificate was that OF South
Carolina, authenticated by Gov. Cham
berlain, showing seven votes for Hayes
and Wheeler. The second certificate
showed seven for Tilden and Hendricks
with statement by the electors showing
the absence of the Governors authentica-
ton.
Cochrane objected to the Republican
certificate and Patterson to the Democrat.
ic certificate.
The objections were; First-there was
no legal election in South Carolina for the
electors on account Of the absence OF
proper registration.
Second-There did not exist In South
Carolina q Republican form OF govern
ment as guaranteed by the constitution to