The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-13

Ihe session was resumed at III O'CLOCK
with only few members present.
President Ferry stated that it would not
be in order to take recess except upon q
question raised in joint convention.
Up till noon no business whatever was
transacted, the senate merely awaiting q
notification from the house that the body
was ready to resume the joint session to
continue the count.
HOUSE,.
The session was resumed at ten o'clock.
Mr.. McCreary rose to open the discus
sion upon the objection to the decision OF
the electoral commission In the Florida
case.
Mr.. Clymer raised the point that no quo
rum was present.
Then it was agreed that debate begin at
half-past ten o'clock.
At that hour Mr.. Field offered the fol-
lowing:
Ordered, That counting the electoral
vote from the state of Florida shall not
proceed in conformity with the decision of
the electoral commission, but that the votes
of Call, Younger, Hilton and Bullock be
counted as votes from Florida for president
and vice-president Of the United States.
Mr., Hale moved to amend as follows:
Ordered, That the counting of the elect
oral votes from Florida shall proceed in
conformity with the decision of the elect
oral commission.
Mr.. Knott offered as substitute an or
der reciting the language of the electoral
act, that the commission might bring into
view such petition, dispositions and other
papers as shall by the constitution and now
existing law be competent, reciting also
that In the Florida case the commission de-
cided that evidence would be considered
which had not been submitted to the two
houses in joint convention by the president
Of the senate; that certificate No. 1, Hayes
electors, contained no evidence whatever,
while the certificates Nos. 2 and 3, Tilden
electors, did contain evidence specifically
showing that the latter had been duly
elected and appointed electors, and there
fore ordering that the decision Of the conn.,
mission, and the grounds thereof be re-
manded to the commission, with the re-
quest that the same be 60 corrected or ex-
planned, and that the commission be fur
Their requested to furnish in detail true YER
sions of its decision, 30 that tho house may
be enlightened as to the course it ought to
pursue in the discharge of its duties, and
that in the mean time the votes of the
Hayes electors be not counted.
Mr.. Hale made point of order that IN.
der the electoral commission law it was the
imperative duty of the house at the end OF
two hours debate to vote on the main ques-
ton that nothing in the hope of delay in
whatever form presented could now arrest
the wheels of it's decision.
Mr.. Wilson added to MIR. Hales point Of
order, that this house could refer nothing
to the commission; that would require Of
least concurrent action.
Mr.. Wood declared any intimation of 6
desire on the part of the democrats to in
terpose factious opposition to any decision
of the electoral commission, was entirely
| gratuitous.
Mr.. Knott contested the point Of order.
Mr.. Banks said under the electoral act
the house was compelled to give an affirm
alive or negative upon the decision of thu
commission.
The speaker overruled the point mad,
by Mr.. Hale, but sustained that made by
Mr.. Wilson, holding that there was nothing
in the electoral commission law that au
thorized the committal of the question t.
the commission, and also ruling that /
was not competent for one house to refer
bill or any other matter to an outside com
mission.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Knott wal
therefore not in order.
The house then began the discussion o
the objection to the decision of the elect
oral commission.
Mr.. McCrary held that the rulings of tn
commission were abundantly supported b,
most cogent reasons, and that to hav
ruled otherwise would have been to asser
jurisdiction to inquire into and overturI
the action of all the states in the appoint
ment of their electors, and to institute pro
ceedngs in the nature of an election o
quo warranto to try the title of every on
of the persons appointed as such. TIL
power of congress was to count not to re
ject, the duly certified votes of states.
Mr.. Tucker followed, contending that a
the organism Of the state must speak il
voice, but the commission decided that tn
only organism to speak it was the Organism
of the canvassing board and the executive
MIR. Carr said the electoral commissio
in refusing to receive any other evidenc
than that presented In the governors Gel
tldcate has sought to establish destrut
tive principle and for partisan purpose
He held the democratic majority of tn
house responsible for the result IN havin
appointed special tribunal controlled b
republican interests which has made
declaration according to their political sci
timents. education and associations.
Mr.. Thompson, Mass declared th
finding Of the commission not in accort
ance with facts.
Mr.. Dunnell, member Of the Florid
committee, denounced the action of th,
committee, in excluding from evidence a
that bad been before the canvassing boar
; In influencing its decision. He denied thi
the state had gone for Tilden.
Mr.. Walker of Virginia did not sgre
.. with the decision of the commission an
was glad objection had been made to it, b
cause it gave the democratic party an o.