The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-08

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sion for decision. ~
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTES.
| Last week we closed with the sepra-
ton Of the two Houses to consider the
vote of Vermont separately. We had
said that the fillibuster Democrats tried
to smuggle in false certificate so as
to take the certificate and electoral
votes of Vermont to the Electoral
Commission, but had failed, and that
after the separation they had spent
the day fillibustering. The effort was
made to carry vote to bring the false
certificate or return coming through
Hewitt before the joint convention, and
all kinds Of parliamentary and many
not parliamentary tactics were resort
ed to use up time. During the time
exciting, boisterons and wild scenes
occurred, dozen members being on
their feet at the same time, and, one
more excited and wild than the others,
mounted his desk and addressed the
speaker in a passionate and wild speech
Of considerable length, Finally 8
vote was taken.
Resolved, That this House requires
that the package rendered by the mem-
Der from New York (Hewitt) to the
President of the Senate in the presence
Of the two Houses, yesterday, and pur-
porting to be a certificate Of the elector-
al votes for President and Vice-Presi-
dent from the State of Vermont, shall
be opened by the President of the
Senate in the presence Of the two
Houses, and if found to be such q
certificate, the same shall be submitted,
together with the certificate read in
presence of the two Houses to the
Electoral Commission for it's Judgment
and decision, and that the Senate be
requested to make like order requiring
the President of the Senate to open
such package in the presence Of the
two Houses, and that until such order
be made the House will not be ready to
meet the Senate and proceed with the
count of electoral votes.
The resolution was rejected, yeas
1l6, nays 14S. A similar resolution
was rejected by the same vote, 116 to
148. Points of order and motions to
reconsider, and to lay on the table fol-
lowed frequently. Finally at 9:30 a
resolution was passed that the vote of
Solace as an elector be not counted.
The most of the Republicans voted for
this resolution for the purpose of
sooner bringing the question to a close
A motion was made by Clark of Mo. to
reconsider the vote, and this on motion
was laid on the table, yeas 1T nays SO.
This closed the case, the House having
spent over twelve hours in the strug-
gle. The Senate was notified Of the
decision of the House.
In THE SENATE THE
Secretary having read the various OBJ
jections, Mr.. Edmunds submitted a res
olution that the vote of Mr.. Solace, as
elector for Vermont, be counted with
other electoral votes Of the State, obtec-
lions thereto to the contrary notWith-
standing.
Mr.. Edmunds said he would merely
call for the yeas and nays on the pas
sage Of the resolution. He did not
wish to dignity the proceeding by sim
gle word.
The resolution was unanimously
agreed to, and the secretary was direc-
ted to notify the House, and the Senate
at TAO took recess until 1890 to-
morrow.
The HOUSE WAS NOTIFIED.
AT Eleven o'clock senators entered
the hall The action of each House on
objections having been read, the pre-
siding officer announced that the two
/, Houses not concurring otherwise, the
electoral votes Of Vermont would be
counted, and they were thereupon de-
clared as five for Hayes and Wheeler.
Then the certificate Of Virginia was
read, and votes of that state were an
nounced, five for Tilden and Hen
bricks.
/ Votes of West Virginie were next
annouced, five for Tilden and Hend-
ricks.
Then came the last state, the state Of
Wisconsin, with ten votes for Hayes
and Wheeler. The certificates of Wis
consin having been read, Lynde pre-
sented objections signed by himself
and other Representatives and Sena-
tors that Daniel L. Downs, one of the
electors for the State of Wisconsin,
prior to and on the 18th of November
1876, and the 9th Of December 1876, on
which day he assumed to cast his vote
as an elector, held the Office of Pension
Surgeon of the pension office, which is
an office of trust and profit, the hold