, 1877-03-10
Completing the Count.

" sssfrNCr,aN March , lS--.-At ls.a1 Wood, Of
New York, male proposition that the Ho9se take
recess tall 70 O'Clock tomorrow aud that O'Clock the
vote shall be taken the main question but th1se
,Sege objections 10 it. and OF uprOsr and con
fusion ensuel lasting or several minutes, m course
OF which Blackburn exclaimed that fgltaY was Gay
10 be Observed in fit way 10 witness the cousuIn-
nation Of tie villainy and scandal # this froeei,
and q Brien and Mood, OF New York high priests
Of the republican patty
Wood then dselarrt Il bis proposition was not as-
sentel TO- lie would never leave The hail until tie
count finished.
At o'eloek the House debate on the oliseton
oommsnced-
Mills made speech in favor Of his resolution, IN
which he characterized the representatives. ol The
American peOpll covering N the dust. Tie pto-
PIE be said, dsre MAINTAIN yhsr rights, cut the peO-
ples Representatives dare not do 20. Their tthefs,
II they ccnd look down on theuI ON heaven, would
be .tshlmei 10 see th=Ia covering bsi0ge de>pot,
who only commanded army OF sooIt Is goo iheii,
halt ct whom sympsthzet with the democrats party.
The whole speech IL tins VEIN, but Il AtuAlted
! little attsbtloa.
Blackburn said To-day 5 FniAy. AMI oa chat day
the ssyvuE Of the word sU=T' cTucITi setYSeess
thieves on THIS Fui4y constitutional government.
iudiial honesty, ftT dealing. man-b0Od and decency
| suffer GullhNlun among nUI.bsT % thieves II
was on that day This fesilsutiil fraud received hs
noun al the hands nf q party convention. 1t
ws- ON that Gay, crrel that every letrrfnln
alton reached 10y the blSJered perjUrsTS ana mIsTe-
ants y hO constitute the minority Ui this commission
have been promulgated. 1t Is that day, you pro-
pose 70 oousGianate your iElqgty, bat the people
vii It length rise 20 punish, eVen perhaps II utooi,
the perpetrators OF all the ssounItellsn and yIllainy
OF tins proceeding
Wiilrlms Of " iseOIsn, replied 10 Blackburn, say
! ing there was day more fitting than hsnsm1ns
DAY and No hUur more lifting than thIt IT which
,Iayvyaras yawn Tor gcbuisEs to death the bastard
party OF political reform which hd vsXed the eyes u
| good men f0r the last twelve months
The bes: q. SOci fei;n; preylied among rnslnbers,
however as inteed Il did t-vush al the eSe1vinen's
| Of the day
siOH aIo,v the F0stIOa winch Nils resolution
should occupy Il Was suggested by Wood that Il Il
were Withdrawn and offered hereafter as an inteIen-
dent position he WOC vote Tor It, tut that IS sub
s,iluLe Tor resolution IL regard 10 Sc0Hsln ne
should have to vote against It. Ot course II "ouId
only he accepted By Mills Il the House would agree
10 vote upon II before the Senate cane udck- That
WIS objected 10 both strs. IL Wis ooutvnded b.
Brown OF Ky, Harrison and Others that It Was IN
contI1,ventlJn of the electoral commission law
Flnlly Mills resolution was excluded on "a point
of ur4er. with an IuiIaat.Ol uy The Speaker that
Mills might afterwards move IT. ADOPTION an Ter Ss-
pension The IuieS. bat come democrats IeIniIkei
that would lie the eIre5ea OF Hny-~. The count
Was then prlcte LED with, AMI at 5-J5 NJ the amend
Iieut e-sl by hilsSuu that Downs OF NIscOns,u be
coan:eI W..S rejected; yeas -, nays l5a, ant the
Crgiual pgO asiJyE that II be not counted agreed 10
without d.y!s.Uu. The Senate was notified uId az
O'Clock 4 II 4 message wls received nom the House
announcing the action OF. tie i7ecGsiu case. tie
Senate Iinie dtclN Ie.L It's CLutt l,t Lt Iplse u
/ c,Inul-Je tie count. At 4. n ;ha iI pJtpIr-
ed To- final aet"n OF the Senate, and SON s shat
body entered i:aa A. II, and ali the Iushers we're
seated, th= action vt the respective houses On tine
Wisconsin question WIS read, and the ten votes OF
WISCONSIN were announced Tor Hayes and " EeeIer.
The presiding officer SAD ts cOuclG.vs tie count ot
| IS States the Union. Ihe JegIs VIII NOW GsCer-
tain AMI deliver tbs result Of the votes 10 the presll
ing officer
! senator Allison, OF the teilers, having delivered
the statement, the Presl Ing OilcJr expressed hope
| that on the announcement nothing WCUll mar Tie
dignity OF the plOoviirs reputable 20 the Aiavrt
eau people anu worthy O! TIC TUsIcCJ CI Jhs Wugl
he s.Il the wi.o!e number % electors appointed
To vote President and Ir- President al tie JuI-e
states J69, ot which majority >, lS5- The state
Ot the President delivered LE The tsie-s
aud Is determine uutyr the act ui GJnccts uI Jan.
9gtl this sEhieg. for LtItheItoTl e Hayes, lS5
YOJca and for 01mUCl }. IIid-u, lNI VO-tS. lie -Je
oi the vote Nc- President Of Uulte4 States
delivered 10y tc t-ilrTS determined under he same
act OF Congress =, iUr " 4. Wheeler iSj votes, and
Thomas \ Hendricks, Isl votes. I-TrI1re / DO an
nuuucs that Rutherford b. Hayes OF ,Ee stale Of
Oilio, hayI; received "a majority Of the NhO.e
Der Of electoral votes u daily rllcte PT> e.t O.. The
JHiueI States Tor tour years o1lnIneuclrs the An
| day Of March. 1877 that William A he ley, oi the
| state OF New York, having received III lOi.ty OF
the whole uEIuher oI e-c;vfai votes !, duly elected
Wee President 0i the tluttd Stits iOr four years
coIinenciug On the i,htl Of Mach. S77. Ihls an
noUaoeElent together with list ot tie yOtss, vii he
! cuIrr1i The luTInls ui lDt- houses
The count 81 tie votes bells. ounp=te=l and che re
suit determined, the JOINT mye;Iyg .! the twO houses
dissolved. Ihc Senate Will I.Oa IeJue u is CHAM
| Der. Ile Senate retired.