The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22
THE KEN0SHA TELEGRAPH.


COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTES
Last week we left the Electoral Com
mission with the certificates, returns
&c before it, hearing objections to the
returns, offers of evidence, and argu.
ments of Counsel. On the afternoon
of the 10th the Commission went into
secret session for consultation. The
Commission having decided against
the admissibility of evidence Counsel
were sent for. Counsel were willing
on both sides to submit the case with
out further argument. At $50 the
Commission went into secret session
on the merits of the case. The Com
mission decided that the electors of
Louisiana had voted and that their
votes should be counted for Hayes and
Wheeler. A committee was appointed
to draft report of the decision and
brief statement Of the reasons therefor.
A recess was taken to give time for
drafting the report &c. The Com
mission remained in session until 8
o'clock when it adjourned till Saturday
4P. M.
On Saturday the 18th the Senate was
in session at 10 A. M. ready to meet
the House, and sent the House a
message to that effect. The House was
in session at 10 o'clock when a recess
was moved immediately till Monday
at 10 A. NJ, a resolution having been
previously passed that the House
would meet the Senate at II A. M
Monday to proceed with the electoral
count. From the necessity Of the
case the Senate took q recess till the
same time. a.
On Monday the two Houses met at
IL A. M. The House raised several
objections to the decision of the Com
mission The decision was read. Other
objections were made and all the OBJ
jecti0ns We're read. The Senate then
withdrew that the two Houses might
consider the objections separately. Sew
Gral Senators were absent. Edmunds
and Blaine were sick. Edmunds was
paired by Thurman. Conkling was alb
sent. The Senate sustained the decis-
ions Of the Commission by Al to 20.
The Senate then took d recess till 10
Tuesday A. M.
Feb. goth. The Senate and House
met in joint Convention at :35. The
action Of the two Houses separately
was read, the presiding officer ANNOUNCE
ed that the two Houses not having
decided otherwise the decision OF the
Commission would stand in force and
he directed the tellers to declare the
vote Of louisiana. Senator Allison, one
of the tellers, thereupon announced
that Louisiana had given eight votes
r. b. Hayes for President and William
A. Wheeler for Vice-President. +. "a.,
TIE OPENING AND COUNTING VOTES
THEN PROCEEDED. III
Maine gave seven votes for Hayes
and Wheeler; Maryland eight votes for
Tilden and Hendricks; and Massachll-
sets thirteen votes for Hayes and
Wheeler. f.e .r
When the State of Michigan was
read objections We're made to one of
the electors. When all objections were
made the Senate withdrew to let the
objections be considered and acted on
by each House separately.
THE COUNT PROCEEDS. t#sr
At 500 the Senate again enteted the
hall. The presiding officer took the
Speakers chair and the joint convention
resumed it's session. The concurrent
action of each house in everything
the objection in case of one of the
Michigan electors was announced, and
the eleven votes of that State were an
nNlmced as cast for Hayes and Wheeler.
Then followed Minnesota with five
votes for Hayes, and Mississippi with
eight votes for Tilden and Hendricks
Missouri with fifteen votes for Tilden
and Hendricks; Nebraska with three
votes for Hays and Wheeler Objec-
tons being made to one of the electors,
the Senate withdrew The Senate
agreed unanimously that the vote of
r. M. Daggett be counted with the 9th
er votes. The House took a recess
till 10 O'clock on the 2tSt The Senate
consequently had to take a recess till
the same time. & .GauI.
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