Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-24
The Action of the House on the
Oregon Case.
Speaker Randall Rules Out of
order IA Dilatory, Mo-
t,ons for q Recess.
ClYmer's Notion for q Recess
Till Monday Defeated by
Vote Of l5S
to H..
The Joint sesslon.


Washington, Feb. 24.--The two
houses OF congress met in joint con-
vention vi noon and the decision OF
the electoral commission, touching
the votes of Oregon WAS read. The
brief ground Of the decision, which
is in favor of all the Hayes electors
appear TO have beenlawfully appoint
ed aud they veteu as such at the time
and ln-the manner provided for by
the constitution and law and the
commission are further Of the opinion
that by the laws Of Oregon the duty
of canvassing the returns of all votes
given at M election for president and
vice president was imposed upon the
secretary Of state, and upon no one
else; that the secretary Of state did
canvass these returns aud ascertain
that l.-C. Cartwright, W Ii. 0hieil
and j. w. Watts had a maiorrty of
-all votes given lor electors, aud had
the highest number Of votes for thai
.iiice, aud by the express language o!
the statute those persons were deem.
ed elected; that in obedience 10 his
duty the secretary Of state made the
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votes, showing the result, which ac-
cordlng TO law he placed on file in his
office on the fourth OF December,
1876, All this appears by the Official
certificate under the seal of the secre
tary Of state, signed by him 10 the
electors, and forwarded by them to
the president OF the senate with their
votes, tha, arefusal or failure by The
governor of Oregon to sign the cer,i.
hcates Of el.ctlon Of the persons ST.
elected. does not have the effect OF
defeating their appointment for such
electors; that the act OF the governor
OF Oregon in giving to E. A. Cronu
certificate Of his election, though he
received = thousand votes less than
= Watts, on the ground that the latter
WAS ineligible was without authority
Of law, and is therefore void; tha,
although the evidence shows tha,
Watts WAS postmaster at the time o.
his election, that fact is rendered i'm
material by his resignation both as
postmaster and elector, and his subse
qnsnt appointment to fill a vacanc,
in the electoral college.
The commission has in conseaueno,
Of the foregoing, and upon ground
before stated, decided that the pape
purperting to be certificate of tn
electoral vote Of Oregon, signed b,
l.. A. Cronin, j. N. T. Miller and ]
Parker, is not the certificate Of th
votes provided for by the constitu.io
Of the United States, and they ou1l
not to be counted as such.
The members of the. commissio
agreeing to and approving OF this d,
oision are tho same. r Miller. loser :
II. Bradley, w. Strong, Geo. F. e,
munds, Q. r. Morton, F. T.. Frelins
huysen, Jas. A. Garfield and Geo. !,
Hoar.
The presiding officer asked whe.h,
there were any objections to the d
cision,
Senator Kelly objected On the Il
lowing grounds:
lss, That Watt WAS not eleote
End, Tina, he was not appo,nte
3rd, That he WAS disqualified
receive. any appointment, as preside
,ial elector or to sit as such, As,
held an office Of trust and prof, i
der the United States.
4th, That Cronin was elected
presidential eleotor for Oregon :
IN accordance with law cast, 1 Lee
rose as such efeGtor for Tifden 4
that such vote should be counted.
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