The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-10

joint session was opened After the ssna.s bad 70.
was offered that the vote be not counted. suosu
tute was offered that 1t should be counted. The
substitute. WIS .sres sd 70 T1ou. After the
senate relieved 70 consider the south aroma op,
jections, the house sustained the objection ana
ook recess until Tuesday.
Senate.
TUESDAY, February N.-The House
resolutions In respect to the memory Of the late
Speaker Kerr were called up and euogies were dsliv
yered by Mcdonald, Wallace, Wright, Bayard, Booth
and Morton after which the resolutions were unan-
president to designate site for the Frencn statue
Of Liberty enlghtening the world was passed. L..
The bill TO amend the Pacific railroad acts came mp
and further consideration was postponed until tho
first Monday Of December next. Dill autnor1x-
ing homestead and e-emptton settlers, whose
crops were destroyed by grasshoppers IN 1879, to
leave and be absent from lands unn .b ICE, was
desert lands in the states Of California ana Nevada
and the territories Of Washington, Idaho, Montana,
Utah, wyoming, Arisona, New Me xico ana Dakota,
was then called up and after several amendments
had been agreed to, the bill passed. The creden-
tials Of David Davis, elected q 8. Senator from
Illinois, and those Of John r. Morgan, elected from
Alabama, were placed on hls. Recess until We'd
nesday.
TUESDAY, February N.-Upon assem-
bling the house went into committee Of the WHOLE
upon the sundry civil appropriation bill. After
considering the bill by paragraphs the committee
rose and reported 1t to the house Field, from
the committee on privileges. reported nl provl6-
ing that in case Of failure to elect presiasnt ana
vice president, the president of the senate, Or, In
case Of vacancy in that office, then the speaker OF
the house, or, in case Of their being no speaker,
then the secretary Of state shall assume tne ONCE
of president until q president has been elected.
to suspend the rules and adopt resolutions recog
ntxing the Hampton government OF South carolina
feated-yeas 1856, nays 93-not two-th1rds In the
affirmative. Recess until Wednesday,
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February pa COM
munication was read from Justice Clifford, con-
veying the decision Of the electoral commission in
the case of South Carolina Immediately the house
was informed that the senate was ready to con-
tinue the count of the electoral VOTE and at 1UI2
the senators marched to the ball of the house.
The senate returned to its chamber ut 1888, and
Robertson submitted resolution that the decis
ion of the commission upon tho electoral vote OF
South Carolina stand the judgment OF the SEN
alta, objections mace thereto to the contrary not
withstanding. After several motions by Democrats
that testimony be read had been voted down the
regular discussion commenced and was participated
in by McCreery, Mcdonald, Morton, Bayard,
Patterson, Logan and others. The debate having
closed, the resolution of Robertson was agreed TO,
yeas SO. nays ga strict party vote. The usual
formalties were observed, and the houses again
met in joint convention. Upon returning, the
President pro tenn. announced that the senate hav
ing retired from the Joint meeting upon objec-
tons to the cert6cat of Vermont, such objections
would be read. The secretary having read the
various objections, Edmunds submitted resolu-
ton that the vote of Solace, as elector for Yer
mont be counted with The other electoral votes of
the state, objections thereto to the contrary not
vii hsta1ding. Unanimously agreed to. The
secretary directed to notify the house. and
the senate at TAO took recess until Thursday,
House.
WEDNESDAY, February 28.-The
speaker laid before the house a communication
from Justice Clifford informing the house that the
electoral commission had decided matters touching
the electoral vote of South Carolina and had trans
mitted its decision to the president OF the senate
The clerk was directed to inform the senate that
the house wonld receive that body in joint
ton Springer made motion for recess until
Thursday at 10 O'Clock, defeated-Yeas 1879; nays
90. :. Another motion for recess made, but
not entertained by the speaker, who ruled that
they were delatory motions. An appt al was taken,
but debate enkued between several members accom-
panied by considerable noise and confusion which
was only queted after vigorous exercise of the
gavel by the speaker. Tie yeas and nays on
the appeal were taken and resulted to recon-
slider the vote the reading of testimony yeas 1884,
nays 6I.A motion to read testimony was
defeated-90 ayes, 1873 nays. The clerk then pro-
ceeded with the reading Of the decision, and of OBJ
tabled by 1T yeas to IS nays. Wood said there
were 1850 printed pages of the report and testi-
mony, and at the rate OF ten pages an hour the
reading would occupy at least five days and thus de-
feat~as was the object of the demand-the election
altogether. After some further attempts at delay
Cochrane offered resolution that the decision of
the electoral mission Of the votes of South Car
DINA be not sustained by the nous and be not
counted. The regular discussion took place after
which Cochranes resolution was sdopted and the
senate WIS notified.
Senate.
THURSDAY, March AT 1880 P. NJ.
a message was received from the House. announcing
the action Of that body on the Vermont case, and
the Senate Immediately repaired to the hall of the
House tor the purpose of resuming the count
When the Senate returned to consider the OF ect on
to the vote of Wisconsin, Cameron, of Wisconsin
submitted resolution that the vote of Daniel IT,
Downs, the alleged ineligible elector, be ccunted
with the other Lime votes objections to the contrary
notwithstanding Agreed to without debate The
House was notified OF the result.
House.
THURSDAY, March 1.-The morning
hour used up by the obstrucfionist by all
manner of dilatory motions and actions, and it was
not until O'Clock that the regular two hours dis.
cussion on the Vermont case was commenced The
major part OF the time was used in ire be-
tween the two parties the second certificate from
Vermont which it was charged was surreptiiously
disposed of by Senator Ferry At the conclusion OF
the regular DEBATE another scene of confusion was
witness ed and the usual storm of dilatory MOTTO ns
and practices were INDUCED in by the Opposition.
Finally at $3.50 P. M. the house voted on a
resolution That the vote of Solace the Yer
mont eiector be not counted. 1t was agreed to-
yeas POS; nays Is. The senate was then notified of
the action and in short time that BODY entered
the ball and the joint session was opened AS soon
as the senate withdrew to consider the objection to
Wisconsin resolutions were introduced by Mills
declaring that Tilden and Hendricks were consttu-
tionally elected but were defeated by fraudulent
certificates that were counted by the electoral COM
mission without due Investigation :. Lynde made
motion that the vote Of Downs be not counted
At this point message was received from the sen
ate announcing that the objections to Wiscons;n
had not been sustained Several EN- pts To carry
recess were defeated and the prescribed two
hours discussion entered into the debate
closing at $3.50 A. M Friday, when the resolution
that the vote of Downs be not counted was agreed
to. The senate was notified and at 4:O7 A NJ tbe
senate entered and the joint session Commenced
-. The house adjourned at 4:10 A. NJ Friday.
Senate.
FRIDAY. March 2.-Sargent. from the
conference committee on the deficiency appropria
tien bill, submitted report and it was agreed to-
10y West, from the conference committee ON the
postofce appropriation BILL reported that the conf
mittee had been unable to agree and moved that
the senate insist on its amendments and ask for a
new conference. So ordered. . The credentials NJ
L. F. Grover, elected U. s. Senator from Oregon
and those of Butler, from South Carolina were