Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-02
HAYES AND WHEELER DECLARED
ELECTED.

ELECTED.
The Republicans can now rest
their fears and congratulate them
selves upon accomplishing peace
ably that which they expected at
one time to do by the aid Of the
bayonet. Whatever of law and
decency they had not defied they
were prepared to trample under foot
by military force. Yesterday was a
stormy day in the house Of
representatives. The minority
gained some strength and
Roadway and at one time mus
tered 116 votes. All manner of
dilatory motions were re8orted to
for the purpose Of defeating the
final result, aud at times it seemed
as if this would be accomplished.
The speaker, however, was against
the flibusters, who held the house
twelve long mortal hours. This
was a painful period for the Repub-
licans. The principal discussion
arose in regard to a package said to
contain a duplicate return in the
case of aVermont elector, which the
president of the senate refused to
receive yesterday. There was perhaps
not much in the case, but it Unanswered
the purposes of the minority. When
it came to the final vote on a motion
not to count the vote of Mr.. Solace,
the Vermont elector, the result was
yeas, 21O; nays, %; the Republic
cans voting yeas as a matter Of
policy, and perhaps to save time,
and knowing that the senate would
not concur in sustaining the objec-
ton. At eleven o'clock last night
both houses went into joint session
and the vote of Vermont was de-
clared as five for Hayes and Wheel
er. Virginia was counted with
out objection as eleven for
Tilden and Hendricks, and
West Virginia as five for Til
den and Hendricks. Objections
had been prepared to counting the
Virginia electors, but as this was
openly and solely a dilatory meas
ure, the Democratic senators re-
fused to append their names. AT
1925 the senate retired that the
house might consider separately
objections to counting the vote Of
Dan W. Downs, one Of the Hayes
electors of Wisconsin. The OBJ
jections set forth that he held
the Office of pension surgeon and
examining surgeon for the pen
sion Office prior to November I,
1876, the day Of the Presiden-
tial election, and on the 9th Of
December, 1876, on which day be
assumed to cast his vote as an
elector; that said office was an
office of profit and trust, and said
Downs could not therefore have
been constitutionally appointed an
elector for the State Of Wisconsin,
or vote as such under the constitu-
ton Of the United States; that
said Downs was not therefore duly
appointed an elector for said State,
and that his vote cannot be consti.
tutionally counted. Signed by
Senators Barnum, Mcdonald, Kelly
Cooper and Johnston, and Repre-
sentatives Lynde, Burchard, Phil
lips, Tucker, Springer, Rice.
Vance, Young and Money
The house then went into a con
fused discussion which lasted some.
thing over four hours. Alta O'CLOCK
this morning the two houses wen
into joint session, the vote of Wis.
conSin was counted, and the cleo.
ton of Hayes and Wheeler pro.
claimed at 4:12. This was accom-.
plished by means that will Away
be a stigma upon the country
the result agreed upon months
ago. The Democrats, if the,
had united, could have defeated
the completion of the count unit
March 4th, at noon, and then tn,
president Of the senate would hayI
become President Of the United
States. The vote taken last Mon
day on an objection raised to
Pennsylvania elector indicated tn
course of the majority of the house
but when the Oregon case wa
reached tie eight Radicals on tn
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