The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


WASHINGTON, Feb Fl, 1871
Tho House met at ten O'clock but a full hour was
consumed in asccrtaining whether there quorum
present and in the reading of testimony sustain the
objection made yesterday against the electoral Of
H. NJ. Daggett, Of Nevada.
THE ALLEGATION wirmDRAwy
Mr. SPRINGER, (dem) Of H., who made tho obec-
ton yesterday, offered resolution that the vote DO
counted, and explained that had been made
in describing the Office held by Daggett as that OF
United States Commissioner, while the testimony
showed that he held the office OF Clerk OF the United
States Court
A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
Tho vote was then taken Mr. Sprnger's resolu.
ton, that the Of Daggett be counted, and 1t
agreed to without a division.
JOINT SESSION.
message was sent to Senate 70 notify that body
81 the action OF the House and that tho House was
now ready to meet it in joint session.
AT quarter to twelve the Senators entered the hall
and took the seats assigned TO them
After all were seated, the presiding officer called tho
meeting order and directed tue reading OF tho
utons OF each house in favor OF counting the votes OF
Nevada.
The teller then announced that the State OF Neva da
had cast three votes Tor Hayes and Wheeler
Then followed in succession the States OF New
Hampshire, with FIVE votes Tor Hayes and Wheeler
New Jersey, with nine votes Tor Idcn aud Hon.
New York, with thirty-ave votes tor Tiden and
Hendricks
North Carolina, with ten votes for Tilden aud Hen
bricks, and
ONO with twenty-five votes for Hayes and
Wheeler
The presiding officer then opened and handed to the
tclers certificate received from the state OF oregon.
IL was read by Mr. STONE, (dem.) OF NO., and
proved 10 be the certificate OF the three Hayes
electors Cartwright, OdcIl and Watts, executed before
notary public
The papers contain full statement of the doings Of
the three electors, tho resignation Of Watts Post
MASTER hts subsequent choice by the other
electors, tho original ballots cast BY the electors &C.
they read In iul.
The Presiding Officer then handed to tho tcllers
The Gel tincute oil the three rival electors Cronin
Miller and Parker authenticated by the signatures or
the Governor and Secretary of State the seal OF
the State attached This certificate gives two votes to
Hayes ana Wheeler and voto for Tilden and Hend.
dricks
OBJECTIONS cKoyiX.
Senator MITCHELL, (.cp) OF Oregon, presented OBJ
tecions to the certificates Of Cronn Miller aud Park
OH the following grounds
Because neither of said persons ever appointed
eect0r by the state OF oregon In manner whatcve
Sesytd-Becausc II from the papers
In aud attached to the certificate w H. Oc
4. Cartwright and john W. Watts that they
appointed electors and cast their votes such.
Thi,,f Because IL docs not from the
amor ruvcrs certificate attached the returns the
totes Cronn Miller and Parker that such
issued having the highest number Of
fr electors issued by him persons whom he
deemed eligible though OF them L. A. Conn was nos
appointed thereto according TO the laws OF the state
Fp%I- Because II appears from tho certificate OFFS r.
Chadwick SECRETARY Of state, that Odo Cartwright and