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

was found confined TO hts bed, where he renamed
during the proceedings. Justice Clifford called tbs
commission to order, and vote was taken on the
following propositions which had been informally
submitted ana discussed, but not voted UPON dur
ing the days session: resolution by Edmunds
that the certificate sgned by E. A. Cronin, J. N T.
electoral voteof the state Of oregon, does not con-
tain or certify the constitutional votes to which
said state 10 entitled. Field offered as substitute
to this resolution to the effect that as J. w. Watts
held an Office of trust and profit under the United
states on the day OF election, he was ineligible to
the once OF elector according to the constitution.
he1eetea-yeas Z, nays Z. Field offered second
SUB ttute, in substance, that as sad Watts, being
lnengioe to the Office of elector, that there was a
failure on the part of Oregon to elect thild
eieetor; Rejected by the same vote
enect that, az the Legislature OF Oregon had made
no provision for the appointment of an elector
where there was failure to make choice on the
DAY prescribed by law, that the selection of third
etector by the two persons chosen was imperative
ana VOID. Rejecied-yeas, 8; nays, Z. Bayard
introduced resolution, the substance OF which
was that as there had been failure at the election
In November to appoint third elector In accord
ance with the constitution Of the United States that
put TWO votes should be counted from the state OF
oregon: Rejected-yeas, 8; nays, =. vote was
tnen taken ON Edmunds' original proposition, and
II was adopted unanimously. Morton tLen offered
the following: Resolved, That w. H. Odell, J. c.
CartWIlght and j. w. Watts, the persons named as
electors IN Certificate No. l. the lawful electors
Oh the state OF Oregon, and that their votes the
votes provided tor by the constitution of the
United States, and should be counted for
PRESIDENT and Vice President Of the United States
hr. Hunton moved to strike out the name of
). W, Watts. Disagreed to, yeas 7, nays =. Mr..
aiortons resolution was then adopted, yeas 6, nays
!, as follows: Yeas--Bradley, Edmunds, Freling,
nuysen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton and Strong
%. Nays-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Payne and Thurman. The decision of the
commission was then drawn up and signed by the
eight members voting IN the affirmative. On mo-
ton OF Mr.. Morton the in junction secrecy upon
the acts and proceedings OF the commission except
as regards their report to the Joint session of con
gress, Was removed, and the commission &C journ-
ed to meet in the Supreme room at II O'Clock
tomorrow.
THE REPORT
The following is the substance OF the commits
s1on's report: The Electoral Commission having
received certain cert hcates and papers purporting
TO DE certificates of electoral votes OF the state OF
Oregon, and certain papers accompanying the
same and objections thereto, report that it has
duly considered the and has decided, and
does hereby decide, that the votes of ".
d. Odel, }. Q. Cartwright and J. W. Watts
the persons named in the certificate of the Secrea
~ OF state OF oregon as the persons receiving the
highest number OF votes tor Presidential Electors
ale the votes provided for by the constitution and
that the same lawfully to be counted as testified
to III the certificate of SAID electors namely three
votes tor rutherford b. Hayes, of OHIO, for Pres.
1den, and three votes for VIM. A. Wheeler, as Vice
President.
The report viii further set forth that the election
OF WAITS, by the otner two members of the Electo-
raj Cole ge was in accordance was the constitution
and laws OF oregon. he grounds for this decis-
ion 50 far as they concern the eligibility
OF Watts, are substantially that it is
competent to go behind the certificate of the
Governor so far as the not founded upon the
action OF the canvass ing returning authority,
provided for by the laws OF the state which author
y I'D the case OF Oregon is held to be the Secretary
Of state.
The report will also take the ground that it is not
essential to snow that an elector was eligible the
7th OF November provided it be sh own that he was
eligible when he cast his vote in the electoral col
lege, and the fact appears that the alleged neHgi-
BILE elector Watts was chosen to fill vacancy caused
by his OWL absence from the electoral college. and
that lie was not ineligible at the time he cast his
vote.