Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.

MONDAY, Feb. l2.-SESATE.-No business
transacted In the Senate. At $50 p. m, in re-
Spouse TO notification from the House. 1t proceeded
TO the Representatives chamber for the purpose Of
resuming the count Of the electoral votes.
HousE.-Mr. Knott offered resolution TO re-
commit the Florida back to the Electoral Com
mission Messrs Hale and Wilson raised points of
order that the resolution out OF order,
and that the House had no power 10 refer
anything 10 the commission. The speaker sus-
tanned the point OF order, and said that only the
joint convention Of the two houses could refer the
matter 10 the tribunal. The debate sustaining the
decision then begun, and carried on with
much warmth and earnestncss. The Speaker was
sustained in his decision the vote standing l67 TO "a
The resolution declaring the Tilden electors in
Florida elected agreed TO by vote Of 6S TO 1O3
resolution was then passed informing the Senate
that the House ready To proceed with the count
JOINT sEssros.-The Senate entered, and the joint
convention was called TO order. The resolutions of
the Senate and House in reference the Of Flor
ida were read, and Mr.. Ferry said that as the two
houses did not agree, the decision would stand
The telers then recorded four votes for Hayes
and Wheeler. The convention then proceeded
10 count, the State of Georgia being first after
Florida No objection being interposed 10 the
vote Of Georgia, the eleven votes were counted
for Tilden and Hendricks. Next followed in
succession the State of Illinois, with twenty-one for
Hayes and Wheeler Indiana, with fifteen votes for
Tilden and Hendricks; Iowa, with eleven votes for
Hayes and Wheeler; Kansas, with iye votes for
for Tiden and Hendricks. Then came a certificate
from Louisiana, showing eight votes for Hayes
authenticated by Kellogg as Governor; this was
certificate showing eight votes for Tilden.
authenticated by McEnery "a Governor Still third
certificate was read, purporting to be authenticated
by Deslonda, Secretary of State with votes for
Hayes. The presiding officer opened and presented
another certificate received by mail no correspond-
ing one having been received by messenger. il was
obvious from the first sentence IL a mere bur-
lesque. IL commenced by certifying that John
Smith had teen chosen elcctor from the First
District; John Smith No. . from the Second
smith. No. from the Fourth; John smith No.
from the Fifth John Smith No. 8 from the Sixth
and John Smith and John Smith 10 be electors at
large IL followed the usual formalifies and certi
fed that the eight electoral votes of Louisiana had
been cast for Cooper and Cary. The paper pur-
ported to be signed by John Smith, Company 2
Buldosers, Governor Of louisiana and wound up
with the motto, Such IL life in louisiana Subss-
quentiy the presiding officer directed the paper TO
he omitted from the proceedings Of the joint
convention. Senator Mcdonald submitted an OBJ
lection tn the Hayes and Wheeler certificates ON the
ground that the Hayes electors had been duly
elected; that their election had not been certified BY
William II. Kellogg, who claimed 10 be, but in fact
was not, Governor of the State of Louisiana, and
because the returning Board Of said State with
out Jurisdiction, for the reason that the laws Of
Louisiana conferred no power the Returning
Board To canvass or compile the votes, since they
constituted but four of the five persons required
by law, since these four Of the same political
board, which four members had refused to fil:
because four members of the Returning Board had
fun knowledge that the true compilation of votes
would have shown that the Tiden electors had
been duly elected because said board had offered
for money 10 sell the State Of louisiana and be-
cause A. b. Ieyisee and O. II. Brewster, Of the Re
publican electors, heid ofices OF trust under the
Government of the United States at the of their
appointment as electors. The objection is signed
by Mcdonald, Stevenson, salisbury, Bogy SEN
ators jerks, Wilson, Tucker, Levy, Ellis and Nor
rison, Representatives. Messrs. Gibson and Wood.
Of New York, submitted further objections
in behalf Of the Democrats, 10 the Hayes electors.
Mr.. Howe submitted objections 10 the Tilden certih-
Gates, ON the ground that there evidence that
those electors had been appointed i'm such
the Legislature directed while there was evidence
conclusive In law that neither Of them had been so
appointed; also ON the ground that there was no
evidence that McEnery Governor of Louis
lana In the year 1876. while there was conclusive
evidence that Kellogg during the year 1876 and
STATE, aud was recognized such by the judicial
and Legislative departments Of louisiana and by the
departments Of the Government Of the United
States. All Of the certificates from Louisiana with
Electoral Commission for Judgment and decision,
and the Senate withdrew 10 its chamber.
TUESDAY, Feb. 13.-SESATE.-Th credentials
OF ID. T. Corbn, as Senator from South Carolina.
signed by Gov. Chamberlain, were read and filed 49,.
terest were presented and referred Tho senate
after considerable discussion, ordered the arrest Of
Conrad n. Jourdan, Cashier of the Third National
Bank Of New York. who had failed to appear and
testify a. ~ the hank accounts Of Samuel ,. Tlien
William r.. Ptiton and Abram =. Hewitt.
HousE.-The bill to encourage topographic COM
between the United States and Europe
was passed. The report of the committee cleo
ton in Florida, declaring the Tlden electors chosen