The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-10

counted With the votes OF tho other electors OF
PENNSYLVANIA, notwithstanding objections.
After short debate the resolution was agreed
10 without DIVISION
Mr.. Mcdonald lllep.N. Of Indiana, submitted
n resolution appointing Hon. Francis kcrran,
a senator from the State Of New York, MEM
Der Of the commission In place Of Mr. Thur
man, and II WIS unanimously aHerd 10.
An Of lection having been made in tho Joint
convention to receiving tic vote Of William s.
Slater, If Rhode Island, appointed clector By
the Legislature III place Of George II. COrlisS,
Mr., Burnside (lsci.), OF Rhode Island. sub
mittcd resolution that the vote Of ". \.
Slater be counted with the other votes OF tho
electors Of Rhode Island, notwithstanding the
objections made thereto.
After some discussion the resolution of Mr..
Burnside was unanimously agreed to-ayGs,
hfty-Scyen; nays, none.
Sir. Sargent (llep.), Of California. called mp
the House Lii to provide for the sale Of desert
lands In the States Of California, Oregon, and
the Territories Of Washington. Idaho, Montana.
Utah, Wyoming, AriZonN, New Mexico and
Dakota. Mr.. Sargent submitted an amendment
"that no person shall b. permitted either to re-
serve or acquire title TO more than ono section
OF land under the act" Agreed TO.
Mr.. OglcSby presented tho credentials OF tho
Hon. David Davis, elected United States scna-
tor from tho State Of Illinois for six years from
March (, 1877. Head and placed on iIlc.
aIr. Gordon presented the credentials Of tho
Hon. J. T. Morgan, elected United States SenA-
tor from tho State OF Alabama for six years
from March !, 1877.
House.
After the decision by the tribunal giving the
electoral vote Of Oregon 10 Hayes and Wheeler,
Nr. Hale QIep.), of Maine, presented tho fol-
lowing order:
Ordered, That the count OF the electoral vote
OF tie State OF Oregon shall proceed In con-
for1nity with the decision OF the Electoral corl-
mission.
alr. Lane offered the following as substl-
tute
Ordered, That tho vote purporting to 10 an
electoral vote for President and Eice-PrcSideMt,
and which was given By one John v. Watts.
claiming 10 10 hn eleetOr from the State OF
Oregon, be not counted.
After considerable discussion iIr. Lanes sub
Stituto 10 Mr.. Ilale's resolution was then agreed
to by vote Of l5l yeas to lO7 nays.
Tho House, having under consideration the
case Of Elector BogSs, OF Pennsylvania, BIZ a
vote OF 1913 to ZIG voted that the evidence In
the case should be read. The case called forth
d lengthy debate and considerable excitement
In tho House. Mr.. Kelley Illep1, OF pennsyl-
vania, offered a resolution that the vote OF
Bogss should be counted. and Mr.. Steuger
Dem. OF Pennsylvania, offered substitute
that It should not be.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Stengers
substitute for Mr.. KellGy's resolution, and It
was adopted-yeas, 1885 :; nays, 1l9.
So tho House decided that the vote OF Mr..
BOggs should not DO counted, because no was
not appointed 10 conformity with the conStitu-
ton and laws OF Pennsylvania.
After the vote was taken, Mr.. poppleton, Of
Ohio, moved that the House take recess until
ten o'clock the following day. liejcctcd-ycas,
So; nays. IT'S.
Mr.. oDricn Dem.), OF Maryland, offered
resolution declaring tnat tho vote Of William s.
Slater, a lsEodo Island elector, should not he
counted.
Mr. EsmeS CRep.), of Rhode Island. offered
as q substitute resolution declaring that the
vote Of said Slater should DO counted
The discussion having closed, the House pro.
cceded TO vote on the resolution offered by Mr.
EAmcs that the vote Of the State be counted,
and It was adopted without division.
Mr.. Field (DeIn.), Of New York, from tho
committee on privileges, reported the BILL
amending the revised statutes Of the United
States so as to provide for tho case Of removal,
death, resignation, or inability Of both preSi-
dent and Vice president.
Tho bill was ordered 10 be read third time,
and having boon no read, It was .passGd-yeas,
1885, nays, l09 party vote except that one
Republican CIR. Purman, OF FlOrila) voted for
1t. and the following named thirteen Democrats
against It:
Me,srs. Ducknor. (aTo), Goodin (Kan.). Han
cock (Tcx.), Knott (Ky.), Neal (oLio), Potter
(1Iich.l, Savage OHIO. Stevenson (IIl.), Tar
l,ox (Alass.), Thomas (AId.), Warren (aIass.),
whltehOuso q. ~, aud Williams Dell.
Tho exact text Of tho hill Is as follows:
In case Of removal, death or resignation, or
inability Of both President aud Nice-PrcsidCnt
Of tho United States, or In case Of vacancy
III those Offices arising from the failure Of tho
two houses OF Congress- to ASCERTAIN md de-
clare an election before the commencement Of
the term Of Office In respect to whirlI the cleo
toral votes were cast. or In case Of vacancy
arising from any other catisc, the president Of
the Senate, or II there be mono The speaker Of
The House for the tlmO being and II there DO
no such speaker, then the secretary Of State
In Office when tho vacancy happens, shall act
as President until the disability IL removed or
q President elected.
1ir. schleiclier, Dem.) }, Of Texas, moved 10
suspend the rules and adopt resolution recit-
Ing that the principle that free government
derives It's power from the consent Of the pCO-
pie, cannot be disregarled by the Congress Of
the United States; and that II Is evident that
the governments known M the Hampton gov
eminent In Sonth Carolina and the Nichols
government In Louisiana are the only govern
msNts In those States that command tho Silp-
port Of tho people, and do not depend for their
support OIL the military interference Of Tie
national government, and declaring that the
State government represented by Gov. lIamp-
ton anil the State government represented by
Gov. NichOlk nrcrccognized by Congress Us the
lawful governments OF the States Of South Caro-
lima and Louisiana, lIcIectel-ycas. 1856 nays,
20; not twO-thirlS voting In the affirmative.