The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-27

pies of the decisions made elsewhere. Some
day be might express his views thereon. He
only arose now to say be did not acquiesce in
the parallel attempted to be drawn by the Sen
ator from Delaware (Bayard.(
Mr. Christancy asked what evidence there
was before the Senate that that matter was
ever before the Supreme Court of Rhode Is
land.
Mr.. Bayard said the case had been SO often
aroued at this session of Congress that every
one knew about it. Besides, the Senate was
bound to have knowledge of the public laws.
One of the states of this Union (Rhode Island)
by the passage of that law had instructed the
Senator from Michigan (Christlancy) as we'll
as himself (Bayard) that IL had provided for
failure to elect her Ell: ctors. Ii he remembered
CORRECTLY the state of Vermont had also
given her opipion that failure to elect was
Yery different thing from failure caused by
death or resignation, and had passed law to
that effect, which the newspapers said was
prepared by the able Hehator iloh vermont
Mr. Edmunds said his friend from Delaware
was mistaken as to what be imputed to the
state of Vermont, or any opinion that the
state may have expressed one was anxious
| to avoid the prejudice which might arise in
| certain quarters and passed the law referred
| to, and she believed she had avoided that pre-
JUDGE.
Question being on the resolution of Mr..
| Burnside, it was unanimously agreed to-yeas
| 81, nays none.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony the Secretary
| was directed to notify the HoaSe of the action
| of the Senate.
AS soon as order was restored Mr.. Poppleton
| of Ohio, moved that the House take recess
| till 10 tomorrow morning, Rejected, yeas So,
nays ITS.
Mr.. Wood of New York, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the House refused to take a
recess and to lay that motion on the table, stat
| ing that he made the motion for the purpose OF
| nrpVpnfjnp oil in ha n
| electoral vote
| Messrs o. Brien of Maryland, and Walling of
Ohio. called for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered and resulted, yeas 1872, nays 81.
| Mr. o. Brien of Maryland, offered a resolu-
ton declaring that the vote of VIM. S. Slater
| should not be counted.
Mr.. EameS of Rhode Island offered as a sub.
| stitute resolution declaring that the vote of
| Slater should be counted.
| Mr.. jerks of Pennsylvania opened the de-
bate and desired to know by what authority
| the Electoral Commission had made the
| two Houses OF Congress a mere addenda to a
conspiracy between corrupt governor and a
| feloni0us returning board. He had listened to
the commissioner who had spoken today (Hoar
hoping he would give some inform alton on the
subject but he had evaded the true issue BY
simply saying that the country had conferred
upon the Commission great and extraotdin
airy power with authority to exclude or admit
| evidence as to them seemed fit. That gentle
man had voted to exclude evidence, who in 1877:
had voted to throw out the votes of Georgia be-
cause the Constitution gave the power to Con
gress to so behind the returns, but circum
stances altered cases. Tnen they were Demo
cratic votes which were to be thrown out, nov
they were Republican votes.
| Mr. Eames of Rhode Island argued in favo
the right of Slater to cast his vote, whethe
| Corlss was centennial commissioner or no
| at the time of his election.
Discussion was continued by Brien, Carr
Balou and Southland and then the House pro
| ceeddd to vote on the substitute offered by Mr.
| Eames-that the vote of Slater be counted. J
| was agreed to without division.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, at $40 offered resolu
ton to notify the Senate.
Mr.. Knott of Kentucky offered as substi
tute that the Senate be notified that the Hous
will meet the Senate at ten o'clock tomorrow
] morning.
/ A point of order being raised against Kuo.t
| motion, the Speaker sustained the point an
l his decision was applauded.
l Mr.. Wilson resolution was then adopted.
II The Vote Counted for Hayes.
The Senate accordingly at 6 o'clock re-entel
| ed thu chamber and the vote of Rhode Islam
| was, after the observance of the usual formal
| ty, announced as four for Hayes and Wheeler