The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
THE HOUSE.
The Last Legislative Day.

The House was called to order again
at II o'clock.
The conference report on the posi-
route bill has been agreed to. On postal
car facilities new conference has been
ordered. The franking privilege is re-
stored for all public documents published
by order of Congress.
Tilden Declared Elected.
Mr.. Knott reported resolution from
the Select Committee on Privileges de-
claring that Samuel J. Tilden had re-
ceived 1876 electoral votes of electors le-
gally and constitutionally appointed, and
was thereby duly elected President of the
United States, and il is the opinion of the
House that Thomas A. Hendricks hav.
ing received like number for Vice
President was duly elected.
A vote was taken on the question of
the consideration of the resolution. The
House, by strict party vote, decided to
consider the resolution. The vote was
temporarily interrupted by an alterca-
ton on the floor in which member and
two newspaper correspondents were in
volved.
Mr.. White protested against the reso-
luton as revolutionary, reasonable and
damnable.
After the result of the vote was an
nounced, Mr.. Garfield remarked, if this
resolution was an expression of the
opinion of the House it was one thing; if
it was declaration which was to become
the legal finding of the House it was an
!, ,other thing.
= Mr.. Wilson desired to offer a substi-
tute for Knott's resolution declaring the
electoral votes of the States had been
counted in accordance with law; that
Hayes and Wheeler had been legally
declared elected President and Vice
President, and that it is the duty of all
law-abiding citizens to obey the law; but
Mr.. Knott declined to allow the amend
ment to be offered, moving the previous
question, when the resolution was adopt
ed by vote of 1877 to 88-a strict party
vote.
Powers Of the House In Presidential Elections.
Mr.. Field, from the Select Committee |
on Privileges, reported resolution de-
claring latter long preamble) that in
counting the electoral votes of any State |
it is the right and duty of Congress, and
of this House, to inquire whether any
votes, purporting to come from State,
have been cast by persons only appointed
by that State and for that purpose to re-
ceive evidence for forgery, falsehood or
invalidity of any certificate of any Gov
ernor or canvasser.
Mr.. Knott moved to amend the resolu-
ton by adding FIVE other declarations
claiming in substance that the Constitu-
ton confers on the the Houses land not
on the President of the Senate) the power
to examine and ascertain votes to be
counted as the electoral votes, and that
no vote can be counted against the judg-
ment and determination of the House of
Representatives.
Mr.. Burchard moved to amend Fields
resolution by adding to it the words 'af-
fecting the genuineness or proper au-
thentication of such certificate, but not
for the purpose of questioning the mum.
Der of votes by which electors may have
been appointed
The first vote was on Burchard's
and it was rejected-yeas,
So; nays, I66, party vote. Knott's
was withdrawn, and then :
Fields resolution was adopted without
the yeas and nays.
The conference report on the naval !.
bill was agreed to. {