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and sent up a resolution to be read.
Mr.. Luttrell interposcd with a mo-
tion for resolution, but subsequent
" withdrew it, to allow Mills resolu-

. and sent up resolution to be read.
II Mr.. Luttrell interposcd with mo-
{ tion for resolution, but subsequent
ly withdrew it, to allow Mills resolu
, ton to be read. 1t was read Jas fol
lows:
WHEREAS, On the 7th of November
; an election was held in the severa
states for electors for president and
; vice president, ut which election q
, majority of said electors favorable tc
the election of Samuel j. Tilden fol
president, and Thomas A. Hendricks
: for vice president, were duly and
constitutionally elected, and whereas
the returns of said election in the
,, states of Louisiana and Florida were
! duly made to the officers in said
states, whose duty it was under the
law to aggregate the votes and GER.
: tificates Of electors, and whereas said
. returning officers willfully, corruptly
and fraudulently suppressed the votes
of those electors who were duly and
legally elected, and falsely and fraud.
: ulently certified to the election OF
,, persons who were defeated at the bal.
lot box, and to whom the governors
of said states falsely and fraudulently
gave certificates of election to said
; persons who werc defeated, and re-
fused them to those persons who were
elected and whereas, said false and
fraudulent certificates were referred
to a commission to investigate, and
report to congress the true and con-
stitutional electoral votes of said
states and whereas, said commission
refused to investigate the question as
to who were the true and constitu-
tiOnal electors chosen by the quail
fled voters of said states, and whereas
it appears in the count of the electo-
raj votes in the senate and house of
Representative that on q recount of
said frauds in suppressing the true
votes and certifying votes, Samuel j.
Tilden, although having received q
majority Of the electoral votes cast at
the ballot box, has not majority in
said count of all the electors appoint
ed in accordance with the terms of
the constitution, and whereas, Ruth
erford B. Hayes has not received q
majority Oft constitutional electors
duly and legally appointed, and q
contingency provided for by the con-
stltution having happened when it
becomes the duty of the house of rep
resentatives to proceed Immediately
to the election of a president of the
United States for the ensuing four
years, therefore
Resolred By the house of representa-
tires, That said house will proceed
Immediately, in obedience to the con-
stitution, to choose president from
the persons having the highest num-
Der of votes, not exceeding three, on
the list of those voted for for presi-
dent.
Mr.. Lynde was recognized by the
speaker as an objector to the Wiscon-
sin vote, and offered resolution that
the vote of Downs be not counted,
because he held an Office of trust and
profit under the United States, and
was therefore not constitutionally ap-
pointed an elector.
Mr.. Mills then offered his substi-
tute.
At this point message from the
senate announced that the objection
had not been sustained. The an
nOuncement was greeted with very
general clapping of hands on the re-
publican side and galleries. This
demonstration annoyed the members
of the democratic side, who demand
ed the clearing of the galleries.
The speaker ordered the lobbies to
be cleared, but submitted to the house
the question as to the clearing Of the
galleries.
Mr.. Lynde then moved recess till
ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Re-
jected, 80 to 14S.
At II: 20 Mr.. Wood, Of New York,
made q proposition that the house
take recess till ten o'clock tomorrow,
and that at one o'clock vote shall be
taken on the main question, but there
were objections to it, and scene of
uproar and confusion ensued, lasting
several minutes, during which Black
burn exclaimed that Friday, chang
mans day." had been ushered ina
fit day to witness the contamination
of the villainy and scandal of this
proceeding, and O'Brien designated
Wood, of New York, as the high
priest of the republican party. He
was himself designated by Harrison,
of Illinois, as the small priest of the
| filibusters.
Mr.. Wood then declared that If this
proposition was not assented to he
would never leave the hall until the
count was finished.
| At one O'Clock the two hours de-
bate on the objection commenced.
Mr.. Mills made speech in favor of
i hfa Init syx hsnh cI "A
lied the representatives of the Amer
lean people as towards. The people,
he said, dare maintain their rights,
but the peoples representatives dared
not to. His whole speech was in this
vein and attracted but little attention.
| Mr.. Blackburn said to-day is FRI
day; on that day the Savior of the
world suffered crucifixion between
two thieves; on this Friday the con-
stitutional rights, justice, honesty. fair
dealing, manhood and decency suffer
crucifixiOn among number of
thieves. 1t was on that day that this
presidential fraud received his nOm-
ination at the hands of his party; it
was on that day as it recurred, that
every determination, reached by the
/ IoiiSIClCN, HIlSCrc0uJS WAU
constituted the majority of this COM
mission, have been promulgated, and
it is Oh that day that you propose to
consummate your iniquity; but the
people will at length rise topunish,
even perhaps in blood, the pcrpetra-
tors of all the scoundrelism and vii
lainy of this proceeding.
| Mr.. Williams, of Wisconsin, reply
ing to Blackburn said that there was
no day more fitting than hangman's
day and no hour moro fitting than
that at which grave yards yawn, for
the gibbeting to death Of the bastard
party of political reform which had
vexed the eyes of good men for the
tast twelve months.
| $50 q. m.-The discussion is pro-
ceeding on the objection Of the Wis
consin votes and Notwithstanding the
speeches of Mills, Blackburn and Will
liams, the best of good feeling pre-
walls among the members, as indeed
IL did through all the excitement of
the day. There is very full atten-
dance and the galleries are well filed.
The discussion will not close until 3
o'clock. The senate is in session wait
ing to resume the count.
At $3.50 the debate having closed,
loud discussion arose as to the posi-
ton which the Mills resolution
should occupy. 1t was suggested by
Wood that if il were Withdrawn and
offered hereafter as an independent
proposition, he would vote for it, but
that as substitute for the resolution
in regard to Wisconsin, he should
have to vote against it, but that if that
course would only be accepted by
Mills the house would agree to vote
upon it before the senate came back.
That was objected to on both sides.
1t was contended by Brown of Ken
tucky, Harrison of ILL.,, and others,
that it was in contravcntion of the
electoral commission law.
| Finally Mills resolution was exclu-
ded on point of order, with an in.
timation by the speaker, that Mills
might afterwards move its adoption
under q suspension Of the rules, but