Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-26

votes OF the State OF Oregon, and had transmitted
its decision to the president of the Senate.
| Mcmahon offered a resolution directing the
clerk of the House TO notify the Senate that the
| House would be ready at one O'Clock to-day to
receive that body for the purpose of continuing
| the electoral count.
| Wilson of Iowa raised the point of order that
nothing was in order but the resolution to notify
the Senate that the House is now ready to receive
| that body He wished to call attention to the fact
| that the very moment the commission reported i
had come to decision, the hall of the House was
a much at the disposal Of the Senate as of the
| House.
The Speaker ruled McM4hon's resolution in
! order, but that Wilson's resolution could b. Of
| fefed as a substitute.
1t was so or Tered and agreed to, yeas AS, nays
| 81. The question was then resolution Is
| amended.
| Vance endeavored to m ve for a recess until
| Monday, but not recognized.
| The resolution as amcuded was agreed to, yeas
| l57, uays SO.
| Mcmahon moved to reconsider the vote, snd
| Hale IN ,ved to lay that motion on the table. The
| latter motion was agreed to, yeas Us, nays "A
| The Speaker then directed the clerk to notify
4 the Senate of the action of the House.
In CONVENTION.
| Ga assembling in the House President Ferry
| made the usual announcement of the decision of
| the electoral commission in the Oregon case,
which was read by the Secretary of the Senate.
The brief ground OF the decision is that it appears
I unon auch evdance nv the ron nd la
named !, ,ho 40, of f,onaross ia comno,ant and
pertinent to the consderation Of the subiect that
The electors annear IN nave heen lawfuly anno;nt
ed and that they voted at the time and in the
ner provided by the United States and the law !:
and they are further of opinion that by the laws
the returns of ali votes given At an election az
President and Vice President, was imposed upon
! the Secretary of State and upon else.
lhat tue secretary oil state aid canvass the re-
Turns 10 tue case before us ana sscerta,ned mat
>. Z. Cartwright, ". II. odeil and >. ". Watts
mad the majority OF al tue votes gwen Tor elect
ors' ano haa the hishest numoer oil votes Tor that
once; and by express language oil the statutes
these persons are ueeheu electors Ia ooeuiehce
to his duty the Secretary of State made canvass
ana taouiated statement OF the votes showing
TINS result, whlch according 10 law ne placed on
ME 10 MS ON e on the fth oil December, 1910.
Inc refusal or the failure oil tue Governor OF
oregon 10 sign tne eertincate Oh eiection OF per-
sous 50 eecteu uoes NOT nave tne enoc' Oh ueieat
ing tne, appointment as sucu electors' Ine act
OF the Governor 10 giving 10 T. A. Cronin GER
thcate OF MS elecuon, though ne received
Thousand votes less than waits, on the ground
ihat lhe iatler was lhellg,o'e was without author
y,.anu Is therefore Vo'a.
Senator Kellogg objected to the decision.
ihele pelns no ultnei ooJecuous W 1ne oecisioh'
the senate Withdrew
Inc senate met again with the Ii 'use at Tour
Tba ,oI,ors .,norn,od III. vote of O.oror y.
. three for Hayes and Wheeler
The certificate of Pennsylvania. giving twenty
, light votes to HAYES Il Wheeler was read, when
obi ction was offered on the ground that ID. j.
Morrill,, one of the electors, was Centennial
COMM ,sioner
. Tue Senate then retired to its own chamber,
and the House took a recess till Monday.
IN uorsv
ihe mousse tueu oesan new &c ,stau'e Jay.
u
yeas ~ nays 100; uooo
MI Lane iho'eo a RECESS tii 9'oo'
Inc speaker ruieo tue mouon OUT vi oruer rs
diia.ory one ,,. .,,.,
Applause on the republican sue auu III tne gal
ierles'I g., =,
discussion followed on the order OH 'reu oy Mr.
haie Oh Maine tnat tne woe Oh oregon DC count
ca. ine deoa.e continued TWO hours "neh the
uouse ueChheu 70 enaotse tue ueci'ioh'
10 the debate Mr. Hewitt OF New York arragn-
ca Mr. hoar oil MASSACHUSETTS ior MS osu ialtu In
uecluing III tue commission contrary 70 ms OK
Ptesseo views III the nou,e, auh III sue ohh'''0e
oy whicn tnc electoral oih " a. irah ,u' .
=, Mr.. Hoar neiendea himself anu oescr'oeu MI.
hewu tquotihg DAhei w So'ter Oh one occa'lohl
As man rlcherty' shaNy' crazy aau OUT Oh
joint
"A resolution declaring that Wstt', one oil the
oregon eiec'or' was nov enlueu 70 cA't 'oVe
was seq oy Vote Oh loi 10 w.
Ihe senate was INFORM ID Oh tnis ac'iou'
In SENATE.
I'm tho senate nn,n returnin, IN it's cbam,er
Mr. S,rJent snhmitted a re- ,oIntioo that the d.
cision of the commis.ion unon the eIectoraI vote
of Oregon stand "a tho iuJoment of the senate
the ohiect;on made thereto To the con,rarv not
witbstandinD
The debate was opened nv Mr.. KeIlooo Of Ore.
pon. who denied Wat, eIiylb,Iitv 10 have been an
eIcctor He sa,d il .nneared that the d.cis,on of
, the commi..ion rec,ted the fact tn.t ON The sew
| enth of Novemher last John w Watts wac a most
master in q coon bnt II aid not yithstandlny Thai
fact that he was ELIGIBLE A. presidential elector
nrovidin no did moi hold the nt,; q AT me time he
cast nj, vote "A member of tho eectorL college
IN the sixth M D,cemher In hi. TX -Uv'.) ,dy
ment. that was A plaip violation of the constitu
tion or tho rnitad states He referred ia tho
Rhode Hand and CaIiforni, case, heretofore al.
lndad Ia an srJued IN Al a person holding federal
office was moi eligible to be voted for as presden
ti,l elector.
| Mr.. Merrimon could not give the sanction of his
iudomen. To the decision of this electoral commits
sion. lie then quoted from the constitution az to
the RIGHT of st.tes 10 appoint electors. &c. and
arDued that il was the ,iyht and duty of the state
! to annoint the electors. hut the two houses of
con1re.s ongbt IN inon,re whether the constitn
| tion and laws of the limited States had been COM
piled with,
Mr.. Anthony referred to the Rhode Island case
alluded to by Mr.. Kelley. and said the supreme
|