Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-03-01


clearly-defined majority Of the electoral vote of
the country was for me, but through your ras
cally. scoundrelly. fraudulent Returning Boards
| you have stolen the office from me"
| Regular Proceedings.
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House a COM
munication from Justice Clifford, President of the
Electoral Commission informing the House that the
commission had arrived at decision In the Louis
lana case, and had transmitted its decision to the
prssiden, , dent :. OF the senate, M 70 O. he opened
A message was received from the Senate announcing
that that body ready TO meet the House in joint
convention, and proceed with the counting Of the
Mr.. Lamar, directing the Clerk Of the House TO in
form the Senate it would be ready to receive that
body at ii o'clock Monday, Feb. 10, fer the pur-
pose proceeding with the counting of the electoral
votes. Adopted-l52 to Ill.
MONDAY, Feb. 19.-SENATE.-At 1880 a. m.
the Senate repaired to the House, headed by its OFF,
GERS. Upon returning, the President pro tenn. said
that objection having been made to the decision
the vote of Louisiana, the two houses separated to
deliberate in regard TO that decision, and unless
some senator asked it, he would not direct the
decision and objections thereto read again. The
objections were then read. Mr.. Sherman submitted
a resolution that the decision Of the commission
stand = the judgment of the Senate. Mr.. Herman
offered substitute, to the effect that the votes pur
PORTING to be the Hayes electoral votes from Louisi
tute Of Mr. Herman rejected, and the resolution
of Mr.. Sherman then adopted by strict party
vote-41 TO y.
JOINT CoSvEsTIos.-The Senate appeared in the
Hall of the House of Representatives at ii O'Clock
q. m, and the Joint convention was called to order
BIZ Acting vice president Ferry The decision Of the
Electoral Commission in the OF Louisiana
then submitted and read at length. When the read
ing was concluded Mr.. Ferry asked II there
any objections 10 counting the received from
a-zff,p Mr. he fesir To
enter written objection in behalf of certain Sena
tors and members of the House, which
sent 10 the Clerks desk and read. The objection
proceeded 20 recite the entire proceedings of the
commission in secret session the 10th, and then
protested that the said decision wrong and con-
trary 10 law, In that the evidence was excluded In
connection with the protest, the pamphlet contain
ing statement of what the Democrats would prove
II the evidence admitted by the commission was
read. The protest WAS signed by every Democratic
Representative, and nearly all the Democratic Sena-
tors. When the reading of the document was ccn-
cuded, Mr.. Ferry asked If there were any more OBJ
jections, whereupon Senator Wallace, of Pennsylya-
MIA submitted objection, first, that the decision
made in vo;tion of the Electoral law; secondly,
because the act contemplated that the commission
weuld receive evidence regarding the election In the
disputed States; third, because the decision disre
CARDS truth, honesty, ETC. The objection was
Representative Cochrane, OF Pennsylvania, also
submitted objection, signed by Senators
and members, showing, first, that it was
Tilden electors received the largest number
of votes second, that IL not denied that Wells
and the Returning Board were guilty of grave
frauds third that the decision e in violation of the
spirit of the bill and Of the constitution There
oeing further objections, the Senate, at I2:55,
withdrew.
HousE.-The Senate having withdrawn, the
House, ON motion of Mr.. Wood, Of New York, voted
TO adjourn for the day
TUESDAY, Feb. 20.-SENATE.-The Senate met
ut 10 O'Clock, but no business was DONE the Senators
10 continue the count Of the electoral votes This
notification made l:30 and the seuate repaired
TO the chamber of the House Of Representatives.
Upon returning, at 2:30 p. n. the Of Crossman
the alleged tnelicible elector from Michigan was
taken up and the following resolution offered by
Mr.. Allison, adopted by vote Of 10 to II:
votes of the electors Of said STATE notwithstanding
the objections made thereto The following also
by Mr.. Allison, was unanimously agreed to:
Daniel l. Crossman. one Of the electors of Michi-
gan Is not good I'M law and s not sustaiped by any
lawful evidence- The Senate then repaired TO
the Hall of the House for the purpose of resuming
the count but shortly returned to consider the OBJ
lection. 10 the vote OF n. NJ Dspgett. one of the
OF by the unanimous aToption of a rerolutian Of
fered by Mr. Jones' of Nevada that the vote of DAG
gett bc counted Observation-Disclosures the objections
thereto
-
hocsh--As soon as the House was cAiied 10 oraer
the regular business OF the day was introduced by
Mr.. ooson' VINO onered reSoiunon thas the hayes
sssc'ora ss sotes OF LoulriasA oe NO. counted.
srs.,.i exc;temsnt an either sSde a.
Ii,sr,,,, s,sa.L;, IN snn,.,r. - ~, az
cisi,n 81 the cf,,,,iss,,, and t,e ps,.o.r.,s 4,
opnosition The only execution was in the case of
Renresentatiye seelye who made brief srseecb
.dys.c.tirs, ~. thrc.;,, 81 na vn.e ~ a.,
state IIeuisisnal ont sltoge,her He aid that
he believed the Denorr.t;c ch.roes ~ franS
against the Republicans, and the Re-
,,rbi,c.c ch.ro.s "a ,cti,,ia.t;.., ...,,.. ar
n
~ The ss.,e o,,s,,t not 20 hs co,,, 1s . s,s 80
lasted two and halS honr. snd ~ a. ri,.e ,n
yeas and naxs wore orderesl a, NJ ,s,,,, - 49, , ~
ton that The vote ~ To,,si,n. a. ds.l.ra,, ~, az,
Electoral Commission shaIl not he s,n,,nto5 az
s5 ,., sto ns .."s ~ ~ "ssr. Nv" nepupncans
wessrs seelxe AMI P;ar.a 80 Mas..r,nss,,
nessage xas sent 10 The sens,s That ,ha W.,, '. ~ .
d 80 noe, ,hs, hs q, ..,.s s,'s .ne mousc mas
lay '" .. n,ees VIA. uy ~ JOINT coh'enuon. Inc
obicrtion. ddgsrsS 40 ,,ee , .,n ~ s an .ne
vote of ID. l. Crossman one OF the
,h, a., -. ~, c w. -, o,'e.oa M. . .o'''",,,i ~,
Jent % ossros ,.,;,,,,a a. ,h m eo' ~. an MI.
not proven at the time Of his appointmen that cross
man was nv, ofcer ~ Tho Trpite State theroforo
,h.s she xo,c ohte.,ed % :. nv nss,' Thi. s
agreed 10 without a division. The two houses then
met i'm Joint session At later hour after the Joint
session had adjourned to consider the obiections 10
counting the vote of Elector Daecett Of Neyads,
the House voted to adjourn without taking up the
case of Nevada
JOINT ooS'hsfioS.-A' LOO .ne senate ana
House met In joint convention. The presiding ofn-
taed that the two houses acting separately had
,,,s,erea and decided ob;ectiops a. the
ron,t he State ~ Tousi.ns and fhas fhe acsion Of
each Uouse would now B.. re.d Th,. ha y,n, hoc,,
dome the nres;ding of,cer ssated that tSe ts,,
houses NOT having decided otherw-e the decision of
the cornn,issiop would stand in force and he di
rsed The teller 10 derIsr, tbe vote ~ Tcp;si.na
Senator Allison, one Of the tellers, thereupon an
,o.n''u mum ,n"' u,,"a ""J pssa"nt een, a,
eigbt votes for wheeler for Vice President
There was no manifestation of any kind at the
nouncement, and the opening and counting of the
certificates proceeded, the State OF Maine giving
seven votes for Hayes and Wheeler, Maryland eight
votes for Tiiden and Hendricks and Massachusetts,
thirteen votes for Hayes and wheeler. When the