The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-03-01
the IMMORTAL FIFTEEN.
THE COUNT TO GO on.

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electoral votes should 90 on.
The joint session Of the two houses met
at o'clock, and the decision of the cleo
toral commission in the Oregon case was
OBI crroN TO II
was made BY the Democrats, and the sena-
ators Withdrew.
In the house, after the withdrawal Of the
Mr.. Ciymer moved that a recess
be taken till 10 o'clock a. M, on Monday,
which was defeated-yess, ll2; nays, l56.
Other motions for a recess were made and
! uled ont Of order.
DISCUSSION.
At this writing, discussion is being had
on an order. offered by Mr.. Hale, that the
count of the vote Of Oregon shall proceed.
In the senate resolution that the de-
ci.ion Of the commission in the Oregon case
shall stand as the Judgment Of the senate,
is being discussed.
THEY ArJoURN.
500 P. M.-The house, by a vote of l33
to III, has taken a recess till Monday.
IN JOINT SESSION.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February 24-The
houses met in joint convention at noon.
and the decision of the electoral commits
sion, touching the votes from Oregon, were
read in the brief.
THE GROUNDS
of the decision is in favor of all the Hayes
electors, and that the said electors appear
to have been lawfully appointed, and they
voted as such at the time in the manner
prescribed by the Constitution OF the
United States ard law, and the commits
sioners are further Of the opinion that by
the laws of Oregon, the duty OF canvassing
the returns OF all the votes given at the
election of President and Nice-Presl-
dent, was imposed upon the secretary
of state to aid in the canvass
of the returns, and who ascertained
that J. c. Cartwright, W. II. Odell and
J. W. Watts had a majority OF all the votes
given for electors and had the highest num-
Der Of votes for that Office, and by the e1-
press language OF the statute those persons
are deemed elected. That in obedience to
MS uutv Tie sttttt"y Va sto'S aAAes'> NA>
CANVASS and tsbulated the statement OF
votes, showing this result, which, according
to the law, he placed on file IN his ofhce on
the 4,h of December, 1876 All this aP-
psars by the official certificate under the
seal of the ss cretsry OF state, and signed by
him and delivered b. him to the electors.
and forw arded by them to the president OF
the senate with the vote. That the refusal
of the governor OF Oregon to sign the Ger
tificate Of election Of the persons 40 elected
doe. not have the effect Of defeating
their appointment as such electors. That
the act OF the Governor Of Oregon in giving
10 E. A. Cronin the certificate of his cleo
lion, though he received thousand votes
Iess than Watts, on the ground that the
latter was ineligible, was without the au-
thority of law and is therefore void. That
although the evidence shows that Waits
was postmaster at the time OF his election,
that tact is rendered immaterial by his res
iynation as postmaster. That as a conse-
quence Of the foregoing, and upon the
grounds before stated, the paper purporting
10 be the certificate OF the electoral vote Of
Oregon, signed by E. A. Cronin, ID. I. Mil
Ter ard John Parker, is not the certificate OF
the votes provided for by the Constitution
Of the United States, and they ought not TO
be counted a. such.
WHO sIGNEDTT.
The members OF the committee agree
ing and approving Of this decis-
ion, are Samuel F. Miller, n. Strong,
JOS. P. Bradley, Geo. +. Edmunds, o. p.
Morton, Fredk T. Frelinghuysen, James A..
Garfield, and Geo. +. Hoar.
OBJECTIONS.
The presiding officer asked whether there
were any objections to the decision.
Senator Kelley objected to the decision
on the following grounds:
First, That Watts was not elected.
Second, That he was not appointed.
Third, That he was disqualified TO re-
ceive any appointment as presidential
eiector OF to sit "a such, in that he held an
Office of trust and profit under the United
States.
Fourth, That Cronin was elected presi-
Dental elector for Oregon and in accord
ance with the law, cast legal vote as such
elector for Tilden, and that such vote should
be counted.
The OBJECTION
is aigned by Senators Kelley, Wayte, Coop
er. Mcdonald, Norwood and Hereford, and
by Representates Lane, Pappieton, Jencks,
Vance, Throckmorton, Wike, Wigginton
and Luttrell.
The presiding officer asked whether there
were any further objections to the decision,
and there being none, he announced that
the senate would withdraw to its chamber
in order.
THEY MEET AGAIN.
When the two houses again met, the vote
of Oregon was counted for Hayes, and the
electoral certificates Of Pennsy lvania were
read.
Objections being called for, an objection
was offered to the vote of Mr.. Morrill,, and
the sena,e retired without discussing the
question.
BIG Pow-wow.
After the house had taken a recess until
Monday, a Democratic caucus was an
nounced for tonight at $50. At that hour
about seventy five were present. Some who
favored Gilatory proceedings in the elector-
al count were absent, As they were dissatis-
fed with the action of the ms jority of
their party to-day in voting to continue the
count, while those in favor Of continuing
the count did not care to meet with those
of opposite views. The object of the eau
Gus, however, had no reference to the pro
ceedings of the house regarding the count
but with regard to the law
Of 1872, which provides that
in case OF the removal, desht,
resignation or inability Of both President
and Vice-Presidebt of the Uni;ed States,
the President of the Senate, or, if there is
none, the Speaker Of the House, shall act as
President until the disability is removed or
a President elected. 1t was contended in
the caucus that should there be no declara-
ton before the 4th of March, the election
of President, based on the electoral re-
turns, there would be no such vacancy a.
by Law, and therefore provis-
ions should be made far such a contingency.
Representative Field said be had prepar-
ed q bill to meet the contingency, which he
explained.
After some discussion the caucus adopted
q resolution instructing the committee on
the powers, privileges and duties OF the
house, to report on Monday, as At the
earliest practicable MOMENT Fields bill
providing that in csse there be NO election
Of President and Vice President, under the
count of the electoral vote, the President Of
the senate shall assume the functions of
President, and = new election is to be
held at time to be fixed by
the committee. The resolution further
instructs the committee to report Fields |
bill providing for quo earranio proceeding
before the United states Supreme Court,
With reference to the final settlement of the |