The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-28
DIR Bulletin.
, THE COUNT.
Soufi Carolina Reached and Re.
ferred to the Tribunal.
The Count Will Probably be Com
pleted BY Friday.
(specisl to the St. Louis Times.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.-Thc general
tenor of the house to-day would seem to
indicate that the policy Of delay was los
ing ground, but so many considerations
operate upon different individuals, and
there are so many conflicting local and
personal interests involved in the gen.
eral melee, that no accurate general
analysis can be made Of to-day's vote.
TIE DEMOCRATS PANICKY.
1t may be set down as q general prop
esition that the Democratic forces are in
panicky state. Out Of l70 Democrats
in the house not more than no can be
relied on through thick and. thin. The
other sixty are disposed to stand by the
party II there is show for party success.
but will be susceptible to the blandish-
ments of the enemy in case the Demo-
cratic fortunes look doubtful. These
conditions are unfavorable to the work
In hand.
ARADICAL THREAT.
To illustrate the condition OF affairs, ii
may be stated that to-day the friends Of
Hayes industriously circulated report
that the senate would elect Morton presl-
dent pro tenn. to hold over, as soon as it
should become clearly apparent that the
count cannot be completed and that q
new election would be held, with Morton
in command of the army and navy. This
report had considerable OF bulldozing
effect on some Southern Democrats.
which Was apparent on all votes taken
on motions for delay pending the count
OF Rhode Island. This will serve to give
you an idea Of the situation.
COMPLETE BY FRIDAY.
At this hour, one O'Clock am. the
outlook is that the count will surely be
completed by Friday.
The majority OF the committee on
privileges, powers and duties of the
house have agreed to report the bill to
provide for temporarily filling any Va.
cancy occurring in the Office Of president,
In the event OF there being no constitu-
ti0nal declaration Of All election before
the commencement OF the regular term
The bill provides if the senate be in SEES.
sion at the commencement of the new
term, the presiding officer shall act as
president Of the United States until the
president shall be elected and qualified in
accordance with the constitution and ex'
isting law, but If the senate be not then
10 session, the presiding officer last
elected by that body shall become presi.
dent Of the United States until the va.
cancy shall be regularly filled, provided
that such last presiding officer shall moi
have ceased to be member of the senate
on the 4th Of March, and provided, also
that he be assessed of the constitutional
qualifications as to age and nativity. The
bill also provides that in the possible con.
tingency of there being no such presid-
ing or ex-presiding officer OF The senate,
tine speaker OF the house shall act as pres
ident. The bill looks to new presiden.
tial election next November, and in the
event of any temporary occupant being
installed, he would be entitled to contin-
ue in Office under the provisions above
referred to, until the 4th of March, 1873.
I'm Joint session.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECToR.
WAsHIN0TON. Feb. 26.-At 3:I5 the
senators entered the hall. The presid.
ing officer called the meeting to order
and the action Of each house having been
read be announced that the two houses
not having concurred otherwise, the vote
Of Pennsylvania would be counted.
Senator Allison. one Of the tellers
thereupon announced that the State Of
Pennsylvania had given twenty-nine
votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
RHODE ISLAND OBJECTED.
The certificate from Rhode Island was
then read. showing four votes tor hayes
and Whesler. The presidlpg officer
having asked whether there was any
objection 10 the vote Of Rhode Islsld
being counted, Mr.. o Brien, on behalf of
himself, Senators Kelly and Gordon, and
Representatives, Jenks, Msckey, Rice.
Vance, OF OHIO; Hurd. wsllipy and Pop
piston, presented Tie following obIee.
tons 70 the vote Of wn. B. Slater.
l. That said William s. Slate, wa not
ouiv srro.s:o1 elector BY The s,sr Of
khoie lkihnd ~ tie election Ia kaid s,s,s
or November z. 1876.
z That George IL Coriiss according "a
aae oecasAen u the electoral commlssion
III such decision be lxw-rendered In me
count Ut tse vote VI }. W, wat,s, as a.
eiector Of the state Of Oregon, was duly
appointed elector BY the state Of Rhode
lslano, and the substitution u lin Of
said state WAS illegal and uneonstitu.
sionsi.
g. IL 10 any event IL wss competent 10
complete The electoral college Of Rhode
Island ~ adding smother elector thereto.
II would only have been done under The
law 90 announced by said electoral com.
misstou-f SAID decision be law-snd
pursuant TO the laws OF said state By the
act OF majority OF the members Of said
college, and not BY the legislature Of said
state,
No other objections being made the
presiding officer announced. at half pas,
tnlee, that the senate would now return
10 It's chamber, 70 that both houses might
separately cousldsr the objections.
GOING ON TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
The senators at o'clock re-entere.l
the chamber. and the vote of Rhode Is.
land was. after the Observance OF the
usual formally. announced as four votes
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