The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-17


Tho South Carolina election question being
bcinrc the commission. the certificates number
cd ono and two were discussed at considerable
length.
AIr. FreingluyEen offered the following
Rcsolrel, That Theodore Il, Barker, \. Nc
Gowan, John ". Harrington. John Isaac In
graham, William Wallace, John i. Erwin and
Robert Altlrich, tho persons named az electors
IN certificate number two, were not the lawful
electors for the StatG OF South Carolina, and
that their votes ART not tho votes provided for
BY the Constitution Of the United States, and
should not he counted. Pr"
This was adopted unanimously. I."
Mr.. Morton offered tlic following
ReSolrrl, That c. C. Brown, ]. WinSmith,
Thomas b. Johns on, Timothy Hurley. ". i.
Nash. Wilson Cook and ". F. Myers, tho per-
aOnS naniCdnS electors In certificate number one
were lawful electors for The State OF South
CRTOlina, and that their votes arc the votes
provided for by the Constitution Of the United
States. and should 10 counted for President
and Nice-prrsidGnt of tho UnitcdStatcs.
This was adoptcd-ycas, 8; nays, 7.
Tho South Carolina electors were counted for
llaycS-the House voting against them. The
convention rcasSemblch. Tennessee and Texas
were next counted for TiltlOn and Hendricks.
subject Of struggle itI the joint convention.
MOI only was orc IF the Vermont electors Oh.
jccted to. Int Mr.. Springer insisted that there
wcru twp certificates from that State. and that
the case must 60 before tho Electoral commits
sion. The president OF tho Senate refused 10
entertain this proportion, mud the two houses
nGaiu separated. ....l..
Tho two houses met ngnin at eleven O'Clock
Thursday night. The action OF each house on
tie objections having hedH rad, the presiding
officer announced that the two houses not cOli-
curing otherwise, the tiye electoral votes Of
Vermont would DO counted for Hayes and
Wheeler.
Tho certificate OF Virginia was read, and The
eleven votes Of that State were counted for Til
den and ileHdrickA 'rt !.
Tie five votes OF West Virginia were counted
for Tildcn and Hendricks.
The certificate from Wisconsin having been
rcad, Mr.. Lyndo D0m.), Of Wisconsin, pre-
Sented objections to counting the vote Of
Daniel ". Downs, one Of the electors for tho
surgeon and examining surgeon for the pension
oniee prior 10 and on November 7, 1876, tho
day OF the Presidential ELECTION, and on DccCm-
lcr G, 1916, oil which day lie assumed to cast
Liz vote as an elcctOr.
Tie two houses separated and ut 1903 4. ".
Friday morning, rcasscmbled, and all tho mem
bcrs being seated the action OF the respective
houses on the Wisconsin question was read;
and tho ten votes Of Wisconsin were announced
for Hayes and Wheeler. tL .l
Tho presiding officer sail tliiS concluded the
count OF tho tlirty-eight States Of the Union.
Tie tcllcrs will nov ascertain and deliver the
result Of the votes to the presiding officer.
At 4;lO 4. y. the president Of the Senate an.
nOunccd that Rutherford u. Hayes had received
iS5 votes for President and William a. Wheeler
1856 votes for rice-I'rcS.dcnt. and tint they
wcro therefore respectively elected.
Ono solitary hiss was heard. With this cx-
ccptlun the announcement WAS made in the
midst of tho most profound silence. The Son.
ale then withdrew, and the House adjourned
for the first time III a month.