The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-22
CONGRESS,
The Juint Session of Congress
Counting of the Electoral Vote.
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York and North Carolina Pass.
Oregon Goes to the Commissioners
Oregon Goes to the Commissioners
The End Approaches.
HOUSE..
WAsHINGroH, February 81.

HOUSE.
WAsHISGToE, February 81.
The House met at 10 o'clock, but a
full hour was consumed in ascertaining
whether there was quorum present and
in the reading OF testimony TO sustain
the objection made yesterday against the
electoral vote ofR NJ. DAggett, Of Nevada.
Mr. Springer, who made the objection,
offered resolution that the vote be
counted, and explained that an error had
been made in describing the office held
by Daggett as that Of United States Com.
missioner, while the testimony showed
that he held the Office Of Clerk Of the
United States Court.
After a number OF speeches Of no spe-
cial significance were made the vote was
then taken on Springer's resolution, that
the vote Of Daggett be counted, and It was
agreed TO without division.
The Senate was then notified that the
House was ready to continue the count
aud the two bodies ment in joint session.
Al Has the Senate and House met in
joint convention. The presiding officer
having called the meeting 10 order and
directed the reading Of the resolutions Of
each house in favor OF counting the votes
Of Nevada, the teller then announced that
Nevada had cast three voteS for Hayes
and Wheeler.
Then followed in succession the States
Of New Hampshire, with five votes for
Hayea and Wheeler; New Jersey, nine
votes for TiIden aud Hendricks; New
York, thirly.Gve votes for Tilden and
Hendricks; North. Carolina, ten votes for
Tillen and Hendricks; Ohio, twenty-five
votes for Hayes and Wheeler. The pre-.
siding officer now opened and handed to
the teilers certificate received from Or
egon. ltWas read and proved to be the
sworn certificates OF the three Hayes
electors, Cartwright, Odell and Watts, ex.
ecuted before a notary public.
The papers contain all the statements
oil the doiDgs Of the three electors, the
resignation of Watts ~ postmaster, his
subsequent choice by the other two elec.
tors, the original ballots cast ky the three
electors, &c. They were read in full.
The presiding officer then handed to
the tellers the certificate Of the three ri.
val electors, Cronin, Miller and Parker,
authenticated by the signatures of the
Governor and Secretary OF State, with the
seal Of tue State attached thereto. The
certificate gives two votes to Hayes and
Wheeler and one vote TO Tilden and Hen.
bricks.
Senator Mitchell objected to the Ger.
tiicales Of Cronin, Miller and Parker on
the following grounds:
/. Because neither OF said persons was
ever appointed elector by the State Of
Oregon in any manner whatever.
.. Because it appears from the records
and papers contained in and attached to
certificates Of W. II. Odell, J.. c. Cart.
wright and John W. Watts that they we're
duly appointed electors and cast their
votes as such.
5. Because it does not appear from the
lace Of Gov. Growers certificate attached
to the returns Of the votes OF Cronin,
Miller and Parker that such certificate
was issued 10 those persons having the
highest number OF votes for electors, but
we're issued by him to the persons whom
he deemed eligible, though one Of them,
L. A. Cronin, was not appointed thereto
according to the laws OF Oregon.
4. Because it appears from the certif.
Gale ofS. &. Chadwick, Secretary Of State,
that 0dell, Cartwright and Watts receiv.
ed the highest number OF votes, and that
the Secretary Of State, in pursuance of
Law, so declared and that therefore the
certificate Of the Governor, in 80 far as it
omitted to certify the name OF J. W.
}, Watts as one OF the electors appointed,
aud in so far as such certificate contained
the name OF E.A. Cronin, as one OF the
electors appointed, fails to conform to the
act Of Congress, in such cases made and
provided, and TO the law OF Oregon, and
that such certificate is as to said, ,Cronin,
without authority and OF no effect.
5, Because it appears from both cerlif.
Gates that Odell and Cartwright, a ma.
! jority Of the electoral college, were duly
appointed electors by Oregon in the man.
ner directed by the Legislature, that
their record, presented to the President
OF the Senate, and by him to the two
houses, shows that the vacancy in the
office OF elector existed on the day fixed
| by law for the meeting OF the electors,
, and thatsuch vacancy was FILLED by the
appointment Of Watts.
This objection is signed by Senator's
Mitchell and Sargent, and by Represent.
: atives Lawrence, Burchard and McDill.
Senator Kelley presented objections to
, the certificates OF Cartwright, 0dell and
Watts. 1t is signed by Senators Kelley,
! Bogy, Mcdonald, Stevenson and Cooper,
: and by Representatives Field, Tucker,
Lane, jerks, Walling, Clymer, Wiggin.
ton, Poppletor, Vance, Hurd and Lut.
trel. The grounds OF the objections arc
/. The papers purporting to be certi-
icates Of the electoral votes Of Oregon
we're not annexed 10 the certificates OF
i the Governor Of Oregon as required 10
4 be made and annexed by sections 1856 and
l58 ofihe United States Revised Statutes
.. The papers have not annexed to
their list OF names the names OF CART.
wright, Odell and Watts as electors, "a
n which the seal Of the State Of Oregon wa,
4. affixed by the Secretary OF State OF Ore
g gon aud signed by the Governor, as re
9 quired by section 90, OF chapter xiv, o
a the general laws Of Oregon.
5. II was the right and duty Of The
Governor OF Oregon, nnder the laws o
n that State, to give certificates OF election
G to, or appoint as electors, John q. Cart
wright, William II. Odell and Z. A. Gro
min, they being those persons capable o
$ being appointed Presidential electors who
e received the highest number OF votes a
the election held in Oregon November 7
1876.
4. Cartwright and Olell had no righ
or authority in law to appoint Watts u
= be an elector on December q, 1876, aI
G there was no vacancy in the office o
Presidential elector on that day.
!. Cartwright and 0dell had no righ
I. or authority in law to appoint Watts At
E eleclor on December Q, 1876, inasmucl
y as they did not on that day compose ant
e form any part Of the Electoral College o
II Oregon as by law constituted.
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