The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-01
Vermont is Reached-When
Hewitt Exposes a Dirty
Trick of Ferry's
And Complicates the Situa-
ton.
Hayes Farewell Benefit.
Farewell, but not forever;
II forever, still farewell.
WASHINGTON, February %.
SENATE.

The session was resumed at 10 o'clock
A communication was received iron
Justice Clifford, conveying the decision
of the Electoral Commission in the CASE
of South Carolina.
Immediately the House was informed
that the Senate was ready TO continue
the count of the electoral vote, and a.
l2:lO o'clock the Senators marched u
the hall OF the House.
The Senate returned at 1885, and Mr.
Robertson submitted resolution thai
the decision of the Commission upon the
electoral vote OF South Carolina stand II:
the Judgment of the Senate, objection
made thereto to the contrary nolwith
standing.
MIR. Merrimon submitted a resolu LoI
that it was competent to receive testl
mony to sustain the several objections u
the decision of the Commission.
Mr.. Edmunds raised point Of orier
and argued that the Senate must vote
either to affirm or to reject the decIs on
of the Commission, upon which point o
order discussion ensued.
Finally, by vote of lS yea; and a;
nays, the resolution of MIR. Merrimor
was decided out of order.
Mr.. Bogy moved that the testimony in
the South Carolina case be read, and the
motion was rejected. Yeas Il; nays Al
The two hours discussion was then
commenced, and was participated in by
Mosssrs. McCresry, Mcdonald, Morton
Bayard, Patterson, Logan and others.
The debate having closed the reselu'
tion of Mr.. Robertson that the decision
OF the Commission upon the electors
vote of South Carolina stand as the judg'
ment of the Senate, &c, was agreed
te. Yeas, 80; nays, y. A strict party
vote.
Messrs. Conkling and Window, who
would have voted for it, were pair
ed with Messrs. Goodin and DAVIS, who
would have voted against it.
The House was then notified of the
action of the Senate, aad at 6:l5 mes
sage WAS received stating that the House
was ready to resume the count.
The Senate then left its chamber, and
upon returning at 7:l5, the President
pro tenn announced that the Senate hsv.
ing retired from the joint session on OBJ
iections 10 the certificate of the State oi
Vermont, such objections would be read
The Secretary having read the various
objections, Mr.. Edmunds submitted ares
olu,ion that the vote of Sallace, as an
elector for Vermont, be counted with the
electoral votes of the States, objections
thereto to the contrary notwithstanding
Mr.. Merrimon, who signed the first
objection, said he learned that the dual
return had been forwarded to the Presi.
dent of the Senate from Vermont, and
considering the matter Of enough I'M
portance to bring it before the Senate, he
signed the objection. 1t appeared, how.
ever, that other returns had not been
delivered to the President of the
Senate and the matter should be inquired
into.
Mr.. Cockrell quoted from the
Constitution and act of 1892
and argued that, under the law, Yer
mont had ample power to protect her
self in case an elector failed to deliver q
vote. He therefore favored the resolu.
tion of Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Edmunds said he would merely
call for the ayes and nays on the passage
OF the resolution. He did not wish tC
dignity the proceedings by single word
The resolution was then unanimously
sgreei to.
The Secretary was directed to notify
the House, and the Senate at 7:40 took 9
recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow.