The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-14
HOUSE.

The session was resumed ut 10 am.
Mr.. McCrary rose to open the discus
sion upon the objection to the decision o.
the electoral commission.
Mr.. Clymer raised the point that there
was no quorum present.
II was then agreed the debate should
not begin till half past ten.
At that hour Mr.. Field offered the fol.
lowing
Ordered that counting the electoral
vote from Florida shall not proceed in
conformity with the decision of the cleo
toral commission, but that the votes of
Call. Young, Hilton and Bullock shall be
counted as the votes from the State of
Florida for president and vice-presidcnt
Of the United States.
Mr.. Hale moved as all amendment:
Ordered that the counting OF the cleo
toral vote from the State Of Florida shall
proceed in conformity with the decision
of the electoral commission,
MIR. Knott offered as substitute an
order reciting the language of the elee-
toral act, that the commission might in
Quire into such petitions. dispositions and
other papers as shall by the constitution
and now existing law be competent; re-
citing also the fact that in the Florida
case the commission had decided and de-
termined that no evidence would be re-
ceived or considered which had not been
submitted to the house in joint conven.
ton by the president of the senate. that
Certificate number one, that of the HAYES
electors contained no evidence whatever
while certificates Nos. and 3-Tildey
electors-did contain evidence fully anc
specifically showing that the latter hae
been duly elected and appointed as cleo
tors, and therefore ordering that the de
ciGion OF the commission aud the grounds
thereof be remandcd and recommitted [,
the commission, with the request tina
the same be so corrected or explained
ana that the commission be further re
quested to furnish in detail the true res
son of Its decision, so that the house ma
be enlightened as to the course 1t ough
to pursue in the discharge of its dutie
and that in the meantime the votes {
the Hayes electors be not counted
Mr.. Hale made point of order tina
under the electoral commission law
was the imperative duty Of the house .
the end of two hours debate to vote O
the main question, which was whethe
the votes should be counted in conform
ity with the decision, and that nothing
shape OF delay, in whatever form pr,
sented, could now arrest the wheels {
its decision.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, added to MI
Hale's point Of order that this hous
could refer nothing to the commission
that would require at least concurren
action.
Mr.. Wood OF New York declared tina
any intimxton Of desire on the part O.
the Democratic side of the house to inter
pose any factious opposition to any
decision Of the electoral commission wal
entirely gratuitous and unsupported by
anything that had taken place.
Mr.. Hale: Has anything been said this
morning to indicate any charge Of that
kind9
Mr.. Wood; The gentleman has just
spoken OF delay, and has intimated that
there Is an Intentional disposition on the
part OF the house to delay action. can
assure the gentleman that there is no
such iAtention. While we are ready In
good faith to carry out In all respect,
the electoral commission law and the re
suit that may be reached in pursuance O
1t, still At the same time we demand tn
right Of free expression of opinion.
Mr.. Knott contested the point of orde
and thought there was nothing in tn
law which prevented the house with tn
concurrence Of the senate, from remand
ing back to the electoral commission TO
their further consideration the decision
which II had made In the Florida case il
order that 1t might have al opportunit,
TO explain the glazing inconsistencies
which existed In that decision.
Mr.. Banks said that under the proyis
ions Of the electoral act the house wa.
compelled to give an affirmative or neg.
awe vote upon the decision OF the com,
mission. 1t would not be respect to the
commission to remand the decision TO IL.
The speaker overruled the point of or.
der made by Mr.. Hale, but sustained that
made by Mr.. Wilson.
The speaker oyerruled the point OF
order made BY Mr.. Hale, but sustained
that made BY Mr.. Wilson, holding that
there was nothing in the electoral CON.
mission law that authorized the recon-
initial 81 the question back to the com
mission, and also ruling 1t was not com
petsnt tor one house TO refer bill or an,
other matter 70 an outside commission