The anti-monopolist., 1877-03-08
4apsrfsst Rass
The -Anti-AIonopolist,


Black spoke tor the Democrats, and Mr. Law
renee, alone, spoke for the Republicans, the ar
gument being omitted on that side in order
to save time.
After the argument, at g. p. n., Mr.. Morton
offered the following:
That it is not competent for the two houses
| assembled for the purpose OF counting the
| votes Tor President and Vice Pres dent to
| inquire by evidence whether State regu-
| larly represented in the two houses Of Con-
| gress, and recognized as State Ut the
| United States by the other departments of the
government, has republican form Of govern
| ment.
Resolved, That while the existence pub
| lie distur bance and anarchy in any State, to
such all extent as to make it impossible Tor
the Safe to exercise its rights to appoint elect
ors OF President and Wee President, and to
| express its will in that behalf, is sufficient
cause Tor rejecting any electoral votes, pur-
| porting to be the votes OF electors appointed
| thereby, yet that when State, regularly rep
resented as State in the Congress OF the
/ United States, and is recognized as q State by
| the other departments of the government, and
has government republican IN form. and d es
appoint elec Ors in the manner prescribed by
the Legislature thereof, evidence cannot be re-
ceived by the two houses OF Congress assem-
| bled to count the votes for President and Vice
| President as aforesaid, to show that the dis
turbances existed IT the time Of the election
which may have interiered to a greater or less
extent with the freedom OF the election at the
| polls in said State.
Resolved, That is competent for the two
houses OF Congre IS, when as embed to count
| the votes for President and Vice President,
| by taking evidence to inquire into the regul
arity oi the action OF the President OF the
United States in sendinga military force into
any State for the pr servation of order and the
! nf a nd domestic
lence, in order by such proof to lay ground
tor reject NJ the elect Jral vote OF said state.
| Resolved, That in view OF the propositions
contained III the three foregoing resolutions,
the evidence offered to show that the state OF
| South Carolina, at the late election, did not
| have republican form Of government, aud
| the evidence offered on the subject OF disor-
der and violence, and the presence OF troops
III said State dunng said election, is not CON-
| petent; but that llut Withstanding the offer Vi
/ such evidence, the electoral vote OF the State
| OF South Carolina ought TO be received and
| counted, 1t not Objectionable Oh other
| grounds.
Resolved, That the other objections to GER
tfcare No. show no valid cause tor the re-
| lection OF the same.
Mr. Field offered the following substitute:
Resolved. That evidence is admissible tC
| show that prior to and during the election, as
on the 7th day OF November, 1876, in the
State OF South Carolina, there We're unlaw-
fully stationed in various parts OF the State vi
or near polling places, dtlachments OF troops
OF the army OF the United States, by whose
presence and interference the qualified voters
| vi the State were deprived of the rig ht OF sut.
irage, and a tree choice by the people OF Pres
idential electors were prevented.
Resolved, That evidence is admls sibe K
show that at the election OF the 7th OF Novem
Ter, 1876, in South Carolina, there were sta
toned at the several polling places in th'
State, Deputy Marshals OF the United States
exceeding one thousand in number, by who's
unlawful action and interference under order
from the Department OF Justice, qualified
voters OF the State were deprived OF the righ
OF suffrage and tree choice by the people Q
Presidential electors was prevented.
This substitute was rejected.
Yeas-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Payne. Kernan.-7
ssayNays ys-Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strons.--7.
The question recurring on the adoption 9
Mr.. MurtOn'S resolutions they were adOpte
!, yeas s, nays THE above vote being re
versed.
MIR Frelinghuysen offered the following:
|, Resolved. That Theodore p Barker, 5. Mc
! Gavan, John w. Harrington, John Isaac In
,, graham, VIM, Wallace, John b. Erwin an
Robert Aldrich, the persons named as cleo
tors i'll article No. ,. were not lawful electol
a votes are not the votes provided for ~ tn
! constitution OF the United States, and snoui
:, | not be counted
: ADOPTED unanimously.
n Mr. Morton offered the following:
$ Resolved, That G. q. Brown, J. Winsmotl
u Nash, Wilson Cook and w. +. Myers, tt
e persons named as electors in certificate NO
d were the lawful electors for the State oil Soui
= Carolina, and that their votes are the vut
a provided Tor by the constitution OF the Unite
I; States, and should be counted Tor Preside
IL aud Vice President ct the United States
D Adopted--yeas 3, nays THE same as Il
oi vote on Morton's previous resolutions.
report VAS drawn up to be presented
e the two houses, giving the grounds on viii
the Commission reached its decision.
is The commission then adjourned un
~ March 2nd As this is the last State havr
be double returns the work OF the commission
e practically ended.
=. The joint Convention reassembl
:. - on the 2Sth OF Feb and after hearing the
- y. mort OF the Commission on South Carroll
he the two houses separated and as usual
= ~ Senate voted to receive and the house to
~ iect the Hayes otes in that State. The 10
Convention again convened aud the vote
-, South Carolina was counttd d TOR Hayes. ~
:. n. ssee and Texas were then counted for
he den and Vernon: was n.sal call
m. Il seems tnAI LBr Dcui0SI
"a supposed there were two sets OF retuI
- from that State and that the case wo,
have to 20 to the commission but the Pre-
"a dent OF the Senate said he had receN
.ar bat one return Mr.. Hewitt presented
=. | second return but the President Of the Sen
- refused to accept it. Objection was u
ne entered to counting the vote OF one Of
NJ electors because he was . postmas
f., and the two houses separated, the Ser
r.. promptly voting to count Vermont, and
House taking a recess until the next morni
am There weIenum<rous and exciting bnt uns
uar n eesstul attempts to fliibuster and delay in
xes House, and the proceedings were very tur
key lent much Of the time.
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au-
ia Neither branch of Congress tran:
oh ted any business of consequence 0u the