The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-26
TO-DAY IN CONGRESS.
Discussion on the Penn
syivania Case,
And the Hour for Legislative
Business is Reached,
After That the Joint Session Again
Convenes.
Now IT'S Little RhOdy that Causes
the Hitch.
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HOUSE.
WASHINGTON Feb. 26.-The House
was called to order at 10 A. NJ. No
quorum seemed to be present. The roll
was called and one hundred and ninety
three answered to their names.
Mr.. Kelly offered resolution that the
vote Of Eleotor Boggs, of Pennsylvania,
be counted, the objections to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Stengar, of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolution that the vote of Boggs be
not counted, because he was not ap-
pointed an Elector in the manner di-
rected by the Legislature. The House
by vote of 1873 to 1l6, the latter in
GLIDING thirteen Democrats, has or
dered to be read the testimony on which
the objections TO the Pennsylvania vote
is based.
This includes the probable reading of
all the tes timony in The South Carolina
case when it comes up. 1t is certainly
volumiDous, covering the Investigations
by the Sayler Committee, the Commit
tee on Privileges, Powers and Duties o (
the House, and would occupy two days
in its reading. The present reading will
carry them past IL O'clock, and make a
I'D otion for recess in or0er at its con-
clusion without joint meeting.
The Speaker said that under Rule No.
l41 the reading could be demanded, and
de would submit the question OF reading
the paper to the House. 1t could deter
mine whether 1T should be read.
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts, said
that the House could not violate the
plain provisions of the Electoral law,
nor could the Char evade the plain re-
sponsibility of deciding whether the pa
per was in order or not.
The Speaker said he desired to evade
no responsibility. He said no attention
would be paid to such remarks as the
gentleman had made.
Mr.. Banks said the question had been
raised whether the paper was in order,
and he wanted the decision of the Chair.
MIR. Wilson said also that the Chair
should decide whether the rule he re-
ferred to could suspend the provisions
of the Electoral law.
The Speaker was clearly OF the opin-
ion that he should submit the question
to the House. The question was SUBJ
mitted, and the Chair announced 121 in
the affirmative and SO in the negative;
whereupon Messrs. O'Brien and
Walling demanded tellers. On this
vote there were 95 yeas to 100
nays; when vote by yeas
and nays was demanded, and resulted:
Yeas, 1888; nays, lie. Only thirteen
Democrats voted in The negative, viz:
Messrs. Goodin, Hancock, Raymond,
M Morgan, Phillips, Regan, Stevenson,
Tarbox, ThI ockmorton, Ward. White
house, Williams, of Delaware, and Will
shire. The testimony was then read,
and it occupied the time till s minutes
OF II O'Clock, when the debate CON-
menced.
Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, said he
would not consume ths time OF the
House in discussing this question. The
objection was TOO absurd and the whole
question had already undergone legal
decision.
Mr.. Stenger. OF Pennsylvania, argued
that as Mr.. Morell was Centennial Com
missioner he labored under such disa-
bi!ity as made him ineligible as Presi-
Dental Elector, and therefore there
was no vacancy filled.
At the close OF MIR. Stengers speech
at 12:10, the Speaker announced that the
legislative session of Monday had COM
and directed the journal of the
day to be read.
The debate on Pennsylvania proceed
ed without an attempt at a recess.
Objections viii be made to tue vote OF
RhOue Island on the ground that the va
cancy caused by the ineligibility of Cor
liss should have been filled by the re-
members of the College, and
not by the Legislature. This view, it is
held, is sustained BY the decision OF the
Commission i'll the Oregon case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-At 2:3O O'clock
the House resum ed the considera ton OF
the Electoral count. A vote on the
Pennsylvania question was taken, and
It WIS decided against the count OF Nor.
rilPs vote by 13j yeas to 119 nays.
JOINT SESSION.
The House tHen no.iied the Senate
that it was ready to 60 into joint Sc =
sion, and at 20 minutes past 8 the Sen
ate came in and the joint session again
commenced.
p. MA motion for recess was
defeated by a vote of 176 to II. The
work OF the joint convention now goes
on.
The vote of Pennsylvania being re.
corded for Hayes, Rhode Island
was called and an objection
was made to one of the Electo votes,
and the Senate again retired.