Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-01

ulNlerS 10 WlIQlOl0 tlclr StOckS until Of0efeO.
In Chicago pork is lower, being quoted q
el4l5 q el4 p seller March, and sl445@
e,4.6O seller April. Dressed hogs are quotedt
ut Sc, q s6.26 in Chicago and Milwaukee:
Butteris dull in St. Paul, fine lots Of tubs,
Jars. snd even frkins, ii really fresh and
swt1ts arc salea'c at 10000, as to quality.
ONLY small amounts Of choice dairy packed
table butter are arriving, and they sell at
22@e5c Substantially the same rates are
paid in Minneapolis.
As "night brings nut the stars'' so the warm
weather brings out the eggs, and St. Paul and
quotations are 1870, with indica-
lions Of q farther decline.
The Presidential Tribunal.
On the Goth the House after two
hours debate by a vote Of l72 to 90, endorsed
the objection to counting the vote of Louisi-
Joint session was resumed, The Senate hav-
ing sustained the finding Of the Commission
and the House having refused to do so,
the vote OF Louisiana was counted
for Hayes The count then proceeded
and Maine and Massachusetts were recorded
ior Hayes and Maryland tor Tiden. When
Michigan was called the Democrats inter-
Crossmal,, one Of the electors, declaring that
one Benton Hanchett, having been elected
ore OF the electors tor the State of Michigan,
and having held and still holding the Office OF
United States Commissioner, lad absented
himself from the meeting Of electors on the
9Th OF December, and that his place had
been filled by the other electors, The ohjec-
ton claims that the fact that Hanckett alb
sented himself from the meeting did not
create q vacancy, and therefore that said
Crossman had not been duly appointed
elector. The two Houses then separated to
consider the objection and after considerable
debate both houses agreed to count Cross
mans vote. The joint session and count was
then resumed.
Then followed the State OF Minnesota with
five votes for Hayes and Wheeler; Mississippi,
with eight votes tor Tilden and Hendricks;
Missouri, with fifteen votes for Nlden and Hen
bricks Nebraska, with three votes for Hayes
and Wheeler, and Nevada, with three votes
for Hayes and Wheeler. I'd
Mr.. Springer objected to the count OF one
OF the three votes Of Nevada, on the ground
that an elector, r. NJ. Daggett, wasat the time
OF his appointment and for long time pre-
ously, and thereafter continued to be a
United States Commissioner Tor the Circuit
and District Courts of the United States in
the district OF Nevada The objection is
signed hy Messrs Springer, Tucker, Vance,
OF Ohio, Sparks, Savage. Marsh and jerks,
Republican, and by Senator'S Barnum. Wal.
lace and Hereford.
The two houses then again separated. The
Senate promptly voted to count Nevada in
spite OF the objection but the House took 4
recess unit! the next day and The count for
the day ended.
The House, on the 2lst inst. voted
not to sustain the objections to Nevada, and
the Joint Convention again assembled and
Nevada was counted for Hayes and Wheeler.
Their followed in successio the States of
New Hampshire, with five votes tor Hayes
and Wheeler; New Jersey, nine votes for
Tilden and Hendricks; New York, 35 votes
Tor Tilden and Hendricks Ohio, % votes for
Hayes and Wheeler.
The presiding officer now opened and hand
ed to the telierS the certificates received from
Oregon. The first was read by Mr.. Stone and
proved to be the sworn certificate of the
three Hayes electors, Cartright, Odell and
Watts, executed before a notary public.
The papers contain full statement OF the do
inss Of the three electors; the resignation OF
by the other two electors the orig;nal ballets
cast by the three electors, &c. They WEI
read in full, and The presiding officer then
hauded to the te]Iers the certificate OF the
three rival electors, Cronin, Miller, and Park
er, authenticated by the signatures of the
Governor and Secretary Of Slate, with the seal
of the State attached This certigcate gives
two votes to Hayes and Wheeler, and one
vote to Tilden and Hendricks. Senst0r Mitch.
ell presented objections to the certificate oI
C,onin, Miller, and Parker, on the following
First. Because neither of said persons were
ever appointed electors by the State OF Oregon
in any manner whatever.
Second, It appears from the records and
papers contained in and attached to the Ger.
1ificate Of w. H. Odell, J. c. Cartwright and
pointed electors and cast their votes as such
Third, Because it does not appear from
the face Of Gov. Growers certificate attached
to the returns OF the votes of Cronin, Mile
and Parker, that such certificate was issued
to the three persons having the highest mum
ber OF votes Tor electors; but was issued b!
him to persons whom he deemed eligible
appointed thereto according 10 the laws Of tn
land.
Fourth, Because it appears from the certi
icate OF S. f. Chadwick, Secretary Of State
that Odell Cartwright and J. w Watts re
ceived the highest number OF votes, and tha
the secretary OF State, in pursuance Of law de
clared, and that therefore the certificate Of tn
| Governor, in so far as it omitted to certify tn
name Of J. w. Watts as one OF the electors ap
iained the name OF E. A. Cronin as one of tn
electors appointed fails to conform to the &C
| of Congress in such case made and provided
and to the laws of Oregon; and that such Ger
tidcate is as to said Cronin without authorit,
and OF no effect. ..
Senators Kelly, B.gy, Mcdonald. Steven n
Tucker. Lane, jerks, Waiiing, Ciymer Wig
einton, Poppleton, Vance, Of Ohio, Hurd an
Luttreil, lject to the counting. ct the vote
cast by Cartwright. Odell and Watts. Th
grounds Of the obi jections are:
First-The papers purporting to be certiti
Gates OF the electoral votes OF Oregon have no
annexed to them the certificate Of the Governo
OF Oregon, as required to he made and annex
vised Statutes.
=-Second-The papers have not annexed
them the list OF The names Of Cartwright, ,Odel
and Watts a. electors, to which the seal {
the State of Oregon was affixed by the Secretar
OF State, and signed by the Governor and Sec
retary, as required by section GO OF chapte
So o. the general laws Of Oregon:
Governor OF Oregon, under the laws OF tha
State, to give the certificates OF election or ap
u,intment as electors to John C.. Cartwright
w. u. Oiefl and e. A. Cronin, they BEN
tue three persons capapble OF being appoint
ed Presidential electors who receiv. d. ilr high
est number OF votes at the election nel0 !
Oregon, Nov: Z, 1876. ~, ..,.,G
FSu.th-Cartwright and odell had 10 righ
OF, authority in Law to appoint Watts to be .
elector Dec. 6, 1876, as there was no vacanc
in the office Of Presidential elector on tha
Filth Cartwright and Odell had no right Q
authority in law to appoint Watts an electo
December 6, 1876, III as much as they dt
not, on that day, compose or form . Part {
the electoral college of Oregon as BY law con
stituted.
7 sixth-Cartwright and Odell had no author
ity to appoint Watts an elector Dec. 6, 1871
because on that day Watts Was still postn as
ter Of Lafayette, Oregon, and was still On tha
day holding said Office Of trust and profit. >
Seventh : Watts, who claims to be an elec
tor in the above described certificates, was !
FetfuaEy, 1879. appointed postmaster At La
fave tte. OREGON, aud was duly commissions
land qualified is such postmaster, that bein
an Office 81 trust and profit under the laws
The United States, and continued to be an
act as such postmaster from February, 1879
until after November l3, 1876, and was actin
as such postmaster on November 7th, l8't
when the President al electors were app0lnte