The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-20

returned, is not the certificate Of the
votes provided for By the Constitution OF
the United States, and that they ought
not to be counted Is such. The sigma.
lures sre: Samuel F. Miller, w. Strong,
Joseph P. Bradley, George F. Edmunds,
y. p. Morton, Frederick F. Frelinghuy-
sen, James A. Garfield, and George r.
Hoar.
The decision having been read, the
presiding officer asked whether there
were any objections TO the decision.
Mr.. Gibson presented An objection to
the decision on the ground that the
Commission had refused TO receive evi.
dence which had beon offered, and had
decided that the votes mentioned in GER
tifcates Nos. l and should be counted
for Hayes and Wheeler, such evidence
TO the contrary notwithstanding. The
paper recites at great length the pro-
ceedings Of the commission, but the
point of 1t is the rejection of the evidence.
1t is signed BY most of the Democrats in
both houses.
The reading OF the paper occupied just
an hour. 1t consisted of legal documents,
and repetitions of the various forms, in
which the evidence had been offered 10
and refused by the Commission. No
one alter the frst five words made he
slightest pretense of listening 20 II, or at
tempted IN understand it. TIE hum of
conversation prevailed on the floor and
in the crowded galleries TO such an ex-
tent that the presiding officer several
times appealed for order and silence.
Finally when the reading Tas ended the
opportunity WAS given the members who
had not yet signed the paper, to step to
the clerks desk, and sttiI their names.
This used up more time and added TO the
uproar.
At l2:45, the Joint Commission was
again called TO order. and the presiding
officer asked whether there were any
further objections to the decision.
Senator Wallace presented three OBJ.
jections which were read They are:
First-Thst the decision Is in violation
of the electoral set, in this, that BY the
act the Commission is required TO decide
whether any and what votes from such
States are the votes provided for
by the Constitution, and what
persons were duly appointed
electors, yet the Commission refused to
examine and ascertain who were duly
appointed electors in and by the State of
Louisiana, and Shst votes from that
State are within the provisions of the
Constitution OF the United States.
Second-Becsuse the act creating the
Commission was passed TO the end that
the Commission would hear and examine
the evidence, and honestly decide what
electors in any disputed State were
fairly and legally chosen, whereas the
Commission refused to hear and consider
the evidence offered 10 show thst the
electors whose votes the Commission had
decided should be counted were not duly
chosen.
Third-Because the decision is in dis
regard of truth, justice and law, and
establishes the demorslizing and odious
doctrine that fraud, forgery, bribery and
perjury can lawfully be used as . meaus
to make 3 President against the we'll
known or easily sscertsiDed will Of the
people and Of the States.
This pspe- is signed by Senators Wal
lace, Johnston, Bailey, Herman. Kelly OF
Oregon, Salisbury, and other Senators
and members.
The presiding officer having called
tor other objections " thet decision,
Mr.. Cochrane presented an objection and
protest signed by himself and several
senators and Representatives for the fol-
lowing reasons: First-It was not de-
MED before the Commission that the
Tilden electors IN Louisiana had received
a large majority of the votes cast. Sec
ond-It was not denied before the Com
mission that Wells and his associates,
styling themselves 3 Returning Board,
were guilty OF gross frauds, and that the
certificates given TO the Hayes electors
were false and fraudulent or thst
their action 10 canvassing the
votes was In violation of the constitution
and laws Of the State.
Third-The action Of the eight men,
bers of the commission in declining 10
hear the evidence Of those aud other
facts was violation of the letter and
spirit of the constitution Of the Uuited
S,stes.
No further objections being presented
the presiding officer announced that the
Senate would withdraw so that the
houses might separately consider and de-
eide objections.
The Senste having withdrawn, Mr..
Wood arose 10 make motion, but the
Speaker interposed; the legislative day
beginning after prayer and the reading
of Inc Journal Of Saturday. Mr.. Wood
then moved that the House take rece S
till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Before putting the question, the
Speaker desired 70 present some enrolled
bills, but Mr.. Conger objected.
The yeas and nays were called on Mr..
Woods motion, ard It was sgreed to
yeas l40, nays 100.
The following Democrats voted in the
negative: Messrs. Aioswortb. Ander-
SOB, John II. Bsgley, Bell, Campbell.
Carr, Cutler, Finley. Goodin, Hatcher,
Raymond, Hopkins. Jones OF New
Hampshire, Kehr, Lemoyns, Morgan,
Neal, Phelps, Potter, Powell, Stevenson,
Tsrbor, Warner, Wells Of Missouri,
w ills, Wiltshire and Ysatss-
The House ther.upon took 3 recess,
ana the Democrats remained 10 the ball
for q CAUCUS.
Wsshingsoa Iiems-
WAsHISGTos, February lS-Tte