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and he asked whether there was any objeC

and he asked whether there was any objec-
tions to the vote of Vermont
Springer offer a resolution.
Presiding Ofhcer-lf 1t is an objection to
the certificate from Vermont the chair would
entertain 1t; but lift il simply resolution
the chair will not entertain 1t.
Springer-After it is received it will be
seen what it is.
Presiding Ohcer-If the member from
illinois submits an objection to the csrti-
ficale, the chair will entertain it, but be can
not entertain resolution.
Springer persis. ed in its eff ,rts to have his
| resolution road. but the presiding officer was
just as firm and unyieldIng in not permit
ting it to be read, and he intimated that if
the member from Illinois would not come
to order the services OF the sergent-at-arus
would be called into requisition. Finally
Springer undertook to put his resolution IN
the shape OF an objection, and the proceed
| lngs were informally suspended to give him
time to do 50. After abou: quarter Of an
| hour spent IN fixing it up in consultation
with Others, the following objection was
sent up, signed by Senator Merrimon and
Representatives Springer and Hamilton.
The undersigned object to counting the
vote Of Vermont Tor the reason that two re-
| turns or papers purpOrting to be returns of
the electoral vote of the state were forward
ed to the President of the Senate and that
| only one has been laid before the two
| Houses. The President of the Senate hav
| ing stated that but one return had been re-
ceived by him, duplicate copy of ono Of
said returns Is herewith submitted for con
siderstIon Of the Senate and House.
| Accompanying the objection was the fol-
lowing telegram
! Burlington. VT, Feb. u. To Samuel j.
| Randall, Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives. The certificate Of Amos Aldrich IS
| an elect0r was deposited in this Office, De-
cember 10. Signed, B. B. Smalley, clerk
| United States distric. court, Vermont.
Poppleton presented two sets of objec-
tioas to the vote of Henry N. SOlace, one
| OF the electors, on the ground that he was
! a postmaster when elected, and that the
law Of Vermont did not authorize thu ap-
pointment by tho college electors to fill
| the vacancy caused By the absence of an
| elector. The objections having been read,
Springer demanded the reading of the du-
plicate returns sent up with his objection.
Presiding Oficer-That Is not an objec
ton.
Springer-But it is right that | have
| allude to the certificate presented by the
gentleman from New York (Hewitt).
Presiding Officer So the chair under
| stood and ruled IL out.
Springer-Then Task that the chair order
that this certificate be now submitted to
| the judQ ment OF the electoral commission,
Presiding Odicer-The chair stated he
had not received duplicate returns.
Springer-They are now before the chair.
Presiding Officer entirely ignoring the
dem and Are there any further ohIectio rs
to the certificate OF Vermont After a
| pausel The chair hears none.
| SDrlnger-DOes the chair decline to re-
ceive the returns submitted with my OBJ
| lection.
Presiding Oficer-The chair declines 70
receive any.
waddell. of North Carolina, ljocoselyl-
| Being aliunds.
| Presiding Oficer-In any form laughteri.
The Senate will now retire to its own
chamber In order that the two Houses may
separately consider and decide upon the
objections.
As the Senators were about withdraw
ing Mr.. Springer called out that he row
made the point Of order that, there being
duplicate returns. that case had now gone
| to the electoral commission and could not
be recorsidered by the two Houses. No
| attention. however, was paid to it, nor TO
the proposition made Immediately after
wards by Mr.. Mills, that the House proceed
to elect a president.
| At 100 the House took rec IS TIL 10
| tomorrow.
ACTION or TIE SENATE IN THE CASE OF YER
MONT.
| The Senate having retired from the Joint
meeting upon the objections to the csrtif-
| cate of Vermont, and the secretary having
read the objections, Mr.. Edmun ds sub
mitted resolution that the vote Of Sollace
as elector for Vermont be counted with the
other electoral votes of the state, the OBJ
| jecti0ns thereto to the contrary notvith-
standing.
| Mr.. Msrrimon who signed the first OBJ
| lection said he learned that dual return
had been forwarded to the President of the
Senate from Vermont, and considering the
matter of enough Importance to bring
before the Senate he signed the objection.
Ii appeared, however, that the other return
| had not been delivered to tine President of
the Senate and the matter should be inquired
| into.
Cockrell quoted from the constitution the
act OF 1872. and argued that under the law
Vermont mad ample power to protect herself
in case an elector failed to deliver his
vote, be therefore favored the resolution OF
| Edmunds.
Edmunds said he would merely call for
the yeas and nays on the passage of his reso-
luton, as he did not Wish to dignity this
| proceeding by single word. The resolu-
| ton was unanimously agreed to.
The secretary was then directed to notify
the House, and the Senate took recess
until ten q. N. tomorrow.