The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-02


, hendricks. The vote of West Nirgini
, was announced as 3 for Tildcn and Ier
, dricEs. The next was that of the Stat
, oil Wisconsin with 10 votes for Have
and Wheeler.
: The certificate OF Wisconsin hayin,
been read, Mr.. Lynde presented ohicr
tions, signed by Senators Barnum. Nr
Donald, Kelly, Cooper and Johnston an,
Representatives Lynde, Burchard. Phil
lips, Tucker, Springer, Rice, Vance
Young and Money, to counting the yot
OF D. W. Downs, one Of the electors 10,
said State OF Wisconsin. because he hcl,
the office OF pension surgeon and exam
lining surgeon for the pension office prio
to and on November 7th, 1876, the da,
OF the Preside ential election, and on tn
10th Of December, 1876, on which dav h
assumed TO cast his vote a. elector. tha
said office was an office Of profit and trust
and that said Downs could not therefor,
be Constitutionally appointed nm elCclo
for the State OF Wisconsin or vote a.
such under the Constitution OF the Unitet
States; that said Downs was not there,
fore duly appointed clector for Wiscon
sin, and that his vote cannot be Consii,u
tionally counted.
The Senate at ll:2j retired to its cham
Der, so that the Houses might separately
consider and determine the objections.
As soon as the Senate withdrew Mr.
Mills rose TO a privilege question and sent
up resolution TO be read.
Mr.. Luttrell interposed with u motion
lor recess, but withdrew il to allow
Mills resolution to he read. II was read
as follows:
WHEREAS, On the eth OF November,
1876, an election was held in the several
States for electors for President and Vice
President, at which election a majority OF
said electors favorable TO the election Of
Samuel J. Tilden for President and Thos,
A. Hendricks for Vice President were
duly and constitutionalIy elected, and
WHEREAS, The returns Of said elec.
tiOn in Louisiana and Florida were
duly made to the officers in said States,
whose duty it was under the law to ag.
grGgate the votes and certificates OF the
electors, and
WHEREAS, that said returning officers
wilIfully, corruptly and iraudulcntly
suppressed the votes OF these electors,
who were duly and legally elected, and
falsely and fraudulentlyI certified the
election OF persons who were defeated at
the ballot box, and
WHEREAS, that the Governors OF said
States falsely and .fraudulcntly gave
certificates Of electors to said persons
who were defeated, and refused them 10
those persons who we're elected, and
WHEREAS, Said false and fraudulent
certificates were referred to Commits.
sion 10 investigate and report to Con-
gress the true and constitutional eieCtur.
al votes OF said States; and
WHEREAS, Said Commission refused
to investigate the question us to who
were the true and constitutional clcc,or.
chosen by the qualified voters OF said
States; and
WHEREAS, 1t appears in the count OF
the electoral votes in the presence OF the
Senate and House Of Representatives
that on account OF said frauds in SUP
pressing the true votes, and certifying the
false votes, Samuel j. Tilden, although
having received majority OF the clCctor.
al votes cast at the balIot.boxes in the
several States, has not a majority in said
joint count oi all the electors appointed
in accordance with the terms OF the Con.
stitutiOn; and
WHEREAS, Rutherford L. Hayes has
not received majority OF Constitutional
electors duly and legally appOintpd. and
contingency provided for BY the Con.
stitution having happened, when il be.
come the duty OF the House of Represcn-
tatives TO proceed Immediately 10 tbr
election of President OF the United
States for the ensuing four Years. there.
fore,
Resoircd, by the House of Rcnresenta.
tives, That said House will pr6ceed i'm.
mediately, in obedience TO the Constitn.
ton, TO choose a President from tho
persons having the highest number nf
votes not exceeding three mn the Ii.t oi
those voted for ns Presidential cand;.
dates.
Mr.. Lynde was recognized by the
Speaker as obiectirr 10 the Wisconsin
vote, and he offered 4 resolution ,hoi tho
vote of Downs br NOT counted bcconse
he held an office of trust and nrotit nnIer
the United States, and was therefore moi
constitutionallv apnointed nm clrctor
Mr.. Mills then offered his resolution
as substitute.
AT this point Cll:4O, messare from
the Senate announced that the objection
had not been sustained. The announce.
ment was greeted with very general clap.
ping of hands on the Republican side Of
the House and in the galleries. This
demonstration annoyed the members on
the Democratic side of the House. who
demanded the clearing OF the galleries,
The Speaker directed the lobbies TO be
cleared, but submitted to the House the
question as to the clearing Of the cal.
leries, and there was very decided ma.
iority against it.
Mr.. Lyndc then moved TO take recess
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning,
Rejected--99 to las.
At 1920 o'clock Mr.. Wood, Of New
York, made proposition that the House
take Il recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow,
and that at one o'clock the vote shall be
taken on the main question, but there
were objections 10 it, and Il scene Of M.
roar and confusion ensued, lasting sey.
eral minutes. in course nj which Mr.