The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-15

vote of that State cannot be counted for
Hayes and Wheeler without the confirmation and
approval of Illegal and fraudulent action by said Re-
turning Board. Mr., Townsend submitted mi
nority report recommending the adoption of a reso-
luton declaring that the Republican electors have
been elected in Louisiana and that the election vas
examined into, determined, declared and pronlul-
gated by the proper authorities of said State under
all the forms OF law, and IN compliance with the
stitution of the United States. Both reports were
ordered printed and recommitted.
SATURDAY, Feb 1O.-JoINT SESSION. Precise
ly at O'Clock the Senators took their seats in joint
session with the House members and President Ferry
took the chair The decision of the Electoral Com
mission having been read written objections were |
made to it by Representative Field on the part of five
Senators and twelve Representatives and then the
two houses separated.
SENArE.-The Chair presented communication
from the President of the Electoral Commission in
forming the Senate that it has decided upon the
matters submitted concerning lhe electoral votes
from Florida. The objections to the decision of
the commission submitted by Mr.. Field were read
long debate took place to the form of the ques
ton sustaining or overrung the objections filed by
Field, and an order submitted by Mr.. Whyte
that the Senate do not concur in the decision
made by the commission created under the
the votes cast by Wilkinson, Col Robert Bullock,
j. E. Yonge and r. B. Hinton as the electors of
Florida are the true and lawful votes for President
and Vice President of that State. and should be
feated by strict party vote-all the Democratic
Senators present voting in the affirmative, and
the Republicans in the negative The following
resolution, offered by Mr. Sherman then adopted
by strict party vote-44 to 25: g Resolved, That
the decision OF the commission upon the electoral
votes of the State Of Florida stand the judgment
OF the Senate, the objections made thereto to the
contrary notwithstanding" The Secretary was di-
rected to notify the House that the Senate had
reached determination in regard to the Electoral
Commission and was ready to meet the House for
the purpose of proceeding with the count.
HOUsE.-After the Senate had retired from the
hall Of the House motion was made by Demo-
cratic member to take recess. Hale made the point
OF order that recess could not now be taken.
long discussion followed participated in by Messrs
McCrary, Kasson. Wilson and Banks Republicans,
and Warren, Jones and Sayler, Democrats-the
former opposing and the latter advocating recess
Speaker Randall maintained that, according
to the spirit of the Electoral Commission act it
competent for the House to take recess, and over
ruled the point of order. Mr. Hale appealed from
the decision Mr.. Cox moved to lay the appeal on
the table, which was carried-156 to rs. The mo-
ton to take recess till Monday then carried
163 to 108.
MONDAY, Feb. 12-SENATE.- business
was transacted in the Senate. At 2:20 p. m in re-
spouse to notification from the House, it proceeded
to the Representatives Chamber for the purpose of
resuming the count of the electoral votes.
HoUsE.-Mr Knott offered resolution to re-
commit the Florida back to the Electoral Com
mission. Messrs. Hale and Wilson raised points Of
order that the resolution was cut Of order,
and that the House had power to refer
anything to the commission. The Speaker sus-
tanned the point of order, and said that only the
joint convention of the two houses could refer the
matter to the tribunal. The debate on sustaining
the decision then begun, and was carried on
with much warmth and earnestness on both sides.
The Speaker sustained in his decision, the vote
standing 1877 to 81. The resolution declaring the
in TO-
vote of 1853 to 103. resolution then passed in
forming the Senate that the House ready to pro-
coed with the count.
JOINT SEssIoN.-The Senate entered, and the
joint convention was called to order. The resou-
tons of the Senate and House in reference to the
vote of Florida read, and Mr.. Ferry said that
as the houses did not agree, the decision would
stand. The teners then recorded four votes for
Hayes and Wheeler. The convention then pro-
ceeded to count the State of Georgia being first
after Florida. No objection being interposed
to the vote of Georgia, the eleven votes were
counted for Tiden and Hendricks. Next followed,
in succession, the State of Illinois, with twentyone
votes for Hayes and Wheeler; Indiana, with fifteen
votes for Tilden and Hendricks; Iowa, with eleven
votes for Hayes and Wheeler; Kansas, with five
votes for Hayes and Wheeler Kentucky, with twelve
votes for Tilden and Hendricks. Then
tificate from Louisiana, showing eight votes for
Hayes, authenticated by Kellogg as Governor; this
was followed by the opening of another
certificate showing eight votes for Tilden
certificate was read, purportng to be authenticated
by Deslonda, Secretary of State, with votes for
Hayes. The presiding officer opened and presented
another certificate received by mail, correspond
ing having been received by messenger. 1t
was obvious from the first sentence it was mere
burlesque 1t commenced by certifying that John
Smith had been chosen elector from the First
District; John Smith No. from the Second;
John Smith No. 8 from the Third; John
Smith No. from the Fourth; John Smith No.
from the Fifth; John Smith No. 6 from the Sixth,
on6Tn C1l1if11 10 fa
large. It followed the usual forInalities, and cert
fled that the eight electoral votes of Louisiana had
been cast for Cooper and Cary. The paper pur-
ported to be signed by "John Smith, Company 2
Bulldosers, Governor of louisiana" and wound up
with the motto, 'Such is life in Louisiana" Sub
sequenty the presiding officer directed the paper to
be omitted from the proceedings Of the joint
convention. Senator Mcdonald submitted an OBJ
lection to the Hayes and Wheeler certificates, the
ground that the Hayes electors had not been duly
elected; that their election had been certified by
William P Kellogg, who claimed to be, but in fact
not, Governor of the State of louisiana and be-
cause the Returning Board of said State without
jurisdiction for the that the laws of Louisiana
conferred power on the Returning Board to
canvass compile the votes, since they
tuted but four of the five persons required by
law, since those four were of the same political
party, and since there was a vacancy in said
board, which four members had refused to fill;
because four members of the Returning Board had
full knowledge that the true compilation Of votes
would have shown that the Tilden electors had
been duly elected; because said board mad oHered
for money to sell the State of Louisiana, and be-
cause A. B. Levsec and o. II. Brewster, of the
Republican electors, held offices of trust under
the Government of the United States at the time Of
their appointment as electors. The objection is
signed by Mcdonald, Stevenson, Salisbury, Bogy,
Senators; jerks, Wilson, Tucker, Levy, Ellis and
Morrison, Representatives. Messrs. Gibson and
Wood, of New York, submitted further objections,
in behalf Of the Democrats, to the Hayes electors.
Mr.. Howe submitted objections to the Tilden certit
Gates on the ground that there evidence that
those electors had been appointed in such manner
the Legislature directed while there evidence
conclusive in law that neither of them had been SO
appointed; also on the ground that there was no
evidence that McEnery was Governor of Louis
lana in the year 1876, while there was conclusive
evidence that Kellogg during the year 1876 and
for several years prior thereto Governor of that
State, and was recognized as such by the judicial
aud Legislative departments of Louisiana, and by the
departments of the Government of the United
States. ALI of the certificates from Louisiana with
the papers accompanying them, were then sent to
the Electoral Commission for judgment and deci-
sion and the Senate withdrew to its chamber.
Beef for the BritOns.
Being invested with arbitrary powers,