The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-18
COMPRESSION AL.
SENATE.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Eight SEN
ators only were present at 10 o'clock,
but there being no objection, commu-
nication from the president of the cleo
toral commission was read, conveying
the decision of the commission on
Louisiana, and it was agreed that the
House be informed that the Senate was
ready to proceed with the count of the
electoral votes.
| Kelly asked permission to make a
personal explanation, which being
granted, he said he would do so when
the Senate was full.
Kelly, on rising to personal eXpla-
nation, said he did sign a cipher dis
patch for Patrick, who represented that
it was telegram to w. T. Pelton for
$4,000 to pay lawyers fees in Oregon,
and if not used, would be returned. He
denied that he ever attempted to buy
Republican elector or that he ever au-
thoriZed any one to make such an offer
for him.
Sargent said he thought the Senator
from Oregon did right to endeavor to
| free his name from the nefarious trans
action in Oregon. The country had
lived through century without any
presidential elector betraying the party
which elected him, but it had not lived
through centennial without seeing an
attempt to buy an elector, sanctioned
by the chief of a great political party.
Bogy said he condemned fraud in Or
egon, or any where else, and he was not
willing to sit in his place and permit
stigma of the kind charged by the SEN
ator from California, Sargent, to rest
upon the Democratic party as the only
party guilty of fraud. The country
knew there were frauds i'll Florida aad
Louisiana, perpetrated by the Republi-
can party, and it knew how those frauds
resulted. These frauds We're like whited
sepulchres, fair without but foul as hell
within.
Sargent, replying. spoke at length as
to the condition of affairs in Florida,
and charged that the Democrats threw
out Republican votes and stuffed bal
| lot boxes in that State.
A message was received from the
House announcing that that body
would be prepared to receive the Senate
on Monday at II, to resume the
| count.
Window asked unanimous consent to
proceed with the consideration of one
appropriation bill to-day, but the chair
ruled that legislative business could not
be transacted pending action by the two
Houses on the decision of the electoral
| commission.
Cooper denied that frauds We're COM
mitted III Florida by the Democrats,
and charged that the frauds were COM
mitted by Republicans.
HOUSE.
Washington. Feb. 1.-The House
session was resumed at 10 O'Clock, and
! Immediately the recess was continued
till noon, when the journal of yester-
day was read. During the reading the
secretary Of the Senate arrived with a
message from the Senate, but was not
recognized by the Speaker.
At the end of the reading the Speaker
| laid before the House communication
from Justice Clifford, president of the
electoral commission, informing the
House that the commission had arrived
at decision in the Louisiana case, and
had transmitted the decision to the
president of the Senate. to be opened
and read in the presence of the two
| houses.
Lamar offered q resolution directing
the clerk of the House to inform the
Senate that it would be ready to receive
that body at IL O'Clock on Monday next
for the purpose of proceeding with the
counting of the electoral votes. Kas-
son made the point of order that there
was message from the Senate.
The chair overruled the point of or
der. Before the announcement of the
vote, the secretary of the Senate was
recognized by the Speaker, and he com
municated message that the Senate
was now ready to meet the House i'll
joint convention and proceed with the
counting of the electoral votes.
Lamar's resolution was adopted.
Lamar moved that the House take a
recess till Monday at 10.
Sayler asked leave to make the report
of the South Carolina investigating
committee, but objection was made.
Lamar's motion was agreed to, and
the House took q recess.