The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-03-01
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There is nothing to hang doubt Oh
hope on.
A recess of half an hour was taken
to send for Thurman 10 vote on the
question of casting the three Oregon
votes for Hayes.
A Democratic Senator of the com,
mission is quoted that the question il
virtually settled, as eight members, in
GLIDING Bradley, have expressed them
selves in favor of this motion.
The electoral commission procee led
to the residence of Senator Trur
man, and there adopted, by a s,ric
party vote of eigh. to seven.
resolution offered by Senator Nor
ton, declaring that the votes OF W. II
Odell, John Cartwright aud John W.
Watts, the Hayes and Wheeler cleo
tors for Oregon, should be counted
The commission had previously voted
on the question of the admissibility
of Cronin's vote, and rejected it unan
lmously.
WASHINGTON, February &c. Pre-
limlnary to delay to-day, Mr.. ClymeI
moved call of the House. This ex
hausted half an hour.
Mr.. Springer then offered objections
to the Pennsylvania elector.
Mr.. Banks objected to the reading.
The Speaker overruled the objection,
and the reading was ordered.
When the reading had progressed
for about twenty minutes, Kelley re.
newed the objection, which the Speaker
again overruled, and an appesl from
the decision was made, which seemed
carried by sound; the count by the
tellers resulted in the same way; the
aye and nav vote resulted in an order
that the reading continue-ayes, 1873;
nays, 116. The Democrats voting with
the Republicans were Bagley, Dob.
bins, Hancock, Haythorn, Raymond,
Miller, Morgan, Stevenson, Tarbox,
Throckmorton, Ward, Whitehouse,
Williams of Delaware, Williams of
Michigan and Wiltshire.
This vote is very threatening.
1t has transpired that the Republi-
cans stiffened up yesterday. Sherman,
who is just from Hayes, has made them
more stubborn about concession to the
South.
The House proceedings carry the
next meeting of the joint session into
the legislative day of Monday and
gains virtually twenty-four hours to
the friends of delay. ....
IL M.-Speaker Randall has termi-
mated the legislative day of Saturday
by ordering prayers and reading of the
journal.
1t is now competent, on objections
to Rhode Island, to take recess until
10 o'clock tomorrow.
The Democrats have it in their pow
er now, by legitimate parliamentary tao,
tics, to defeat the Inauguration.
On an objection to Rhode Island, a
motion for recess was defeated by
SO to 178, seventy Democrats voting
with the Republicans. The House
then voted not to count Rhode Island
after a two hours discussion, when
the Senate again entered and the State
was counted for Hayes. South Caro-
lima was then reached, when, on Oh
lection being made, the two houses
separated and the certificates were re-
ferred to the commission. The House
then took recess to 10 A. NJ. to-mor-
row.
The commission assembled and re-
celved papers in the South Carolina
case and adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to-
morrow.
The following are the objections to
the vote of South Carolina: First
That no legal election was held in
South Carolina for presidential cleo
tors, the general assembly Of that State
not having provided, as required by
article 8, section 3, of the Constitution
thereof, for the registration of the
people entitled to vote. Without reg
istration no valid or legal election
could be held.
Second-There was not existing in
the State of South Carolina on the
the first of January, 1876, nor at any
time thereafter up to and including the
tenth of December, 1876, a republican
form of government, such as is guar
anteed by the Constitution to every
State in the Union.
Third-That the Federal govern
ment, prior to and during the election,
November z, 1876, without the author
ity of law, stationed in various parts
of said State, at or near voting places,
detachments of the United States
army, by whose presence the full exer-
else of the right of suffrage was pre-
vented, and By reason whereof no le-
gal or free election was or could be
had.
Fourth-At the several polling places
in said State there were stationed
United States deputy marshals, ap
pointed under the provisions of sec.
tons 20, 81 and %, of the United
States Revised Statutes, which provis.
ions were unconstitutional and void
that said deputy marshals exceeded
over 1000 in humber, and by their
unlawful and arbitrary action, in
obedience to improper and il.
legal instructions received by them
from the Department of Justice,
interfered with full and free exer.
else of the night of suffrage by the duly
qualified voters of said State; that a
fair election could not be held and
was not had in said State on Novem'
Der z, 1876; that there was not, from
the first of January, 1876, up to and
including the tenth of December, 1876,
ut any time, a State government in
the State of South Carolina, except o
pretended government, set up in VIC
lation of law and of the Constitution OF
the United States by Federal authority
and sustained by Federal troops.
The Senate reassembled at 10 o'clock,
but no business was transacted, it hav
ing disposed of the objection in re.
gard to Mr.. Monroe, of Pennsylvania,
on Saturday, and awaited the action Of
the House on that matter.
Senator Herman was elected to sue.
coed Senator Thurman, who retired
from the commission on account oil
sickness.
The Senate entered at 3 o'clock, and
Pennsylvania was counted, and the
Senate retired.
WASHINGTON, February &c. - Sena
tor Sherman brings the intimatioI
from Ohio that Hayes and Packard ara
regarded as in the same boat, and mus
sink or swim together. 1t may happier
that the edge of battle will be reached
when Conkling and Morton contend fol
the presidency o. the Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 90. Til,
Union strongly urges resistance to thu
count and combination to make Conk
ling President of the Senate.
The Republican threatens the irrecon
cilables with Morton as President.
Senator Herman, Senator Ellis, tn,
representatives from Louisiana, and
Col. Burke, who represent Governo
Nichols, are here TO meet him anC