The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


TUESDAY, Feb 20.-SENATE.- Senate me
at 10 O'Clock, but no business DONE the Senators
only awaiting notification that the House was ready
tc continue the count of the electoral VOTE This no
hhcaulon was 1t 1880, and the Senate repaired
to the chamber of the House of Representatives.
Upon returning, at 2:30 p. ~, the of Crossnan
the alleged ineligible elector from Michigan, was
taken up, and the following resolution offered by
MI. Allison, was adopted by vote of 40 to II:
ResotUed, that said vote be counted with the other
votes OF the electors of said State notwithstanding
the objections made thereto" The following, also
by MI. Allison, was then unanimously agreed to
ResotceG:, That the objections made to the vote of
ban1el L. Crossman, one of the electors of Michi-
gan, is not good in law and is not sustained by any
lawful evidence" The Senate then repaired to
the Hall of the House for the purpose of resuming
the count but shortly returned to consider the OBJ
jections to the vote of r. NJ. Daggett one of the
Nevada electors. The matter was speedily disposed
of by the unanimous adoption of resolution
offered by Mr.. JONES' of Nevada, that the vote of
Dagget be counted, notwithstanding the objections
thereto.
HoUsE.-As soon as the House was called to order
the regular business of the day was introduced by
Mr.. Gibson. who offered resolution that the Hayes
electoral votes of Louisiana be not counted. The
discussion was carried on without any special ex-
element either side, the Republicans speaking
in support of the decision of the commission, and
the Democrats in opposition. The only exception
was in the case of Representative Seeye, who made
brief speech, advocating the throwing Of the vote
of the State (Louisiana) out altogether He
said that he believed the Democratic
charges Of fraud against the Republicans,
and the Republican charges of intimidation
against the Democrats. and for that reason he
thought the vote of the State ought not to be count
ed. The debate lasted two and half hours, and at
its close the yeas and nays were ordered on Mr..
Gibson's resolution that the vote of Louisiana. as
declared by the Electoral Commission shall not be
counted the vote standing 172 yeas to SO nays Two
Republicans voted with the Democrats in favor of
the neutrality-suspicious.. seelye and Pierce of Mas
sachusetts. A message was then sent to the Senate
that the House ready to meet that body in joint
convention. The House subsequently met again, to
! consider the objections offered to the counting
Michigan electors. Mr.. Tucker offered q resolution
that the vote of Crossman be not counted. Mr..
jerks offered substitute to the effect that was
not proven at the time of his appointment that Cross
man officer of the United States, therefore,
that the vote objected to be counted. This
agreed to without division. The two houses then
met in joint session. At a later hour, after the
joint session had adjourned to consider the
| objections to counting the vote of Elector
Daggett, of Nevada the House voted to adjourn,
without taking up the case of Nevada.
JOINT CONVENTIONAL 1885 the Senate and
House met in joint convention. The presiding Off
stated that the two houses acting separately had
considered and decided objections to the certificates
from the State of Louisiana, and that the action of
each House would now be read. This having been
! done, the presiding officer announced that, the
two houses not having decided otherwise the de-
clson OF the commission would stand in force, and
he directed the telers to declare the vote of
| Louisiana. Senator Allison, one of the tellers,
thereupon announced that Louisiana had given
eight votes for Hayes for President
and eight votes for Wheeler for Vice President.
There manifestation of any kind at the an
nouncement, and the opening and counting of the
certificates proceeded, the State of Maine giving
seven votes for Hayes and Wheeler Maryland eight
votes for Tilden and Hendricks, and Massachusetts
thirteen votes for Hayes and Wheeler. When the
certificate from the State of Michigan read, CIV
ing eleven votes for Hayes and Wheeler, Mr. Tucker
of Virginia. rose and presented objection to
the counting of the vote of Daniel L. Crossman,
one of the electors declaring that Benton Han
chett having been elected one of the electors for
the State of Michigan, and having held and
is still holding the office of United States Commits
sioner, had absented himself from the meeting of the
electors the 9th of December and that his place
had been filled by the other electors. The two houses
then separated, to consider and act upon the objec
tions. At 500 p. NJ the Senators again entered the
Hall of the House, and the joint convention was re-
sumed After the announcement of the concurrent
action of each house in overruing the objection in
the of of the Michigan electors, the eleven
votes of that State were announced as being
s cast for tho Hayes ststo and W Wnnssc
votes for Hayes and Wheeler; Mississippi, with g
votes for Tilden and Hendricks; Missouri, with Is
votes for Tilden and Hendricks Nebraska, with
votes for Hayes and Wheeler; and Nevada, with 8
votes for Hayes and Wheeler. Mr. Springer object
ed to the count of of the votes of Nevada the
ground that Elector r. M. Daggett United
States Commissioner at the time of his appointment.
The objection having been read, the Senators with
drew. ,..
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21.-SENATE.-Mr. Mitch
ell, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
submitted long report in the case of the Oregon
electors and asked that it be printed in the Record
1 Objection was made by Davis and Herman, who
claimed the report should be printed other re-
ports. Mr.. Mitchell withdrew his motion and the
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on Finance re-
ported bill to aid in the resumption Of specie pay
ments. The Legislative Judicial and Executive
and the Postoffice Appropriation bills dis
cussed, amended and finally passed.
HoUsE.-Testimony ito sustain the objection
against the electoral vote of R. M. Daggett, of
Nevada, was read, whereupon Mr.. Springer, who
made the objection offered resolution that the vote
be counted, and explained that error had been
made in describing the office held by Daggett that
of United States Commissioner, while the testimony
showed he held the Office of Clerk of the United
States Court, The resolution agreed to without
division. The Senate was then notified that the
House ready to continue the count, and the two
| bodies met in joint session. ..'t
JOINT CoNvENT1oN.-The Senate and House met
in joint session for the purpose of counting the
electoral votes. The presiding officer having called
the meeting to order and directed the reading of the
resolutions of each house in favor of counting the
votes of Nevada, teller then announced that Ne
vada had cast three votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
| Then followed, in succession, the State of New
Hampshire, with 5 votes for Hayes and Wheeler; New
Jersey, votes for Tilden and Hendricks; New
| York, 35 votes for Tilden and Hendricks; North
Carolina, 10 votes for TiIden and Hendricks; Ohio
% votes for Hayes and Wheeler. The presiding
officer opened and handed to the tellers the first
certificate received from Oregon. It was read by Mr.
Stone and proved to be the sworn certificate of the
three Hayes electors, Cartwright, OdeH and Watts,
executed before notary public. The papers contain
full statement Of the dongs of the three electors the
resignation of Watts Postmaster, his subsequent
choice by the other two electors the original ballots
cast by the three electors, etc. They were read in
full The presiding officer then handed to the tell
efs the certificates of the three rival eecors-Cro-
min, Miller and Parker, authenticated by the sigma
lures of the Governor and Secretary of State with
the seal of the State attached. This certificate gives
two votes to Hayes and Wheeler and vote to Til
den and Hendricks. Senator Mitchell presented OBJ
jections to the certificate of Cronn Miller and Parker,
on these grounds: First because neither of the per-
named in said certificates were appointed elect
ors, provided by the laws of Oregon. Second that
Watts Odell and Cartwright elected by the peo-
pie of Oregon, in the manner prescribed by the
laws of Oregon. Third, because it does not appear
/ that the 11ersOnS named i'm the Cronin certificate