The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-27
The FiIibusfers again
Beaten.
Pennsylvania and Rhode
Island Counted.
SOUTH CAROLINA REFERRED
TO THE COMMISSION.
PENNSYLVANIA.

The Senate Ieassembled at 10 and awaited
the action of the House on the Pennsylvania
matter.
Senate having received notice of the resigna.
ton of Hon. Allen g. Thurman, member OF
the electoral commission, on account of physl-
cal disability, Hon. Francis Herman OF New
York was unanimously chosen to I'LL the va
cancy.
At3.10 p. m. Mr.. Adams, Clerk of the House
of Representatives, appeared in the Senate ana
notified that body of the action Of the House IN
the Pennsylvania case and also that the HOUSE
was now ready to meet the Senate for the pui-
pose of resuming the count. The Senate tnen
proceeded to the hall of the House
A Lively Debate in the HOuse.
The House met at 10 o'clock, but it was near
ly noon before any business was transacted
The interval was consumed in call OF the
House and in voting by yeas and nays on the
question whether the testimony taken in the
case of the Pennsylvania e.ector, Boggs, ap-
pointed instead of Daniel j. Morrill,, Centen-
NAL Commissioner, should be read. The Bouse
decided, 1873 to 116, that the testimony should
be read, and it was accordingly read.
Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, then offered
resolution that the vote of Mr.. Boggs should be
counted.
Mr.. Stenger of Pennsylvania, offered sub
stitute providing that the vote should not be
counted.
Mr. Kelly said the objection was based on a
principle so often overruled in law that his side
of the House could submit the question with
out discussion.
Mr. Stenger argued that under the constitu-
ton and the laws of Pennsylvania, Boggs was
not entitled to cast his vote as elector.
Mr.. Chittenden argued, proceeding with the
count, on the ground that country is above
| party. The Democrats agreed to accept the
decision of the Commission. Why, then, this
| delay?
MI. Scales criticised the action of the Pres-
dent in sending partisans to New Orleans
Mr. Hewitt Of New York made another
speech, arraigning Mr.. Hoar for bad faith, but
| appealing to the Democrats to yield to the de-
| csion and trust to the ballot box for remedy.
| Members gathered around him in excited Cir
| Giles, and as he closed with an invocation for
peace, lie was asked by Mr.. Cate Of Wisconsin,
| why, if the decision was infamous, he advised
| yielding to it? Mr.. Hewitt replied that it was
better to yield than to precipitate anarchy and
| revolution.
That sentiment was characterized by Mr..
Cate as cowardly, whereupon Mr.. Yates Of
| North Carolina, upbraided Northern Demo
Gratis for denouncing those who yielded as COW.
| ards, although they, fifteen years ago, when the
pinch came, turned their backs
At this point there was great excitement and
| confusion, recalling some of the scenes of 1861
The debate was continued by MessIs. Town.
send of New York, Davis of North Carolina
Beebe of New York, Hardenburgh of New Jer.
sey, and Buckner Of Missouri.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, then replied to
l
speech. prepared during the Sabbath. He as
serted that Hewitt had the fullest means Of
knowledge by the three days of companionshiI
with him on the Electoral. Commission, that
the right to 60 into an ascertanmento the fac
| as to who had been lawfully elected was entire
ly denied. If that gentleman were a sane mar
Of ordinary intelligence, it was utterly incredi
Bile that he should have understood the matter
as he now professed to understand it. This
leader of great party, entrusted with its in
1 md 70 1aado hot In ,au
that in opposition to every public utterance an(
assurance that came from the Republican side
he had gone into the matter because he had go
the assurance of some scoundrel that it would
come out all right. He lHoar) wanted no 9th
l er evidence of the utter deluSiOn and folly tina
had prompted the charge against him than tina
gentleman (Hewitt) had himself furnished
Prophesy was not one OF the exact sciences, bn
he (Hoarl would venture the prophesy tina
there would not be an event in the history o.
gratifying to the American people than thu
constitutional assertion of the limit betweel
state and national authority which the Electo
raj Commission had made. If the Democrat
party under the excitement of today, infame'
with eager passion for power, disapproved ant
condemned, he would appeal from Philil
drunk to Philip SOBER" He would appea
from the party maddened, excited and drunk
in the present to its future and to its past. Gap
| plause on the Republican side.)
Mr.. Springer of Illinois, closed the debat
with an argument against the decision of tn
| Commission.
A vote was then taken on Mr. Stenger's sub
| stitute for Mr.. Kelly's resolution, and it wa
adopted, yeas 1876, nays 119.
The House decided that the vote of Bogg
should not be counted because he was not ap
pointed in conformity with the constitution ah'
laws of Pennsylvania.
The Full Vote Counted for IIaycs.
The Senate was notified of the vote and Q
| the readiness of the House to meet the Senat
in joint meeting, and at 3 Is the Senators en-
tered the hall and took their seats as usual.
The presiding officer called the meeting t
order, and the action of each House having
been read, he announced that the two House
not having concurred otherwise the vote o
| Pennsylvania would be counted.
Senator Allison, one of the tellers, thereupol
announced that the state of PENNSYLVANIA ha
| given 20 votes for Hayes and Wheeler.