The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-20

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legally chosen. Whereas, the Commis.
sion refused to hear and consider the
evidence offered to show that the elec.
tors whose votes the Commission had de.
clded should be counted, were not duly
choseh, but that they had falsely and
iraudulently acted a. such electors, and
also refused the offer to show that the
certificates OF the election were procured
by corruption and were wholly untrue.
3. Because the decision is In disregard
OF truth, Justice and law and establishes
the deinoraliLing and ominous doctrine
that fraud, forgery, bribery and perjury
can lawfully be used rs a means to make
a President Of the United StateS against
the well known or easily ascertained will
Of the States.
This paper is signed by Senators Wal.
lace, Johnston, Bailey, Herman, Kelley
(Oregon) Salisbury, and other Senator's
and members.
The presiding officer having called for
other objections to the decision, Mr..
COchrane presented an objection and pro.
test signed by himself and several Sena.
tors and Representatives, for the follow.
ing reasons:
|. II was not denied before The Commits.
sion that Tilden's electors in Louisiana
had received large majority OF the
votes cast.
.. II was not denied before the Commits.
sion that Wells and his associates, styling
themselves the Returning Board, were
guilty Of gross grauds; that their certiii-
Gates given to Hayes electors were false
and fraudulent and that :heir action in
canyassing the votes was in violation OF
the Constitution and laws Of the State.
j. The action Of eight members OF the
Commission in declining 10 hear evidence
Of those and other facts was in violation
Of the letter and spirit Of the act under
which the Commission was created and Of
the spirit Of the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States.
No further objections being presented
the presiding officer announced that the
Senate would withdraw, so that the two
houses might separately consider and de-
eide the objections.
The Senate having Withdrawn, Mr.
Wood rose to make motion. q.
The Speaker interposed, the legislation
OF the day beginning after prayer and
the reading OF the Journal.
MIR. Wood then moved that'ihe House
adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Before putting the question the Speak.
er desired TO present some. enrolled bills,
but Mr.. COnger objected.
The yeas and nays were then called on
Mr.. Woods motion, and il was agreed to
yeas l4O, nays l3O.
The following Democrats voted in the
negative:
Messrs. AinswortIE Anderson, Bagley,
Bell, Campbell, Carr, Cutler, Finlny,
GoOdin, Hatcher, Hayward, Hopkins,
Jones, Kehr, Lemoyne, Morgan, Neal,
Phelps, Potter, Powell, Stevenson, Tar.
box, Warner, Wells, Willis, Wiltshire and
Yates.
The House then took recess; and the
Democrats remained in che Hall for a
caucus o,, ,,,,,
A few Senator's were in the chamber
when the session was resumed at 10
A. NJ.
In reply TO question by Mr., With
erS, the President pro ten. said that the
House will be ready to receive the Senate
Tor the purpose Of resuming the count Of
the electoral vote at II o'clock.
Mr.. Withers inquired il it was in or
der to move a further recess until that
hour.
The President pro tenn. said that it
would not. The Senate having already
taken one recess from Saturday until
this morning, il could not take second
one until after the question was decided
in the joint meeting.
At 1855 A. NJ. the Senate repaired TO
the House of Representatives headed by
its officers.
Upon returning, the President pro TEN.
said that objections having been made 10
the decision on the vote Of Louisiana,
the two houses would separate to delib.
crate in regard to that decision. Unless
some Senator asked it, he would not
direct that the decision and the objections
thereto be read again.
Mr.. Davis thought the papers should
be read.
Mr.. Sargent said if all the papers were
to be read the two hours allowed for dis.
cussion would be consumed, and there
would be no time left for debate.
The President pro TEN. decided that
the time occupied by the reading OF the
papers would not be taken out of the
two hours allowed for debate. The two
hours would run from the time the de.
bate in the Senate actually began.
Mr.. Shermdn submitted resolution
that the decision Of the Commission upon
the electoral vote Of the State Of Louisi.
ana stand rs the judgment Of the Senate,
the objections made thereto to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
The decision Of the Commission was
then read by Secretary Gorham.
The President inquired if the objec.
tions submitted in the House should be
read.
Messrs. Bogy and Davis demanded the
reading, when Mr.. Sherman said that the
papers had been read in the House and
it was no use to have them read again 10
cucumber the record.
Mr.. Withers-We want as many rec.
ords Of them as possible.
Mr.. BOgy said that this was the most
important business which the Senate had
ever been called upon to perform, and
the reading Of the objections should not
be omitted to save few minutes time.
The objections were then read.
Mr.. Herman submitted substitute for
the resolution Of Mr.. Sherman as fol-
lows:
Ordered, That the votcs purportiug TO
be the electoral votes for President and
Vice President, and which were given by
Wm. P. Kellogg, W. J. II. Burch, Peter
Joseph, l.. A. Sheldon, Morris Marks, A.
3. LeviSsee, o. Fl. Brcwster and Oscar
Jetirein, claiming to be electors for Lou.
isiana, be not counted, the decision Of
the Commission TO the contrary notwith.
standing.
The question being on the substitute Of
Mr.. Herman, Mr.. Maxey spoke Of the
Electoral Commission az being invested
with the powers Of the two houses OF
Congress in canvassing the electoral vote,
and said il was entrusted with the duty
otdeciding who were the true electors, bnt
this duty had not been performed. The
commission was directed to ascertain the
true vote Of the State, but instead OF that
they had brought forth certificate reek