Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

and at once took up the objections Introduced
Yesterday by Mr.Springer,o of ILL.,, TO the accept,
ance of the certificate of the electoral vote oil
Nevada.
Mr., Springer offered resolution decl ariog
tia, notwitbsta ndipg the iueligibity OF MI.
Dogeett as an Hector for Nebraska that bis
vote be counted. =, H.
The question was debated by Mes<rs. Dur
ham, of Ky, DEM, Chittcnden, Of n. Y. rad,
Tarbox. of Mass, dem., Savage. Of Ohio. dem,
Towoscnd, OF N. Y, lad., and SuIberd, OF
Ohio, DEM, when
The resolution was adopted, mem COZ, and
the Senate was notified Of the fact and invite
into the Hall to participate in the further count
of the electoral vote.
Permission to print, 10 the Record, the views
of several members, upon various suhJectS-,the
speeches having been prepared, but not dellV'
cred, was granted.
An order to print 1000 copies Of The Ag'
ricultural Report for 1876 was adopted.
Several petitions in reference to the improve
meut of the Mississippi and other naVIgable
rivers, out West, were referred.
The House, at l:25, went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Sundry Civil Approprla lion
bill, all general debate being limited to i've
minutes.
JOINT MEETING.
In few moments the Senate, preceded by
its officers, entered the hall of the House. WheD
at ll:45.
Mr.Ferry, President of the Senate, announced
that the objections having been noo- concurred
10, the vote OF Nebraska would BE- counted, and
the tclers acc yrdingIy announced that Nebras
ka had cast her three electoral votes Tor Hayes
end Wheeler.
The presiding officer next presented the Ger
ti6cate from the State Of New Hampshire, the
vote of which State was counted for Hayes and
Wheeler.
The vote Of New Jersey was next announced
and counted for 'rlden and Hendricks:
The certificate oil the State Of New York vas
next opened and the thirty five votes of that
State we're couuted for fllden and Hendricks.
The vote of North Carolina was next an
nounced and counted for Tildeu and Hendricks.
The certificate Of Ohio was next opened and
the vote Of that Stale counted Tor Hayes and
Wheeler
The President of the Senate then opened
and presented the certificates OF the ecc-
toral vote OF Oregon, which were read by tho
tclers at length, whcn objection to the receipt
OF the CroDin certificate as slgoed by GoV.
Grover vas made by Mr.. Mitchell, rad, and
objection to the certificate as signed by the
Secretary of State was made By Senator Kelly.
Additional objection was made to the Gov
errors certificate by Mr.. Lawrence, rad, OF
Ohio, when
The presiding officer announced that the GER
tiicates and accompanying papers would be
submitted to the Electoral Commission and the
Senate withdrew to their chan Der, and
THE HOUSE
resumed its session, when, at 1880, the Chap.
lain offered prayer and the Journal oFyesterday
was read.
Mr. HOLMAN presented the Suudry Civil APP
preparation BILL
Mr.. Saylcr presented the report Of the ma
orlty OF the South Carolina Investigation Com.
mite, which was ordered to be printed at once
A bill to remove the political disabilities OF
r. II Chilton, of Ga., was passed.
Sevcra! bills, generally OLA private charac.
ter, were presented and referred
THE ELECTORAL COUNT
Soon after the dissolution Of the joint session
of the two Houses the Electoral Commission
reassemblcd in tho Supreme Court room,
when the objections to the counting Of the vote
Of Oregon were read.
Aa order upon the postoffce Department
for the production Of tho papers in the ap-
pointmeut auI resignation of Watts Zone of the
EIcctOrs) a. postmaster WAS made at the re.
quest Of counsel on motion Of Mr.. Elmonds.
The motion WA unanimously adopted, but has
no Significance, as the Commission will have to
decide upon the acceptance Of testimony
which won't most likely be DONE
The Commission then took recess Tor half
an hour.
After the recess Mr. Kelly, Of Oregon, on
the part OF the democratic objectors spoke,
objsc;ing to the Hayes certificate on the ground
that Watts was postmaster at the time Of the
election, and therefore incli sible. He closed
his argument at $40, and was followed by
Re pres .nta!vc jerks
MISCELLANEOUS
Iin Huxley, one of tho Hayes electors, from
South Carolina, who arrived hero yesterday
from CHARLESTON in the custody of the Sergeant
at Arms of tho House. is an alien who has never
taken out naturalization papers.
have used Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup and
found it tho best cough remedy [ ever tried.
w. Z. Clarke, G2o Walnut Street, Philadel-
phia, November y, 1875.
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Regulator il IS harmless vegetable com
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