The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-21

WHEREAS, The fact has been establish
ed that II is'about twelve years since the
alleged ineligible elector exercised any
OF the functions Of the office Of U. s
Commissioner, and that it is not sufficient
ly proven that at the time OF his appoint
ment he was an officer OF the United
States, therefore
ReSOlred, That the vote objected to be
counted.
The substitute was agreed to without
division, and the Senate was thereupon
notified Of the act OF the House and OF il
readiness TO meet the Senate in joint con.
vention.
At 500 the Senators again entered the
Hall.
The Presiding Officer took the Speak
ers chair, and the joint convention re-
sumed its session.
The concurrent action Of each house in
overruling the objection in the case Of one
OF the Michigan electors was announced,
and the II votes OF that State were cast
for Hayes and Wheeler.
Then followed Minnesota, with 8 votes
for Hayes and Wheeler; Mississippi, with
5 votes for Tilden and Hendricks; Mis-.
souri,, with 10 votes for Tilden and Hen.
drickS Nebraska with 3 votes for Hayes
and Wheeler, and-Eevada, with votes
for Hayes and Wheeler.
Mr.. Springer objected to the count of
one OF the three votes OF Nevada, on the
ground that Elector Il. NJ. Dagget was, at
the time of his appointment, and for a
long time previous and thereafter, a
United States Commissioner for the Cir.
cui! and District Courts Of the United
States for Nevada. The objection is
signed by Messrs. Springer, Tucker,
Vance, Sparks, Savage, Marsh and jerks,
Representatives. and by Senators Barnum,
Wallace and Hereford.
The objections having been read, the
Senators retired.
Mr.. Springer moved, that the House
take n recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
AT first there was n majority OF 90 against
the motion, but several Republicans
changed their votes from no to aye and
the motion was declared carried by 90 TO
81 The House therefore took a recess
till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
AS the vote on the question Of recess,
after the separation on the Michigan
count, may be regarded as somewhat in
dicative. The affirmative is given in full
rs follows:
YEAS Ashe, Banning, Blackburn,
Cabell, Caldwell ALA, Caldwell Tenn /,
Cate, Clarke (Ky.), Cochrane, Cooke,
Cnwnn nayiU nah,on Eu;, Eonno,,
Fuller, Hamilton Qnd), Hartridge,
Hooker, Humphreys, Hurd, Jones tKy.),
Knott, Lander Ind Lane, Levy, Lynde,
McMahon, Meade, Milliken, Money, Nor
rison, Mutchler, o'Brien, Odell, Phillips
!Mo.l Poppleton, Rice, Ross IN. J), Say
Ter, Shcakley, Slemmons, Smith (Ga.),
Sonthard, Sparks, Terry, Thompson,
Thomas, Throckmorton, Turney, Vance
(0g, Walling, Walsh, Whitthorne, Wig.
ginton and Wilson wv. Va.)-57. u
SENATE.
The session Of the Senate was resumed
ut 10 o'clock, but no business was done,
the Senators only awaiting notification
that the House was ready 10 continue the
counting Of the electoral vote. This no.
tiiication was made at 1880 and the Sem
ate repaired to the chamber Of the House
OF Representatives.
Upon returning at 2:30 r. NJ. the Presi-
dent pro tenn. announced that the Senate
having Withdrawn from the joint conven.
tiOn Of the two houses upon the submis-
sion Of the objection to counting the vote
OF ID. l.. Crossman, an elector for Michi.
gan, the objection would be read.
The Secretary having read such objec-
tiOn, Mr.. Allison submitted the following:
Rcsolred, That the vote cast by D. L.
Crossman rs elector from the State of
Michigan be and the same is hereby di-
reCted TO be counted notwithstanding the
objection thereto.
Mr.. Stevenson asked if the Senator
(Allison) knew the fact that the person
alleged to have been ineligible was not
government officer.
Mr.. Allison replied he did not, but he
heard the testimony read before the joint
meeting.
Mr.. Bayard said this testimony was not
as clear on this important subject as the
Senate might desire.
After considerable debate Mr.. Allison
modified his resolution SO as 10 read:
ResoIred, That the objection made to the
vote Of D, l.. Crossman, one Of the elec-
tors OF Michigan, is not good in law and
is not sustained by any lawful evidence.
ResOlred, That said vote be counted with
the other votes OF the electors Of said
State notwithstanding the objection made.
Mr.. Whyte said he could not vote for
the resolution Of the Senator from Iowa
as it stood. He therefore submitted the
following as n substitute
Ordered, That while it is the sense OF
the Senate that no Senator or Represen-
tative or person holding an office OF trust
or profit under the United States shall be
appointed an elector, and that this pro-
vision OF the Constitution shall be car
ried in its whole spirit into rigid exc
cution, yet the proof is not such as to JUS
tity the exclusion Of the vote OF D. L.
Crossman as one OF the electors OF Michi
gan, and that his vote should be counted.
Mr.. Norwood said when he signed the
objection to the vote OF Crossmau this
morning he knew nothing as to what
the proof would be. He could see now
from the evidence which had been sub.
mitted that it was not sufficient TO exclude
the vote Of this elector.
The substitute OF Mr.. Whyte was re-
iected By strict party vote, yeas q, nays
80, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bailey, Barnum, Bogy,
d., IL fNonIr,n1l i