Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-28

overthrow of injustice, oppression and tyranny"
loud cries from the democratic side Of NOW Is
the time, lead ms nowl" amid great confusion
Mr.. Hoar's reply was scathing in the extreme.
He had the official reporter read over Hewitts
speech He disproved by the record Hewitt's as
sertion, but assuming II to be true held up Hewitt
to the scorn Of the world MIR IIoar said that
Hewitt, the leader Of the democratic party, con-
fessed that they went into the compromise scheme
only upon the assurance Of some scoundre In the
Republican party that il would be all right As
for the verdict Of posterty, Mr. Hoar was content
to make the prophecy that, when party passion
had subsidized 1t would be conceded that the great
est victory Of the century was the assertion by
the Electoral Tribunal, Of the limitation between
state and national power For himself he ap-
pealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober" At
three o'clock the vote on Pennsylvania was taken,
and the Senate notified that the House was ready
to meet again in joint convention.
The joint convention resumed its session and
Pennsylvania was counted for Hayesand Wheeler;
but when Rhode Island was reached, objection
was made against Mr.. Slater one of the electors,
he having been elected to fill u vacancy caused
by the neligibiity Of Corss by reason of his hav-
ing been Centennial commissioner. The conven-
ton then separated
The Senate after discussion. by unanimous
vote decided in favor of counting the three cleo
toral votes of Rhode Island for Hayes. A COM
municaton was received from Judge Clifford,
President of the Electoral Commission, announc-
ing the resignation of Senator Thurman ON ac-
count of i'll health. The democratic Senators
having nominated Senator Herman to fill the va
cancy, he was elected without opposition.
In the House, the obstructionsts moved a recess
until tomorrow. Deieated-yeas eighty-three
nays one hundred and seventy eight motion
that the votes of states be counted was then
agreed to, without division. The Senate was then
notified that the House was ready to resume the
JOINT CONVENTION
The Senate re-entered the hall and the vote OF
Rhode Island was announced rs four votes for
Hayes and Wheeler. The next certificate opened
was South Carolina certified by Governor Cham
berlain, showing seven votes for Hayes and
Wheeler It was followed by another certificate
showing seven votes for Tilden and Hendricks,
with a statement by the electors explaining the
absence Of the Governors authorization Obiec-
tons to the Republican certificate were presented
by Mr.. Cochrane, and objection to the democratic
| NtItiNdtt ny otudtbI idlttISoU. lHt OnltrtlOnS
having been read the presiding officer announced
they would be submitted to the Electoral Com
mission, and the Senate would now letire The
House then at six o'clock took a recess till ten
| O'Clock tomorrow
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
assembled Immediately after the two houses
separated The papers in the case of South Caro-
| lima were read, when it was announced that Mr..
| Hurd, OF Ohio, and Mr.. Cochrane, of Pennsylva.
mia, would appear as objectors for the democrats
and Mr. Lawrence, Of Ohio, and Senator Chris
tiancy for the Republicans Mr. Matthews also
announced that Mr.. Shellabarger and himself
would appear as counsel for the Republicans
Thereupon the Commission adjourned till to-
morrow.
TUESDAY, February 9th.
The Electoral Commission assembled at ten
o'clock A. NJ Mr. Hurd and Judge Black argued
the South Carolina case in behalf of the demo.
Gratis and Messrs Lawrence and Blair for the
Republicans. The arguments closed at ten min.
utes past one O'Clock p. ~, when the Commission
adjourned to forty-fve minutes past one o'clock
for consultation. Re-assembling discussions LASTED
until six o'clock, when voting began After vot
ing down various propositions adverse to the
Hayes electors, eight to seven, proposition tc
count the Hayes electoral vote was adopted by
the same vote report was drawn up to b,
signed and presented to the two houses tn,
Commission adjourned till Friday, unless called
together sooner
In the House, on learning that the discussion o
the South Carolina case before the Commission
had suddenly closed, Dudley Field presented hi,
famous bill for a new electon-provdng that th'