Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-12
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4 O'clock. p. m.
CONGRESSIONAL. :.
Florida Counted and the Ship
Of State Moves On.
But Has Probably Grounded
Again on Louisiana.
A Lively Time In the House.
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C0AaREss.
SENATE.


SENATE
Washington, Feb. r. The session
began at ten with 4 slim attendance.
President Ferry said. answering Davis,
that recess upon any question cx-
cept the one raised in the joint con-
vention, would be out Of order.
The senate without transacting
any business, awaited for no,i6ca.
,ion that the house was ready to re-
sume joint session.
AT 2::2O, the clerk Of the house ap-
peared at the bar Of the senate aud
announced the decision OF the house
that the counting of the vote Of Flor,
ida shall not proceed in conformity
with the decision of the electoral
commission, and also notified the sen.
ate that the house was now ready TO
meet the senate in joint meeting. The
senate then proceeded to the hall of
the house.
A, 1N o'clock McCrary rose to dis.
Gus. the electoral decision.
Clymer objected that no quorum
was present and the debate was post
poned until 10. 80, when Field Offer
ed the following:
Ordered, That the counting OF the
electoral vote from FieFiiaa. id. s4t,xffff H not
proceed in conformity with the. deci-
sion of the electoral commission, but
that the vote of Cali, Yonge, Hilton
and Bullock, be counted rs the votes
from Florida
Hale moved an amendment: Or
dered, That the counting of the elec-
toral vote from Florida shall proceed
in conformity with the decision Of the
electoral commission
Knott offered as substitute Al
order rcciting the language of the
electoral act, that the commission
might inquire into such petitions, dep
ositions and other papers AZ shall, BY
the constitution and now existing iaw
be competent, reciting also the fact
that in the Florida case, the commits
sion had decided aud determined that
no evidence would be received or
considered, not submitted to the two
houses in joint convention by the
president of the senate; that certif-
cate No. contained no evidence
whatever, while certificates Nos. 2
and 3 of the Tilden electors, did con-
tain evidence fully and specifically
showing that the latter had been duly
elected and appointed As the electors,
and therefore ordering the decision Of
the commission and grounds thereof
to be remanded and recommitted to
the commission with the request that
the same be sacorrected or explained
aud that the commission be further
requested to furnish, in detail, the
reason of the decision, SO that the
house may be enlightened what
course the house ought to pursue in
discharges Of It's duties, and that in
the meantime the votes OF the HAYES
electors be not counted.
Hale made the point that under the
electoral commission law it was the
imperative duty Of the house, after
two hours debate, to vote on the main
question whether the vote should be
counted in conformity with the .deci-
sion, and that nothing in the shape Of
delay, in whatever form presented,
could now arrest the wheels OF Its
decision.
Wilson, Of Iowa, added 10 Hale.
point, that this house could refer no.
thing to the commission; that would
require At, least concurrent sotion.
Wood declared that any in,imation
of desire on the part Of the demo
cratic side of the house TO intsspose
anY ffaesious opposition to any deci
sion Of the electoral commission, wa.
entirely gratuitous, and unsupported
BY anything that had taken place.