The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-28

Resolved, That the certificate signed bv E.
A. Cronin, J. N. T. Miller and John Parker.
purporting to cfst the electoral vote of the
State OF Oregon, does not contain or certify the
conat'tutlonal votes to which the State is en-.
utled. --..-. s~S'
Justice Field offered the following as sub
stitute:
Whereas, J. w. Watts, designated in GER
tiicate No. as an elector Of the State of
Oregon for President and Vice President. on
the day OF +iectim, viz: the 7th day of No.
vember, 1876, held an Office OF trust and profit
under the United States, therefore
Resolved, That said J. w. Watts was then
ineligible to the Office OF elector within the
express terms OF the constitution.
! jected ayes 2; nays 8-as follows:
Yeas-Abbo1t: Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Thurman, Payne-7.
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strone.N8.
Justice Field then offered the following: :
| WHEREAS, At the election held on the 9TH
OF NOvem6+r, 1876, in the State OF Oregon for
electors of President and Vice President, W.
| ID. Od+il, ): w. Watts and J. G. Cartwright re-
ceived the highest number OF votes cast for
elections; but
| WHEREAs, Said Watts, then holding an
| ONCE OF trust and profit under the United
States, was ineligible to the Office of elector,
| therefore
Resolved, That said Odell and Cartwright
| we're the only persons duly elected ut said
| election, and there was a failure on the part OF
the State to elect third elector
Rejected-ayes Z; nays 8-the same vote in
Justice Field then offered the following.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of Oregon has
! madr N" provision tor the appointment of an
| e!e ctor under the act Of Congress where there
was failure to make choice on the day pre-
scribed by law, therefore
! Resolved, That the attempted selection OF
the third eector by the two persons chosen.
| was imperative and void.
Mr.. Bayard then offered the following:
| Resolved, That the vote of w. Ii. Odell
and the vote Of J. G. Cartwright, cast ter
Rutherford Hayes, of Obi ;, Tor President Of
Ter, OF New York, for Vice President of the
| United States, were the votes provided for bv
the constitution OF the United States. and that
the aforesaid Odell and Cartwright. and they
only, were the persons duly appointed elec-
tors IN the State OF Oregon, at the ele ction
failure at said el+ ction to appoint third cleo
tor III accordance with the constitution and
laws OF the Uuited States and the laws Of the
State OF Oregon, and that the two votes afore-
SAID should be counted and none others from
the State of Oregon.
| Rejected-yea s Z, nays 8-as above.
| "A vote was then taken on Edmuuds origin
al proposition, and it Was adopted-yeas is !;
nays none.
| Mr.. Morton then offered the following
| Resolved, That W. H. Odell, J. Cartwright
and }. w: Watts, the per- sons named as elect
ors IN cert'fcate No. l, are the lawful electors
OF the State OF Oregon, and that their votes are
the votes provided Tor by the constitution of
! the Unit-d States, and should be counted for
PRESIDENT and Vice President of the United
States.
Mr.: Hunton moved to strike out the name
| of J. w. Watts.
Disagreed to-yeas 7; nays s.
Mr.. MortOn's resolution was then adopted-
yeas 8; nays Z, as follows:
! Yeas--BradJty, Garfield, Morton, Edmunds,
Hoar, Strorg, Frelinghuysen, Miller-8.
N.iys Ks Field: Payne, Bayard, Hun
! The decision OF the Commission was then
drawn up and signed by the eight members
| voting in the affirmative
The report sets fourth the election
OF watts by. the other two members of the
electoral cole &c was in accordance with the
constitution and laws Of Oregon. The grounds
| tor the decision, so Tar as they concern the
eligibility of Watts, are substantially that it
! is competent to go behind the certificate of
the Governor so lar as the same is not founded
upon the action OF che canvassing or return
ing authority provided for by the laws OF the
State, which authority in the case of Oregon
| is held to he the Secretary OF State.
When the decision became known the
Democrats in the House held a caucus and
resolved to delay action on the report until
Monday the Goth, Quite number of Demo-
Gratis bolted and refuse to be bound by the
caucus.
The two Houses of Congress met in
joint convention at noon on the 24:h to re-
ceive the report OF the Electoral Commission
relative to The vote of Oregon. The report
having been made the Democrats objected to
its reception, and the two Houses separate d
to consider the objections. After two hours
debate the Senate decided to accept the re-
port and the House TO reject it. The Joint con-
vtntion again assembled, and this result be-
ing ANNOUNCED Oregon was counted for
| Hayes. The count then proceeded aud Penn
sylvania brought forth another ot:je ton, the
charge being that Daniel J. Morrell, one of
the electors Was a centennial commissioner.
The two Houses again separated and the
Senate promptly voted to override the OBJ
jertion but the House took recess until Mon
day without action. Early in the day a mi
nority of the Democrats in the
House had endeavored to delay
by, taking recess until Monday
without action on Oregon. but this was de-
teat' d by vote Of 1863 to 49, Several diatory
motions were ruled out Of order bv Sp-ak. +
Randall, and the intention Of the majority
seemed to be to act in good faith.