New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-21
THE JOINT SESSION.
THE STATES PASSED AS FAR AS MICHTGAN-MR
CRossMAN OBJECTED TO As AN ELECrOR.

THE STATES PASSED AS FAR AS MICHIGAN-MR.
CRossMAN OBJECTED TO AS AN ELECTOR.
At 1885 the presence of the Senate at the
door of the Hall announced and the members rose
and remained standing while the Senators entered TIE
hal and took their seals on the Democratic side Of tine
House The presiding officer having taken the Speakers
chair called the meeting to order, and stated that the
two houses acting separately had considered and decided
the objections the certificates from the state OF Louis
lana aud that the Of each house would now be
read
This having been done the presiding officer announced
that the two houses having decided otherwise the de-
cson OF the Commission would standpn force, and he d
rected eers declare the vote Of Louisiana Sena
tor Allison one the teers thereupon announced that
Louisiana given eight votes for Hayes for President
and eight votes for Wheeler for VicePresdent
There was no manifestation Of any kind at the an
nouncement and tine opening and counting OF the Ger
tfcates proceeded IN alphabetical order the siate 81
Maine giving votes for Hayes and Wheeler; MaiyAnd
votes for Tllen and Hendricks; Massachusetts, ID
votes for Have and Wheeler. , $500.
When the certificate from the state OF Michigan was
read giving lis IL votes for Hayes aud Wheeler Mt
Tucker VaJ rose and presented an objection 10 th h
electors, declaring that one Benton Hanrhett, having
been elected one oil the Electors IOi Tue Sf 81 ,,d
States Commissioner, had abecnted himself from tAe
meeting OF electors the 9th OF December, and that
his place had hled by the other electors. Inc
objection claims that the fact that Hancheit absentt
himself from the meeting dd not create vacancy, and
therefore that said Crossman had not been duly appointed
eiectOr The objection also submits the testimony Oh
BENTON Hanchoit before the Committee on PRIVILEGES ana
Elections which lac states that he has never resEnru
his Office as United States Commissioner ana thdt nc
absened himself that from the meeting al the
electors. The objection IA signed 10y senators NOr~OO
Wallace BarnuL, and Hereford, aud by Representatives
A. s. Williams, Tucker, Vance (OhO), McMahOn, hlco'
Sparks, MaisIi, Savage, and Hurd-
The presiding officer then asked II there were any
further objections and being made, the Senate
Withdrew u let objection be considered and acted on
by each house separately
NEVADA OBJECTED TO.
At5:2O o'clock the Senators again entered the hall
The presiding officer took the Speakers chair and the
Joint convention resumed Its session
The concurrent action OF each house overrnling the
obseton in the case OF Of the Michigan eectOr the
III votes of that State announced being cast for
Hayes aud Wheeler. ,.
Then follows the State OF Minnesota, with nye votes
for Hayes and Wheeler Mississippi with eight votes 0r
TIden and Hendricks Missouri, with 10 votes for III
den and Hendricks; Nebraska with three votes iOr
Hayes and Wheeler. and Nevada with three votes ior
Hayes and Wheeler. . 81, 4,
Mr.. springer Dem ILL., objected to the count oil one Of