The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
CONGRESS.
Stormy Proceedings in the House.
DiIatOry Motions overruIed by the
Speaker.
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Vigorous Discussion Of the EIeCto.
rel Decision.
Pretended Duplicate Returns from
Vermont.
FaCtlous Conduct Of Springer,
0'Brien and Others.
Springer Threatened with Arrest
by President Ferry.
The Senate Retifes and The House
takes a Recess.
The Senate Retifes and The House
takes a Recess.
HOUSE.


The Speaker laid before the House Il
communication from Justice Clifford in
forming the House that the Eleclora
Commission had decided matters touch
ing the electoral vote in South Carolina
and had transmitted the decision to the
President Of the Senate.
Mr.. Atkins moved Il call Of the House
and although standing vote revealed
the presence oi quorum the yeas anG
nays were demanded by Mr.. Walling, anG
resnlted-yeas 70, nays 15G
On motion Of Mr.. Saylor, the Clerk
was directed to inform the Senate tha
the House would receive that body a
1910 o'clock.
Mr.. Springer moved that the Houst
consider the snndry civil appropriation
bill.
The Speaker ruled that no legislative
business was in order except hY unani-
nous consent, which Mr.. Holman oh
tained, and the House agreed to all the
amendments adopted in Committee Of th,
Whole and the bill passed.
Mr.. Lamar asked leave to offer reso
luton suspending the rules so AZ to brin.
before the House for immediate action
Senate bill extending the time for the
completion Of the Northern Pacific Rail
road.
Messrs. Holman and Footc objected.
Mr.. Piper submitted report OF tn,
Committee on Chinese Immigration. Or
dered printed.
THE SENATE. ARRIVES.
Al 1910 o'clock the Senate arrived
The Senators having taken their usua
seats, the decision Of the Commission wa
read.
Mr.. Phillips presented the foIlowir.
objection:
The undersigned Senator's and Repre-
sentatives do hereby object to countin!
the votes cast by C. C. Bowen, D. Win
smith, Il. B. Johnson, Timothy Hurley
W. Is. Nash, Nelson Cook and W. i
Myers, alleged electors OF the State O
South Carolina, in conformity TO the de
cision Of the Electoral Commission, and
as the reasons therefor assign the follow
ing:
!. Because no legal election was held
in South Carolina on November 7th, foI
Presidential electors, in compliance with
section > OF article S OF the constitution
thereof, requiring the registration Of all
electors OF the State as qualification tc
vote.
.. Because in consequence of fraud.
praCtiCed in said election and interfer
enCe with and intimidation OF electors in
said State by the Federal government
prior to and during the said election
stationing in various parts of said State,
near the polling places, dctachments OF
the United States army, full and free
exercise OF the rights Of suffrage was pre-
vented, in consequence of which there
was no lawful election held.
3. Because in violation OF the Consti.
tuition Of the United States the Federal
authorities, at the several polling places
in said State on said day OF election, sta.
toned over one thousand Deputy United
States Marshals, who by their unlawful
and arbitrary action in reference to the
unauthorized instructions from the De-
partment OF Justice, 20 interiered with
the full and free exercise OF the right OF
suffrage OF the voters OF said State that q
fair election could not be held in said
State on November 1th.
4, Because the certificate OF election by
said electors on December 9th was moi
made by the lawfully constituted Gov
ernor OF said State.
3. Because said Electoral Commission
contrary to its duty and authority vested
in it by the law, neglected and refused to
inquire into the facts and allegation.
tnfOresaid, and that said decision il con
trary to law and truth.
&. Because at the time OF the pretended
appointment Of said electors OF the State
OF South Carolina, was under durrs.
from the power OF the United States
uTIawinlly eNerted on it, and the pre-
tended appointments were made under
such durrss.
T. Because certificate No. / was and /.
void and illegal IN that, first the eleclor.
were not sworn as by the constitution o
the State Of South Carolina they wcr,
required to be; second, the Cerlittcal,
does not state that the said electors voict
by ballot ns required by the constitution
Of the United States: third, the ccrtii
cate upon the envelope in which said
said certificate No. | and accompanying
papers were encloscd wa1 not a Ccrtiiicat,
NJ required by the law oi the lnilrd
States.
[Signeh 4. NJ. NoEwoop,
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