The Worthington advance., 1877-03-08

together with the certificate read in the pres-
ence OF the two houses, to the electoral Com.
mission, for its Judgment and decision. and
that the Senate be requested to make a like
order, requiring the President of the Senate
to open such package in the presence of the
Two houses, and that until such order be made
the House will not be ready to meet the Sen
ate and proceed with the count of electoral
votes. "A
AS the vote progressed on the res ution.
ana as there was an apparent prospect of its
having majority in its favor, the most intense
excitement & prevailed throughout the hall.
The conservative members conversed with
es each other in groups, and expressed gener-
ally the conviction that the adoption OF the
resolution would precipitate anarchy and re-
velution. At the close of the roll call a ru-
NOR prevailed that the resolution was carried
put gradually as member ssster member. who
nao been out when their ~names were called,
or who had withheld their votes, rose in re,
Spouse sls2 to the second call and responded
n7so,, nNo,1 the gloom was d5i;ssipated, and gave
pace 10 very perceptible feeling of relief
flnally the vote was announced as yeas 116:
nays l48.
Mr.. Wood then proposed to amend Popple-
toms resolution by declaration that the Vote
OF the ineligible elector be not counted. An
otner exciting scene and protracted roll calls
ensued, but finally at $3.50 p. m. the amend
me menG OF mr.. WOODS was adopted 205 to 26
the republicans thinking it best to vote with
the Democrats.
The Speaker then ruled in the face of pro-
tests, that the Senate be notified to appear.
and, this being done, the Joint convention re.
assembled, and after the usual announce
ments, the vote of Vermont was recorded for
Hayes. The vote OF Virginia and West Vir-
gln'a were then counted for Tilden and Hen
drlcks, Then came the last State, the State
WISCONSIN, for !
Wheeler. "' w "A'o
me certl1lcates OF Wisconsin having been
read Mr. Lynde presented objections, signed
by Senators Thurman, Mcdonald. Kelly.
cooper, and Johnson, and Representatives,
6ynde, Burcha1d Phillips, Tucker, Springer.
Klce, Vance, Young and Mory, to the COUNT.
ofthe electors of the State of Wisconsin,. be- be-
cause he held the Office OF pension surgeon
and the pension Office prior to and on Novem-
per 7th, 1876, the day of the Presidential elec-
ton, and on the 9Th of December, 1876. on
whlch DAY he assumed to cast his vote as an
elector; that said Office was an Office of profit
ana trust, and that said Downs could not,
therefore, be constitutionally appointed an elec.
tor for the State of Wisconsin. or vote as
such under the constitution of the United
States. 1'''0~'
At 1926 the Senate retired to its chamber
so that the House might separately consider
and determine the objection
The usual result ensued, the Senate voting
TO count the ineligible elector and the House
refusing; At 4:Q7 q: m. on Friday, March I'd,
the hall of the House was prepared for the
hnal reception of the Senate, and as that body
entered at 4:O8 a. NJ, and all the members
were seated the action of the respective
houses on the Wisconsin question was read
and the ten votes of Wisconsin announced
TOR Hayes and Wheeler.
The Presiding officer said: 'sThis con-
cludes the count OF the thirty States OF
the Union. The tellers will now ascertain
ana deliver the result OF the votes to the
Presiding oficer''
"A AT 4:l2 a. m. the election OF Hayes and
y. Wheeler was proclaimed, and the Senate re-
tired. and at 4:l6 the House Adjourned.