The New York herald., 1877-03-01

tners was no objection made, and tho proposition
Mr. cocmRAxE's resolution that tho vote Of South
Carolina bc not counted was then adopted, and tho
THE JOINT CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, Feb Is 1877.
At ten minutes past twelve o'clock to-day the scna.
tors entered the hall Of tho House OF Representatives
and took their usual places. aud tho business OF tho
JOINT convention to tho Electoral was re.
sumed.
The decision Of tho commission In the OF South
Carolina was then road
DECISION TUE COMMISSION.
lLrercaa. cossns'os. %
r9 ns Esssa1 on ,s as il said
received certain certificates aud papers purpcrns DO
from 's OF asoas aud the
lions thereto submitted u n under said ACT now report tha!
vet anu has BY nlajorI,y Of votes decided .na d,es
Thoma. % = John'oa 1mo.hy Hurley. =. Nash. Mil.sn
ssn s"d W. 4 Msys; sss M |" .s o. H.
certified By said perons as appear by sh: eerae.e. ,u
o." Sy ,sa @ IN $40 ant h.ss.. returned are the
sSS s S. y ,s s1 ., uSa 10
Ssr.ssd seven votes tor Sa,Ss1i"S T. Hs,s s,s.
William 4. Wheeler Of III, New York. Tor scs
also decided ana "s ssss decide hs s
seven per ~ FIR ,.: ssss named a appon'sd elect
Tho brief uroan ., ,s os s. sI "sen.es ,
such evidence as ty tho constitution and the Law named
a o Ss II ns sa to the
a. h"ws a OSs Wee % s Sf
tor the term eesinnins March !. A. d. 1871
ns ss .aa % g. and 81 hes ~ ,ssd -,
n OF the United state, ana the law And the commission
failure 9" tho Legislature to provide SYSTEM Tor ,s rss
Ss s"ss ss sss' RENDER
though A !; may DO ,he duty Of .hs Legislature 10
ment in that state Is u usurpson its officers
at nm end that iii. must ss notice that there
IL government. n South Carolina republican IN torn
T. and va. .hs day Of appointing sleser
%
50 tar ~ this can take notice Of the presence Of
dS Ss pr ~ s shat ,y S.IsS
state also opinion that under the paper.
state hay,as ss.asd under .ssi q that the
tors state were duly appointed ss electors
which certificate, both BY pre.u@poa q law by tho
based upon the aciin Of the state there
CONGRESS counting the sisctorsi vote 10
inquire into the circumstances under which .ho primary
The power d ,he Congress Of the United States in its
upon inornstioa 20 obtained is very Different
e.. II, n h. the mater Of counting the
and wesn and by the propes
Ths so%m.:ea IA. also decided y majority OF votes.
purporsng vote Of said stats Of South
m asSSxs 5sa
nwn and a ~ married : 10 s. !, ls
The votes provided for by the constitution Of the United
Done At WasSns;s1 az ssa' writ.
| ;SsSsH siSaaT {, |; snARHHxs HbAH2Ds.
SsSEs SeSpES!SSiF +! aha,ianp. 4 iHanns1'saHussHs.
GEORGE r. loAR
THE DEMOCRATIC OBJECTION
Mr. Phillips, Of Missouri presented tho following
The undersigned Senators and do hereby
% a M; ohy xDsa sfiu asy " S.on T%
COOKE and r. Meyers alleged electors Of tho State Of
Electoral Commission and us reasons therefor a'an she
,a bssaus no sg"' sz election held south Caro-
requiring the ressu~ton Of nil electors of tho state
eon.equeneo q frauds prae.i.ed in
!" during tho .a.onias various Of
a1 'Is @ s: s the s Ss
Of suffrage NJ va. Sad in consequence Of which
riiEeeanse in violation Of the constitution Of the
places the said day over
90 deputy United states marshas VIII" by the uuaw;
, 3 from rom & n. e. 70, Of 50 =;
voter. Of said State that rr election could not 10 and
mo-. held in said State on No.ember I, 1876
electors December 8 1876 made by tho lawfully
GSssrrS, s o. aS sSd Es..,s
to its duty and the authority vested in IL by neglected
sad. and their said decision contrary the aud tho
truth
Sirceause at the time Of tho pretended appointment
OF s"a seesr S sns state % Of son Croa" wa: unds a
ccd upon T. and said pretended appointments wcrc made
under such dnrrss
secea,a-Bee.ase the certificate numbered herewith
was and void 10. that FIR frat. the sse.o,
Carolina they required to boz second tho certificate
does that by
by the con.titution the United States: third the
certificate tho envelope in which said certificate No.
and paper, were S was not he
/. n S3EMoop, Of deOrslA
nEyKi COOPER, Of Tennessee.
w. d 4. WEI; Waihi;Gn, 81 'Sff; Sf Tenn.ylv.ni..
J.F. PuILt Fps of Missouri
MEISrEK CLYNkR Of Pennsylvania
k''fHyys a. =. whLTiSa. GEtLs Of Gi aSic' Ma'''4f"
1oHSS STAPpE';, GpES. Of Il riaaIs Sn..G Carolina
THOMAS /. JONES Of Kentucky.
). Il. TUCKER. Of Virginia.
Representatives.
Mr southard. tdcm.j OF Ohio. also presented oojcc.
toDs ~ tne decision OF tho com MISSION signed W
Senators hcrr'mon, Dennis Mcdonald, Wallace ani
Jones, aud Representatives Field. OF New York;
Southland, 0i Uho Mutchler, OF Pennsylvania; Yeatcs
OF North Carolina; CALDWELL oi Alabama; do Bolt,
OF Missouri, and H. Clark, Jr, OF Missouri because
sad electoral votes as well as the votes of tho pco
pie OF SAID state, at the Prcsdcatia election on No
vembcr 1875 were given under durcss caused by the
unlawful exercise OF federal powers"
The objections having been read the Senate, at half
past twelve, withdrew to It's chamber IN order that the
two houses might separately consider and decide upon
thvm.
rHg DEBATE.
Al twenty minutes past six Y. Al. tho Senate re.
turned tho hall oi the House OF Representatives
and the action of each house on tho decision having
read the presiding officer ANNOUNCED that, the
eoncurrng Otherwise the electoral voeso of
south Carolina would be counted aud they were thcre-
upon declared by ono Of the eIcrs seven Tor Hayes