Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-23
IN JOINT ASSEMBLY AGAIN.

| AT o:2O the senators again entered the
hall, and presiding officer took the chair
and the joint convention resumed its ses-
sion. Tho concurrent action of each House
having oyer-ruled the objection in the case of
one OF the Michigan electors. the votes
OF the state were announced as cast for
Hayes and Wheeler. Then followed the
state OF Minnesota, with five votes for
Hayes and Wheeler Mississippi with eight
votes for Tilden and Hendricks Nebraska
with three votes for Hayes and Wheeler
and Nevada with three votes for Hayes and
Wheeler. Springer objected to the count of
one OF the three votes of Nevada on the
ground that the elector r. NJ Daggett was
at the time of his appointment and for long
time previously, and thereafter continued
to be a L nited States commissioner for the
circuit and district courts OF the United
States in the district of Nevada. The OBJ
lection was signed BY Representatives
Springer, Tucker, Vance, Sparks, Savage,
Marsh and jerks. and by Senators Barnum,
Wallace and Hereford. The objection nav
ing been read the senators withdrew.
THE House TAXES RECESS WITHOUT ACTION.
Springer then moved to take recess till
10 a. IN. Tomorrow, which was carried.
ACTION or THE SENATE IN THE CASE OF
NEVADA.
On the Senate assembling ir its chamber, |
the Speaker pro TEN stated that the Senate
had withdrawn from the joint meeting on |
the objection to the vote of Daggett cleo |
tor from Nevada, submitted in joint meet
ing. lie then read the testimony of |
Daggctt taken by the House committee
on powers and privileges in regard TO his |
holding the Office Of clerk of the United |
States courts, but which he stated he re-
signed on the 9th of November last.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada. submit ed a reso-
luton that Daggets' vote be counted with
the other votes OF Nevada, notwithstanding
the objection thereto, and it was agreed to
aud the Secretary was di-
rected to notify tho House of the acton of
the Sennty
rhe House having taken recess the
senate also tcos a recess, until % N to-
lnoITow
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l-The House de
eided to count Nevada, this morning, Mr..
Springer having withdrawn his obieCtiuns
msdo in Joint convention hast night. The |
next SIX States were counted in fifteen min
Ites. hen oregon was reached the read |
ing of all the papers was demanded, and
Mr.. Ferry called for the objections, and they
we're given hearing.
rHE PROGRAMME Or TIE DESPERATE DEMO I
CRATs-TnE COUNT 10 Be PROLONGED At :
ALL HAZARDS.
NEw YoRy, Feb 1.-THE Heealis wash 6
ngtcn special says that last evening the !
,eopie at Tildeu's headquarters engaged in t
. hunt for still other ineligible electorE,
md there Is an evident intention there to l
lelay the count as much a. possible. As t
he moderate democrats refused to agree to t
leedless reCessos the extreme mon now it v
Gems mean to attack as many electoral t
otes as possible. and it is said their list d
ompriscs besides tho Oregon case two cleo v
ors in Pennsylvania and one N each o. .lo Il
ollcYipg stStes, Rhode Island. South Car e
lima, Vermont and Wisconsin. The move e
lent Tor doing this has not the sympathy i.
t the larger and more sensible part OF t,
be democrats. -