The New York herald., 1877-03-01


that the senate 10 sow ready TO that body for
the purpose Of receiving the decision OF the commits
sion and proceed with the count
A. eve mlutes past eleven a message was received
from the House Of Representatives, announcing that
that body would DC In session ten minutes past
twelve r. NJ. aud ready TO the Senate TOR tho
purpcss Of proceeding With the count electoral
vote
The Senate At tho last named hour left tho chamber
for Hall of the House OF Representatives.
upoa returning At twenty live minutes TO ono p NJ
the PRESIDENT pro fe announced that the Senate had
retired IRON The JOINT meeting upon objections SUBJ
t ed To thc decision OF tho commission the South
Carolina
The objections presented IN tho JOINT meeting wers
MT Eonsarsox. trcp.l OF 4. c., submitted resolu.
ton that the decision OF tho commission upon tho
eisetorai vote Of the state OF South Carolina stand
the judgment OF tho Senate the objections made
20 The contrary notwnhstanding.
Mr. Mkxnisos. tdem.l OF ". c., Submitted a resolu-
tion ssfbat ~ 10 competent To receive testimony 10
sustain tho several exceptions to the decisions OF the
commission"
Mr. Epnuxps trsn) OF W., raised the point OF order
against tho resolution, and argued that tho Senate
must vote either To sustain Or reject tho decision OF
the commission.
der and that vas incompetent for the houscs OF
Congress 10 rccommt this whole subject to tho
mission
Mr. DAYAap, tdcm) OF Del, said that under the
Electoral b,il each Congress must vote upon
the concurrence OF nonconcurrcnce the decision OF
the comm isson He could not vote Tor the uton
OF his friend from North Carolina (Alr Merrmonl be-
b. tMr Bayard) believed that the very evidence
when the senator desired bring before the Senate
already brioro the Senate, and IN his judy neut
was before tne Electoral COMMISSION.
Several Senators objected 10 further debate, ana,
upon the question beng submitted 10 tho Senate, Il
decided that debate was not order the point
Of order raised by Mr.. Edmunds.
tanned tho point OF order OF Mr. Edmunds ana decided
that tho resolution Of Mr. Merrmon out OF order.
ruE voTk
Tho vote was as follows
Isopy CouDer Dnylx Enfou (:oldtb
Hereford. johnston. Jones. OF Fiordn Kelley kernAn
Wallace sas wisSss.s "0'"ooa 'AH'' Saa''0ass
NAys Messrs Aiison. An.hosy Bailey. Blaine. Booth
sconsin Chase chris,i.ney. Clayton. Conovsr vragn
MeMian. MitcheI, Norrill Norton, OvesSy. TaddocE'
Tssa %sdsish West: %indom aud %iSs"as aS spencer
Mr.. Boor, ,demi Of NO., moved that tho testimony
taken In the case OF south Carolina DO read.
Mr. CAxKRoS, lrep) OF Wis., said there was no testi.
mopy yet Ia possession OF the Senate. because the
committee which visited South Carolina had not made
It's report
Mr.. LOGAN trep.) OF H.. said tho senate had jus,
voted down u motion 10 receive testimony, and now
this was an offer TO read testimony He thought is was
ono and the same thing
The CHAIR notified Senators that debate was not in
order.
The motion OF Mr.. Bogy was rcjected-yeas 81,
nays 4l-Mcss.s. Bayard aud Gordon voting with tho
republicans IN the negative.
The question beng on tho resolution Of MIR. Robert
son. tho hours debate allowed under tho law was
commenced ut ten minutes past one this afternoon.
II was participated IN by lessrs. AcCrcery, of Kon-
tucky McDonald Of Indiuna; salisbury, OF Delaware
Eaton, of Connecticut, and kcrnan. OF Now York, on
the democratic side, and by Messrs Morton. OF In.
diana Logan Of Illinois; Sherman, OF Ohio Patterson
OF South Carolina and Wsdleigh, Of New hampshire,
Tor the republicans
MR. KERyAS's REASON
Mr.. Herman, OF New York, member of the Electoral
Commission, SAID he voted against counting tha vote
OF South Carolina because certain proof offered
fore the Electoral Commission which, II true, would
have shown that there was not lree lar election In
tho State, Ia certain parts VI It, Tho rejection 0i
that he believed 10 bc wrong and therefore lac could
not vote 10 count the vote OF tue State.
VOTE.
The resolution OF Mr. Robertson that the decision o
the commission upon the electoral vote OF the state OF
South Carolina stand the judgment OF thc Senate,
&c, was agreed to-yeas 80. nays Ia strict party
vote.
Messrs. Conkiing and Window, who would have
voted FOR II, were paired with Messrs. Gordon and
DAVIS. who would have voted against It.
The Secretary was directed TO notify tho Rouse oi
tho action OF the senate and that It was ready to meet
the House and resume the count
AZ quarterly past SIX O'Clock message received
from the House announcing tho action OF that body
the South Carolina casc, and that Il ready
meet tho Senate to resume tho count
The Senate left It's chamber and upon returning, ut
past seven O'clock the President pro te an
nounced that the Senate, having returned from the
JOINT meeting OF the two houses upon objections sub
nicd to tho certificate OF tho Stao OF Vermont such
rnH ACTION on vzRnos7
The Secretary having read ho various objections
presented tho Joint meeting. Mr.. EDaUxDs, OF Yer
mont, submitted resolution that the vote OF Henry
N S0acc as an elector Tor the State Of Vermont ID
counted with the other electoral votes Of that State
tho objections thereto TO the cont(nry
MIR. MERRiMoS. OF North Carolina, who signed tho
rst objection, said no learned dual return had
been forwarded TO the President OF tho Senate from
the State Of Vermont and, considering the matter o
enough Importance TO bring before tho Senate, he
signed the objection 1t appeared, however, that the
other return had not boon delivered TO the President
OF tho Senate, and the matter should be inquired into
Mr. C0cKRELL, OF Missouri, quoted from the const
tuition the Act OF 1892 aud argued that under the
law the State Of Vermont had ample power protect
hersolr IN case eector failed deliver voic He
therefore favored the resolution OF Mr. Edmunds.
Mr.. EDMUyDs said he would merely call for tho yeas
and nays the passage OF his resolution. He did
not wish 10 dignity their proceeding ny single
word.
The resolution OF Mr. Edmunds was unanimously
agreed to-yeas Al.
The Secretary was directed 10 notify the House o
Representatives, and the Senate, At twenty minutes
eight 7. M, took until O'Clock Tomorrow