National Republican., 1877-02-21
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.


The Senate resumed its session at 10 O'Clock,
with Mcssrs. CHArrER and WITuEGs in their
seats.
At i:30 the Clerk OF the House appeared In the
Chamber and notified the Senate that the House
had decided that the votes cast for the Hayes
electors in Louisiana (naming them) should not
be counteo; also, that the House was ready to
meet the Senate In the hall Of the House in Joint
convention 10 continue the count OF tho electoral
votes, and in two minutes thereafter the Senate
proceeded in body to the Hall Of the House OF
Representatives.
AT 22s p IN. the Senate returned to It's Chamber
The CHAIR said that the Senate having with.
drawn from the Joint Committee for counting the
electoral votes account Of objection having 0ecn
made TO counting the electoral vote OF the State
OF Michigan, the CHAIR would now lay before the
senate the objections made to the counting Of
The objections were read.
Mr.ALLIsON submitted a resolution that the
vote cast by the eiectcr objected to DO counted,
Notwithstanding the objection,
Mr.. STEVENSON asked that evidence In the
case might be read.
Tho evidence taken before the House Com.
mtttee was read and at the suggestion Of Mr..
sTIvkSs3N, ~ ,hs M law q Michigan wa, read: a..
objection to the vote OF ID. l.. Cr0ssman Is not
properly certified to the Senate, and that tho
vote be counted, &c.
resolution offered by Mr.. ALLISON, providing
that 1t is ordered that while It is the sense OF the
senate that the doctrine that no Senator or
other person holding an office Of trust or emolu.
ment under the United States, should be ap-
n ~ m teS yss the so@ %
igan Is not sufhcient to justify the objection Of
Mr.. MITCHELL moved to amend Mr..
aarrE's Ieseiution BY adding, alter the
Word: @ .rgidly enforced" the words
The vote was then taken on tho adoption Of the
substitute offered by MIR. WHITE, and u was re.
nSS u.s. The question then
son, on which Mr.. McDoNALD moved that the
nrst clause setting forth that the obec.
ate, &c, be stricken out. The motion to strike
out was lost; yeas, 20; nays, IS. The question
again recurrirg on the resolution, Mr.. COOPER
asked that the resolution be divided, aud
vote taken on the the first clause separately. So
ordered, and the first clause was adopted yeas,
-; nays y, Ths question was vas then Then taken a. onthe
notwithstanding the objection, and 1t was
adSPted yeas, o.; nays, none -
voted in the negative the resolution was unani-
Mr. .SHRfYsTiiANcY HRfsSTii moved that the seere.
Of the Senate, and also that the Senate is now
ready to meet the House In Joint convention and
continue the counting OF the electoral votes.
Mf. HARVEY sent to tho desk the credentials
q Mr. Plumb as Senator elect from the state Of
Kansas for SIX years, from March 4th next.
Mr.. SHERMAN asked unanimous consent to
introduce bill, but the CHAIR announced that
all business, except counting the electoral votes,
At b:l2, tho Clerk Of the House opened the
doors Of the Senate and notified the Senate that
the House had passed resolution to count the
vote objected to, on the ground that the evidence
for rejecting It was not sufficient. [Eyclamations
Ifl FS "a. sSs Senate proceed
to The hall OF the House to count the vote.
PRESIDENT Pro Tcnpore; ''rhe Senate has
received no notice that the House is ready to re.
MI. ,HAMILIINs;, I,INs;, We'll, they may be "at home"
1t was decided that IN invitation from the
House was not necessary under the circum.
stances, and the senate, at 5:lj, proceeded In
9Sdy Sssy 90 the hail Of hs :, HSuss
5a6, and the CHAIR announced that the Senate
had Withdrawn from joint convention for counting
counting the votes Of the state Of NeSads and the
CHAIR laid before the Senate the objection which,
together with the evidence supporting II, was read
,Aner the reading Of the evidence had proceeded
about twenty minutes, MI: ALLISON said thatas
pensed with. Agreed to with the understanding
that It shTplS T6MS Al appear in the Record.
Osss.sd e Ss ssaniss VIII nc S.hs!
same notwithstandlnE. The resolution was
adopted unanimously, without debate.
Mr.. HAMLIN moved that the Secretary Of
Senate. and thaftho Senate Is now ready to meet
the House and proceed with the count. Agreed
At els, Mr. WHITE said that the House
had taken recess till tomorrow at ton o'clock,
and as the Senate could do no business he would
move that q recess be taken to the same hour.
Mr.. EDMuNDS (interrupting). don't know
about that. don't know that the House has
M TI, =
by members Of the House who were leaving the
Mr., EDMUNDs. / would prefer to hear IRON
The question was put, and voted down. The
Secretary Of the Senate soon came In, and Mr..
SAH1ENT !. 'IS learning from him that the House
from the Secretary that tho House has
Mr. EDMUNDS dnterruptngJ. Let 1t come
Mr.. sARGENT. Isnot customary, believe.
Mr. EDMUNDS. know, but let II go on re.
es Ss.s & & Il. Tgas e ss sss
recess, and the Senate then at $40 on motion OF
Mr.. SARGENT, took recess Til 10 4. M. to.mor.
row.
House of Representatives..
The House met at 10 u. m, and SO on as
MT. VANCE, Of o., moved that a recess be
taken until Ave minutes ofkwelye. Several men,
Mr.. WOOD, Of N. Y, said he thought tho
% WI "a ssSS Sn he desired to max. tn.
point q order that although the SPEAKER had
moved that the final reccssnn til the next day
being In the nature Of an adjournment, could be
ordered bya less number than quorum Q tempo.
be taken BY ie. than 'S quorum MU'
Speaker RANDALL said he had recognized the
gsntlemsns motion for q call OF the House.
When state Of Affairs as suggested arose, he
would entertain the point Of order 1t was not
necessary to remind the q entleman OF the I'm.
proprie'y Of thrusting In point Of order in nd.
MT: WILSON said his excuse was that the
adoption Of the motion before the point could be
msae , W1uld GUY u Oh before he conld obtain the
The roll was then called and not quorum Of
members answered to their names,
During the rollcall, the.Secretary Of the Sen.
ite came Into the House and the call was inter.
,HRted ,o y 60 receive his message, announcing the
The absentees were called second time, and
members allowed to answer as present as they
,nme IN, until quorum was present, when on
With.
M. GIBSON then offered a resolution declaring
hat ~, ne certificate Of the Hayes electors should
MT. HU RLBUT, Of ILL.,, offered an amendment
% strike out the word metz
Speech Of MIR. seoIye.
Mr.. SEEEYE, OF Mass, said Il often bapDencd
hat both sides In dispute might be right IN what
hey charge, and wrong In what they deny He
conceived that there was no fact more fully
ide, and the intimidation aud cruelty on the
ther. Ho favored the rejection Of both eertih.
atas.
Speech Of Mr.. Joyce.