The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-01
VOLUME XXv--,NUMBER l6O.

and argued that the Senate must yot
either to affirm or :clcCt the decision q
sng commission, upon which point o
ofGer discussion ensued.
Flnaliy, by vote Of yeas Is, nays AZ
lhe resolution Of Mr.. Merrimon was dc
Cided out OF order. ""' Wv
Mr.. Bogy moved that the tcs,imopv !,
the So nth Carolina case he read Rc
iected.. Yeas q, nays Al.
The following is the vote
lEAs-Messrs; Bogy, Cooper, Davis
Eaton, Goldthwaite, Hereford, Johnston
Jones (Fla.), Kelly, Herman, MCCreery
Maxey, Merrimon, Norwood, Ransom
Salisbury, Wallace and Withers-lS.
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bal
ley, Blaine, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside
Cameron (Pa.l, Cameron (Wis.), ChaflCC
Christiancy, Clayton, Conover, Cragin
Dawes, Dorsey, Edmunds, Terry, Ere
linghuysen, Hamlin, Harvey, Hitchcock
Howe, Ingalls,, Jones (Nev.), Logan, Nc
MILAN, Mitchell, Morrill,, Morton, Ogles
by, Paddock, Patterson, Robertson, Snr
gent, Sharon, Sherman, Spencer, Teller
Wadleigh, West, Window and Wright
43.
Mr.. Bogy moved, that the testimony in
the case OfSOuth Carolina be read.
Mr.. Cameron OF Wisconsin, said there
was no testimony YET in the possession OF
the Senate, because the Committee which
visited South Carolina had not made its
report.
The Chair notified the Senator's that
debate was not in order. The motion OF
Bogy, was rejected; yeas 81, nays Al.
Messrs. Bayard and Gordon voted with
the Republicans in the negative. The
two hours. for discussion then com.
menced, and was participated in by Nc.
Creery, Mcdonald, Morton, Bayarl, Pat.
terson, Logan and others.
The debate having closed, the rcsolu.
ton OF Mr.. Robertson, that the decision
OF the commission upon the electoral
vote Of South Carolina stand as the iudg.
ment Of the Senate, &C., was agreed to-
yeas 30, nays pa strict party vote.
Messrs. Conkling and Window, who
would have voted for it, were paired with
Goodin and Davis, who would have voted
against it.
The House was then notified OF the
action Of the Senate, and at G:l5 n mes.
sage was received stating that TIE House
was ready to resume the count.
The Senate left its chamber, and iipon
returning, at 7:l5, the President pro tenn.
announced that the Senate having retired
from the joint session on objections to
the certificate OF the State Of Vermont,
such OBJ jections would be read.
The Secretary having read the yariou.
objections Mr.. Edmunds submitted a
resolution that the vote OF Salnce, as an
elector for Vermont, be counted with the
other electoral votes of the State. the
objections thereto TO the contrary notwiu-
standing.
Mr.. Merrimon, who signed the first oh.
lection, said he learned that the return
had been forwarded 10 the President Of
the Senate from Vermont, and consider
ing the matter Of enough importance to
bring before the Senate, he signed the Oh.
lection. 1t appeared, however, that the
other returns had not been delivered TO
the President Of the Senate and the matter
should be inquired into.
Mr.. Cockrell quoted from the Consti-
tuition and act OF 1902, and argued that
under the law Vermont had ample power
to protect herself in case an elector failed
TO deliver the vote. Hc therefore "a.
vored the resolution Of Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Edmunds said he wished merely
to call for the yeas and nays on the pas-
sage OF the resolution. He did not wish
to dignity the proceeding by 4 single
word.
The resolution was unanimously agreed
to.
The Secretary was directed to notify
the House, and the Senate at $40 took
recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.