Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-01
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.

On Friday, the ELECTORAL COmmlssiou
adopted resolution that the ballots cast for
Odell, Cartwright and Watts, were the law.
full electoral votes of the State of Oregon and
should be counted for Hayes and Wheeler.
The vote stood as usual, 8 to 7. On Satur-
day, after the two houses assembled in joint
session, the vote Of Oregon was counted for
Hayes and Wheeler.
Pennsylvania was next opened. Springer
and Tucker presented objections. They were
signed by sufficient number. of members and
Senators, and allege a vacancy illegally filled
by the college. The houses separated and a
motion for recess to 10 o'clock Monday was
carried by a vote of 1872 to 121. In the Sen
ate, Mr.. Conkling who was absent heretofore
when the questions of sustaining the decisions
of the Commission came up, said in regard
to Oregon: The State of Oregon intended to
appoint Republican elector, aud the people
of Oregon intended to elect Republican
elector, and voted for Mr.. Watts. The Com
mission had given its decision and he dis
claimed any intention of alluding to any Of
the reasons which prompted the decision of
the Commission, and believing that the State
of Oregon intended to appoint Republican
electors, he should vote to sustain and affirm
that intention and the decision of the Com.
mission. He was also opposed to impeding
in the slightest degree the operation of the
decision of the Commission, and on the con-
trary was in favor of aiding it and consum'
mating it at the earliest practicable moment
The decision was sustained by party vote.
The Senate, after two hours debate, agreed to
count the vote of Pennsylvania without d.
vision.
On Monday, South Carolina was reached,
when, on objection, the Houses separated and
the certificates were referred to the Commis-
sion. The House then took recess until 10
o'clock Tuesday.
The following are the objections presented
to the vote of South Carolina:
l.. That no legal election was held in South Car
olna for Presidential electors, the General AS
sembly of that State not having provided, as re-
uuired by article 8, section 8, of the constitution
thereof for the registration Of the people entitled
to vote, without which registration no valid or
legal election could be held
Q. That there was not existing in the State OF
South Carolina, on the 1st Of January, 1876. nor
at any time thereafter, up to and including the
10th Of December, 1875, republican form of gov
ernment, such as is guaranteed by the constitu-
ton to every State in the Union.
8. That the Federal government, prior to and
during the election on November T. 1876, without
authority of law, stationed in various parts OF
said State at near the polling precincts, detach-
ments of the United States army, by whose pres
ence the full exercise of the right of suffrage was
prevented, and by reason whereof no legal ertree
election was or could be held.
f. That at the several polling places in said State
were stationed United States deputy marshals, ap-
pointed under the provisions of sections 2O2l and
2O22 of the United States revised statutes, which
provisions were unconstitutional and void that
said deputy marshals exceeding over 600 in
obedience to the improper and illegal instructions
received by them from the Department of Justice,
so interfered with the full and free exercise of the
right of suffrage by the duly qualified voters OF
said State that fair election could not be and was
not held in said State on November 7, 1876.
S. That there was not from the lst OF January,
1876, up to and including the 10th of December,
1876, at any time, State government in the State
of South Carolina, except pretended govern
ment, set up in violation of law and of the con-
stitution of the United States by Federal author
ity, and sustained by Federal troops.
The Democrats have it in their power, by
legitimate parliamentary tactics, to defeat the
Inauguration, though it is not probable that
thew will resort to such q policy.