The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-17
THE PACIFIC
SATURDAY. MARCH IL.
HAYES AND WHEELER.
COMPLETION Of Proceedings In congress.

WASHINGTON, March 2d.-Blackburn said
To-day is Friday. On that day the Saviour OF
the World suffered crucifxion between two
thieves. On this Friday constitutional govern
ment, judicial honesty, fair dealing, manhood
and decency suffers cruciixion among a number
Of thieves. 1t was on that day that this Pres
idential fraud received his nomination at the
hands of a party Convention. IL was on thas
day that every determination reached by the
bIistered perlurers and miscreants who constitute
a majority of this Commission have been promul-
gated. 1t is on that day that you propose to
consummate your ~iniquity but the people will
at length rise to punish, even perhaps in blood,
the perpetrators of all the scoundrelism and
Sillainy of this proceeding.
Williams of Wisconsin replied to Blackburn,
saying There is no day more fitting than
hangman's day, and no hour more fitting than
that at which grayeyards yawn, for the gibbeting
to death Of the bastard party of political reform
which has vexed the eyes of good men for the
last twelve months"
The best of good feeling prevailed among mem
bere, however, as indeed it did through all the
| excitement Of the day. at 800 this morning,
| the debate having closed, a loud discussion arose
as to the position which the Mills resolution
should occupy. 1t was suggested by Wood that
if it were withdrawn, and offered hereafter, as an
independent proposition, he would vote for 1t,
but that as a substitute for. the resolution IN re-
gard to Wisconsin, he should have to vote
against it. That course would only be accepted
by Mills if the House would agree to vote upon
it before the Senate came back. That was
objected to on both sides. 1t was commended by
Brown of Kentucky, Harrison and others, that
it was in contravention Of the Electoral Commits
sion law. Finally, Mills resolution was exclu-
ded on a point of order, with an intimation by
the Speaker, that Mills might afterwards move
its adoption under a suspension OF the rules ; but
some Democrats remarked that that would be
after the election of HAYES. At $3.50 A. N. an
amendment, offered by Caswell of Wisconsin,
that the vote of Downs be counted, was rejected /;
years, 70 nays, 100, and the original PROPOSE
ton, that it be not counted, was agreed to with
out division.
CLOSING PRocEEDINGs-THE RESULT DECLARED.
At 4 O'Clock A. NJ, a message was received
from the House announcing its action on the
Wisconsin case. The Senate Immediately left
its Chamber for the House to complete the
count.
AS soon as the Senate entered, at 4:03 A. M,
and all the members were seated, the action of
the respective Houses on the Wisconsin question
was read, and at 4:05 the ten votes of Wisconsin
were announced for Hayes and Wheeler. The
presiding officer said This concludes the
count of the thirty-eight States of the Union.
The tellers will now ascertain and deliver the
result of the votes to the presiding officer"
At 4:07 A. NJ, the votes being completed and
the result determined, the joint meeting of the
two houses is dissolved. The Senate will now
~ " ITO hAAAb AAOdOO a. Ls4O n A"s
adjourned, and the flag which has never been
down since it was hoisted over the halls of both
Houses on the first of February last, as q signal
of their being IN session, was lowered. The
Senate upon its return adjourned with three
cheers for Hayes.
At 4:l2 A. NJ. the election of Hayes and
Wheeler was proclaimed and received without
demonstration. The Senate retired, and the
House at Ais adjourned.
Senator Allison, of the tellers, having delivered
the statement, the presiding officer expressed the
hope that, on the announcement, nothing would
mar the dignity of the proceedings so reputable
to the American people, and so worthy of the
respect of the world. He then said The
whole number of Electors appointed to vote for
President and Vice President of the United
vote for President as delivered by %tellers, and as
determined under the Act of Congress of JAN
uary 29th on this subject, is: For Rutherford b.
Hayes, 1856 votes for Samuel j. Tiiden, 1S4.
The votes for Vice President of the United States,
as delivered by the tellers, as determined under
the same Act of Congress, is {; For William A.
Wheeler, 1876 votes for Thomas A. Hendricks,
lS4 votes wherefore 1 do announce that Ruther-
ford b. Hayes, of the State of Ohio, having re-
ceiVed a majority of the whole number of Elec-
toral votes, is duly elected President of the
United States for four years commencing the 4th
day of March, 1877 that William A Wheeler,
of the State of New York, having received a
majority of the whole number Of Electoral votes,
is duly elected Vice President of the United
States for four years commencing on the 4th day
of March, 1877. The announcement, together
with a list of votes will be entered on the Jour
nails of both Houses"
The vote of Wisconsin was counted in the joint
session and the President of the Senate then, at
4:10 A. NJ, in the presence of both Houses, de-
clared that Hayes and Wheeler have each re-
ceived 1876 electoral votes and are elected Presi-
dent and Vice President OF the United States for
four years from the 4th of Marh.
LONDON, March 3-Morning.-The Times
praises the Democratic leaders for their modera-
ton, and thinks their conduct will secure the
entire sympathy of the law-abiding citizens
the people who are well able to appreciate mod
GRAFTON and respect constitutional restraints.
Hayes election cannot excite genuine enthusiasm
except in those who regard politics as a gamb-
ling, tricky game. 1t may be viewed with mod
crate satisfaction as an escape from the evils of a
prolongation of excitement or conflict of titles,
but Hayes has not, unfortunately, the moral
weight necessary to ballast a Republican admin
istration, situated as this must be. With best
intentions he will probably be unable to carry
into effect many of the pledges of his letter to
the Cincinnati Convention. We trust that our
anticipations are wrong, and that Hayes may
show unexpected force Of character and conquer
the sympathies of the nation by an honest, fear
less reform policy.
The Standard says: Undisputed succession to
the Presidency, which has been secured in this
case, is worth all the sacrifices of party interest,
or even of public equity that it may have cost.
The weakness of the new Government in Con-
gress affords great hope of a decent Government,
economy, and justice in the South.
The Daily Netrs considers that the success of
the flibustering section of the Democrats would
have caused a Republican reaction ruinous to
the future prospects of the Democrats. It
thinks the South will be better off in some re-
spects than it would have been under Tilden, as
the Southerners will now equally control their
own local affairs without having the same temp
tation to abuse power, they would have had in
case of a complete Democratic success.
The Posi- says: We fear President Hayes
authority will be seriously diminished by the
means adopted to secure his return but the in
terests of the country are superior to those of
Marty and as HAYES has hean unclaimed Presi.