, 1877-03-03
The Oregon Vote.

WASHINGTON, Feb y, lS1s-
The electoral commission reasernhlel in secret ses
sion at 1850, and renIinel in consultation on tie
Oregon till O'Clock. The discussion being con-
clu,led and SENATOR Ghcrmt1 TO. having arrived
recess taken in oTdcT 70 ascertain whether he
wouh preisre cosling 10 the capitol or that the COM
mission Should proceed TO his residence The com
mttee appointed on this reported Thurman preferred
To receive the commission at his house. At O'CLOCK
therefore, the IneEhers proceeded IN carriages to
Senator Thurman . re-iience. Senator Thurman was
founi confined 10 bed, where he remained during the
proceedings o. the commission The ooTuDlss on
formally called 10 order BY Justice Clird, president
ani vote takeE the following proposition, which
had been formally sutsnittsd and discussed, but
not voted upon during tie days session, by Eimunds
Rss0irsi, That the sertiifate signed by y A.
Cronin J. Y. T. Miller and John Parker, purpOrting
to the electoral vote of the State does not con-
tain or certify the cons tnti0Ea votes TO which the
State .s entitled
Justice Field offered the following as a substitute
WHEREAS, JW. watts, designated in c-rtIhctte
No l. eector Of the Otate OF Oregon Tor President
ami Wee President. on the day OF election held al
Office Of trust and prcit under the United States ;
and therefore, af1
RescIre,i. That sas watts was thea ineligible %
ths ofss gi eleetor. ssia the esDIeas terms Of the
aej-c;e,i-ayes 7, noes S. as follows: Ayes Alb
bott, Biyard, C.iforl,. Field, HuDtOn, Payne ani
Iuysen, G,rf-ld EctE. Miller. Morton. Strong-s.
Justice Field then oiasred the following:
WHETyLs. At the el- ton bel on the 7th of Nov.
in the State of Oregon for electors of President and
Vice President -. II. OieIl, ]. W. Watts, and ].
C. Cartwright recriTei the highest numler Of votes
cast for electors but,
wHraEAs. SAID Watts then holding an Office of
trust and profit up,er tbe Uuitel States, nelf-
gible 10 the Office of ell ctOr; therefore.
ReSolred That said Oiel AMI CI~twright were
the only persons duly elected said electors; rejected
Yeas 7, usyS s, same .ote.
Justice Field then oiilred the following:
WHERE'S, The legislature OF Oregon has made no
provision for the appointment of an olector under
the act OF Congress where there WIS a failure To
m Ike n choice, the appointment Of Watts by the
other electors was imperative and void rejected.
Ieas !, nays 8, as above
RIyar,I then offered the following:
ReS0lrsd That the S;ste uf W. H. Oiell and the
vote Of J. c. Car wright for Z. p. Hayes of Ohio,
for President Of the Ustel States votes for
him by the constitution Of the Uni ed States and
that The aforesaid Odeil and Cart~right and they
only were the persons duly appointed electOr in tie
State of Oregon the lsrtion lad November the 7tn
there having been ftiiure at sait election 70 ap
point the third eleetor NCr lance with the COnsti
tuition aal laws OF the United Stas and the laws of
the State Of Oregon, and that The two votes afore-
sail shonli be counted. and none other from the
State of Oregon refse ii Yeas = nays s. as above
\ vote was then taI;eri EIulunds' original prop
OsitiOn and WIS adopted unanlmously.
Morton then offered the following
Pesoirs4. Ihat W Il Olell, J. @. Cartwright and
J. W Waits, the persons named as electors in GER
ticate No !, the lawful electors of Oreeon and
that their provided by the Constitu-
tion of tine United States, and shclf lie counted for
Presi1ec. and Vice President OF the United States
Hunton mov--i to strike out the name of J. W.
WATTS disagreed yeas J, nsys g. Mor.on's reso-
luton WIS then adopted yeas s. nays !.
The decision of tae commission was than drawn up
and signed by the members voting in the afirma-
tive.