The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-01

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The presiding officer replied no.
Mr.. Hewitt stated that he held 10 his
hand package purporting to contain the
electoral vote of Vermont, which package
had been delivered to him by express
about the middle of December, and that
with 1t came letter stating that similar
package had qeen forwarded to the presi-
dent of the senate by mail. On learning
to-day that no corresponding package had
been received by the presiding officer be
had rendered to him this package (hold-
ing it up) the seals of which were still IN
broken, and the presiding officer declined
to receive it, He now rendered the pack
age to the presiding officer as purporting
to contain the electoral vote of Vermont.
The presiding ofiicer-The chair has
stated that he has received but one certifi
cate from Vermont. The chair also states
that the law prohibits him from receiving
any after the first Thursday in February.
His duty Is TO receive, open and have read
all that have been received on that day.
Mr.. Spriuger-I understand that the
third return from the state of Florida was
received on the thirty-frst of January. Am
l correct in that2 correcting himself but
still stumbling) 1 mean February.
All the response which the presiding Of
flcer made was that January was not Feb
ruary, and he asked whether there was any
objection to the vote of Vermont.
Mr.. Sringer-I offer resolution.
Presiding ofllcer-If it is an objection
TO the certificate from Vermont the chair
will entertain it, but If it lie simply reso-
luton the chair will not entertain.
Mr.. Springer-After it is read 1t will be
seen what it is.
Presiding ofllcer-If the member from
Illinois submits an objection to the certif-
cate the chair will entertain but be cannot
entertain resolution.
Mr.. Springer persisted in his efforts to
have the resolu ion read but the presiding
officer was just as firm and unyielding in
not permitting it to be read and intimated
that if the member from Illinois would not
come to order the services of the sergeant
alarms would be called in to rtquisition.
Finally Mr.. Springer undertook TO put the
resolution into the shape of an objection
and proceedings were informally suspended
to give him time to do 30. After quarter
of an hour spent in fixing it up in consul
tation with others The following objection
was sent up, signed by Senator Merii IN
and representatives Springer and Hami-
ton.
the undersigned object to counting the
vote of Vermont for The reason that two
returns, or papers puI p jrting to be returns,
Ut the electoral vote of the state, we're for
warded to the president of the senate and
hat only one has been LAID before the two
housts.
The president of the senate having stated
that but QUE return had Deem received 10y
m, duplicate cory Of one OF said It.
turns 10 here slh submitted for the consid-
Grafton OF the senate and house.
Accom- auying the obi ctlon was the
following tel, gram, whici ~a' also r. al
BURLINGTON, w., Feb. 81.
To Samuel J. Randall, speaker Of the
house ot repre- sentstives:
The Certificate of Amos Aldricb az cleo
tor was deposited in this tflce D, cembeI
18Th.
(5igntd) B b. SMALLEY,
Clerk U S. district court, Vermont.
MIR. Poppleton presented two sets of Oh
jeciions to the vote Of Henry N. Sollacc,
one Of tie electors, on the ground that ht
was posi- master when appointed eltctor,
and that the law of Vermont did not au-
thorize the appointment by the college of
electors to fll vacancy caused by the alb
sence of an elector.
The objections having been read Mr..
Springer demanded the reading of the
duplicate returns sent up with his objec-
ton.
Presiding officer-That is not an objec-
lion.
Mr.. SpriDger-But it is right that l
have. 1 allude to the certificate presented
by the gentleman from New York (He-
wiu).
Presiding officer-So the chair under
stood and ruled it out.
SpriDger-Then / AJAX that the chair Or
der that this certificate be now submitted
to the judgment of the electoral commits
sion.
Presiding officer-The chair stated that
he had not received duplicate returns.
Springer-They are now before the
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Presiding officer-( Entirely ignoring the
demand) Are there any further objections
to the certificates from Vermont (after
a pause) The chair hears none.
Mr.. Springer-Does the chair decline to
receive the returns submitted with my OBJ
jection9
Presiding offlcer-The chair declines to
receive any
Waddell of North Carolina (jocosely)
being aliunde.
Presiding ofiicer-In any form. Laugh
ter. The senate will now retire to Its
own chamber in order that the two houses
may separately consider and decide upon
the objections.
AS the senators were Withdrawing Mr..
Springer called out that he nov made a
point of order that (there being duplicate
returns) the case had now gone to the
electoral commission and could not be CO n
sidered by the two hcuses. No attention
was paid TO it nor to the proposition ade
Immediately afterwards by Mr.. Mills that
the house proceed to elect a president. the
speaker declariI that under the terms Of
he compromise agreement The house now,
at 7;20, took recess till ten o'clock to
morrow.
RECEPTION TO GOVERNOR HAYES.