The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-21
And the Joint Convention
Conclude to Give It a
Nights Rest.
Don Piatt Did Not Encour-
age Assassination,
But Made His Appeal to the
People.
WASHINGTON, February 20.
SENATE.


The session OF the Senate was resumed
at 10 o'clock, but no business was done
the Senators only awaiting notification
from the House that they were ready u
continue to count the electoral vote
This notification was made at l:8O snc
the Senate repaired to the chamber o
the House of Representatives.
Upon rsturning at 2:SO o'clock the
President pro TEN. announ ced that the
Senate having withdrawn from the joint
convention OF the two houses upon the
submission OF an objection to counting
the vote of ID. l.. Crossmsn, an electol
for Michigan, the objection would be
read.
The secretary having read the OBJ
lection MIR. Allison submitted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the vote cast by d.
L. Crossman, as an elector from the
State of Michigan, be and the same is
hereby directed TO be counted, notwith.
standing the objection thereto.
Mr.. Stevenson asked if the Senator
(Allison) knew of the fact that the per-
son ALLEGED 10 have been ineligible was
not a government officer.
Mr.. Allison replied he did not, but
he heard the testimony read before the
joint meeting.
Mr.. Bayard said this testimony was
not rs clear on this important subject
rs the Senate might desire.
Alter considerable debate, Mr.. Alli-
son modified his resolution 50 as to read:
Resolved, That the objection made to
the vote OF Daniel l.. Crossman, one OF
the electors OF Michigan is not good in
law, and is not sustained by any lawful
evidence.
Resolved, That said vote be counted
with other votes of electors OF said
State. notwithstanding the objections
made.
Mr.. Whyts said he could not vote for
the resolutions of the Senator from Iowa,
as it stood. He therefore submitted
the following as substitute:
Ordered, That while it is the sense OF
the Senate that no Senator or Represen
tative or person holding an office of trust
or profit under the United States shall
be appointed an elector and that this pro.
vision of the Constitution shall be carried
in its whole spirit into rigid execution,
vet that the proof Is not such as to
Justify the exclusion of the vote OF ID l..
Crossmsn, as one of the electors OF Mich
igsn ard that his vote should be
counted.
Mr.. Norwood said that when he
signed the objection TO the vote Of Cross
man this morning he knew nothing as
to what the proof would be. be could
see now from the evidence which had
been submitted that it was not sufficient
to exclude the vote of this alector.
The substitute of Mr.. Whyte was re-
iected by strict party vote yeas y,
nays 80
The question being on the resolution
of Mr. Allison, Mr.. Mcdonald moved
to amend the first resolution so 1t would
read,
Resoired, That the objection made TO
the vote of Daniel l.. Crossman, one OF
the electors OF Michigan, is not sustained
BY lawful evidence
Which Was lost By vote Of 70 to 4s,
being strict party vote.
Mr.. Cooper demanded q separate vote
on the resolutions, and the hrst one as
submitted by Mr.. Allison was agreed TO
by vote of yeas 40 and nays II. The
second resolution was then unanimously
agreed to, yeas 90
Mr.. Christiancy moved that the House
be mott fed OF the action OF the Senate,
and also that the Senate was ready to
meet the House and resume the count as
agreed to.
Mr.. Harvey presented the credentials
of p. B. Plumb, elecie! U. 5. Senator
from Kansss. Paced on file.
Mr.. Dorsey said ne was Unexpectedly
called away from the Senate, yesterday
but had hoped TO return in time 10 vote
on the decision. He was not able 10 get
back. but if he had been present he
would have voted TO sustain the decisson
OF the Commission.
At 5:l5 message was received from
the II suse announcing the action OF that
BODY IN regard 10 the vote o. Crossmsn
the Michigan eiector.
Mr. Allison moved that the Senste pro
ceed to the hs | OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives to resume the count.
The President pro tens. said the House
had given the Senate no notice that II
was ready 20 receive that body.
Mr.. Sergeant said no further notice
wss necessary, so the motion OF Mr.
Allison was agreed 70, and the Ssnst.
leit liz chamter.
On returning al $50, the president
stated that the Senate had retired from
the joint meeting on az objectIou sub
mi.ied N the vote Of Nevada
The objection 10 the vote of X. N
Dagge,t, an e,ector from Nevada, sub
miited in joint convention, was read, snc
also the testimony OF Daggett, taken By
the committee on Powers and Privileges
of the House, in regard TO his holtln {
the Office OF Clerk Of the United State.
Courts, but which he stated he rsslgnet
on the Oh Of November last.
Mr.. Jones, OF Nevada, submitted I
resolution that the vote Of X. N. l'sgge
shall be counted With the other votes o
Nevsda, notwithstanding The objection
made.
The resolution wss agreed 70 unani
mously, ana the secretary was directe'
to notify the House OF the action Of th
Senxte.
At 6:l5 O'Clock the secretary returne'
and reported that the House bad take'
q recess before be reached the hall, sD'
the Senate then took . rscsss uil i
O'Clock tomorrow.