The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-27

him or said Slater was illegal and unconstitutional
ne EsgIoIs ecless hSc%s Island y sd$l"s s"siSss
.as S"S Electoral aS Sd
decision be law and pursuant to the laws VI said State
and Inc no, BY vi ihe legislature Of said State '0's'
The Senate returned TO its chamber. 30 that
both Houses might separately consider and de-
=, AS soon as order, was restored in the House.
MT. Poppleton Of Ohio moved that tho House
ing. Rejected. S3 to 178. The following is tho
affirmative vote:
n a aoSHs S sl.a1rJ R"S S.srs SrTHs & EsShG
Gennl Unulneld. Cate. Clarke lky) Clarke MOI, ely
% eiSs s:fB5$% s'Ssr ISs yaPs5sS
a"he nensIc 0 Hooker e noasS. 'Ii IiunpRreys I %id.
y ksS SSS M re LyTS
oBrsn r6iilps MOD rsbgsicy; neS' Gi.s ReIia; I,s
a spsSS spnsc ss Stanton ssse sone s
Terry, Ih9mpson, Turney, Vance sohics Vance ~ 81
sin.o". Wake. ana J. INV wsns "sis &s-ss S"'''0'"' WI"
Mr.. Wood Dem, N. " moved TO reconsider
tho vote by which the House had refused TO take
recess. and 70 lay that motion on the table :.
The yeas and nays were oriered. and result
declaring that tho y9;to of William s. Slater oi
RHODE Island should no, be conpasd .,.,.
Slater should be counted
desired to know by what authority tho Electoral
Commission had made tho two llouscc OF Con-
kftSS n mere uuucnuu 10 u conspiracy DfiNtfn II
| corrupt Governor and u fclonious Returning
Board Ho had listened to the Commissioner
who had spoken to-day tMr. Hoar. That gen
| tleman had voted TO exclude evidence. who, in
1872 voted to throw out tho votes Of Georgia bo-
cause the Constitution gave power 10 Congress
| to go behind the returns. but circumstances
| altered caecs. Then they were Democratic votes
| which were to bc thrown out; now they were
Mr.. O'Brien Dem. Md said that tho Som
| ators and Representatives who presented the
| objections in the Rhode Island cnse desir rcd 10
taatt tho con gts nd In nf tht Ia.
| publicans in both Houses who voted 10 sustain
the decision Of the Ec ioral Commission IN tho
Oregon case. Tho Rhode Island casc WAS tho
exact converse of the Oregon case. and the Re-
publicans to bc consistent. must vote to sustain
the Rhode Island objections. The results OF the
decisions would give only a frau iuen, title 10
| the successiul candidate for the Presidency. No
law bound him to hasten. and by his vote TO
| Honor. conscience, and the voice of the Ameri-
| can people demanded the contrary. In the dis
| charge OF his duty as "A hcprescnia'yr he would
| do nothing tn consummate fraud and wrong.
The House pro ceedcd 10 vote 3n the sul'etl-
state be counted, and it was adopted without II
Mr. Wilson CRcp.. Iowa) offered resolution
Mr. Knott Dem. Ky) offered as a substitute
| that the Senate be notified that the House will
meet the Senate ut 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
| A point OF order being raised against Mr.
| Knotts motion. the Speaker sustained the point
| Of order. and the decision was applauded.
| Mr.. Wilson's resolution was then ndopted.
| inc senators ACCORDINGLY. M 4. m. r'Nn-
| tered the chamber. md tho vote OF Rhode
| Island announced as for Hayes and Wheeler.
The next certificate opened wns that from
| South Carolina authenticated by Gov. Chamber
| lain. showing Z votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
1t was followed by another ccrtin AGATE showing 7
| votes for Tilden and Hendricks. with n state
| mcnt by the electors explaining the absence OF
the Governors authorization.
The objection TO the Republican certificate
was presented 10y Representative Cochrane. and
| tho objection to the Democratic one was pre-
sented BY Senator Patterson; they are us fol-
| lows:
lima Prcadcnuai Rlec,or., The Gencra Assembly Of
s s's sso nS o1ys s s' ,6e 6es for u &
% SS ., @ or could S9S 1s held T''n
:: =: ~ sy w:
s Ssn,uSG ,ss 5 70 f'f sSs IN s s@ YOS 10 and
durins hs eieci"n @ on nov l. iS76 %u au,heYi,y Of
aw s9ion'd IN various part OF s" d. s a az or s. M "a.
army by Whose presence the iul eNcrci- ct TIE night of
s @ es" s" % S Esa'" 6aa whereof no '
s ssaaS az f g" H rs ss rsgc, % n's sat-
sppn,'d nnds. u' p%,9."n. % =" s'yn, % XXI ani
we,e uncon,nlu..i 1nd n.,a .hat sa.i atlnS mar
and arbitrary action, IN obedience to the mmorr AMI
ics ,esy',a ~ "Ie % m ,I9n n W. sr D.
OF ,ad sats hat lar slcedea could moi BE- ani va,
finh-rhal there Wa not roin the isi January 1870
tine siAtc rnuie The su,te o south Carolina,
Iad St eaSSaSn GaSs S s ns n sS' y sd
eral authority. and sustained by Federal troops
This is signed by John W. Johnston and W.
II. Barnum. Senators. and by thirty -ive repre-
scntatives.
| ic certificates are as iollows:
Fir,t-Beoause neither of the persons nAmod IN The
ccruncae duly appointed an eeeor for the state o
second the .si. OF votes have attached 10
rq@red 10 be made and ann xcd by section, Nos iSe
ana iss Of the United states Revised statutes,
L Tla sull lug ut rNelt a n
list q names OF the above named individuals as electors
sfSed By The Secretary Of STATE and which are Senei
by the Governor and Secretary required by the sen
Fourth because L. L. bowen John winsmiih. Thomas
Cox and wiS% SsSsrs We're duly appointed siss
G 10, n Ie nd s,s e scum bSa m 1a "s ca I % @
ur Rutherford h, Hayes Tor President, AID William A
Wheeler Tor Nce-Prcslcnt OF the United states, and the
o vo."s S sTssd eer1gi l and an,iied @ by ,ge
and lawful lists OF votes Tor President and NicePrcscn
fiith|Becau,s the said Bowen. winsmi,h Johnston
Hurley Nash Cook ana Myers received the highest num-
M al % s seSn Sa. " ca ' oil So 'Y-7 at and IN
nss aSa eed Sceo%s a9 10 M and uads @ e "S
the Of south Carolina, aud delivered said
sn riV' s uSd sS ceSd by Sc aaasi
OF said state and showing that said persons, having N,
cate isfs da,ed Dec g. sSs and When asbecn read
Bowen, winsnith. Johnston ifurey Nash, tcoe, m.
Myers were tho lawful electors Tor tie state ol souii
sSGThst The lists Of the votes cSst by The sal.
Myers ha's ANNEXED to them eeruteais c ihe Cover
by sections l30 and l,S oi the United states Revisea
Statutes
scventh-Tha said lists have annexed 70 them list o
the names oi snd Winsmith Bowen, johnston. Hurley
Nash Cook and Myers, Ms electors and 30 which the
the STATE South Carolina affixed By the ScOrr
tnry O State AMI signed by the Gnyefnor ani Sec
- required by tie general laws vi South Carolina
The objections having been read. the presd
ing Oflrcr announced that they would he sub
mltted to the Enrtorul Commission for ts ludg
mcnt and decision. and that the Sente woul,
now retire 10 lis own chamber
The following Dcmocrnts voted with the Rc
publicans against reading tho testimony in til,
Pennsylvania case:
Mes.rs Gooiin lKgn' Hancock, Tex, Iaymoni 1nd)
Morgan Mul, Phelps Nonni, Potter iMlchl, Reagan
loN, Sto'en.on llll TarhoS Mass 1hrpkmeriol
GcN ward n }, WhitehOu,o n. ", Williams del
ana Wiltshire Arkl
The Senate appointed Senator Herman to nl
the place of tho Hon. Allen q. Thurman. VIII,
had resigned on account Of physical inability T.
perform tho duties OF u member Of the ElectOra
Commission.
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