Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-01
TIE ELECT0R II COMMISSION.


lTSs Rspsslls.n PrsEssnne consumma.
/ ted--Oregon DscIafedfor Hayes--De-
/ tails ~ the Proceedings Before the
WAsHINaroN,sFe b.-23. The cleo
toral commission reassembled in secret
session. to-day at 1880 A. NJ, pursuant
to last evenings adjournment, and re-
NAMED in consultation on the. Oregon
case four and half hours. At three
O'Clock, the discussion being concluded,
and Senator Thurman not having been
to attend the sitting on account Ofillness,
recess was taken in order to ascertain
whether he would prefer coming to the
capitol or that the commission should
proceed to his residence and there traus-
act business incident to taking a vote.
A committee consisting of Senators
Bayard and Frelinghuysen was appoin-
ted for the purpose, and reported in due
time that Senator Thurman preferred to
meet the commission proceeded in car
riages to Senator Thurman's residence.
on Fourteenth street. between X and L
streets, accompanied by Messrs. Nc
Menny and Catlin, secretaries, and Mr..
Reardon, the marshal Of the commits
| sion.
| Senator Thurman was found confined
to his bed, where he remained during
the entire proceedings Of the commits
sion.
The Commission was formally called
to order by Justice Clifford, president,
and vote was taken on the following
proposition, which had been informally
submitted and discussed, bu. not voted
upon, during the days session, By Mr..
Edmunds
Resolced, That the certificate signed
by L. A. Cronin, J. n. L. Miller and
John Parker, purporting to cast the
electoral vote Of the State Of Oregon,
does not contain or certify the constitu-
tional votes to which said State is
entitled. c=s ~ 1r et Bass -a-tE i.1
Mr.. Justice Field offered the follow
ing as a substitute ,ss .5 t.,.-......-..
Whereas J. W. Watts, designated in
certificate No. az an elector Of the
State or Oregon for President and Vice
President on the day ofelection, name
ly, the 18th day of November, 1876, held
an Office Of trust and profit under the
United States !; therefore. 81
Resolped, That the said j. W. Watts
was then ineligible to the Office Of cleo
tor within the express terms Of. the
constitution.
Rejected-yeas nays as follows !:
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Cliff
ford, Field, Hunton, Payne. and Thur
man.. ..-.-.s ..- ,- ........,-
Nays-Messrs. Bradley, ECimunds,
Freiinghuysen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller,
Morton and Strong-s. @ -a-. -,i
Mr.. Justice Field then offered the
following : ...s,f - -.-
Whereas at the election held GU the
18th of November, 1876, in the State of
Oregon for electors of President and
Vice-President, w. H. Odell, J. w.
Watts and j. e. Cartwright received
the highest number Of votes cast for
electors, but whereas the said Watts,
then holding an Office of trust and profit
under the United States, was ineligible
to the Office of elector /; therefore.
I Resoleed, That the said Odell and
Cartwright were the only persons duly
elected at said election, and there was
a failure on the part of the State to
elect third elector. -.-
Rejected-yeas nays 5. The same
vote in detail as the preceding.
Mr.. Justice Field then offered the
following: -s-' -st--s.a.
Whereas the Legislature of Oregon
has made no provision for the appoint
ment of an elector under act Of Cen
gress where there was failure to make
a choice on the day prescribed by law
therefore. @a -
Resolued, That the attempted selec-
ton Of a third eiector by the two per-
sons chosen was imperative and void.
Reiected-yeas Z, nays 8, as above.
Mr.. Bayard then offered the follow
ing. s.r ..........
/ RESOLVED, That the vote OF W. II.
Oden and the vote of J. c. Cartwright,
cast for Rutherford B. Hayes for Presi-
dent Of the United States, and for VIM.
A. Wheeler, of New York, for Vice
President of the United States, were
the votes provided for by the constitu-
ton of the United States, and that the
aforesaid Odell and Cartwright, and
they only, were the persons duly ap-
pointed electors in the State of Oregon
at the election held November 7, 1876.
there having been failure at said cleo
ton to appoint third elector in ac-
cordance with the constitution and laws
of the United States and the laws of the
State Of Oregon, and that the two votes
aforesaid should be counted, and none
other, from the State Of Oregon. -
Rejected-yeas Z, nays s, as above
A vote was then taken or Mr..
Edmunds's original proposition, and it
was adopted-yeas Is, nays none.
| Mr.. Morton then offered the fol-
lowing c-
Resogved, That w. H. Odell, J. C.
Cartwright and J. w. Watts, the per-
sons named as electors in certificate
No. l, are the lawful electors of the
State of Oregon, and that their votes
are the votes provided for by the con-
stitution of the United States, and
should be counted for President and
Vme-President of the United States.
Mr.. Hunton moved to strike out the
name of John W. Watts. Disagreed
to-yeas 7, nays 8. .-.-... -
Mr.. Morton's resolution was then
adopted-yeas s, nays Z, as follows !:
Y eas-Messrs. Bradley, Edmunds.
Frelinghuysen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller,
Morton and Strong-S. Nays-Messrs.
Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
/ ton, Payne and Thurman. .'.--
The decision of the commission was
then drawn up and signed by the eight
members voting in the affirmative.
On motion Of Mr.. Morton the IN
junction Of secrecy upon the acts and
proceeding ofthe commission, except
as regards their report to the joint
session Of Congress, was removed, and
the commission adjourned to meet in
the Supreme Court room at - O'Clock
tomorrow. an -y
i THE REPORT. -.-G
The report in substance is as follows:
The electoral commission having re-
ceived certain certificates and the papers
purporting to be certificates Of the cleo
/ toral votes of the State Of Oregon, and
certain papers accompanying the same,
and the objections thereto, report that
it has duly considered the same, and
has decided and does hereby decide that