Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-22
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Mutual Agreement on the Examin.
lion Of Accounts and Papers
Violent Pronunciation by Sar-
gent-The Electorship Of Cross.
man md Daxxett-One Of the
Haye Electors Of south Carroll.
ma said 10 be nn Alien.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
By mutual agreement, the Senate
Committee on Elections and the Com
mi,tee on Powers, Privilege s and Du-
ties of the, House, in counting the cleo
toral vote, have decided not Il go into
an examination of the papers and &C.
counts of the l-aders OF either political
party. In consequence of this agree
ment, Ellis, President of the Third
National Bank of New York. will o
lie required to produce All abstract of
the recount of Tilden at the Third Ma
tionai bank, while Chandler " i'll he ok
cused from appearing before the latter
committee with his ccou books,
papers, etc. This harmonious agree
ment Of the committees was brought
about Il rough the exertions Of Senate
Barnum and Mr.. Ellis.
In the Senate yesterday the proceed
ings lacked general interest, the con-
ciu>ion being ( 'reseen. Sargent too
OCCASION, with singular i'll taste. to
utter a general and violent d-nuncia-
| ton against the Democratic party,
which he declared was guilty of nu-
merous assassinations. His own side
was plainly Disguised with him.
Up N returning ut 2:3O o'clock, Sec
/ ~otnr.y (N.,rt,nstr sf tho SnnntA r M Tho
| objection to Cheeseman's woe. Allison
submitted a resolution thar Cheeseman's
vote be counted lot withdrawing the
| objection. Stevenson asked Allison
if he knew Hanch-tt was a Gov
ernment officer? Allison said no, but
that he had heard the testimony read
before the joint meeting. Bayard
| said the testimony was not "a clear on
this very important sui ject as the zen
ale might desire. After considerable
| debate Allison asked that his resniu.
ton he read. which is rs follows:
I" Resolved, that the objection made to
the vote of Daniel L. Crossman. one of
he Electors OF Michigan, j. not good
in law, and is not sustained by airy
lawful evidence, and that the said vote
he counted with the votes of Electors
| of said State Notwithstanding the OBJ
lection made thereto"
White said he could not vote for the
| resolution as it stood. and he there
| fore submitted the following a. a sub
>titute: "Ordered, that while it Is the
sense of the Senate that no Senate or
Representative, or person holding an
| office OF trust or profit under the Unit
| Ell State-, shall he appointed as an
Elector, and that this provision OF the
Constitution shall be carried i'll its
whole spirit into rigid execution, yet
that proof is not sufficient to justify
the exclusion of the of ID. l..
| Crosstnan a one of the Electors OF
Michigan, and that his vote should be
counted.
Norwood said, when he signed the
| objection tn the vote of CrO>sman this
morning, he knew nothing as To what
hs proof would he. He vas satisfied
now from what evidence had bean
submitted that it was not sufficient to
exclude the vote OF this Elector. The
substitute was rejected iy a strict par
~ vote of ayes II, noes 80.
/ The question then heing on the reso
lutions of Allison. Mcdonald moved
to amend the first resolution so that
{ would read: Resolved, that the
| objection made to the vote of Daniel
T.. Crossman, one of the Electors of
| Michigan. is not sustained by lawful
evidence" Rejected; ayes 26, noes 3S
"A strict party vote.
Cooper demanded a separate ote on
| the resolutions. and the first one, a.
submitted by Allison, was agreed to.
10y a vote Of ayes 40 to noes IL. The
second resolution was Then unani-
mously agreed to, by ayes % and noes
none.
Christiancy moved the House be no.
tilted Of the action of the Senate, ami
that the Senate vas ready to meet the
House and resume the count. Agreed
Harvey presented the credentials OF
| P. b. Plumb, United States Senator
| from Kansas, which was placed on
file.
At Sis a message vas received from
| the House announcing the action of
| hat body i'm regard 10 the vote OF
| CrOssman, the Michigan Elector.
The senate proceeded to the hall of
| the House of Representatives to re-.
sumo the count. and on returning tia
| objection to Daogett's vote was read,
and also the testimony of Daggett taken
| nv the Committee on Powers and Priv
ileges Of the House in regard to his
holding the office of Clerk Of the CIR
cult Court, but which he ale he re
signed on the sixth Of November last.
Jones, of Nevada, submitted a resO-
luton that the vote OF II. NJ. Daggett
be counted with the other votes of Ne.
vada, notwithstanding the objections.
| Agreed to unanimously.
The Secretary Of the Senate was d.
recied to notify the House of Repre-
sentatives vi the action of the Senate.
| At 6:l5 P. NJ. the Secretary returned
and reported that the H"nse had taken
u recess before he reached the hall.
| The Senate then took a recess until IL
o'clock tomorrow.
New YORK, Feb. 81.
Both the World and the Tribune spe-
Gals state that leading men Of both
sides are anxious to preventing calling
of an extra session, and il Is thought
that they will probably he successful.
1t il understood that Huxley, ~ o1
the HAYES Electors from SOuth Caro-
| lima, who arrived here to-day from
| Charleston in custody OF the Sergeant
at Arms of the House, il an alien. who
| has never taken out his naturalization
papers. II the Democrats fail over