The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-13

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the Commission to remand the decision
to it.
The Speaker overruled the point of or
der made by Mr.. Hale, but sus-
tained that made by Mr.. Will
son, holding that there was
nothing IN the Electoral Commits
sion law that authorized the recommittal
Of the question back t. the Commission,
and also ruling that it was not compe-
tent tor one house to refer a bill or any
other matter to an outside commission.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Knott was
therefore not in order
The House thereupon proceeded to the
discussion OF the objections to the report
of the Electoral Commission.
Mr.. McCrary addressed the House in
support of the report of the Commission.
: Mr.. Tucker followed on the opposite
side. He said the members of the Com.
mission had taken an oath to render
Judgment according TO the Constitution
and law. The Commission in passing on
the eligibility OF Humphries had declined
TO pass on the question of the validity of
the vote OF an incompetent elector. Did
the Commission mean to decide that the
ineligibllity OF an elector Was to have no
effect on the validity of his vote. If q
State appointed an ineligible eIector was
he, Notwithstanding, to be declared by
the Commission and by the two houses
to be- competent elector and his vote
to be valid vote2 If so, then the act
of the Canvassing Board of the State
was valid and the Constitution, quod hoe
was void. In regard to the main ques-
tion the decision of the Commission was
to the effect that only the voice permitted
to speak tor State in the matter OF the
Presidential election, was the vote OF y
Csnvssslng Board and Of an executive,
and that the vote of the judiciary and
Legislature must be pushed into silence.
He contended that the organism of the
State must speak its voice.
M Carr spoke in favor of the report.
After Mr. Carr's speech, MIR. Walker
said he was one OF the Democrats who
had supported the electoral bill in good
faith, and he would say to the gentleman
from Indians Carr that it would take
more than him and the few Democrats
who voted with him against that meas
ure, to read the majority of the House
out of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Field said the decision OF this
tribunal as il had been made is entitled
to no respect. 1t is as unfounded in
morals as it is unsound IN law and in
furious and pernicious in its consequent
ces. The spectacle of successful villainy
is corrupting in proportion to the extent
of the theatre on which it is enacteC and
to the prize which it wins The Presl
dency OF the United States has never yet
been won by fraud and If it is won now
the example will be more injurious to
our good name and more corrupt to our
people than all the peculatIons and
frauds of AL our history.
The debate was continued by Me'srs.
Banks and Frye in favor of the report
of the Commission, and Messrs. Springer
and Hurd IN opposition.
The debate closed at lis, and the
House proceeded to vote.
Mr.. Hale's amendment was rejected
by a vote OF 81 to l67, and Mr.. Fields
resolution adopted.
The Chair then ordered the clerk to
inform the Senate OF the action of the
House, ard also that the House is ready
- meet the-Senate in the Hall Of the
House.
In Joint Convention:
At 2:25 o'clock the Senators arrived
and took their places.
The presiding officer OF the Senate
said: The JOINT meeting OF Congrese
resumes its session. Thetwo houses sep.
arately have considered the objections
submitted by the members OF the House
TO the decision of the Commission on the
certificates from the state of Florida. The
clerk of the Senate will now read the de-
cision of the Senate.
The decision of the Senate having
been read by the clerk, and that OF the
house by its clerk, the presiding officer
said: The two Houses not concurring IN
ordering otherwise the decision of the
Commis sion will stand unreversed. lhn
counting will now proceed in conform
ty with the decision of the CommiS-jpn.
The telers will annouce the vote of Flor
ida" The State of Florida had given 4
votes for r. b. Hayes, of Ohio as Presi-
dent, and 4 votes for VIM. A. Wheeler
OF New lork as Vice President. The
Vice President then opened tle cert'ti.
ca from the State o. Georgia, and hand
ed it to the telIers. 1t was read by re-
preventative Cook, OF Georgia. The pre-
siding officer asked whether there was
any objection TO the vote OF
Georgia; none being made,
he announced that the vote would be
csunted, and directed the tellers to de-
clare it. Mr.. Cook then declared that
the State of Georgia hal given ii votes
for Samuel j. Tllden. of New York, as
President, and ii votes tor Thomas A.
Hendricks, of Indiana, rs Vice President.
Next followed in succession the State OF
Illinois with Il votes tor hayes and
Wheeler, Indiana with l5 votes Tor Til
den and Hendricks, Iowa with ii votes
for HAYES and Wheeler, Kansas with 3
votes Tor Hayes ard Wheeler, and Ken
lucky with II votes for Tilden and
Hendricks. Then came the certit-
cate from the State Of Louisians,
showing votes for Hayes and Wheeler,
the presiding officer stating that GER
tidcste had been received by mail ard
that no corresponding one had been re-
ceived by messenger. The messenger
appointed for that purpose was Thos. q.
Anderson, one of the returning board.
This was authenticated by Kellogg as
Governor, he being himself one OF the
electors. The certificate having been
read, the presiding officer hsnded 10
the tellers another certificate from
the same Stale, with corresponding
one received by msil, showing s votes
tor Ti!den and Hendricks. This was su-
thentlcsted by Mr. McEnery, governor oi
the State. Still 3 third certificate Wss
opened and read corresponding with ne
one having been received BY msil, SI!n
s votes for Hayes and Wheeler, suihen'
ticsted by the Secretary of State.
The presiding officer opened and pre-
sen,ed an tier certificate received by
-.il M ocorresnopdinp one hsyirg been