The New York herald., 1877-03-01

the package the presiding officer as purpor,ing TO
contain the electoral votes OF Vermont
Tho Presiding Onicer-rhc Chair has stated that he
has received nut one certificate IRON Vermont Tho
Chair also states that the lav prohibited n from
ceivine any after tue first Thursday In February HIS
duty u 10 receive. oren and have read ali that havo
been received on that day
Mr.. Springer. Of Inois-I understand that the
third return from tho stae OF Florida received
the 3lst OF January Am correct III that f-(correc-
Ing himself but still stumb!ing)-l mean February
All the response which the presiding oiicer madc
was that January was not February, and asked
whether there was any objection to the Of ver
mont
Mr. Sprngcr-I offer a resolution
The Presiding ohccr-lf It Is ap objection TO the
certificate from Vermont the Char w,ii entertain IT,
but n II s simply resolution the Char will not en-
tertain IT,
Mr sprnger-Aiier It Is read It would bc seen what
II IL.
The Presiding Onlcer-Ir the member from Illinois
submits an objection 10 the certificate the Chair will
entertain Il, but he cannot entertain resolution.
Mr. Springer persisted In his efforts to have tho reso
luton read, but the presiding ofccr was just rm
AND unyeldng in not permitting to be read. and hc
intimated that II the member from Illinois would not
come 10 ordor the services OF the serscani Arms
would be called INFO requisition.
Finally Mr. Springer undertook 60 put his rcsolut ion
IN the shape oi an objection, and tho proceedings
were informally SUSPENDED 10 give HIM time do So
After about quarter OF an hour spent In fixing It
was sent up signed by senator Merrnon and Repre-
sentatives Springer ana Hamilton, OF Indiana.
onJEcrioS TO VERMONT
The undersigned senators aud membcrs object to tho
ns OF the votes Of the State Of Vermont thu
electoral State were forwarded to the
laid before two houses the rre,Iisn, o: .ne ema,s
stated that bn. one etun has been received by him
irom SAID state duplicate of one OF said Is
herewith submitted for the Of the and
House OF Representatives.
Accompanying tho objection was the following tclc.
gram which was also rcmd:--
BURLINGTON: VI. Feb. -. 1877.
- D. RANDALL, Speaker Of tho House Of Representa-
,. Iernea.e OF Amos adrich. eeeor deposited
cisrS United States District Coar, Vermont,
Mr. Poppeton. OF Ohio. then presented two sets OF
objcciionst the vote OF Henry a. Soiace ono OF tho
electors on the ground thar he postmaster when
elected aud that the law Of Vermont did not
an appointment by the college oi electors TO nm VA
cancy caused by tho absence OF an ecctcr
Tho objections having been read Mr. Springer de-
manIrd the reading oi the duplicate return sent up
Tho rresiding Ofccr--rhat is not an objection.
Mr. sprinper-But il IS right that have | aliude
New York (Mr. Hewitt
The Presiding 0ihcer-so the Chair understood aud
ruled IL out
Mr. sprlnger-Then ask that the Char order ,ha
this certificate DC submitted TO tho judgment OF the
Electoral Comm ission.
The Presiding Oiiccr-Thc Chair stated that no had
not received duplicate returns.
Mr. springcr-Ihcy are now before the Chair
the rreslang oicer teu.rely ignoring tho do
cate from VermontY (Aftor pausc)-rhe Chair hears
none.
retcrns submitted with my obcctious?
rho Presiding 0acer-Tne Chair declines to receive
any.
Mr. Waddeli, OF North Carolna--Being aliande
Tho Presiding Uhccr-.l In any form. daughter
The senate viii now retire 10 It's own cnambcr, III ordci
that tho two houses may separately consider aud
decide upon the objections.
As The senate was Withdrawing lr. Springer called
out that he now made the point OF order that thore
being duplicate returns the hal gone TO tho
Electoral Commission aud could DO considered by
tho two houses.
No attention, however, paid Il. nor TO prop
ostion mado immcd iaiely niterward by Mr.. Miis o
Texas that tho uouse proceed 10 elect President the
speaker declaring (uuder the terms of the
agrecmcnt that tho House now, twenty minutes past
seven take recess until ten O'Clock morrow morn