Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-24
The Oregon Decision Before the
Two Houses.
An Interesting Debate Which Will
Reassurc the Nation.
Hayes and wheeler VIII surely DO
Inaugurated.
[srrciAL DsrArcurs TO rHs Coin ELL
DAILY NKws.!
Couatiax the Electoral vsts.


Countiax the Electoral vsts.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2i.-A message
was received from the Senate informing
the House that IL ri now ready Il
meet the House in joint convention ant
continue the count Of the electoral votes
Clark. chairman Of the Committee OF
PostoGices and Post Roads. rsportst
back the post route bill. Passed.
The Speaker laid before the House I
communication from Justice Nathan
Clifford. informing the House that thu
electoral commission had considered
aud decided tho question intrustsd TO !,
in regard to the votes Of Oregon. and
had transmitted It's decision to the Pres.
idsnt OF the Senate.
VICTORY FOL rArRIorIsM.
Mcmahon offered resolution direct
Ing the Clerk Of the House to notify the
Senate that the House would DO ready ai
l o'clock ON Monday to receive that
body.
Wilson raised a point OF order that
nothing was In order but = resolution "a
notify the Senate that the House was
now ready to receive that body. He
therefore offered that resolution.
The Speaker ruled that McMahon's
resolution was In order, but that vii.
sons resolution could be offered As O
substitute. IL was so offered aud was
agreed to. yeas, las; nays, 81.
The question was then on the reso-
luton a amended.
Vance Of Ohio sndavorsd to make q
motion for n recess until 10 o'clock on
Monday. but was not Recognised. The
resolution rs amended wal agreed TO.
yeas. i57; hayes. 80.
LIST OF hi MALcoSrEsrs.
The following members voted in the
negative: Abbot, A~insworth. Ash. At
kins. j. II. Bsglsy. Banning. Blackburn,
Boon. bradford. Bright, Burchard Of
Wisconsin. Cob.ll. Caldwell Of Alabama,
Caldwell Of Tennessee. Carr. Cate. Caul-
field. Clark Of Missouri. Clymer. Coch.
rane. Collins. Cook. Cowan. Cox. Cul.
bsrson. Davis, Dsbolt. Dsbrsll, Egbsrt,
Field. Finley. Forney. Frankling. Full.
Ter. GAM. Glover. Hamilton Of Indiana.
Harris Of Georgia, Harris Of Virginia,
Hartsell. Hooker, Hopkins, Humphreys,
House. Hunton, Hurd. jerks. Knott,
Landers OF Indiana, Lane. Levy. Lynds,
Mackay. Marsh. Metcali. Manlsr, Nor
rison, Mutchler. Phillips OF Missouri.
John Reilly. Rice. Riddle, Robbins Of
North Carolina. Roberts. Ross Of New
Jersey. Scales. Sheakley. Slimons,
Southland, Springer, stepger. Swami,
Stone, Terry, Thompson, Vauton, Vancs
Of Ohio, Vance OF North Carolina. wad.
dell. Walker OF Virginia. walling. Walsh,
whithorne. wigglnton. wyksm. J. N.
Williams Of Alabama, Yeats and Young.
Mcmahon moved to reconsider the
vote. and Hale moved to lay the motion
ON the table. The latter motion was
agreed to. Yeas, 175; noes, "a.
The Speaker then directed the Clerk
to notify the Senate Of tho action OF the
House.
were legally cast for Hayes and justice.
the wayfaring man. though q fool, can
appreciate, and It may safely be left with
the people to judge Of The impariialiiy
Of the seven Democrats who insisted
that only two Of these votes should be
so counted. II was a very cheap display
Of virtue to refuse TO recognize the vote
Of Cronin; 1t was o very d~iscreditabls
display Of p~artisanship to hold that
Growers conspiracy had succeeded In
cheating the State out OF n electoral
vote and the country out Of Its choice
for President.
THE JOINT CONVENTION.
The two Houses Of Congress met In
Joint Convention. at noon, and the de-
cision Of the Electoral Commission,
touching the votes Of Oregon, was
read.
TuE GROUND or THE DECISION,
Which is in favor Of all the Hayes
Electors. Is that said Electors appear to
have boon lawfully appointed and that
they voted rs such at the time and In
tho manner provided for by the Consti.
tuition Of The United States and the law;
and the Commission are further OF the
opinion that by the laws OF Oregon the
duty Of eanvassing returns Of all votes
given at an election Of President and
Vice President. was imposed upon the
Secretary Of State. and that tho Sec
rrtary OF State did canvass these returns,
and ascertained that ]. O. Cartwright,
W. II. 0dsll and J. ". Watts received q
majority Of all the votes given for
Electors, and had the highest number
Of votes for that Office. and by sI-
press language Of the statute these
persons arc deemed elected ; that in
obedience to his duty the Secretary Of
State made the canvass and q tsbulatsd
statement Of the votes, showing this re-
suit, which. according to Law. he placed
ON file In his Office on the 9Th Of Deoen-
Der. 1876. All this appears BY official