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SENATE.
WAsUINGT,

w ASH1NGToN, FEB. IL.
Eight Senators only were present at
10 o'clock, but there being no objec-
ton, communication from the Pres
ident of the Electoral Commission
was read conveying the decision of
the Commission on Louisiana, and it
was agreed that the House be inform
ed that the Senate was ready to pro-
coed with the count of the Electoral
vote.
Kelley asked permission to make a
personal explanation, which being
granted, he said he would do 80 when
the Senate was full.
Kelley said he did sign cipher
dispatch for Mr.. Patrick, who repre-
sented it was telegram to w. T. Pei
ton for $4,000 to pay lawyers fees in
Oregon, and If not used would be re-
turned. He denied that he ever at
tempted to buy Republican elector,
or that he ever authorized any one to
make such offers for him.
Sargent said he thought the Sena
tor from Oregon did right to endeav-
or to free his name from the nefarious
transactions in Oregon. The country
had lived through the Centennial
without any presidential elector be-
traying the party which elected him,
but it had not lived through the Cen
tennial without seeing an attempt to
buy an elector sanctioned by the chief
of great political party.
Bogy said he condemned fraud
in Oregon, or anywhere else, and he
was not willing to sit in his place and
permit a stigma of this kind to rest
upon the democratic party as the on
ly party guilty of fraud.
frauds in Florida and Louisiana per-
petrated by the republican party, and
it knew how these frauds resulted
These frauds were like whited sep
ulchres, fair without but foul as hell
within.
Sargent replying, spoke at length
as to the condition of affairs in Flori-
da, and charged that democrats threw
out republican votes and stuffed the
ballot boxes in that state.
A message was received from the
house of representatives announcing
that that body would be prepared to
receive the senate on Monday morn
ing at III o'clock to resume the count.
Cooper denied that frauds were
committed in Florida by democrats
and charged that frauds were COM
mitted by republicans.
HOUSE.
The session was resumed at II
O'Clock, and Immediately recess was
continued till noon, when the journal
of yesterday was read. During the
reading, the secretary Of the senate
arrived with message from the Sem
ate, but was not recognized by the
Speaker.
At the end of the reading, the
Speaker laid before the House q COM
municatiOn from Justice Clifford,
President of the Electoral Commits.
sion, informing the House that the
Commission had arrived at decision
on the Louisiana case and had trans.
mitted the decision to the President
of the Senate, to be opened and read
in the presence of the two houses.
Lamar offered resolution direct.
ing the clerk of the House to inform
the Senate that it would be ready to
receive that body at IL O'Clock Mon.
day next for the purpose of proceed.
ing with counting the Electoral votes
KassOn-I raise point of order
There is q message from the Senate.
The Speaker-The Chair is aware
of the fact and does not desire to in.
tercept the message. The Chair on
the contrary has submitted to the
House the fact as communicated from
the President of the Commission.
Kasson-Does the Chair permit me
to make point of order? [Shouts
of mo-" on the democratic side.
Kasson-I am addressing the Chair
The message from the Senate per.
tains to the question before the
House.
i Luttrell-How does the gentleman
know that?
Kasson-The Chair over-rules the
point of order, before the announce.
ment of the vote.
The secretary of the Senate was
then recognized by the Speaker and
he communicated message that the
Senate was now ready to meet the
House in joint convention and pro.
coed with the counting of the elector.
al votes.
| The resolution was then adopted
yeas l52, nays Ill. Among the nays
were the following democrats An.
derson, Goodin, Hayward, Potter
Southland, Tarbox, Walling, Wells, OF
Missouri, WhitehOuse, and Whiting
Lamar moved that the House take
recess till Monday at 10.
Sayler asked leave to make a re
port of the South Carolina investiga
ting committee, but obiection wal
made.
Lamars motion was agreed to
yeas lS9, nays 1O7 and the House tool
recess.