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Relected-Jcas, 2; rays, s-the same vote in
Ia detail u The preceding.
Still ANOTHER,

Ia detail rs The preceding.
still ANOTHER
Justice Field then offered thc following:
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of oscgsn has nadc
no provision for the appointment Of an Elcctor un*
der the act of Congress whcfe there was failure
TO make ehoice on tho day prescribed by la~:
therefore,
R<toissd, That the stten1pted scltcslon Of Third
Elcetor b. the two persons eho,en was inopesa.
tive and void.
Re]ccecd--yess, 7; nays as abo1c.
UArAHD's TORN.
air. Barartl then offered tho following:
Rttoirfd, That the rate at ". II. f's!et and the
vote ot J. e. Cartwr!Rht cast for Rutherford b.
1iayes, at Ohio. for President ofths United States.
ant for William i. Wheeler. Of New 1ork, for
flet. President Of tht United States, were the
rotcs provided for ty lhs Conttitution Of the
United etates, and that tho Aforesaid Odcll
and Cartwright md thcy un1y. were the per.
sons duly appointed Electors in tha etatc Of
0reRon at the election hetd Nov. I, 1876. tllcrs
harsng hetn failure At fa!d election to appoint
third E1cetor in accordance with tho Consultation
and faws Of the United staes md taws Of the stAte
Of Oregon and that the two votes aforesaid! t1tonld
10 counted, and nono ethera from the atate Of
Oregon.
1ejccted,-seas, 7; nays, 8, a. above.
A veto was then taken OFT Mr.. Eanunias
original proposition, mud It was alopted,-yeas.
Il; naJs, noue.
THE YINAL VOTE.
1fr. Morton theu offered the following:
Rtsoired, That ". H. odeIi, J. c. Cartwright,
and j. r. Watts, tbs petaons named ~ Electors
In Certificate No. I. are the 1awin Electors Of tho
State Of Oregon, and that their rotns tue votes
provided Tor bJ tho Constitution Of thc United
States, and should be counted for President and
Viec.Prtsident OF ths United States.
Mr.. Hunton movcd to stsitko cut the name Of
]. ". Watts. Disagreed to-yca,, 7; na5s,B.
Mr. Morton's resolution ~as then adopted
yeas, S; nays, =, Is fol1o~s.
Eg..a1sy, ETdmnna'. IEEeslingnu1.en,
Ho''0"' Strong; s.r,.
Abbott, Biyard. Clifford.
Field. liurton. Paync-7.
Thurman.
dra~n up aud signed by tho eight members
voting in tho affirmative. On motion Of Afr.
Morton. the Injunction Of secrecy upon the acts
Regards their report to the Joint session Of Con-
iourned to meet In tho Supreme Court room At
Ia o'clock tomorrow.
TIE REPORT
In substance IL rs follows:
The Electoral Commission, haying received
certain certificates and papers purpottlne to be
certificates OF the Electoral votes Of the State Of
Oregon, and certain papers accompanying tho
saline, and objections thereto, report that It has
duly considered the same, and has decided and
docs hereby decide that the votes of W H. 0icll,
j. c. Cartwright, and J. ". Watts, the persons
named III tho certificate Of tic Secretary OF
etate Of Oregon ns the PERSONS receiving tho
highest number II .otes for Presidential Elect
orr aru tho votes provided for BY the Constitu~
Nou, snd that the same are lawfully to he count
cd ~ testified 10 ln the certificate of said Elect
ors, uAtnc1y, three votes for Rutherford u.
Hayes, Of Ohio, foe President, and three votes
for William 4. Wheeler for Vice. President.
The report will further sct forth that the e'ce-
ton Of Watts Ly the other two sncmbcrs OF the
Electoral College was tn accordance with tho
Constitution and laws Of Oregon.
TIE dhouAps xpa rHis pEc1stoN,
aru substantially that It Is competent to 20 be.
hind the certlucute Of uorcr1,0r 30 far 1s thu
sasne tb not founded upon tho action Of the cali.
| rass!nE or returning authority provided fur bY
tho iaHs Of tho State, which authority in tic
easc Of Oregon is held to b the Secretary Of
State,
The report win also take tho ground that Il IS
not essential TO shuw that II, EIector was clEgl.
bio on tho nh Of November, provided It be
shown that he was elf41bte when he cast hka
vote Ia tue Electoral College, nnd tue fret 40.
pears t!latthe alleged Ineligible Elcctor, Watts,
wss chosen to HI vacancy yauscd BY his own
ahseuce f.oa. tue Electoral College, Ruu that lie
wRs not Ineligible At tue tiu,o he cast his vote.