Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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The Senate resumed It's session on the 2stf
and a communication was read conveying
the decision Of the Electoral Commission
IN the South Carolina case. At 12.1(
the Senators marched 10 the House, and
on their return resolution was adopt
ed, after two hours discussion--39 TO 49,
that the decision OF the commission upou
the electoral vote of South Carolina stand az
the judgment of the Senate, objections &c
the contrary Notwithstanding, and the House
was so notified. Upon the return of the
Senate TO consider the objections TO the Ger.
tihcatc OF Vermont, resolution thai the
vote CT Sollace be counted was unanimously
agreed to. Recess. In the House the Sun.
dry Civil Appropriation bin was passed.
The report of the joint committee on Chinese
immigration was submitted and ordered
printed. The Joint session TO count the
electoral votes was resumed and on
the retirement Of tho Senate a mo.
tlon was made to tske a reeess
until the following day Rejected
93 TO 40. Another motion for recess was
made, which the Speaker refused to enter.
tain. An appeal from his decision was made,
and the appeal, on motion, was laid on the
table-1A to 81. The decision OF the CON.
mission was read by the clerk, and when it
was concluded the reading of the testimony
was called for. Wood IN. "a said the read
ing would occupy Ave days and thus defeat
the election altogether. The House-s7 TO
177-decided that the testimony should not
be read. The following is the Affirmative
vote: tEt
Atkins, Bagley, J. II IN. " Beebe, Blackburn.
Bliss, Boone, Bradford, Bright, Caldwell Ala. y
Caldwell (renn.N, Campbell Cate 0aul6eld
Inns, Cook, Cowan, Cor. Culbertson, Davis, Deboit.
Dibrell, Donglass, Finley, Porney, Franklin Full
q GHsr HsrIe naTSGD nS HSGTs Harris H Harris
Jones lKy.), Knott. LAnders lind Love, Levy
LLptlrell, L, Lynde, McKsy nsrsh. McMahon, Mills,
Poppleton, Rice, Riddle, Robbins IN c., Roberts
k0es IN -, Scales, Schumacher, aheskley
ss,smons smith GA, Southland, Sparks, Springer,
Vance iohio5, Vance IN. G1, % WaadeIi. tStls Wash
warner Whitthorne. Wigginton, Wlke, Williams,
Z IN. tAla.l.
resolution that the decision of the
Electoral Commission on the votes OF South
Carolina be not sustained by the House was
adopted after two hours discussion. Upon
the retirement of the Senate to consider the
objections to Vermont the House took a re.
cess until the 1st. rsa-u.
Nothing was done in the Senate on the
lst until at 1850 p. ma message was re.
ceived from the House announcing it's action
In the Vermont case, and the Senate at once
repaired to the hall Of the House. Return
ing, at II 80, the objections to the electoral
vote Of Downs, Of Wisconsin, were read, and
a resolution that the vote. be counted was
agreed TO without debate. In the House },
after discussion, call of the house was
refused-6S TO 160-aud a motion TO recon.
slider was laid on the table-174 to 65. A
resolution was offered by Caulfed Qll.) that
the package delivered to the President ofthe
Senate the preceding day, by Mr. Hewitt, !
purporting to contain the electoral vote
OF Vermont, not having been opened
and read to the two houses, the
counting cannot proceed; also requesting
the Senate To meet the House in Joint
session so that the package might be opened
and proceedings be had thereon according to
law. The journal of the previous day was
read, and Springer an moved a correction
by inserting the report of the committee on
the Chinese question. Wood On. " moved
a asuspension of the rules and dispense with
the reading. Agreed to-175 to S5. The
point of order was raised that nothing was
competent for the House to do but consider
the objection to Vermont, and caused a long
and excited discussion. The point Of order
was sustained, and, after a two-hours' dis. |
cussion Of the objections to the Vermont
count, Caulhcld's resolution was defeated
1l6 TO 14S. Every resource known to parIia- |
mcntary law was exhausted by those mcm-
bcrs who desired 10 prevent the count from
proceeding, and it was not until the House |
had spent over twelve hours in the |
struggle that a vote was reached on
the main question. By vote of aO5 to 26 |
the House decided that Sollace's vote should |
not be eounted-most of the Republicans |
voting yea" to bring the question to a |
close. When ne Senate had retired to con-
slider the objections to the Wisconsin elect |
or, preamble and resolution recitlng that |
Tilden and Hendricks were duly elected |
President and Vice-President, but ON &C.
count Of frauds had not a majority OF all the |
electors appointed and, as z. B. Hayes had
not received a majority of legally-elected
electors, declaring that the House win at |
once proceed to choose President, were Of /
fered as a substitute for the resolution that
the vote Of Downs be not counted. At three
a. m. Of the I'd the debate on the objections
was concluded, and the House, after dispos-
ing OF several dilatory motions, decided that /
the vote Of Downs should not be counted |
The Senate was notified and the Joint session |
resumed. When the Senators retired the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on the Cd the credentials OF |
senator-elect Grover, OF Oregon, were pre-
sented. Majority and minority reports OF |
the Louisiana Investigation Committed were
submitted and ordered printed. The presid- |
ing officer annouHced that he had Appointed I
Messrs.t Morrill,, Howe and MeCreery as a /
Committee of ArrahgemeBtg fOr tue in
auguratiOn of the Presid ent elect on the 5th
OF March. The reports of the. Conference
Committees on the Deficiency aud Military 1
Academy Appropriation bills were agreed to.
The Conference Committees on thePoetofIice
and Naval Appropriation bills reported that
they,Were unable TO agree and the Senate re-
solved to insist upon its amendments and
appoint new committees. The creden-
tials Of MO. Butler as senator,elect from
South Carolina, signed by Wade Hamp-
ton and having the seal Of the State
attached, were presented and placed on file.
The report of the Silver Commission was
and ordered printed The Sundry
OiYn Appropriation bill was reported, con
amended and passed. Adjourned
.... In the House the Conference GOmmittees'
reports on the Deficiency and Military Acade.
my Appropriation bills were agreed 10. The
Army appropriation bill was PASSED. The
House resolved to insist upon It's objections
TO the Senate amendments to the Postofilce
bill. A bill removing all po-
litical disabilities imposed and remaining on
ally perpOp stDder the Fourtesnth Amend
mept was passed, All the bills. on the
Speakers table, TO which no Objection was
offered were passed and ths House ad-
iou rned. - ID
In the Senate, on the Sd, turther;consider-
alton Of the bill to aid in The resumption of
specie payments was postponed until the
first Wednesday in December next. The bill
e eXtending Tor two wears the Southern Claimh