Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-07
From Washington.



of South Carolina were then presented by the
democrats after which the Senators withdrew to
their own chamber
In the Senate, after refusing to have the testi-
mony in the case Of South Carolina read-yeas
twenty-one, nays forty-one-a resolution that
the state be counted for Hayes and Wheeler was
adopted-yeas thirty-nine, nays twenty-two-a
strict party vote
In the House, after the withdrawal Of the
Senate, Mr. Springer, of Illinois, moved that the
House take n recess until ten o'clock tomorrow
This was opposed by Fernando Wood and lost
yeas nnety-two, nays one hundred and seventy
The obsructionist then moved to take n recess
until half-past seven tomorrow morning. The
The Speaker ruled the motion out of order. An
appeal was taken from this decision Mr.. Wood
moved to lay the appeal on the table. After
brief but angry discussion vote was taken and
the appeal laid on the ta5e-yeas one hundred
and eighty-four, nays sixty-one. After repeated
attempts at delay in every form, which were
strenuously resisted by the Speaker, the reading
OF the decision In the case Of South Carolina. to-
gether with the objections thereto, was completed
demand was then made that the testimony in
the South Carolina case should lie read. which
~ 49, i'N' 'N'Ni'i "'!S' iho speaker
stated that ne would submit to the House the
question whether the testimony should be read,
ana Standing vote showed ninety for to one
h"nureu anu thirty-eght against. Then the yeas
ana nays were taken and resulted-yeas eighty
SEVEN nays one hundred and seventy-seyen A
motion to reconsider the vote was promptly
made, and the motion laid on the table-yeas one
huhureu ana seVenty-seven, nays seventy-seyen.
desperate eaofts at delay were made by motions
l" nave Po't'ohs Oh tue testimony read but all
"e'e Ste'uiastiy ruled out oil order by the Speaker
'"o"on was theh made That the decision Of
'"e COMMISSION III respect TO south Carolina be
not sustained and the votes be not counted This
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JOINT CONVENTION
AT twenty minutes past six the Senate came
into the hall and the action of each house on the
decision having been read the presiding officer
announced that, the two houses not concurring
otherwise, the electoral vote of South Carolina
would he counted, and they were thereupon de-
clared AS seven for Hayes and Wheeler The
vote OF Tennessee twelve, and of Texas, eight,
for Iilden and Hendricks, were then announced
Then came Vermont with five votes for HAYES
and Wheeler The certificate having be enread in
'nl Mr.. Poppleton rose to present objections to
t, but first asked the presiding officer whether
any other certificate had been received from Yer
mont than that which had been read
The presiding officer replied in the negative
Mr. Hewitt of New York stated that he held
in his hand n package purporting tn contain tbe
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oeeh delivered 10 nm ny express, about the mid
die OF December, and that with it came a letter
stating that n similar mn ekaoe had heep for,,rdad
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seols NJ which ware s,l, unbrosep and ,ha nre-
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nereu the pickage 10 the presenting onlcer, as
purportng Ia contain the electoral votes of Yer
mont.
Ihe presiding oriicer-Ihe chair has stated that
We mas received o't one ceftlhca'e from vermont.
Tue GUAR "lSo su''eS tli"' the Jaw PROMPTS MN
'ro"' RECEIVING any aiter Tue hrst thursday III
'o"I"'IN. ms uu'E Il 10 receive open ana nave
'e'u "ll ''l'' nave peeh received on 'hat DAY
MT springer oil Illinois, then offered resolu-
'ioh' put tue ehair decilhed TO receive II unless
o"e'eu III Tue form oil an objection To the vote OF
vermont Ater some time spent IN consultation,
ne sent up the following signed by Senator Mer-
r''"oh Oh oouth Oaroliha' ana representatives
'P''"ser anu ha''i'oh oi ihuI'ha'
The undersigned Senators and Members object to the
o'','"s u 'e u''S VI VI" "e VI vermont, or Tue fe"-
the elecorai ~ ~, .oid s,a,s war;. ,orya,s, w a -
Of the Senate and that only one of said returns ha.
been laid before the two houses Tile President Of the
'e'c 'V'ns s'e ua' p' one return mas been received
tnns 1. herai,h snhm,,ed for ne cons,.sra,'on ~ ,
senate and House of Representative
Acoomra,vin, ,his ohioo,;or ,,os ,ho ,,,,o,,
inc te,egram yhioh vos a,so rood.
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dali SPEAKER Of ,e onse Of Repe.en,atiyes Cer,iacae
OF Amos j. Adch as eector was deposited in this office
December 18th b. Is. sAkLLRr,
clerk OF the United states District Court OF Vermont
lions To the vote oil Henry n Sollace, one OF the
electors, ON the ground that he was postmaster
when elected, and that the law of Vermont did
not authorize any appointment by the college of
electors to fill a vacancy caused by the absence of
an elector Mr.. Springer made repeated de-
mands for the reading of the duplicate return.
which he had sent mn with his objections lint the
chair persisted in ruling them out as ILLEGAL AMI
the two honses senarated To consider the affections
the House taking a recess las had preyionslv
been agreed upon by those opposed In filibuster.
ingl till tomorrow morning.
The Senate having retired To its chamber Mfr
Edmnnds offered a resolution that the yote of