Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-28
From Washington.
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.

THE ELECTORAL COUNT
WEDNESDAY, February 2ist,
In the House, Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, who |
yesterday made objection to the Nevada elector, |
offered a resolution that the vote be counted |
The resolution was adopted and the Senate noti- |
fed that the House was ready TO meet that body |
again. The Senate coming in, the vote of Nevada |
was announced and its three votes formally |
counted for Hayes and Wheeler. Then followed |
the states Of New Hampshire, with Eve votes for
Hayes and Wheeler; New Jersey, with nine votes
for 1ilden and Hendricks; New York, with thirty
five votes for Tilden and Hendricks; North Caro-
lima, with ten for Tiden and Hendricks, and
Ohio, with twenty-five for Hayes and Wheeler
When Oregon was reached all the various papers
In the case were read. The first was the sworn
certificate Of the three Hayes electors, Cartwright
Odell and Watts, executed before a notary public
The papers contain full statement OF the dOngs
OF the three electors, the resignation Of Watts rs
postmaster, his subsequent choice by the other
two electors the original ballots cast by the three
electors, etc. Next came the certificate Of the
three rival electors, Cronin, Miller and Parker,
authenticated by the Governor and Secretary Of
State, with the seal OF the state attached. This
certificate gives two votes TO Hayes and one to
1ilden. Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, formally
objected to the certificate Of Cronin, Miller and
Parker First, that neither of said persons had
ever been chosen elector by the state in any man
ner; second, that Odell, Cartwright and Watts
were duly appointed, and cast their votes as such
third, because the Governors certificate did not
claim that Cronin, Miller and Parker had the
highest number of votes, hut issued to per-
sons whom he deemed eligible; fourth, because
the certificate Of the Secretary Of State shows
."'' Ou'' O,i'"i'sn. anu watts n"u '"e nis"es'
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s,., "' 49,, ""u '"o ''"s VI '''son' ""u
'.a' o,.''"oe p" "pp0'' ''o'" Wy" 1ei''","'es
.'' ou1. aHu "'"Jo','y VI 'ne hiec,
'V'"i Ooi'so' were u"s appointed e'eo'ors' anu
,.a, Ill, an, ''a ','' 49,. 80 ~"
"''' iess ,'i''u W ''o appointment y, ""''S
NV's' VI O'.so" '''en p,esen'eu io''''"
ooJeot'o"s W tne eeruhc'te ol oueh' Oarl"rght
ana WAITS First, that thelr certihcate was not
authenticated by the Governor second the pa
perS nave not annexed TO them list oil the
names oil odeli' Cartwright and watts, with
the seal OF the state and signature oil the Sec
retary OF state and Governor as required by the
laws Oh oregon; third, IL was the duty OF the
governor 10 give certihcate TO odeil' Cart
"Hsh. anu oiohin, they oelng tue three persons
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,ho, IA. ,ho, NJ, 49,, ,s..,,.a 49, -,
am, art of ,ho oro,,o, rtoo,,r,t ra,o,,o no ~,
Lao, oons,i,n,.d. etl, w., ,,os i,ol;,r,Io -,
tho e,b da, ~ nooo,,ha. i,o.n,,oh 90 ha s,rI
hoId tho oe,co =, ,os,,na,tar. aiv,h w.t. ,ra.
cons,itptiopaIIv ;nai,ihie IN tho oace ot elec,or
by reason of being postmaster ON the 9TH day Of
November, when the electors were apponted by
the state of Oregon; seventh, when the Governor
caused lists of the names of the electors to be made
and certified, such lists did not contain the name
of said Watts, but did contain that of said Gro
min. All the objections were then referred to
the Commission and the Senate retired to its
Chamber.
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
','e' ~ 'oh minutes past TWO r. n'' anu oooN up
.he case OIL oregon "heh senator heiey ana
representative jerks presented 'he opJect'ons Tor
'ne uenocii's ana senator M'tcheii ana Repre-
sentative hawrehce acted ior Tue hepuoheihs'
AuJourheu I'LL evening
Inc evening session was occupied by Judge
hoauIey III an argument Tor the democrats Ad-
Jourheu I'LL to-morrow morning
Turpsn,v Eehrporv ood
Il, ,he ser,to Mr. Edmund. ro,,,r,od II, fan. -,
removi,g the ,o,;,cal di.ohi,itie. ~, cer,.,r nor
sons and against tho removal in certain other
eases e,iv;ug oood re,sons ,herefor Tho nil, an
,ro,,r;ot;nc tv,o hurdrod ,horso,d do,,or, ,or
national m,se,, odio;,;,,, ,he sm;,hsori.n ,,as
nassed
The uouse s,ept tho dav mainly in discussng