The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-22
HOUSE.

The house met at 10 o'clock Half an
hour was consumed in calling the roll TO
ascertain If there was quorum present
and that fact having been ascertained, the
| regular business of the day was introduced
| by Mr.. Gibson, who offered an order that
the Hayes electoral vote tor louisiana be
not counted.
Mr.. HURLBUT moved to amend by
striking out the word mot"
The discussion was opened by Mr.. NEW,
who said that he had voted for the electo-
raj commission bill without hesitation or
misgiving, and he was not ashamed of the
support which he had given to that meas
ure. He accepted without qualification,
his humble share of the responsibility. He
would vote to sustain the objections to the
decision of the commission. He was in ia
vor Of proceeding without unnecessary de-
Law TO the completion of the count.
Mr. StELtYE said he found it quite
impossible to say which of the two sets of
electors from Louisiana were the true ones,
or which represented the will of the people
of that state. 1t would have been hard to
lind wiser and more candid men than those
who had pronounced the decision of the
electoral commission. He appreciated the
strength of their position. Congress could
not be too Jealous OF the constitutional
right of state to choose its presidential
electors.
Mr.. JOYCE declared the whole scheme
Of the election to the presidency OF the
grand fraud of Gramercy Park had been a
superb Democratic cheat from beginning to
end.
Mr.. MCMAHON said the decision of the
commission in the case OF Louisiana was
worse in its consequence to the American
people than the decision in the Florida
Gaze, and as to Oregon, the Democrats look
ed forward with much hope to the decision
in that case.
| Mr.. RICE protested against the decision,
and urgued that the whole subject should
be referred back to the commission.
Mr.. WArTERSON rose to speak, and
immediately the floor aud galleries were
| hu-hed into Stiffness He said ii the ac-
&c ptance Of the inevitable with the resOlu-
ton and dignity be highest, as it il the
rarest form OF courage Known among men, 1t
is made harder in this present instance by
the Consciousness of double-dealing and
foul play, two courses are open to the ma
iority on this floor; on one hand Is the
passionate cutlery, at once impotsnt
and childish on the other hand, without
offering needless Instructions To the progress
OF events an earnest mdRdi, bat temperate
protest against what We believe to be
great and grlevous wrong. In NV lUdg-
ment, the latter is our clear and bounden
duty We owe II to the necessities of the
case We owe 1t TO the country; We owe II
| to ourselves, because We were duped by
false preteDses into the snare furnished.
There is no reason why We should forget
the obligations that press upon honorable
men. In the very act OF passing
the electoral commission bill,
we provided for the contingency
that has come upon US. | voted for that
measure in perfect good faith. The result
is against US, and detestable as must think
the means that brought it about, | accept
it as fnality. shall go to my people and
shall tell them ali, for now advised they
know only part, and when they have taken
time for reflection, they will, | am very sure,
| illustrate wisdom and grace Of moderation.
| In spite of all this there are many things to
| live for vet in this rough world, and among
the rest il that day of reckoning when the
dark shall be light, and the wrongs he made
right.
The SPEAKER here announced that to-
days legislative session began, and, after
PRAYER and the reading of the journal, the
debate was resumed. The de bate closed al
O'Clock, and the house then voted on Mr.
Gibbons resolution, that the decision of the
commission be not agreed to, and it was
adopted yeas 112, nays 90, party vote,
except that Seelye Pierce, Of Massachusetts,,
voted with the Democrats.
A messenger was then sent to the senate
that the house was ready to meet that body
in joint convention.
At 1:35 p. m, the senate and house met
in joint canon.
The presiding officer stated that the two
houses, acting separately, had considered
and decided the objections to the certificates
from the state Of Louisiana, and that the
action OF each house would now be read.
This having been done, the presiding Of
ficer announced that the two houses not
having decided otherwise, the decision of
the commission would stand in force, and
he directed the tellers to declare the vote
of Louisiana.
Senator ANTHONY, of the tellers, there
upon announced that Louisiana had given
eight votes TO. Hayes for President, and
eight votes for Wheeler for Vice-President
There was no manifestations Of any kind
at the announcement, and the opening and
counting of the certificates proceeded, the
state Of Main giving seven votes for Hayes
and Wheeler; Maryland eight for Tilden
and Hendricks Massachusetts, thirteen Tor
Hayes and WHEELER.
When the certificate from the state OF
Michigan was read, giving eleven votes for
HAYES and Wheeler, Mr.. Tucker OF Nir- |
s,l
counting the vote of Daniel Crossnsn, ore |
OF the electors, declaring that one Benton
Hauchett, having been elected as one OF |
the electors for the state of Michigan, and |
having held and il etill holding the Office |
of United States commissioner, had absent |
ed himself from the meeting of the electors
on the 9th day of December, and that his
place should have been filed by the other
electors. The objection claims that the fact
that HAuchett absented himself from the
meeting did not create a vacancy, and
therefore the said Crps man had not been
duly appointed an elector.
The objection also submits the testimony
of Benton Hauchett before the committee
on privileges, in which he states that he
has never resigned his Office as L. s. Com
missioner, and that he absented himself for
that reason from the meeting of electors.
The objection is signed BY Senator's Nor
wood, Wallace and Hereford, and BY Rep
A. S. Williams, Tucker, Vance,
McMahon, Rice, Sparks, Marsh, Savage and
Hurd.
The presiding officer then asked If there
were any further objections, and meme being
m ade, the Senate withdrew to let the objec-
ton he considered and acted on By each
house separately.
The Senate having retired, upon the OBJ
lection offered by Mr.. Tucker to the count
ing of the vote of Crossman, an elector
from Michigan, Mr. Southland move, that
the house take recess till 10 o'clock to-
Mr.. HALE raised q point that the gen.
eral scope of the electoral commission bill
intended to prevent delay, and that mo-
lion for recess Wa not now in order.
The SPEAKER everruled the point, and
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