The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-22

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good temper and patriotism displayed. If
the republican party obtained the presiden-
cy by fraud, that party would be thrust
down and the democratic party lifted up.
Mr.. Tarbox of Massachusetts criticised
the speech by Mr.. Foster to-day, in which he
stated that all people might expect from
President Hayes not only fair but gener-
Gus consideration, that it appeared to him
very much like patronizing the American
people.
Mr.. Savage of Ohio said though the COM
mission had decided in opposition to his
wishes, he did not regret having supported
the electoral bill.
Mr.. Townsend of New York character
lied IS the greatest legal nonsence the claim
that all official act performed by an officer
who was technically incompetent was in
vaded, and lie illustrated his position by as
suming the case of member of congress
by whose vote either bill was passed or
thespeaker elected, and who was afterwards
declared not entitled to his seat, and he
asked whether that mans official acts we're
void. he had no hesitation in saying that
if all alien were chosen rs presidential
elector his vote would have to be counted.
Mr.. Souihard Of Ohio replied, and ar
gued that the doctrine laid down by Mr..
Townsend was not applicable to the office
of presidential elector, which was a mare
intermediate position.
be counted was agreed to without division.
IN JOINT SESSION.
At Has o'clock the senators entered the
hall The presiding officer directed the
reading of the resolutions of each house in
favor of counting the votes of Nevada.
The tellers announced that Nevada cast
three votes for Hayes and Wheeler. Then
followed in succession New Hampshire,
five for Hayes New Jersey, nine for Til
den New York, thirty-fve for Tilden !;
North Carolina, ten for Tilden Ohio,
twenty-five for Hayes. The certificate
from Oregon was read, and proved to be
the sworn certificate of the three Hayes
electors, Cartwright, Odell and Watts, ex-
ecuted before notary public.
All objections to the Oregon certificate
having been presented, they were referred
to the electoral commission and the senate
retired to its chamber.
The papers contain full statement of
the doings of the three electors.
The presiding officer then handed to the
tellers the certificates Of the three rival
electors. ..7.
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon presented
objections to the certificates of Cronin,
Miller and Parker: First, because neither
of said persons were ever appointed cleo
tor second, because it appears from the
records attached to the first certificate that
the electors named therein we're duly ap-
pointed and cast the votes; third, because
it does not appear from the face of Grow
er's certificate that it was issued to persons
only to persons whom he dee med eligible !;
fourth, because it appears from the certif-
| cate of the secretary Of state that Odell,
Cartwright and Wells received the highest
number Of votes, and that the secretary of
state, in pursuance of law so declared, and
therefore the certificate of the governor, in
so far as it omitted to certify the name Of
Watts and contained the name of Cronin,
fails to conform to the act Of congress and
to the law of Oregon; fifth, because it ap-
pears from both certificates that Odell nd
Cartwright, majority of the electoral COL
lcge. were duly appointed electors. That
a vacancy existed on the day fixed for the
meeting, and that the vacancy was filled by
the appointment of Watts.
Mr.. Kelly of Oregon presented objection
to the certificate of Cartwright, Odell and
Watts. The grounds of objection are:
First, the papers purporting to be ceriih
Gates of electoral votes have not annexed
to them the certificate of the governor as
required by the United States revived stat
utes; second, the papers have not annexed
a list of the names Of Cartwright, Odell
and Waite, to which the seal of the state
was affixed by the secretary of state and
signed by the governor and secretary as re-
quired by the state law; third, is was the
right and duty of the governor to give a
certificate to Cartwright, Odell and Cronin;
fourth, Oartright and Odell had no right or
authority to appoint Watts December 9th,
as there was no vacancy that day; fifth,
that they had no right to appoint VISITS
December 9th, as they did not on that day
form any part of the electoral college as by
law constituted; sixth, they hal no author
ity to appoint Watts Decemolr OH, be-
cause on that day Watts was still post
master; seventh, Watts was acting as post
master until after November 10Th, and
when the presidential electors were ap-
pointed by the state, when the governor
caused lists of electors to be certified, such
lists did not contain the name of Watts, but
did contain the names Of Cartwright, Odell
and Cronin.
Mr.. Lawrence presented further objec-
ton to the certificates of Cronin, Miller
and Parks onthe ground that none of them
had been appointed presidential elsctor and
that odell, Cartwright and Watts had been
duly elected and had cast the only true and
lawful votes of the state. The objection