The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01

ing it was agreed to take vote at
o'clock next day, unless members shall
be prepared to do SO at an earlier hour
Messrs. Thurman. Edmunds, Strong
and Bradley were not well and al
adjournment was taken at their sugges-
ton by a unanimous vote.
The Electoral Commission reassem-
bled in secret session at 1920 Feb. 23d
and remained in consultation on the
Oregon case four and half hours
AT three o'clock the discussion being
concluded and Senator Thurman not
having been able to attend the sitting
on account of illness recess was taken
to ascertain whether the Senator would
prefer to come to the Capitol or for the
Commission to 60 to his residence. He
preferred to receive the Commission at
his residence at o'clock.
The other members of the Commits
sion proceeded to Senator Thurman's
residence and found the Senator in bed
where he remained during the proceed
ings of the Commission.
The Commission was formally called
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and vote was taken on the following
proposition, which had been informally
submitted and discussed, but not voted
upon during the days session:
By Mr.. Edmunds:
Resolved, That the certificate signed
by E. A. Cronin, j. N. t. Miller and
John Parker, purporting to cast the ell
ectoral vote of the State of Oregon, does
not contain or certify the constitutional
votes to which said State is entitled.
Justice Field offered succssiyely three
resolutions preceded by preambles, and
Senator Bayard one resolution, as a
substitute, all going to give Oregon but
two electoral votes, which were all re-
iected successfully in order by yeas 7,
nays 8. A vote was then taken on Ed
mond's original proposition or resolu-
ton and it was adopted unanimously,
yeas, Is, nays none.
Mr. Morton then offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That W. III. Odell, J. G.
Cartwright and J. W. Watts, the per-
sons named as electors in Certificate
No. /, are the lawful electors of the
State of Oregon, and that their votes
are the votes provided for by the con-
stitution of the United States, and
should be counted for President and
Vice-president Of the United States.
Mr.. Hunton moved to strike out the
name of j. w. Watts. Disagreed to-,
yeas 7, nays s.
MI. Morton's resolution was then
adopted, yeas s, nays T.
The decision of the Commission was
then drawn up and signed by the eight
members voting in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Morton the injunc-
ton Of secrecy upon the acts and pro
ceedings of the Commission, except as
regards their report to the joint session
of Congress, was removed, and the Com
mission adjourned to meet in the SUI
preme Court room at II o'clock Feb. "a.
The two Houses met on the Oregon
case in joint convention at noon Feb.
oath and the decision Of the Electoral
Commission touching votes of Oregon
were read. Senator Kelly for himself
and other Senatorsand Representatives
made objections to counting the vote Of
Watts claiming that Cronin's vote
should be counted for Tilden and
Hendricks. The objections being made
the Senate withdrew to it's chamber.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from Justice Nathan
Clifford, informing the House that the
Electoral Commission had considered
and decided the question intrusted to it
in regard to the votes of Oregon, and
had transmitted it's decision to the
President of the Senate.
The House, after considerable dis
cussion, finally voted to disagree with
the decision of the Electoral C0mmiss-
ion in the case of Oregon, and the
Senate was notified.
Previous to this motion by Clymer
for a recess till Monday was rejected,
yeas 112, nays 1853. A similar motion
by Lane was ruled to be dilatory and
out of order.
The Senate sustained the decision of
the Electoral Commission and proceeded
to the hall to continue the count.
In joint convention, after the usual
preliminary proceedings, the three
electoral votes of Oregon were counted
for Hayes and Wheeler.
The count then proceeded.
When Pennsylvania was reached OBJ
lection was made to counting the vote
of Henry Fl. Boggs appointed in place
of Daniel Morrell, one of the electors.
The Senate returning to it's chamber,
the objection to the vote of Boggs was
read. The objection was overruled as
invalid, and recess was taken till
Monday the Goth.
At 3:15, Feb. goth Senators entered
the hall. The presiding officer called to
order and the action of each House
being read he announced that the two
Houses not having conquered other
wise, the vote of Pennsylvania would
be counted, whereupon teller Allison
announced that Pennsylvania had Civ
en- tWenty-nine votes for Hayes and