The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22

Ou INC lhCc Vi uONtTuOr orONcf . Coisih-
cate attached to the returns Of the votes
of Cronin, Miller and Parker, that such
certificate was issued to those persons
having the highest number of votes for
electors, but was issued by him to per-
sons whom he deemed eligible, though
one Of them, Z. A. Cronin, was not ap.
pointed thereto according to the laws OF
Oregon.
Fourth-Because it appears from the
certificate of s. F. Chad wick, Secretary OF
State, that Odell, Cartwright and Waits,
received the highest number of votes,
and that the Secretary OF State in pur.
susnce of the law so declared, and that
therefore the certificate of the Governor
in so far as it omitted to certify the name
Of j. w. Watts as one Of the electors
appointed, and in so far as such certifi.
cate contained the name Of 4. A. Cronin
as one of the electors appointed, fails to
conform to the act of Congress in said
cases made and provided, and TO the law
OF Oregon, and that such certifccte is as
TO said Cronin without authority and Of
no effect
FIfth-Becsuss it appears from both
certificates that Odell and Cart wright,
the majority of the Electoral College,
were duly appointed electors in the man
ner directed BY the Legislature; that
their record presented TO the President
of the Senate and BY him 10 the two
houses, shows that vacancy in the
office of elector existed on the day fixed
by law for the meeting of the electors,
and that such vacancy was filed by the
appointment of Watts.
This objection is signed by Senators
Mitchell and Sargent, and by Represen-
tatives Lawrence, Burchard, Of ILL.,, and
McDill
Mr.. Lawrence presented further OBJ.
lection to the certificates of Cronin, Mil
Ier and Parker, on the ground that none
of them bad been appointed Presidential
electors, and that Odeli, Cartwright and
Watts bad been duly elected, and bad
cast the only true and lawful votes Of the
State. This paper is signed by Senators
Mitchell and Sargent and by Representa-
tives Lawrence, McCresry, Hale and
Banks.
Senator Kelly preser ted objections
!
and Watts. Ii is signed by Senators
Kelly, Bogy, Mcdonald, Stevenson and
Cooper, and by Representatives Field,
Tucker, Lane, Jenks, WslIing, Clymer,
Wiggopton, Poppleton, Vance of Ohio,
Hurd and Lu,trell. The grounds OF OBJ.
jrctioIs are:
First-The papers purporting to be the
certificates Of the electoral vote o. Oregon
have not annexed TO them the certificate
OF the Governor Of Oregon as required to
be made and annexed by sections 1876 and
1873 United States revised statutes.
Second-The papers have not annexed
to them list OF the names of Messrs. Cart
wright, Odell and Watts rs electors, 10
which the seal of the State OF Oregon
was affixed by the Secretary Of State
signed by the Governor and Secretary
of State as required by section 60 Of
chapter XlVL. OF the general laws of
| Oregon.
Third-It was ri ght and the duty of the
Governor ofO regon, under the laws Of that
State, to give a certificate OF election OF,
or appoint as an elector, John Z Cart
wright. Wm II. Odel. and Z. A. Cronin,
they being those persons capable of being
appointed presidential electors, who re.
celved the highest number Of votes At
the election held in Oregon, November
7, 1876.
Fourtn-Cartwright aHd Odell had no
right or authority in law TO appoint
Watts to be sn elector December ., 1876.
as there was no vacancy in the Office OF
Presidential elector on that day.
Fif fh-Cartwright and Odell had no
right or authority in law 10 appoint
Waits an elector on December 9Th. 1876,
inasmuch as they did not on that day
compose and form any part Of the e!ec-
torsl college Of Oregon, as by law con-
stituted.
Si1th-Csrtwrgbt and Odell had no
authority to appc tut Watts an elec.or on
December 9th, 1876, because on that day
Watts wss still postmaster at Lsfay cite,
Oregon, and was still on that day hold
ing said Office Of profit and trust.
Seveuth-Watts, who claims 10 be
an elector in the above described certif-
CAFE, was, in February, 1873. appointed
postmaster at Lafayette. Oregon, aud
was duly commissioned and qualified ~
such postmaster, that being an Office Of
trust ard profit under the laws Of the
United States, and continued 10 be and
at as such postmaster from February,
1873, until after Novem 5ei l3 1876, and
was acting ss such postmaster on No
vember 7, 1876, when the Preside ntis
electors were appointed by the State Of
Oregon, and that he was ineligible 10 be
sppo nted as one OF the said Presidential
electors.
EIghth-Wh the Governor OF Ore.
gon caused the lists OF names OF the
electors OF the State 10 be made and cer-
,ifed such lists did not conIsin the name
Of said Watts, but did contain the names
of Cartwright, Odeil and Cronin, who
were duly appointed electors Of President
and Vice President Of the United States
in the State Of Oregon, November 7,
1876.
The Senste having retired, Mr.. Say.
ler, chairman OF the Select Committee
on the election in South Carolina, sub
mitted the report OF the majority Of that
C mmittee, accompanied however by 10
resolutions Printed and recomuitted.
Mr.. Holman, Of the Appropriation
Committee, reported the sundry crvil sp
preparation bill, and prevIOazly the
House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the bill, Mr.. Buckner in ,hs
chslr.
Mr.. Conger raised 9 point Of order on
the paragraph which authorizes the pur-
chase OF the Congressional Globe build.
Jog. 10 Washington, togethe, wish the
bound and unbound volumes Of TIE
Globe, contained therein, on the
ground ths. It Was new legislation.
Mr.. Harrison offered TO amend IT By
,ppropris,ipg $4,000 for improving the
ventilatIon OF the House Of Repre.snts-
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