Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-21
WASHINGTON.
CoaEressIonal rrasssdInrr.

~ tue feaQlng OF testimony 10 sustain
the objections made yesterday against
the electoral vote OF R. NJ. Daggatt. Mr..
Springer, who made the objections, OF
fered a resolution that the vote be
counted, and explained that gu error
had been made in describing the Office
held by Daggett as that of United States
commissioner, while the testimony
showed that he held the Office Of clerk OF
the United States Court.
Hon. +. Barksdsle, one Of the Tilden
electors at large and q member of the
National Democratic Committee, testi-
fed before the special senate committee
Investigating the Mississippi election,
that entire good feeling had been estab-
lished in the State under Democratic
rule; that he never heard of duplicate
keys for ballot-5oxes in Kinds county
until he read the statement made by Mr..
Letter before the committee, and that
the members Of the Kinds county Demo-
cratic committee deny the existence of
such keys.
After a number Of speeches of no
special Significance had been made, the
vote was taken on %Springer's resolution
that the vote Of Doggett be counted, and
it WAS agreed to without division.
The senate was then notified that the
house was ready TO continue the count,
and the two bodies met in joint session.
At ll:45 the senate and house met in
joint convention. The presiding officer
having called the meeting to order and
directed the reading Of the resolutions Of
eaci house in favor of counting the
votes Of Nevada, the teller then an
nouncsd that Nevada had cast the votes
for Hayes and Wheeler. Then followed
in succession the States Of New Hamp-
shire with five votes for Hayes aud
Wheeler, New Jersey nine votes for Til.
den and Hendricks, New York thirly-Gve
votes for TildeH and Hendricks, North
Carolina ten votes for Tilden and Hen
bricks, Ohio twenty-five votes for Hayes
and Wheeler.
TIE presiding officer now opened and
handed to the tellers the certificate re-
ceived frsm Oregon. 1t was read by
Stone, and proved to be the sworn certi6.
Gates of three Hayes electora-Cart-
wright, Odell and Watts, executed be-
fore a notary public.
The papers contain a full statement OF
the doingso of the three electors, the resig
nation Of Watts as postmaster, his sub.
sequent choice by the other two electors,
aud the original ballots cast by the three
electors, etc. They were read in fall by
the presiding officer, who then hauded to
the tellera the certificates of the three
rival electors, Cronin, Miller and Parker,
duly authenticated by the signature OF
the Governor and Secretary Of State,
with the seal of the State attached.
These certificates gives two votes to
Hayes and Wheeler, and one vote 20
Tilden and Hen bricks.
Senator Mitchell presented objections
to the certificates of Cronin, Miller and
Parker on the following grounds: First,
because neither Of said persons was ever
appointed elector by the State Of Oregon
in any manner whatever; second, be-
cause it appears from the record and q
paper contained in aud attached to the
certificate Of W. H. 0dell, j. G. Cart
wright and John W. Watts that they we're
duly appointed electors and cast their
votes as such; third, because it does not
appear from the face of Gov. Growers
certificate, attached to the returns of the
votes Of Crouiu, Miller aud Parker, that
such certificate was issued to the three
persons having the highest number Of
votes for electors, but was issued by him
to persons whom be deemed eli
gible, though one of them, e.
A. Cronin, was not appointed thereto
according to the laws Of Oregon;
fourth, because it appears from the Ger,
tiacate Of S. F. Chadwick, secretary Of
State, that 0iell, Cartwright aud Watts
received the highest number of votes,
aud that The secretary OF State ia pur.
lance Of law so declared, aud that
therefore the certificate of the governor,
ia so far as it omitted to certify the
name Of J.. W.. Watts as oae Of the cleo
tors appointed, and in so far as such
certificate contained the name Of L A
Croniu as one Of the electors appointed,
fails to conform to the act OF congress in
such cases made and provided, and to
the Jaw Of Oregon, and that such certi6-
/ csle is ca TO said Cronin without author
ity and Of no effect filth, because /. ap.
pears from both certificates .aaat odeu
and Cartwright, q me- ority of the cleo
toral college, we're duly appointed cleo.
tors by Oregon, in the manner directed
by the Legislature, aud that their record
presented to the president of the senate.
and by him to the two houses, shows that
the vacancy in the Office Of elector
eEistod on the day fixed by lay for the
meeting Of electors, and that such va.
cancy was filed by the appointment of
Watts.
This objection is signed by Senators
Mitchell and Sargent and by Represent.
atives Dprchard (Ill aud McDil.