Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-10

The committee on appropriations add to the
amount appropriated BY the House Of Repre-.
sentatiyes. as follows For pay Of the navy,
1910, goo; for the equipment of vessels, s27e,
900; for construction and repair, i,S00, 600 ;
for steam engineering, 81, 200, 900; for expenses
of recruiting, SIS, 900 for naval laboratory,
$4,000; and for naval hospitals, $4,000.
After the tribunal had given a decision in the
Oregon case, the decision was objected TO.
Mr.. Sargent (Bep.), Of California, submitted
the following
Resolpcd. That the decision Of the commits
sion upon the electoral vote of the State Of
Oregon stand as the Judgment Of the Senate.
the objection made thereto to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Adopted by strict party yote-yeas, 40
nays, "a,
The Senate having returned to its chamber
from joint convention to consider the objec-
ton to counting the vote of Henry A. Boggs,
one of the electors from Pennsylvania, Mr..
Cameron (Rep.), of Pennsylvania submitted a
resolution that the vote of Henry A.. Boggs be
counted with the votes of the other electors of
Pennsylvania, notwithstanding objections.
After short debate the resolution was agreed
to without division.
Mr.. Gibson Dem }, of Louisiana, offered an
order that the Hayes electoral votes for the
State of Louisiana be not counted.
Mr. Hurlbut (Rep.), of Illinois, moved to
amend by striking out the word mot"
MIR. New dem. }, of Indiana opened the
discussion, and advised that the House submit
to the findings of the commission.
Mr. Seelye Ind }, of Massachusetts,, said he
found it quite impos ible to say which of the
two sets of electors coming up from Louisiana
voiced the true will of the people of that State.
1t would have been hard to find wiser and more
candid men than those who had pronounced
the decision of the Electoral commission.
Mr.. Joyce Rep.), of Vermont, supported the
decision of the Electoral commission, and asked
whether anybody supposed that if the decision
had been the other way, the objections would
have been heard from the Democratic party.
Mr. Mcmahon Dem. J. of Ohio, said he had
been to Louisiana, and could say that Samuel
J. Tilden had carried Louisiana as fairly and
honestly as Hayes had carried Ohio.
Mr.. Rice (Dem.), of Ohio, protested against
the wrong and violence embodied in the decis-
ion, and argued that the whole subject should
be referred back to the commission. By this
decision government of order was to be sup
planted by government of fraud and violence,
and he feared that it was but the beginning of
the end of the Republican institutions of the
country.
Messrs. Grape (Rep.), Mass, Waterman
(Dem.), KY, Cox Oem.), N. Y, Donford
Pa, Wood DEM, N. Y, and others took part
in the debate. When the debate closed the
House proceeded to vote on the order submit
ted by Mr.. Gibson that the Hayes electors be
not counted (Mr. Hurlbut having withdrawn
his amendment), and it was agreed to, yeas,
172 ; nays, ga party vote, except that Messrs.
Seelye and Pierce of Massachusetts voted with
the Democrats.
After the decision by the tribunal giving the
electoral vote of Oregon to Hayes and Wheeler,
Mr.. Hale (Rep), of Maine, presented the fol-
lowing order:
Ordered, That the count of the electoral vote
of the State of Oregon shall proceed in con-
formity with the decision of the Electoral COM
mission.
Mr.. Lane offered the following as substi-
tute :
Ordered That the vote purporting to be an
electoral vote for President and Vice-President,
and which was given by one John W. Watts,
claiming to be an elector from the State OF
Oregon, be not counted.
After considerable discussion Mr.. Lanes sub
stitute to Mr.. Hales resolution was then agreed
to by vote of ISL yeas to lot nays.