The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-23

hcers. Upon returning, the President pro tenn
said that objection having been made to the decision
the vote Of Louisiana, the two houses separates,
To deliberate in regard 10 that decision, and unless
some senator asked IT, he would not direct the de-
cision and objections thereto read again. The
objections were then read Mr.. Sherman submitted
u resolution that the decision of the commission
stand the Judgment of the Senate. Mr. Herman
offered substitute, to the effect that the votes pur-
porting 10 be the Hayes electoral votes from LOUISE
ana be not counted. After long debate the sub
stitute Of Mr.. Herman was rejected and the resou-
ton Of Mr.. sherman was then adopted by strict
party vote-41 TO %.
JOINT CosvEsTIoS.-The Senate appeared in the
Hall of the House of Representatives at IL o'clock
a. M, and the joint convention called TO order
by Acting Vice President Ferry The decision of the
Electoral Commission in the case OF Louisiana was
then submitted and read at length. When the read
ing was concluded Mr.. Ferry asked il there were
any objections to counting the vote received by
the commission. Mr.. Gibson said he desired to
enter written objection in behalf of certain
Senator'S and members of the House. which was sent
TO the Clerks desk and read. The objection
proceeded to recite the entire proceedings of the
commission in secret session the 10th, and then
protested that the said decision was wrong and con-
trary TO law in that the evidence excluded. In
connection with the protest, the pamphlet contain
ing statement of what the Democrats would prove
If the evidence admitted by the commission
was read. The protest was signed by every Demo-
cratic Representative, and nearly all the Democratic
Senator's. When the reading of the document was
concluded, Mr.. Ferry asked ii there were any
more objections, whereupon Senator Wallace, of
Pennsylvania, submitted an objection, first that the
decision was made in violation of the Electoral
law; secondly, because the act contemplated that
the commission would receive evidence regarding
the election in the disputed States; third, be-
cause the decision disregards truth, honesty,
etc. The objection signed by several
Senator's and Representatives. Representative
Cochrane OF Pennsylvania also submitted an objec-
ton, signed by Senators and members, showing,
that the Tilden electors received the largest num-
Der Of votes second, that IL was not denied
that Wells and the Returning Board
guilty of grave frauds; third that the decision
is in violation of the spirit of the bill, and of the
constitution There being further objections, the
Senate, at 1888, withdrew.
HoUsE.-The Senate having withdrawn, the House
on motion of Mr.. Wood, of New York, voted to adj
journ for the day.
TUESDAY, Feb. 20.-SENATE.-The Senate me
at 10 O'Clock, but business done, the Senators
only awaiting notification that the House was ready
TO continue the count of the electoral vote This
LITIGATION made at 1870, and the Senate repaired
TO the chamber of the House of Representatives
Upon returning, at $3.50 y. M, the of Crossman
the alleged ineligible elector from Michigan, was
taken up, and the following resolution, offered 10y
Mr. Allison was adopted by vote of 40 to II
"ResOiced that said vote be counted with the Other
votes of the electors of said State, notwithstanding
the objections made thereto The following, also
by Mr.. Allison, was then unanimously agreed TO
" ResOlped,S That the objections made to the vote OF
Daniel l.. Crossman, of the electors of Michi
gam is not good in law, and IL not sustained 10y any
lawful evidence" The Senate then repaired Il
the Hall of the House for the purpose of resunlinl
the count, but shortly returned to consider the Oh
iections to the vote of II. NJ. Daggett, one of the
Nevada electors The matter was speedily disposed
of 10y the unanimous adoption of resolution
offered by Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, that the vote o
Daggett be counted, notwithstanding the objections
thereto.
HoUsE.-As soon as the House was called to ortle
the regular business of the day was introduced b,
Mr.. Gibson. who offered resolution that the Haye
electoral votes of Louisiana be not counted. TIL,
discussion was carried on without any special ex
element on either side the Republicans speaking
in support of the decision of the commission ant
the Democrats in opposition. The only exception
was in the case of Representative Seelye who made
a brief speech advocating the throwing of the vot
of the State Q1ouisiana) out altogether. HI
said that he believed the Democratic
charges Of fraud against the Republicans
and the Republican charges of intimidation
against the Democrats. and for that reason n
thought the vote of the State ought not to be count
ed. The debate lasted two and a half hours and a
! its close the yeas and nays ordered on Mr.
Gibson's resolution that the vote of Louisiana, al
declared by the Electoral Commission, shall not b
counted, the vote standing 172 yeas to 80 nays TIVE
Republicans voted with the Democrats in favor OF
| sissipp message was then sent to the Senate
that the House was ready to meet that body in join
/ convention. The House subsequently met again, Il
consider the objections offered to the counting
of the vote of ID. L. Crossman, one of tn,
Michigan electors. Mr.. Tucker offered resolution
that the vote of Crossman be not counted. Mr.
jerks offered substitute to the effect that il
not proven at the time of his appointment that Cross
man officer of the United States, therefore
that the vote. objected to be counted. This wa
agreed to without division. The two houses theI
met in Joint session. At later hour, after the
joint session had adjourned to consider thu
objections to counting the vote of Electo
Daggett, of Nevada, the House voted to adjourn
without taking up the case of Nevada.
JOINT CoNvENTIoN.-At 1885 the Senate anC
House met in joint convention. The presiding Off
stated that the two houses acting separately haC
considered and decided objections to the certificates
from the State of Louisiana, and that the action OF
each House would now be read. This having beer
done, the presiding officer announced that, the
two houses not having decided otherwise, the de
csion of the commission would stand in force, ant
he directed the tellers to declare the vote OF
Louisiana. Senator Allison, one of the teers
thereupon announced that Louisiana. had gvef
and eight votes for Wheeler for Vice President
There manifestation of any kind at the an
nouncement, and the opening and counting of thu
certificates proceeded, the State of Maine giving
seven votes for Hayes and Wheeler, Maryland eigh
votes for Tiden and Hendricks. and Massachusetts
thirteen votes for Hayes and Wheeler. When tn,
certificate from the State of Michigan read, Civ
ing eleven votes for Hayes and Wheeler Mr.. Tucker
of Virginia. rose and presented objection u
the counting of the vote of Daniel l.. Crossman
one of the electors, declaring that one Benton Han
chett having been elected of the electors fol
the State of Michigan, and having held anC
is still holding the office of United States Commits
soner, had absented himself from the meeting of tn,
electors the 9th of December, and that his place
had been filed by the other electors The two houses
then separated, to consider and act upon the obec
tons. At 520 p. the Senators again entered the
Hall of the House, and the joint convention re-
sumed. After the announcement of the concurrent
action of each house in overruling the objection in
the case of one of the Michigan electors the eleven
votes of that State were announced as being
cast for Hayes and Wheeler. Then
followed the State of Minnesota, with
votes for Hayes and Wheeler; Mississippi, with
votes for Tilden and Hendricks Missouri, with IL
votes for Tilden and Hendricks Nebraska with
votes for Hayes and Wheeler and Nevada, with
votes for Hayes and Wheeler. Mr.. Springer object
ed TO the count of of the votes OF Nevada on the
ground that Elector X. NJ. Daggett was a United
States Commissioner at the time of his appointment
The objection having been read the Senator's with