The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-09
Regular Proceedings.

WEDNESDAY. Feb. 2S.-SESATE.--A commune
cation was read from Justice Clifford, conveying the
decision of the Electoral Commission in the of
South Carolina. Immediately the House was in
formed that the Senate ready to continue the
count of the electoral VOTE and at l2lO the Senate
marched TO the Hall Of the House. The Senate re-
turned at 1895. and Mr.. Robertson submitted
linton that the decision of the commission upon the
electoral vote of South Carolina stand tie Judgment
of the Senate. the objections made thereto
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Mr.. Bogy
. moved that the testimony i'll the South
Carolina case he read. Rejected-yeas, Il !;
rnays Al. The two hours discussion then COM
menced, and was participated in by Messrs. Nc
Creery, Mcdonald. Morton, Bayard, Patterson,
Logan. Salisbury, Eaton Sherman, Wadleigh Mer-
rimon, Blaine. Cameron (Wis.), Christiancy and
Herman The debate having closed, the resolution of
Mr. Robertson, that the decision of the commission
upon the electoral vote Of South Carolina stand as
the judgment Of the Senate, etc., was agreed to
yeas. 80: nays Pa strict party vote. The Senate
then met the House for the purpose of continuing
the count. Upon returning to its chamber,
at 715 the objections to the certificate from Vermont
were read and a resolution unanimously adopt
cd that the vote OF Mr. Solace elector for Vermont
he counted with the other electoral votes of the
state the objections thereto to the contrary notwh
.istanding.
HOUSE. The Speaker laid before the House
a communication from Justice Clifford, inform
ing the House that the Electoral Commission
Mad decided the matter touching electoral
yote of South Carolina, and had transmitted
vthe decision to the President of the Senate.
'The two houses thereupon met in Joint
session After the Senate had withdrawn from the
Hall of the House, Mr. Springer made motion to adj
iourn for the day This defeated-yeas 92 nays,
10 A demand was then made for tine reading of
the testimony taken in the South Carolina case, a
large printed volume Of some 800 pages. This
also defeated-yeas, 81; nays, III. After fur
ther attempts at deiay. Mr.. Cochrane offered
iution that the decision of the Electoral Commission
ON the votes of South Carolina be not sustained by
the House. and that the votes be not counted. A
long and heated debate followed, at the conclusion
of which the resolution adopted, and the two
houses met in joint convention.
Jo1Sr CoxvESTIoS.-At 1910 p. m. the two
houses met in Joint convention, and the decision of
the Electoral Commission in the of South Caro-
ina was read Two sets of objections to the count
inc Of the vote were presentedone by Mr.. Phillips,
~ Missouri and the other 10y Mr.. Southard, of
ohio The objections were based upon the same
,rounds taken by the DIRECTORS before the commits
Sion After they had been read the Senate with
drov, fiat the two houses might act separately, and
secide mon them The two houses came together
again M 600 D. M and, the action of each body on
arc south Cnrolina decision having been read. Tho
,residing officer announced that the two houses not
concurrig otherwise, the electoral votes OF Soutl
CaroIina ,rould he counted, and they we're there
mon declared az for Hayes and wheeler. Ih'
yates Of Tennessee 12) and Texas 90 were then an
nounced and counted for Tilden aud Hendricks
without objection. Then came Vermont with lou