Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07

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either to affirm or to reject the decis
ion of the Commission. Upon {
point of order a discussion ensued
and by vote of 43 to Is Mcrrimon'
resolution was decided out Of order
Bogy moved that the South Caro-
lima testimony be read.
Rejected Al to 81.
Tennessee and Texas Count.
ed.
Vermont Hayes Vote Objected e
and the Houses Separate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
Walling then moved that parts on,
and two Of the testimony be read.
The Speaker-The house has refus
ed to have any of the testimony read
and therefore the motion is not in
order.
Mr.. Franklin moved the South Car.
olina report be read.
The Speaker-It is not before thu
House.
Mr.. Springer returned to the charge
and insisted on the reading, but the
Chair maintained that he was bound
by law which Springer reported.
Luttrell-Yes, and wishes now he
had not. Uaughter).
Mr.. Cochrane finally offered a reso.
luton that the decision Of the tribu.
nal be not sustained and the votes be
not counted.
Mr.. Hooker declared the Commits.
sion had refused to perform the func.
tions with which il was invested, and
take proper evidence on the South
Carolina case.
Mr.. Lapham defended the Com.
mission, and alluded to Hunton's
speech to Washington citizens last
night, in which he declared il was
their duty 10 stop the count.
Mr.. Goodc said it was the duty OF
Democrats to accord to the Republi.
cans what they would have unani.
mously demanded If the decision had
favored them. 1t was unwise and
unmanly to oppose the decision.
Mr.. Lawrence defended the Com.
mission.
Mr.. Franklin opposed it.
Mr.. Banks declared the vote ot
South Carolina had been Just as alb.
solute as the vote of Massachusetts,
He declared every white man il
Charleston was armed to the teetf
against the laws of the State ani
National Government.
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina, de
nounced Hoar's action, using numer.
Gus ridiculous SMILES.
Mr.. Wallace, of South Carolina
defended the State Government, and
said 10000 fraudulent ballots were
put in the boxes by the Democracy.
Mr.. Rainey declared the troops had
saved hundreds Of lives in South
Carolina.
Mr.. Southard spoke of the advan
tage of the bill which was passed by
the House yesterday for new elec,
ton.
Mr.. Goode regarded the decision
as most unrighteous, but favored &C.
quiescence because the people declar.
ed against violence.
Mr.. Hoge, Of South Carolina, re
counted his experience in South Caro-.
lima, showing that troops were neces.
sary.
The Democratic side jeered his re-
marks.
Mr.. Tcese closed the debate, favor
ing acquiescence.
At 6 o'clock, after some discussion
as to the method of putting the mair
question, finally the main question
was ordered, and though efforts had
been made during roll call to effect .
compromise they had proved fruitless
for Mr.. Walling Immediately moved
to reconsider that vote.
Mr.. Wood then offered comprom
ise that pending amendments be with
drawn and the House vote on th,
original resolution, the Senate thel
be invited to meet the House ant
continue the count; that when Yer
mont is reached the Houses separat,
until 10 o'clock to morrow. This was
agreed to, and Mr.. Cochrane's resolu
ton that the vote of South Carolin:
be not conted was adopted.
| At 6 20 the Senators entered and il
due form the votes of South Carolin,
were counted for Hayes and Wheeler
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, raised ,
point, which was disregarded, that /,
quorum of the Senate was not pres
ent, only % having entered.
The votes of Tennessee, IL, ani
Texas, s, were counted for Tilden anG
Hendricks, and Vermont's was OBJ
jectcd to by Poppleton, who asked i
duplicate returns were received from
Vermont.
Mr.. Ferry said no.
Mr.. Hewitt said he had package
received by express the middle of De
cember, containing letter stating
that similar package, purporting t(
contain the electoral votes of Yer
mont, had also been forwarded to tn,
President of the Senate by mail. Or
learning to-day that no corresponding
package had been received by thu
presiding officer, he had rendered Il
him this package, (holding it up,) tht
seals of which were unbroken, an(
the presiding officer declined to re
ceive them. He now rendered til,
package to the presiding officer, a
lpurpOrting to contain the electora
votes of Vermont.
The Presiding Oflicer-The chail
has stated that he has received bu
one certificate from Vermont. TIL,
chair also states that the law prohib
its him from receiving any after th'
first Thursday in February. His du
ty is to receive, open and have reat
all that have been received on tina
day.
Mr.. Springcr-I understand tha
the third return from the state O
Florida was received on the 3Ist O
January. Am correct in that (cor
recting himself, but still stumbling
| mean February.
All the response the presiding office
made was, that January was not Feb
ruary, and asked whether there vcr
any objections to the vote of Yer
mont.
Mr.. Springer offer q resolution
| The Presiding Ofiicer--If it is Al
objection to the certificate from Yer
mont, the chair will entertain IL; bu
il il is simply a resolution the chai
will not entertain it.
Mr.. Springer-After IL is read
will be seen what it is.
Tho presiding efffcer-If the mem
ber from Illinois submits an objec
ton to the certificate the chair will
entertain ii, but he cannot entertain
resolution.
| Springer persisted in his efforts t
have the resolution read, but the pre-
siding officer was just as firm and I'm
yielding in not permitting it, declal
ing that since the president of tn
senate stated that he had received or
" one Of the two returns forwarde
from Vermont objection is made
counting the vote Of Vermont, and
duplicate return is herewith submit
ted for the confederation or the hous
and senate. Atelegram accompanie
the objection from the United STATE
district Clerk, at Burlington, t