The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-02

thereupon met n Joint session. Upon returning at
3.9O the President pro tenn. announced that the
senate retired rom the joint meeting ne ing upon OBJ
The secretary read the objection 10 the vote Of
William s. Slater, appointed elector by the Legis-
lat,,re In place Of George u. Corliss. Mr. Burnside
sIbmitted a resolution that the vote OF william s.
slater be counted with the other votes Of the
electors of Rhode Island Notwithstanding the
Objections made thereto. After brief debate the
question being on the resolution Of MIR. Burnside,
Il was unanimously agreed to-yoas, 81; nays,
none Al 5:55 the Senate again met the House.
Typon returning at $3.50, the President pro tenn
moro announced that the Senate having retired
from the Joint meeting Of the two houses upon an
objection submitted to the certificate from South
Carolina, and the papers having been submitted 10
the Electoral Commission, the Senate would now
resume legislative business. Conference commit
tees were appointed on the Deficiency, Naval and
Legislative Appropriation bilis.
Housr.-After considerable Administering the
House decided by vote of 1873 TO ll6, to listen
20 the reading Of the testimony taken before
the House Committee on Privileges in the case Of
Flector Boggs, of Pennsylvania, appointed in
stead Of Daniel J. Morrill,, Centennial Com
missioner. Mr.. Kelley then offered resolution
that the vote of Boggs should be counted, and Mr..
Stenger offered substitute that II should not be.
A long and exciting debate ensued, in the course
Of which Mr.. Hewitt again arralgned Mr.. hosr Tor
bad faith, but appealed To the Democrats to yield
10 the decision and trust to the balot-box for the
remedy The members gathered around him in ex-
cited circles and as he closed %l' an YHsoSaGn
why If the decision infamous, he advised yield
ing to Il? Hewitts reply was 1t was better 10
yield than 10 preciptate anarchy ana reVolutlon
Then the sentiment was characterized by Cate as
cowardlv Mr.. Yeates, of North Carolina, forced
his way through the circle and with a hushed lace
and excited manner exclaimed addressing himself
10 Mr. Cate and the Democrats who were opposing
acauiescence, "Those who denounce us now
as towards when the pinch came hiteen
wears ago turned against u.s." Dir. stenger's
substitute was adopted--yeas l35 nays, ll9. The
two houses then met in joint session, but shortly
after separated for the purpose OF considering the
objection 10 the counting of the vote OF Eiector
Slater, of Rhode Island motion to adjourn Tor
the day was voted down. The House then decided
that the vote of Slater should be counted, and the
houses again met in joint convention. After sepa-
rating the House adjourned Tor the DAY.
JOINT CoNvEsTIoN.-The two houses met in
Joint session. and, the action of each house having
been read, the presiding officer announced that,
the two houses not having concurred otherwise,
the vote of Pennsylvania would be counted. Sena-
tor Allison, Of the telers, thereupon
announced that the State of Pennsylvania bad
given twenty-nne votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
The certificate from Rhode Island was
then read, and objection was offered 10
the counting of the vote of Elector Slater whereupon
the houses separated for the purpose OF consid-
ering the objection The joint session was resumed
at y. m and the four votes Of Rhode Island were
announced cast for Hayes and Wheeler. The
next certificate opened was that from South Caro-
lima authenticated by Gov. Chamberlain, showing
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by another certificate showing seven votes for
Tilden and Hendricks, with a statement by the
electors explaining the absence OF the Governors a-
thentication Objection offered to the Republic
certificate the ground that there was no lega!
election in South Carolina for Presidential electors
W that there did not exist, at the time of the cleo
ton. a republican form of government in that state
3) that the full exercise of the right Of suffrage
prevented by military interference; (4) that
United States Marshals were stationed at the polls
thereby interfering with the exercise of the right of
suffrage. Objections presented 70 the DEM
ocratic certificate ~ because the electors were not
| duly appointed; (2) because the votes are not
certified by the Governor of the State (3) because
| the papers have not annexed TO them the names Of
the electors, required by the laws of South Caro-
lima AZ because the Hayes electors were duly chosen
il accordance with the laws of South Carolina and
certified by the Governor. The objections having
been read they submitted to the Electoral Conn
mission for its Judgment and decision, and the Sen
ate retired to its own chamber.
TUESDAY, Feb. 27.-SENATE.-Th Senate, by
vote of 20 to 2s postponed the further considers
ton of the Pacific railroad Funding bill until the
next session of Congress. .. Mr.. Mcdonald called
up the House resolutions in respect to the memory
OF the late Speaker Kerr, md euogies were delivered
! by Messrs. Mcdonald, Wallace, Wright, Bayard,
Booth and Morton, after which the resolutions
were unanimously agreed to-. The bill for
the relief Of settlers on public lands was
passed. II authorizes homestead and presumption
settlers whose crops destroyed by grasshoppers
in 1876 to leave and be absent from their lands
! til 1873 House bin TO provide for the sale of
desert lands in the States of California Oregon and
Nevada, and the Territories of Washington, Idaho,
Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico
and Dakota was passed.
HousE.-Mr Field, from the Committee on Privi-
eges reported the bill providing that, in case Of
failure TO elect President and Vice President the
President of the Senate or in case of vacancy in
that office then the Speaker of the House, or in
of there being Speaker then the Secretary Of
State, shall assume the Office of President until the
! President has been elected. The bin
Immediately ordered TO its second reading, debated,
ordered TO third reading and passed. Mr..
! Schleicher moved 10 suspend the rules and adopt
resolution recognizing the Hampton and Nichols
Governments the lawful Governments of the States
of South Carolina and Louisiana. Rejected-156 TO
93-not two-thirds in the affirmative The remain
der of the day was devoted TO the consideration Of
| the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.