Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-25
the sta ernent of the votes, showing

seal of the Secretary ot State, ard
delivered by him to the Electors, and
forwarded by them to the President OF
the Senate with their votes; that the
refusal or failure of the Governor of
Oregon to sign the certificate of election
of persons so elected does not have the
effect of defeating their appointment
AS such Electors; that tho act of the
Governor of Oregon in giving to Cit.
min q certificate. though he rec5ived
1000 votes less than Watts. on the
ground that the latter was ineligible,
was without authority OF law and
therefore void; that al hou n the ev-
dencs shows Watts was n Postmaster
ut the time of his election, that tact il
rendered inm ,terial by his reslgna-
ton both ~ Postmaster and Elector,
and his subsequent appointment t. fill
the vacancy in the Electoral COLLEGES:
that as a Commission, in cone
uuence of the foregoing and upon
grounds before stated. a paper pi'-
porting TO be a certificate Of the electoral
vote of Oregon signed by e. A. Cronin,
J, n. II, Miller. and John Parker, is not
a certificate of ote provided for by
the Cons,i ution of the United States,
and they ought o to be counted as
such.
The members Of the Commission
agreeing to and approving Of the de-
cision are Samuel +. Miller, Joseph L.
Bradley, w. Strong. GEORGE f. Ed
mundS, o. p. Morton. +. II. Freling-
huy-nn. James A. Garfield, and Geo.
+. Hoar.
The presiding offer asked whether
there were any objections to the de-
ci>ion.
senator Kelly objected to the decis-
ion on the following grounds: First,
that Waits was not elected; econd.
that ha was % appointed; third, that
he wa disqualified to receive the APP
pointment as a Presidential Ele"tor 10
sit as such. rs he held an office OF
trust and profit under the United
States; fourth, that CrOnin was elected
as "A Presidential Elector for Oregon,
and in accordance with the law ra>t
the legal vote as surh ElectOr. and
that such vot should be counted.
The objection is signed hy Senator's
Kelly, Whyte, Cooper, Maxey, Nor
wood aud Hereford, and Representa-
tives Lane. Pnpp'st"n. J"nks. Vance,
Throrkmorton, Wlke, Wigginton, and
Luttreli.
Inc ITc >iulIlo OlllStI ~hC
there were any further objections to the
decision, and there being zone, he an
nOunced that the Senate would with
draw TO its chamber.
New YORK, Feb. 81.
The debate in the secret session OF
the Commission was not AS able - A.
protracted as in the Florid+ or the
Louisiana case, and took mnr of the
colloquial form of expression Most
of the members agree that the discus
sion on the Florida case was one OF the
able>t ever heard in a consultation
room, AMI there is a very general re-
yret expressed that these and other
conferences have not bean reported,
but the Republicans refused to admit
an official stenograrler. There j.
| nOthiug preserved OF than except In
The resolution of the Commission An !
a tare journal of the resolutions and
votes thereon. Although the dscision
has been very generally discounted,
nevertheless keen interest has been
shown at the Capitol and throughout
| the city tn learn il finally. Democrats
hi We thought il was a forlOrn hope for
| triumph of law AS well as justice of
their course in the Commission, and
though latterlv, whether justly or
not, they have felt The moral effect of
the Oregon case against then, they
nevertheless fingered To the last, for
the decision would have left the law
and equity of their whols case above
partisan passion. So great WAS their
iii .appoint;;Ient that a majority of the
House moved tor a recess at once
when the decision of the Commission
was known, aud carried the motion.
EDITORIAL Comments or the Eastern
Press Upon the Political silua.
iOn.
NEW York, Feb. "a.
The Herald regards the presidential
cleo, ion as virtually decided, ii the
electoral law is carried u in good
faith and the completion OF the count
is not obstructed by dilatory ac ion on
he part of the Democrats in thu
House. II does not think Speaker
Randall will consent 10 such desperate
measures. lie will not consent to see the
future prospects of the Democrats ut
ierly wrecked by egregious acts ofbad
faith, which would create. alarm aud
kindle indignation am 'ng the business
classes OF the whole country.
NEW YORK, Feb. "a.
The Bulletin and World are bitterly
announcing the result of the electoral
Commission, aud say that all good
citizens long for peace and restoration
of confidence, but do not expect them
from Hayes administration.
The San is silent on the subject, ex-
cept through its Washington cores
pendent, who narrates Democratic
loliies, which it claims lost the Pres
idencv.
A Herald Washington special says:
Respectable Democrats, though deeply
offended, and ctit cize tn. Commits.
sion's decision in Florida and LOUISE
causes, are not discontinued with
the Oregon result. A prominent and
influential Democrat says that when
the Oregon case arose, Tilden ought to
have declared at once, in a public let
ter, that Cronin was undoubtedly the
elrctor by law but he was bound for
Hayes, berause he vas q representa-
tive and agent only NJ a majority of
the Oregon voters. If Tilhen had done
this, ha would stand better to-day.
The same correspondent adds that sen.
sible. Responsible men OF both sites
sit down 10 the fact that Hayes Is the
next President. They see that all at
tatntfs at Ialav pnNv arA Mrnnu and a