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TELEGRAPHIC.
THE COUNT GOES ON.
Michigan and Nevada Objected
to but Overruled by
the Senate.

Michigan and Nevada Objected
i to but Overruled by
the Senate.
i SENATE.
WAsInNGToN, Feb. 20.
i Upon returning at 2 80, the secre
tary read the objections to Crossman'i
vote.
Mr.. Allison then submitted reso.
luton that Crossman's vote be count
ed, notwithstanding the objection.
Mr.. Stevenson asked Allison If ht
knew Hanchett was not a govern.
ment officer.
| Mr.. Allison said NO." but he heard
the testimony read before the join,
meeting.
Mr.. Bayard said the testimony was
not as clear on the very important
subject as the senate might desire.
| After considerable debate, Allison
modified his resolution to read:
II Resolred, That the objection made
to the vote of Daniel l.. Crossman,
one of the electors of Michigan, is not
good in law and is not sustained by
| Resolved, That said vote be count
ed with the other votes Of electors OF
said state, Notwithstanding the objec-
ton.
Mr.. Whyte said he could not vote
for the resolution of the Senator from
Iowa as it stood. He therefore SUBJ
mitted the following as substitute.
| Ordered, That while it is the eense
of the senate that no senator or repre-
sentative, or person holding an office
of trust or profit under the United
States, shall be appointed an elcctor,
and that this provision of the consti-
tuition shall be carried in its whole
spirit into rigid execution, yet that
the proof is not such as to justify the
exclusion of the vote of Daniel L.
Michigan, and his vote should be
counted.
Mr.. Norwood said that when he
signed the objection to the vote Of
Crossman this morning, he knew
nothing of what the proof would be.
He was satisfied now that the evi-
dence was not sufficient to exclude
the vote of this clector.
The substitute of Whyte was re-
jected by strict party vote, yeas 27,
nays 80.
The question then being on the
resolution of Allison, Mcdonald NOV
ed to amend the first resolution, so
that it would read:
Resolred, That the objection made
to the vote of Daniel l.. Crossman,
one Of the electors of Michigan, is not
sustained by lawful evidence.
Rejected, yeas rs, nays 3S-a strict
party vote.
Mr.. Cooper demanded a separate
vote OH the resolutions, and the first
one, as submitted by Allison, was
agreed to by vote of yeas 40 nays
IL. The second resolution was then
unanimously agreed to, yeas 63, nays
none.
Mr.. Christiancy moved that the
House be notified of the action of the
Senate, and also that the Senate was
ready to meet the House and resume
the count. Agreed to.
AT 8 :l5 message was received
from the house announcing the ac-
tion of that body in regard to the
vote of Crossman, and the senate
proceeded to the hall of the house of
Representatives to resume the count.
On returning the objection to the
vote of r. NJ. Daggett, an elector
from Nevada, submitted in the joint
meeting, was read and also the tes-
timony of Daggctt taken by the COM
mittce on the powers and privileges
of the house in regard to his hold
ing the Office of clerk of the United
States court, but which he resigned
OH the 9th of November last.
! Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, submitted a
resolution that the vote of II. NJ.
Daggett be counted with the other
votes of Nevada, Notwithstanding the
objection made thereto. Agreed to
unanimously, and the secretary was
directed to notify the house. AT 6 :l5
the secretary returned and reported
that the house had taken recess be-
fore he reached the hall. The senate
then took recess until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
When Michigan was reached in the
count of the electoral vote, Tucker
objected to counting the vote of
Daniel L. Crossman, a republican
elector, claiming that Crossman had
not been duly appointed.
At :35 the senate and house met
in joint convention, and President
Ferry, after the usual preliminaries,
said that the two houses not having
decided otherwise than the decision
of the commission on the vote OF
Louisiana, which Senator Allison, as
the teller announced, was according
to the commissions report, eight for
Hayes and Wheeler, would stand ap-
proved. The counting then pro.
ceeded, and Names seven votes were
recorded for Hayes and Wheeler
Marylands eight for Tilden and
Hendricks, Massachusetts eight foI
Hayes and Wheeler.
Tucker objected to the eleven OF
Michigan being counted, on account
of the ineligibility of Daniel l.
Crossman, and declaring that one
Benton Hanchett, having been elect
ed elector for Michigan, and having
held, and still holding the office OF
United States commissioner, had alb
sented himself from the electoral
college, and his place had been filled
by the remaining electors. The OBJ.
Ijector claims that Uanchetts being
absent did not create vacancy, and
therefore Crossman was not duly ap.
pointed. The testimony of Hanchet,
that he never resigned his Office, and
therefore remained away, is also sub
! mitted
Senators Norwood, Wallace, Bar.
| ND pH hn AI,
!. tion, and representatives A. S. vii
, liams, Tucker, Vance, of Ohio
, McMahon, Rice, Sparks, Maish
Savage and Hurd. The senate thcI
withdrew to allow each house t.
consider the matter separately.
After the senate retired, Southart
moved q recess until tomorrow.
Hr. Hale raised a point that tn,
electoral bill would not admit of :
, recess.
Speaker Randall over-ruled thi
, point.
. Mr.. Wood opposed a recess.
Mr.. Tucker disclaimed the author
, ship of the motion to adjourn. and o
a desire to delay proceedings.
, Nr. Southard defended his motion
| declaring that members should
, have time to consider. He desired
, delay, and was in no haste to install
, man in the presidential chair sever
al days before the constitutional time
On standing vote, the motion was
. defeated by large majority.
8 The yeas and nays were demand
Q ed, and resulted, nays l92, yeas 81.
l Mr.. Tucker. then stated aud argued
his objection.
5 Mr.. Congcr said it was not the tirs
0 time great statesman had jumped a
conclusion without knowing tn,
1 law, and quoted the law of Michigan
l showing that Crossman was duly ap
pointed.
Mr. Ruckncr alluded 10 the lInani