The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-24
NOW THE Jon WIS DONE
Going behind the Governors Certificate and
Counting Oregon for Hayes.


Counting Oregon for Hayes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Thc Electoral Com
mission assembled in secret session at 10 A. NJ
to-day. and remained in consultation on the
Oregon case four and onc-hnlf hours.
At 3 o'clock. the discussion being concluded.
and Senator Thurman having been unable to
attend the sitting, owing to Illness. n recess was
taken to ascertain whether ho would prefer
coming TO the Capitol or that tho commis-
sion should go to his residence and there
transact the business incident to taking vote
A committee. consisting Of Senators Bay
ard and Frclinghuysen. was appointed
for this purpose and reported in due time that
senator Thurman preferred To- receive the COM
mission ut his house. AT 4 O'Clock, therefore,
the other members Of the commission went in
carriages TO senator Thurmans residence on
companied by Messrs.. McKennsy and CSilin,
secretaries. and Mr.. Rcardon the Marshal OF
the commission. Senator Thurman was con-
fined 70 his bed where he remained during tho
The commission was formally called to order
by Justice Clifford. and votes were then taken
on the following propositions. which had been
informally submitted aud discussed during the
BY Mr.. Edmunds:
Rao.L Tina, the ecrunsate signed by 2 A cronn. J.
electoral vote the state oregon doe. contain Or
cnasyd SIHyd the constitutional votes to which said state
Justice Field offered the following as a substi-
tute:
W,r,a. J. W watts. designated In certificate No as
Pic.icn! on the day Of election VIZ The IN day OF 10
Vnised states; Therefore, ,
Constitution.
Reccted-yoas 7. nays 8. as follows:
NArs-Nes.rs Abbott. Bayard, CLIFFORD. Field, Hunton.
nod. Hoar Miller, Morton, and Suons-S
Mr. Justiap Ei,iI than offered tho fo1loxinO.
Wl,',a,. At the election held on the 18th Of November
w." ~ s s,"' w o II pf1Siop i gr OF @ ana
wn1h received the highest number oi votes cast or
Wa as, Tie said watts then holding once Of
and proh under The United states. was ineligible to the
I@,j,eL Inst the said oiei and Cartwright were the
only persons duly elected at said election aud there
failure the part Of the state 10 elect third eector.
Rciccted-yeOs, 7, nays s-tho same vote in de-
tail as the preceding.
Justice Field then offered the following:
W1,,si,, The Legislature Of oregon has made pro
vision for the appointment OF eleelor under the act Of
ls DAY pfescnbSd BY law; i1cfeore ''''''
hsosi, That he attempted selection Of third eeetor
by the two persons chosen was imperative and void
Rciected-ycas. Z: nays, 8 las nhovel.
Mr.. Bayard then offered the following:
R,.to- That the vote Of W II olell AMI the vote Of
rcsgea' o the United s!a,ei % ana Tor William a
siac. we're e votes provided Tor M The C"n.,i,ut.oa Of
M Gnied STAT; aud That Tie aor' sud odell and cart
ailoncd oiectcr. u tie STATE oi oregon a. he clec,ie
@ & @ i '' bird et ogor rS in 'oanc, '" Win '
Ae Constitution anl laws oi The ui' >if'e- aui the
Uge-on.
Rciectcd-yeas :, nays 6. ne above.
No,e was then taken on Mr.; Elmund-'s
original proposition, and 1t WAS adoptcd-I eas.
Mr.. Morton then offered the following:
R,-i. That ". II oien. j. c Certwrisht and W
rs Wa'i M ' eicr,ds a II ts s, o u r. n ,h
te N9ic. are The No,es provided iof by The Constitution
and Wee .i'rcsiaentc u The uniicd states
Mr.. Hun,on moved to strike out the name Of
j, v. WAITS. which was disagreed ~ by vote
MIR. Morton's resolution WAS then adopted
yeas ;, yeas I, as follows:
iss,-Ne',r; nr,llgy Limnni' frciinsha''en' Gar
N.rs-N,,;,. Ato'' Ba.4ii, onn.ri. fseid, ilunion,
Tho decision Of the commission was then
| drawn W and signed by the eight members
| voting in the ailirmatiye.
On motion of MIR. Morton tho Injunction Of
| secrecy uIon the acts and Proceedings of the
| commission. except as regards their report tp
! tho commission adjourned 10 meet III the
supreme Court room at twelve O'Clock to-mor-
The report in substance ls ne follows:
Tho E,cioral Commission having received certain cor.
nSs 81 Se eet,el. S e1 Of & s f pese ,2 os Ss e,n
teisrs % t Il S' . INK 'e, ia i & . and
| decided, ani docs nsrcty dcc.ic. mat tic yoic,
q w. u. oleil J. c Cartwright aui ) "
tss scoTs,aly S ''S Of % s'Ms Of Of Oregon ' ss the
dental of aie ,he votes provided s the ton.u-
,aln' a,d ia, M s sams af' & aT gN to %, counted & a.
inrse ,oic, ior Rpihrrori Have. c ii, sis of OHIO
Inc stac ol Sew lork Tor S.ce.ricsident
Tho report Will further set forth that the elec-
| ton of Watts by the other two members Of the
| Electoral College. WIS in accordance with the
| Constitution ana laws Of Oregon. The grounds
| for this dccs ion SO tar Us thcy concern the eli
| gibity OF Watts. are substantially that it
| IL
| OF tho Governor 50 far as the same
is not founded upon the action OF the canvass
| law Of the Stat" which authority in the cilse OF
Oregon is held 10 l,- th" Secretary OF State Tho
t,al L. show, thHt an eleetor was oilslnlc on
se n 9t o NoDiimihdr proSydsd IL yd De-
| in the Electoral College, mud tho fact appears
that the alleged ineligible ce tor lWaiSl was
chosen - III a vacancy cnuscd by his own ab'
was not Ineligible AZ the time he casts his vote
The secretary Of the comm,ssion VIII. to-mor'
pore Of the senate the formal decision above
des 'rbed. with all the certificates and accom-
| pnnyinS papers in the cas- which were referred
deliver 10 the Speaker OF the House tornla
| mobilization. signed hy the President of the com
! mission, that their decision had been com
nunirut,d to tho President pro tcmpore
lyon We r"asscnbWs of NE two liPus,"'
rep,l ,'nd entered upon ineIr res snr Vo journals
| ans ihcruIUu, i'm No'0rdau'" witA thr EIectorn
! Hrt fUr vet" Oi Oregon must re inWrlintt A
counted for Hayes anI Wheeler. uni oss, upon
objection being male an writing. 10y at least iiy'
Senators ANA i've members Oi Tho House ot Rep
r'~'uiutN"-, the tWl Houses shall separately
rOh me- iu ordering otherwise.
u W.. hf noticed that nD separate vote wa'
'ahrn iy the ronliis~ion ia regard to the valid
iN ni lN' Hil'.Hd olrclorl vote of Cronln indi
! NNUa.y, IL h.'nE hj common consent cunecdn,
! from tho beginning, OF the consultation that Gro
min vote could not lawfully bee counted.
lurlns t'ir private session to-day Senator
| b. ard uud EoJros "niatiNr Abbott read clll0
iai 1 prepared opinions, which huG bncn draw
up 10y thrm i'm tho form OF legal briefs
taking substantially the Same ground in
! regard to IT," vote of Watts ms was tukoI
hy tine Demo 'rntr counsel in arguments bcfor,
the commission. lt"murkS more or less extend
cd were mndc by Justices Mlllrr Strong. Frld
and Bradley. and Il prrsrnudNe Iluntpu
None oi the other memhrr- of the cOmlli i0S loot
pr r'acnt'd any arguments to-day. Justice
bradley Wasthr last speaker, md IN" announce
mont nt h- views regarding thir ease Wa WiIt
ed with intense interest. In u" course of hi'
rnurks he argued at some length tg SHOW
Tint there WIS nothing in the Florida
und Lou .-iHnn decisions of the commission in
consistent with counting tho vote OF Watts To
= 'ihcr with those of the other Republican ele"
tors Of Oregon Although the dehatn WAS very
cHlnr,t, the utmost courtesy and apparent gop'
| feeling were manifested hy all the members o
| the commission throughout the entire discus
| sion.