The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
Compress IN Joint CossUeattoss.

On the 26Gh, in Joint Convention, obiec-
tions were made by the Democrats respec-
lively to Pennsylvania and Rhode Island,
on account of ineligibility of Electors. The
two Houses responded in each case, and,
alter warm discussion in the House, in
which the Electoral Vote of Boggs, of Penn
sylvania was rejected, and Slater, of Rhode
Island, was accepted, the Joint Convention
again met. The vote of Pennsylvania and
Rhode Island were then announced for
Hayes and Wheeler.
The next certificate opened was that from
South Carolina, authenticated by Governor
Chamberlain, showing seven votes for Hayes
and Wheeler. 1t was followed by another
certificate, showing seven votes for Tilden
and Hendricks, with a statement by the
Electors explaining the absence of the Gov
ernor's autaentication. The objection
to the Republican certificate was present ted
by Representative Cochrane, of Penn
sylvania, and the objection to the Demo-
cratic one was presented by Senator Patter-
son, of South Carolina. The objections
having been read, the presiding officer an
nounced that they would be submitted to
the Electoral Commission for its judgment
and decision, and the Senate wonld now
retire to its own chamber
On the 2Sth of February, the two Houses
met in Joint Convention, and South Caro-
lima was placed on record for Hayes and
Wheeler, and the States of Tennessee and
Texas for Tilden and Hendricks. Then
| came Vermont with four votes for Hayes
and Wheeler. The certificate having been
read in full, Mr.. Poppleton Dem. }, of Ohio,
asked the presiding officer whether any
other certificate had been received from
Vermont than that which had been read.
The Presiding Officer replied in the mega.
tive.
Mr.. Hewitt stated that he held in his hand
a package pnrporting to contain the Elec-
toral votes of Vermont, which package had
middle of December, and that with it came
letter, stating that a similar package had
been forwarded to the President of the Senat e
by mail. On learning to-day that no corr es
pondipg package had been received by
the presiding officer, he had rendered
to him this package (holding it up,) the
seals of which were still unbloken, and
the presiding officer had declined to
receive it. He now rendered
the package to the presiding officer, as pur-
porting to rtain the Electoral votes OF
Vermont. The preceding oficer--The Chair
has stated that he has received but one
certificate from Vermont. The Chair also
states that the law prohibits him from receiv.
ing any after the first Thursday in February
His duty is to receive, open, and have read
all that have been received Oh that day
Mr.. Springer desired to offer a resolution
which the Chair decided was out of order
and finally the following objection was pre-
sented:
"The undersigned Senators and Members
object to the counting of the votes of the
State of Vermont for the reason that two re
turns or papers, purporting to be the returns
of the Electoral vote of said State, were
forwarded to the President of the Senate
and that only one of said returns had beer
laid before the two houses, the President O
the Senate having stated that but one return
has been received by him from the saiC
State. duplicate copy of one of said re
turns is herewith submitted for the consid
Grafton of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives."
Accompanying the objection was the fol
lowing, which was also read:
BURLINGTON, VT, Feb, 27, 1877.
To Samuel Randall, Speaker Of House Of Represen
ItiUeS:
The certificate of Amos Aldrich as Elector VI,
deposited In this office December 18Th
Clerk of the United States District Count of We
mont.
: Mr.. Poppleton then presented two sets G
: objections to the vote of Henry N. Sollact
, one of the Electors, on the ground that h
was postmaster when elected, and that tn
l law of Vermont did not authorize an a,
: pointment by the College of Eiectors.to Fl
e the vacancy caused by the absence of th
e EIector.
e The objections having been read, NJ
= Springer demanded the reading of the d,
s plicate return sent up with his objection
e This was decided out of order, and III
q Senate proposed to withdraw. AS the Sen
t tors were Withdrawing, Mr.. Springer Gale
d out that he now made the point of orde
that there being duplicate returns the cal
n had now gone to the Electoral Commissio
e and could not be considered by the tw
K houses.ss
:. No attention, however, was paid to it nj
j. to the proposition made Immediately afte
ward by Mr.. Mills, that the House procet
e to elect President the speaker deelarin
s under the terms of the compromise agre
n ment that the House now took recess Il
ten o'clock to- morrow N ming.
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