The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-28
HAYES GETS OREGON
BY the Same Old Vote of Eight to
Seven

mission re-assembled in secret session at
1870 o'clock and remained in consultation
on the Oregon case four and half hours.
At o'clock, the discussion being concluded
and Senator Thurman not having been able
to attend the sitting on account of illness, a
recess was taken in order to ascer-
tain whether he would prefer COM
ing to the capitol, or that the
commission should proceed to his
residence and there transact the business in
cident to taking the vote. A committee
consisting of Senators Bayard and Freling-
huysen was appointed for this purpose, and
reported in due time that Senator Thurman
preferred to receive the commission at his
house at o'clock. Therefore, the other
members of the commission proceeded in
carriages to Senator Humans residence.
AT THURMAN's RESIDENCE
Senator Thurman was found confined to
his bed, where he remained during the pro-
ceedings of the commission.
The commission was formally called to
order by Justice Clifford, the president, and
vote was taken on the following propo-
sitions, which had been informally SUBJ
mitted and discussed but not voted upon
during the days session.
EDMUNDs's RESOLUTION.
Resolved. That the certificate signed by
E. A. Cronin, ]. n. f. Miller and John
Packer, purporting to cast the electoral vote
of the state of Oregon, does not contain or
certify the constitutional votes TO which
the state is entitled.
AGAINST COUNTING WATTS IN.
Justice Field offered the following as
substitutes:
Whereas, ]. W. Watts. designated in GER
tificate No. as an elector of the state of
Oregon for president and vice president. on
the day of the election. viz: the 9TH day of
November, 1876, held an Office of trust and
profit under the United States; therefore
Resolved, That the said J. w. Watts was
then ineligible TO the office of elector within
the express terms of the constitution.
Rejected-ayes, 2; nayes, S-as follows:
Ayes-Abbott, Bayard. Clifford Field,
Hunton, Payne and Thurman, a.
Nays--Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar. Miller Martin and Strong, 8.
Is Put IN ANOTHER FORM. ~
Justice Field then offered the following
Whereas, At the election held on the 9TH
of November, 1876, in the state of Oregon,
for electors for president and vice president,
w H Odell j. w Watts and J. c. Cart
wright received the highest number of votes
cast for electors; but, y..a,-. -...... .,,
Whereas, Said Watts, then holding an
office of trus. and profit under the United
States, was ineligible TO the office Of elector;
therefore r-t t.f.
Resolved, That the said Odell and Cart
wright were the only persons duly elected
at the said election, and there was a failure
on the part of the state to elect third
elector.
Rejccted-ayes Z; nays, s. The same vote
in detail as the preceding.
JUSTICE FIELD TRYs 1T AGAIN.
Justice Field then offered the following.
Whereas, The legislature of Oregon has
made no provision for the appointment of
an elector under the act of congress where
there was failure to make a choice on the
day prescribed by law; therefore
Resolved. That the attempted selection of
a third electer by the two persons chosen
was imperative and void. Rejected-yeas,
z; nays. S-as above.
Mr.. Bayard then offered the following:
Resolved, That the vote of w. H. Odell
and the vote of J. C. Cartwright. cast for
Rutherford b. Hayes, of Ohio, for president
of the United States, and for William A.
Wheeler, Of New York, for vice president of
the United States, were the votes provided
for by the constitution of the United States,
and that the aforesaid 0dell and Cartwright,
and they only, were the persons duly APP
POINTED electors in the state of Oregon at tie
election held Nov. Z, 1876, there having
been failure at the said election to appoint
third elector in accordance with the con-
stituuon and laws of the United States and
the laws of the state of Oregon, and that the
votes aforesaid should be counted and none
Others, from the state of Oregon.
Rejected-yeas, Z; nays, S-as above.
ADOPTION OF EDMUNDss RESOLUTION.
A vote was then taken on Edmunds's
original proposition, and it was adopted.
Yeas, 10; nays, none.
MORTON TAKES HAND.
Mr. Morton then offered the following:
Resolved, That W. H. Odell, J. C. Cart
wright, and J. W. Watts the persons named
as electors in certificate No. L, are the lawful
electors of the state of Oregon,
and that their votes are the votes provided
for by the constitution of the Unitad States
and should be counted for president and
vice president of the United States
WANTS WATTS OUT.
Mr.. Hunton moved to strike out the name
of ]. w. Watts. Disagreed to-yeas, Z;
nays, 8.
THE REPUBLICAN ELECTORS COUNTED IN.
Morton's resolution was then adopted
yeas, s; nays, las follows:
Yeas-Bradley. Edmunds, Frelinghysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton and Strong. 8.
Nayes-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field,
Hunton, Payne and Thurman, Z.
~ THE DECISION SIGNED.
The decision of the commission was then
drawn up and signed by the eight members
voting in the affirmative.
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