The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-12
fORTY-FoURTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, February 10.
SENATE.

The chair presented a communication
from the President of the Electoral Com
mission informing the Senate that it has
decided upon matters submitted concern
ing the electoral votes from Florida.
The Sergeant alarms was directed to
request the attendance Of absent Sena-
tors OF the conference committee on for
tlfications, Messrs. Window, Logan and
Davis.
The Senate then proceeded to the
Hallof the House of Representatives.
The Senators having returned from
the House, the objections to the decision
of the Commission submitted by Mr..
Field, were read.
Mr.. Stevenson moved that the Senate
take recess until 10 o'clock Monday
morning; rejected, yeas 26, nays "A
strict party vote.
A long debate took place as to the
form OF sustaining or ovevrruling the
objections filed by Mr.. Field.
An order submitted BY Mr.. White
that the Senate do not concur in the
decision made by the Commission, created
under an act approved January 20, 1877.
but that the votes cast by Wilkinson
Call Robert Bullock, j. E. Y,ung
and K. b. Hitter as electors of the State
of Florida are the true and lawful votes
for Pres ident and Vice President of that
State, and should be counted as the elec-
torsl vote of the State, was defeated by
q strict party vote.
The following is the vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Bsrnum, Bay.
ard, Bogy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis,
Goldth waite, Hereford, johnson, Jones,
of Florida, Kelly, Herman, McCreery,
Mcdonald, Moxey, Merrimon, Nor
wood, Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury,
Stevenson, Wallace, Whyte and
Withers-26.
s-Messrs. Allison, AlcorD, An
thony, Blaine, Booth, Boutwell,, Bruce
Burnside, Cameron, OF Pennsylvania,
Cameron of Wisconsin, Chstfee, Chris
tiancy, Clayton, Conkling. Conover,
Cragin, Dawes, Dorsey, Ferry, Freling-
huysen, Hamilton, Hsmlin, Harvey,
Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,, Jones, of Ne
vsda, Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Nor
rell, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, PstLer-
son, Robertson, Sargent, Sharon, Sher.
man, Spencer, Teller, Wadlelgh, West
Window and Wrght-45.
Mr. Edmunds stated that Mr.. Thur
man WAS absent on account of sickness.
He Edmunds would vote against the
order and the Senator from Ohio for it.
He therefore withdrew his vote.
IL . l.,t l.. l1an
Mr.. Gordon, was confined to his,room by
sickness.
MIR. Sherman said he did not like the
resolution offered by the Senator from
Maine and just adopted, because it con-
tained the names OF the persons who
voted for it. He hoped the vote by
which the resolution was agreed to would
be rcconsidered and the one submitted by
himself adopted in its place.
Mr. Hamlin accepted the suggestion,
the vote was reconsidered and the fol-
lowing resolution of Mr.. Sherman was
agreed 10; yeas, Al; nays, 20; a. strict
partyvote: -,---.-----
ResoLued, That the decision of the
Commission upon the electoral votes OF
the State of Florida stand as the judgment
OF the Senae objections made thereto to
the contrary notwithstanding.
The Senate then agreed To the order
submitted by Mr.. Hamilton, that the vote
of the State Of Florida should be counted
for r B. Hayes for President and VIM.
A. Wheeler for Vice. President, as deter
mined by the electoral commission. The
vote upon this was yeas 43, nays %;
strict party vote.
On motion of Mr.. Sargent the Secre-
tsry was directed TO notify the House
that the Senate had reached determine
ton in regard to the decision OF the
electoral commission ard was ready 20
meet the House for the purpose o: pro-
ceeding with the count.