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ofcongress. Should objection be made by five
senators and five representatives to the report
OF the commissions, the two houses We're to sepa-
rae a ana a. discuss the said objections the time al
loWedlor debates being limited by the bill !: but
unless both houses should agree to sustain the
objections, the decision of the commission should
stand. '"'
This plan met with considerable favor from the
conservative element of both houses, but was
strongly opposed by the more ultra of both par
ties. 1t was debated ut length and with great Vi
gor. 1t passed the Senate on the 22th of January
1871, by II vote of IL yes IL nays; ten senators not
voting. The vote in the house was taken the
next daN, ana stood yeas 10. ;naysS6; fourteen
representatives not voting. The vote in the SEN
ate was divided as follows: Yens-Republcans
ocrats, |. In the house it stood Yeus-Democrats
10y; Republicans, 81. Nays-Democrats Is: Re
PupilcanS, o. The bill was Immediately signed
by President Grant, who:had from the first given
II his warm encouragement.
me members of the commission We're prompt
" appointed. They We're rs follows: Justices
Clifford, Strong, Miller, Field and Bradley of the
supreme court; Senators Edmunds Morton, FIRE.
llnghuysen, Thurman and Bayard; and Rep
and ioar.
7he two houses of congress met in joint con-
ventlon on the LIST OF February, 1877 and began
the counting of the electoral vote. When the
vote OF + -oriia was reached, three certificates
were presented and were referred to the electoral
commission. This body. upon hearing the argu-
mentS OF the council of the democratic ahd re-
publican parties decided that it had no power to
go behind the action of the return board, and
OF tiat state 10 Hayes must be accepted by the
TWO houses OF congress. The vote by which this
dec sion was reached stood eight (all republic
cans i'll favor of it. and seven (all democrats
against IL. The party line appearing thus so
sharply i'll the commission mortified and disgust
cd the whole country, which had looked to the
commission for n decision that should be beyond
question. y similar conclusion was come to in
tlt case OF Louisiana. Objections We're made to
me reception OF the votes Of Oregon aud South
Carolina. In the oregon lease the decision was
uhHhions'y in favor of counting the votes of the
Hayes electors. In the South Carolina case the
commission decided that the Democratic electors
were not lawfully chosen; but on the motion to
CIV" the state to HAYES. the vote stood eight yeas
To seven nays. SO South Carolina was counted
Tor Hayes. Objection was made. on the ground
Of lnelig bility to certain electors from Michigan
Nevada. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
ana lsconsln. but the objections were not suS-
tanned by two houses
The final result was reached at ten minutes
after four-o clock on the morning of the 2nd of
March, 49,. The counting of the votes of the
states having been concluded. Mr.. Allison one
OF the tellerS on the part Of the senate. announ-
red the result OF the footngS; whereupou the
presiding officer of the two houses declared
kntheriord Il. Hayes, OF Ohio. the duly elected
president, and William \. Wheeler. of New York
The duly elected Hice-preSident. for the term OF
Tour years. commencing oh the IN of March,