Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1877, Page 1

e @hicago Dailp Tribn ® VOLUME - XXXI. . P1anoy. THE FINEST UPRIGHT PIANOS IN THE WORLD. TLLET DAV & 00 UPRIGHT PIANOS WERE THE ONLY ONES OUT OF OVER FOR- TY COMPETITORS THAT RECEIVED SPECIAL MENTION AND HONONS AT THE CENTEN- KIAL, REPORT. 7o Hiallel, Davis & Co.’s Qrand, Tpright, and Equare Planos, for volnme of tone, rood conetrac- titn, and excetlence of workmanehlp, and he- caute of originatity of design anid artistic Wi In thelr Upright Tustruments, with In- genlons combination of mochanical devices for securing permuncnee of tone.?? This iteport 1s omphatic, and places Hal- Iet, Davia & Co.'s Patent Upright AS THE DEST IN THE WORLD, W. W. HIMBALL, Corner State and Adams-eta., Chicago. THERELL Wholesals Miflinery and Notious, REMOVED © Toldt & 143 Wabash-av. STOC! Offico of the_Baltimore & Ohio & Ohicago Railroad Company. INOTICH. ‘meaao, T, Jan, 10, 1817.—To the stockholders ot Bultimiors % Ol & Chicago Raitroad Company: Youare hereby notified that tn purausnce of & resolus 1477, by tha llosrd of Dircctors of iho abosc-nained corporation, a peclel meeting of the wockholders of the tlaitimorh & Ollo & Chicago ltall- fosd Company - licrely ealiel' o' he hekd on il dayof . ) the tionadopted Jan. 10, this corpo muncy, NOL exceeding £250, 000, furnisiifng, improving, ~and “ope. ralirond, and the fngand saccuting Ih.due form af law & MOHAKS OF 114 fomorate proverty and, franchites o securo tho samo fur the purpose aforcaald, anid Al%a 10 take all necessary acifon which may be required 10 authoriza sald corpo- ratloi ta horrow a sum of mioney not exceeding §2+ - Qn, and to [sno and din,0s0 of 1t Londs for Al suin sadarrowed, mid L0 MOFtkags 14 COMPOFALe Projierty andtranclien o secura tho paymentut the same, n accordance with the ute of the ftatoof 1llinols, iy yuch case nade aiid provided, AUwhich time and pis {ousferenuentail io” ba prescnt, iy th xder of. tiia an of Directors. - . C. QUINGY, itimore & Ohlo & Chieago Railroad Co, VINSTANLEY, Seeretaty of the Ualtiniore & ©Ohio & Chicaka Rallrnad Conipany’, D.W. Whittle & James McGranahan ‘Wl begin n serics of Gospel Mectingsin - THE TABERNACLE, Nest Sunday, March 4, at 4 p. m. TYmar AWHITTLE will Proscts and Mr. MeARAXA: AN will aing the Gozpel, every Sunday at that hour uptil further notice, ‘Lhiey wiil Al conduct the noon meetings, and oven- fniz Inceting4 In Farwell Jall (beginning noxt NMoniay), every week day oxcent Eaturday, until further notlce, e julers st Tabernacto Cale that wo Kindly usl alsted [n former mectings there, aro invited 1o asfatin thin eries of mectings. Vastonn tickets lsstied far thia Moody and Sankey or tho Whittle and Ktehblus meetinges koo for theso, No tickets required for guilery ur main floor, WIL T, SHEPIIERD, PFPLORIST, REMOVED TO 122 STATE- ot Gt SN, L giere ar! o Trers, Phrl, eine A bb o Ligivenboused. STORRS, HARRISON & CO,, GARDS ""ESPANOLA GIGARS. ™ The subscrlbers have mado arrangements for the ax- flusive salo of tho cigars of this well-known and celes trated bram, 1n; actured “l" West, and {nvita ihe atten ublie to the full assortment of all itlon hs ksual styles the; 0 red influrnee: hi.!:;’ni‘é‘fi i ond ho mmrflwr of the Espaiiols factory at Havuna has citabe Tiranch in Key West, nd fs uatng thiere the snme class of Vunito Abajo to- baccoss i tho Havany factary, ths uro qualliy aud ch u thisbrand its pres- cogauniers. Tlio prices are ferhally teas than for those from flavana, und 8 compars Lon wlil_ahiow that tiicy aro [u overy. Tepect i) {uasl, They are offercd’ in connection with our usua Usvof Navuna Clgnrs, PARK & TILFORD, 017 and 013 irondway, N ACKER, MERRALL & CO. % 130 and 133 Chambes 10 offor, a on imporied Clgol CwaNTED, U, 8, Onvalry“norsos ‘Wanted. Orrics or Tt Dreut QuaRTERMAYTER, ) o HEAN nidegnderatgacd wil ‘?‘7[".‘-‘5 il fodter parkc “Tradk. g e 3 cantacseln Sarch 1, 1677, feo . an. ti 1, 1677, from 1L o'elov] e, pueauidre shd tulity (130) Cavalry Iforsés for Jlichurica st ba of dark colors, sound In all par- Yiar, QU B heitve; Closn couicd, well brake L e haude litgh, trom o to ot 13 ut Jamsuld, mid adwpted 18 oviity woy to fis Gavary sarv: Ko borse w fully up ta the stand- nd, Hiestcipted ke SORE, or 4 Quartermaater U. 8. AL Nne Gpectas el Ly ail iguts on sclentifo prine e "1 il Sl P Shhe % Burvtielers, &¢, e _NIATS AND FUNS. et B D E e Wo are no ing the SpringStyles of Meu's 130 boga e ey ki lostog ont ot b J. 8 BARNES & CO., 70 Madisun-at. —— - e LOIR SAL. TO "WooD DBALERS AND CONSUMERS. 0 £Onds good Mfagle and Becch (mixed) Wood for s eheap, T ota 10, c Apply ut Nort- ein framit Coly VBB oS Lasahie st ==tRlesou b BOALEY, TRIcUANND' ETANDARD e OF ALL XINDS, FAIRBANKS.MORSE & Q0. 111 & 113 Lake St., Ohicago. FOUR MOR Vermont, Virginia, West Vir- ginia, and Wisconsin Yet Remain. The Republican Napoleon Crosses the South Carolina Alps, Whence His Progress to the White House Is Easy and Secure, Unsuccessful Sorties of Bush- whackers Along the Line of March, An Ambuscade from the nesses of the Green Mountains, Fasgt- Hewitt Pops Out with a ‘“BSnide’” Duplicate Eleot~ oral Return ; The Object Deing to -Send Vermont to » the Arbitration Tribunal. Mr. Ferry Quickly Squelch- es the Disreputable Business. And the Senate by a Unanimous Vote Makes It More Binding. Remarkable Ovation to Presidont and Mrs, Hayes at Columbus, New Departure in Reference to the Case of Loulsiana. COMPLETELY FLOORED. THE ANARCHIST MINORITY, Special Dispateh to Tha Tyibuna. WasmiraTox, D. C., Feb, 28.—1t was a day of great excltement in the House end of the Cani- tol. Tho result was the comnplete defeut of the flifbustering faction of the Democracy, and a triumph of the patriotic and luw-abiding men In both partles. Tle doy opened with many mis- givings on the part of tho Republicans. The revolutionistd' ad gained lope yesterday. The fact that the Republicuns Iuabody had voted against the resolutions providing for the recoj- nition of the Democratic Btato Qovernment in Loufstana and South Cardtine, was used 0s a strong argument to Increase the forces’ of tho Anarchists, There wero loud pretcnsions this morning that those eflorts would bo successful. It was generally conceded upon both sides that to-day’s work would deter- minc thequestlon whether the Prestdentlal count shiould be allowed to proceed to its complotion, or whether, by n serics of filibustering move- ments, tho declaration of the election of Tres|- dent should be prevented, and tho country in four days be brought face to face with anarchy. At 10 0'clock, contrary to custom, even in these exclting daye, the greater portfon of seats in the lall of the llouso was filled. Tho fill- busters IMMEDIATELY DEGAN WORI, a motion belng made that the Senate should be notlfled that the Houso would meet that body 1n Joint convention at 11 o'clock, A point of order was made that no quorum was present. Upon this a call of tho Iouse was ordered. An hour was consumed in this dilatory cffort, and the revolutionlsts gathered cournge. Nenrly another hour was consumed in futile wrangling a8 to whether tho Iouso shouid, by unanimous consent, proceed with the Sundry Civil bill, The Democrats thus gafned thelr point {u the first two liours. They prevented o mceting of the Jolut conventlon, and, cousoqiiently, pre- vented the tuking of reccas In the Icgislative day of Tuesday, Had the Julnt conventlon fmmediately nssembled #t 10 o'clock it work would have been accom- plished In twenty minutes, and another leglsla- tive day galned, sinee the Elcctoral bitl does not allow a recess beyond one legislative day, Flually, at 12:15, TUE JOINT CONVENTION MET, and the declston of the tribunal fn the South Carollua case, with objections, was read. This done, the moro serious rovolutionary movements of the day Legan. * Springer immediately moved o reccss until 10 o'clock to-morrow, At this point Fernando Wood appenred as the leader of the Democratfc opposition to the revolutionary movement,—a position which he maintalued uotit theclose. It was n curlous exizency which would allaw Fernando Wood to act as prace t'cal leader of the Republicans. For tho flrst two or thireo hours tho Republicans were restive ot it and id not work in hurmony, but flually, a8 suceess was more Important than tho gratle fieatfon of prejudice, thoy counseled the more hot-licaded Republieuns Lo follow Fernamdo Wood's lead, and he led them to the polut he promised, to the scparation of the Joint Con- ventlon at Vermotit, TUE BTRENGTIl OF TIH PILIDUSTERS on tho flrst motion for & recess was 02, the mo- tion being rejected by 03 yoas to 170 nays, ' The filfbusters then moved n manifestly dilatory motlon for a vecess until 7:50 this cvening, Speaker Randall bhere showed Rlmself & patriot und a statesman. He de- ¢lined to entertain the motion, aptealed. Wood, leading tho opposition, moval to table, stating that the fasue had bet- ter be fnmediately met. The nanarchists manlfested great desperation, and endeayored 1o obtun the Hoor aud keep ft for debate in spito of the rules and law and order, and In de- flanco of the thuds of the Bpeaker's gavel. Mr, Spriuger, ef Ilinols, was conspleuous fn his dis- rezard of tho rules of the Mouse. o maln- talned that lic was responsible to.the people, sud lutended to defeat the Installation of an lllegadl President. The revolutionists wers defeated upon this miotion by 184 yeasto 61 nuys, Thoy lost on this voto thirty of the Democrats who had been with them belote. ¢ TUR PINAL TEST s of thestrength of the obstructionlsts was after the Jout Committes had soparated, when the South Curolina case wos taken up for discus- slon in tio House, Then a motfon was tnade to read the oluminous testimony of the South Carolloa nvestigation. It was contalned in two pondrous volumes, which, according to differen estimates, would have taken frum two' b flve dags to ycad. It con- walaed - very npearly 8,000 closely-printed pages. The v¢a to read toe testimony was 87 The Allbusters | CHICAGO, conafantly lost strongth. Eighty-seven is the highest number they could command upon s motion which waa confesscdly of a filibustering character. After this the obstructionists suc- ceeded In preparing the way for five calis of the rotl, which woulil have consumeil nearly threo hours, when Fernando Wood finally proposed a compromise, which was accepted, that the count should go on untll Vermont was reachicd, when a recess should bo taken until 10 o'clock to-niorrow, EXCITING ACENT. There has not been such a sceno In Joint Conventlon since Gen. Butler, in 1308, do- nounced the Senators present ns the Senate in- terlopere, and wished to drive them from the hiall, ns was enncted there to-day. 'The Joint Conventlon had assembled after the action of the twwo Houses in the South Carolinn case. ‘The fllibusters at ouce indicated thelr purpose to inaugurate in Jolnt Conventfon the rovolu- tionary inovement which had so signally falled fn the lHouse. Mr, Jones,of Kentucky, raised the polnt that a quorum of tho Senate was not preseot. - Gen. Banks indieated, that the point could not be made, as cach House should sce to 1t that o quorum: of its nicmbers were present. Vice-President Ferry, the presiding oflicer, heeded neither of the gentlemen, but directed the resolution of the Houss to he read. Jones, of Kentucky, thon, in o somowhat dra- matic wny, faterposed, “I protest that these proceedings shall not go on.” Mr. Ferey, at the bezinuing of the proccedings, manifested firinness and reeolution,which characterized him tothoend. He declared that DEUATE WAS NOT IN ORDER, and directed the Clerk to proceed with the read- ing. Bouth Carolina was counted, os tere ‘Tennessco and Texas, . without further objec- tion, and the results were announced and re- corded, When Vermont was reachied the read- Ing of the entire certlficate wus detnanded, aud at its conclusion Popploton, one of the Revolu- tlunists, ngked whether there was not a sceond certifieate from that State. Hewitt, Chalrman of the Democratls Committee, to the surprise cven of the vast body of the Democracy, asked leave to present | A DUPLICATE RETURX from Vertnont, which he sald had been recetved by bim in December. This was the fictitious re- turn manufactured Ly Aldrich, and wae on al- temnpt tore-cnact in New England in a State which guve Hayes 25,000 majority the Cronin steal. It had been supposed until within a few dnya that this return had been sent by Aldrich to the President of the Senate. This was not the case. IHewltt safd that he called on the President of the Bcnate yesterday, and was In- formed that no such packace had been recefved. Hewitt then tendercd the package, but Mr. Ferry dedlined to recelve it on the ground ho TAD NO AUTHORITT. Hewitt then made tender of it as the Electoral vote of the 8tato of Vermont, an nctof audac- 1ty which few other men wolild have attempted. Ferry stated that ho could not recelve it, as the luw forbrde lls recelving auy certificate after the 1st of February, Springer, of Iilinols, then commenced a series of the most wildly demon- strative acts, which did not end until after the Joint Convention had separated, leaving him staring with rage in the hall, e fnsisted that a resolution which ho presented shoukl bo read and recclved. Ferry declined to receive It tuless {t was in the form of an objection under tholaw. Springer eald that it would appearwhat it was when read, but that it must bo read. Mr. Yerry resolutely adhiered to his. ruling, Springer, in great. passion commonced to road hlmself, and 1118 VOICE WAS BMOTIIERED by crles of order, Ferry announced that he Feri would be compeiled to require him to be seated. At this s?rlngcr. cxnaperated by the successivo defeats of the dav, declared at the top of his yoleo {n the arca fronting the Speaker's desk: "1 l,llll\'l‘. rights Licro which you cannot take from me.’ 'The House became very turbulent. Springer's sgitation sclzed upon the members of both sides. Cricaof “Order!" were confounding and endless. The presiding oflicer decliued un- der the Iaw to _entertain u resolution except In form of un objection., There was an Interin of Lwenty minutes, during which 8pringer was eu- gazed {n reduclng his resolution to form nnd In nuuurlnfi' tho necessary slgnatures to it. It was ‘along time Lefore any Senator would sign it, At Tast Merrion, of North Carolina, diit on et which he apulogized for later fu the Honate. In accordunica with previous agreciucnt both Houses | TIIEN TOOK A RECESS, The Scnate had meanwhile returncd to its Chamber, where Mr, Merrimon moved that the additlonal returna from Vermont bo exmnined, and endeavored {n rather a stumbling, blushiug way to deinonstrate that thesu returns might be grenuine, and that hie was conscquently justls fled'in sgning the objection to tho count'of the vote of Mr, B%'Im-e. Benator Cockrell, of Mis- souri, punctured the bubble by reading tho pro- ¥lslons of the Coustitution aud thoe laws which Mr. Aldrich had not complicd with fu his at- tempts to have his own vote counted. Scnator Edmunds sald that NOTUING MONE REMAINED TO E 841D, and offered a resolution that the votu of Henry M. Bolaco bo gounted, 1t was passed alniost unanimously, and tie Benate adjourned. To-morrow will come the final tug of war in the llouse, The Scnate will remaln ready for actlon in Joint Convention, and it will_sustaln ite presiding ofllcer in pushing things. The des- Iwruln and disappointed filibustess may contrive 1 80ino way to further postpono final nction il Friday, but the indications are that te-morrow eveniug will witness the end of the strife, and the atnouncoment, that Iutherford B lini'al has receiyed 185 Electoral votes, and {a elecied President of the United States, ity RANDALL, 50 PAK GOOD. Spectal Dispatck to The Tridune, ‘WasitinaToy, D. L., V'eb. 23.—The conscrvas tive and patriotic nen of both partics who ara seeking to save tho coyntry from an unarchy by completiug the Electoral count in obedience to the Constitution and the new law, recognize thelr obligution to Bpeaker Rundall for the rulings hio hus made to block the schoines of the conspirators in the House, It has been ap- parent for several days that everything depends upon Rundall's sense of falraces and of his obligations to the taw, Had hic ruled lust weck thut more thun oue miotion for o recess was fu order, or had he declded to-day that the huge pamphlet of printed testimony offered by the filibusters tust bo read, the count would not liave progressed ona stop beyond Bouth Caro- Wua, Tho majority would bave been, LOQUND HAND AND FOOT and delivered over to tho mastery of tha Revo- lutionists. 'the Speaker's course earlier in the scaslon, dud his reccot sympathy with the fill- bustering faction gave no reason to the friends of law aml order for hulding any hupes upon hlg rullsge. They now see that without bis ald they would have been lost, and kuowlng the pressure brought wupon lim by the class ot ‘men who have chiefly enjoyed his confideuce, they aro disposed to give him much eredit for the course ho Is taking. 1t can- not be doabted that after tho sn.u{«‘ml of tra present struggie shall bave subsided thls courso wlli prove ADVANTAUEOUS TO lquBALl.'l TOLITICAL FU- TURE. Ho will be inuch more Hkely to bo re-clected Bpeaker alter showlng obadlence to the law and reapeet for the declslon of a tribunal created by bix own party thau if he had cast hls fortuncs with tho Auarchists and abutted thelr plots, Many of tho very men who arc now denouncls him will, when their passion cools and their rea- son returns, tho more reudily support him be- causo he refused to become thelr tool. — NICE-LAID PLANS, HOW THEY CAME TO NAUODT. Bpecial Ditpatch 4o The Tridune. Wasnixerox, D. €., Feb, 23.—Tho plans of tho Democratic conspirators miscarried in sov- cral particulars to-day, but David Dudley Field's fullure to get his quo warranto bLill foto the House before the counting of the Electoral Becaeful tobuy oaly theGenulag, | Y088 £0 177 0ay: From that polot the Blibusters | votes was rcsumed was far mors discoursging than any other of their defeats. Gov. Tilden gave up all hope of belng Inaugurated on tho 4th of March after the decisfon of the Comins- slon In the Loulsiana case, but after much con- sultation with the managers of his case In Washington lio did come to the conclusfou that he * could securo n hearing in the courts of his own sclectlon, or, failing in that, that his friemds i the IHouse could forco the country to hold a new clectinn. With this end in view the two bills providing for n vacancy If the Electoral count was not completed, and authorizing quo warranto pro. ceeding in the courts of his cholce, wers pre- plre;l and placed In.the hands of David Dudtey Fleld, For these and many other reasons the late Demooratic candidate IREPERRED A LAWBUIT to ancw election. As uno of his agents re- marked last enight, the risk would not bo as great, and thelr chaoce of success hetter. 1t could be settled in six monthe, while o new elee- tion would not be decded in & year, ond the necesanry oxpenditurs of money would he much leas. Ttis truc that 8ec. Gof the Electoral law provides that nothing In the act shall be held to Impair or affect any right now existing under the Constitution and luws to question, by pro- ceeding In the' fudiclal courts of the United Htates, the right or title of the person who ehall Lo declared clected, or who ehall claim to be Prestdent or Vice-President of the United Btates, IF ARY SUCI LAW EXISTS, but 1t is doubtful It there Is any clause in either 1he Constitution or tho laws that creates such a rizht. ‘Lo framers of the Constitution and the makers of law on this subject never intended to have any question arise about the lugal title of the Prestdent or Vice-Presdent to bis oftice, and in one instance, ot least, madu an exceptlon when conferring jurisdiction upon the District Courts for the very purpose of preventing them fromn cotertalning quo warranto proceedings against the two highest exceutive oflicersof the United States, Dut, even if the right to fnsti- tute proccedings docs exist, the only Court Laving jurisdiction would bo that of L THE DISTIUCT OF COLUMDIA, and Gov. Tilden would profer to briug his suit clsewhere, For thicso reasons it was thought necessary to pass the Quo Warranto blll. The bl paseed yesterday to provide agalnst o vacancy was simply futroduced fn order to qulct the consclences 'of some Democrats who base their opposition to flibusterlug not so much on thelr sonee of honor ns upon thelr fear of = anarchy * and revolution should the count fall to be completed. The bill that Gov. Tilden wos most auxious to Ive passed woa the ome In relation to quo warranto procecdings, and David Dudléy Field intended to report it to-day before the Joint Convention of tho two Houses mgt to hear the Commissloners’ report on South Carolina, 1lis purpose was to make this bill TUE DASIS OF ALL FUTURE PILIDUSTERING, Having passed 1t through the House, he Intend- ed to prapose to the Benate that nll Alibustering in the House should cease when that body agreed to the Dbll, but that unlcss that Lill's became o law the Howso - would see to [t that tho count was not com- pleted nt 12 o’clock novon on Sunday next. ‘This was the purposc of the two bills, Onoof them was passed yesterday by the active afil of tho Speaker, but the other was not reported to- day throagh Fleld's ignorunce of the rules of the House. It cannot now possibly came In be- fore tho Electoral count'ls completed, and then g, wllll be Impossible to use it as & menucs to the cnate. i 1, David Dudicy Fictd salddato last night that Tio would rathcr tako his chances fn o quo war- runto suit than fnnnew election. Ho s not likely to tako Ils chances in either, THE TENNESSEE DELEGATION, ‘Thirdelegution had a mecting to-night, presided over by Gov, Harrls, Sonator-clect.” Tho. meet- ing was called at the {udtancs of Congrossinan Atkins, Tho xucnuun to ba declded was ona resolutién of Atklns that tho time had arrived in the Elcctoral count when ft was the duty within * the vower of the Iouse of Representatives to elect n Presi dent of the United States, - Senator Balley and Hepresentatives Young and House opposed the resolution, — Whitthorne and Atklus earnestly advoeated it, Riddle, Bright, amd Mclarlsud were sbsent, Of these Mellarland would bo op- posed to it, Riddle und Bright doubtful. Gov. Horrls, while conceding tha Electoral Court was o muJ, nald that in good falth the duty of tho Housa was to adhero to the enforcoment of the law. Such a resolution, as indieated above, may be offered when Wisconsin {a reached. PRESIDENT QRANT, The President stated to-night that o s ean- i:uluu of o peaceable campletion of the count. n casc fillbustering threatened to defeat ft, ho had prepared to resten Friday or Saturday In order that the President of the Senate might be elected to Gl the vacaney, o understuod thnt the presiding officer of Che Bennte would act as President untll o successor was chosen, Ho tlocs not now unticlpate the uecunufi ot resign- e, but will do anything to ald in the peacelul installation of Hayes. « = THE IIOUSE, THE PILINUSTERS SOAIN DEFEATED, Wasaixaroy, D, €., Fob. 83,~Tho Speaker laid before the Housca commuulcation from Justleo Clifford, iformiug the Honse that tho Liectoral Commlssion had deckled tho matter touching the Electoral vote of South Carolina, and hatd transmitted tho declsion to the Pres dent of the Seuate. Mr. Atkins moved a call of the Ifouse, and, although the standiug vote revealed the prose eneo of o quortun, the yeas and nays wero de- manded by Mr, Walling, and resulted—yeas, 53 nnys, 150, On motlon of Mz, Bayler, the Clerk was dl- weeted to Inform the Senate that tho Nouse would recelve that body fu jolnt convention at 12:10. At 12:10 tho Benate arrived, The Scnators having taken thelr usual acats, the declslon of the anmmlul»n in tho caso of South Carolina was read, PUE DECISION, : The followlng !s tho text of the Commiysion's decision in the South Curolina cases 821 Wannixutoy, D, 0 the' preddent of the Elecloral — Commsion n certiicates and papers nccumkun;!ylmx the wamo of tho Electoral voles 0 Statu of South Carolina, and objections thereto submltivd ta it, now report that it hus duly conalderod the wanie pursuant to law, and has l.( W mslonity of votcs decided and docs hereby decide that tha votcs of U, C. Bowen, J. Winsmith, Yhowias N. Johuston, Timothy ‘Hurley, W, B. Nash, Wilson Caok, and W, F, Myors, named fn thu certifcate of D, Chamberlulu, Governor of #aid Stute, which votes are cartited by sald pere sons oy mppears by the certifcates sub. mitted to " the Commirsion aforesaid und warked ¢*No, N, L by sald Commtsslon, and herowith reiurned. are ihe votes Etfl\'lflnd for by tha tonstitution ~f tho United tates, aud that thesame are lawfully to bo counted as thorein certificd, nawely: Seven voles for Raotherford B. Hayes, of tho State of Olio, fur President, and scven voles for William A, Wheels fi‘l;. o{_ tho h;ll}- Mh b\‘utk. J10;“\'!&!;.)-l‘rculdvllll. ho Comwmission has, by & majority o also declded and docs herel ’dl.'t'ldn and repu the suven peraons iyt above named wero dul - bo:ngull.'r.lccwn fuand by tho Staw of h ‘atoin ‘The briet ground ofithls declslon is, thatit ap- [m:n upon such evldeuco au the Constitution and 4w nanied insald actof Congress v conpetent and lmnlncnl tu tha consideration of tho subject 1hat o befurs uientioned Elcctors appear to have bocn lawfully lmmlnlltl auch Etectoryof I'resident and Yico-Presldent of tho Unftod Stales for the form = beginning March i A, D, 1877, of Bouth Carullus, and that they voied as such at tho thiue and in tho manuer provided by tho Conatls tulion of tho United States and law. Aud tho Comulsalug, a4 further crounds for thelr decision, a0 of oplulon that tba faflura of the Legisiaturs 1o provido a syatein of rezistration of persons viis fitfed w vota ducw not render nugatory atl vlectious held under sald laws otheewlso vulicient, though 1 may bo the duty of the Leglslituro Lo enict such & law, " If It were otherwise bl governmont in tbat is & usurpation, ita oflcers without suthors ) compact In that Stato js at an cads ol ity, ans That this Commlasion must take uotics that thiere 14 8 Government In South Carolina. repablican in forw, siuce its Constitution provides for such s Govcramcnt, and It 1a and was on the day of ap. poluting the Electors 1o recognized by the Ex- coutive and by bulh braaches 0f tho Leglalative TIIURSDAY, MARCII 1, 1877. Department of Government of the United Btater, Thitt 80 far as this Conmission can fake notice of the preacuce of auldlaes of the United Statos in the Hiata of Snuth Carolina durine the clection, It - Dedrs that they were placed there by the President of the Caltel Gtates to suppress insirrection at the request of the vroper suthorities of the State, but ‘We ato elo of opinlon, that under the papera he fore us, it appears that the (overnor and Secreta- fy-of-State, baving ceriificd onder real of the Stato that the Electora whase votes wo have de- cided to he thw Iawful Electaral votes of tho State were duly appointen as Electors, which certifieate. hoth by presamption of Taw and by certiieate of the rival claimants of the Electoral ofice, war based upon the action of the Etaie Canvarsers, thero ex'sts uo power in thls Com:niasion, a1 taera esirts none In the two Hnouses of Conzres: counting the Elretoral vate o inqnire into t) cumatances nndez which the primary vote for E| ors was eiven, ‘I'ho pawer of the Congross of the Unlted States In its Iegislative capacity to Inqnire Into matters alleged and to act npon [aformation so obtained faa very different ono fram_Ite power in the matter of counting the Elecioral votes, The Yoteato be counted ars those presented by the £lates, and whenascertalned and presented by the gm[w.;r authoritiea of the Hiates, thoy must ve onnted, The Commistion has also declded by a ' majority of votes, nnd does hercby decide, and . report thatas cause of the forcgoing and upon tlie #rounds Lofure staled, the paj er?mrumunc fo bs the Electoral vote of aid Stafe of Houth Carolina, algned by Theodure 1. Barker, 8. McUawan, Jobn W. Unrrington, Julin fsase Ingham, Willlam Wal- lace, John D, ‘Erwin, Robert Aldrich, marked **No, 2N, C."' by the Commlasion, snd herswith raturned, f1 not the certificate_of vates provided fur by th Constitution of the United States, and they ought not to be counted aasuch. one at Washinzton, 1). (. (day and year sbove written.) Saavee F. MiLes, W. 5Tnoyy, k4 Joserat 1 Buanser, Groien F. Enxunns, 0. P, Mouray, Frenzmek ¥, Freuivanuresy, JANEA A, GAlrIELY, Gronoz ¥, lnan, OUIECTIONS, Mr. Phillpa preeented the followlng objection: '*The undersigned, Senttors and Reprosenta- tives, do_hereby object to counting the yot t hy C, C. Bowen, D, Winsmit Flmo Hurley, W. 1, , and W, F. Steyer, alleged ora of the State of Sonth Carolina, fn conformity with the decision of of the Electornl Commiselon, and s reasons as- #ign the following: First—Becanre ng -legal electlon was hold In South Carolina on Naov, 7, 1870, for Presidental Llectors, in complinncs with Sec. 3, Art. Bof the Constitation thereof, requiring the ' remstration of ail clecturs of the Binte ud a quallfication to vote. * Second—Hiceanse in consequence of frauds prac- ticed in rald eloetion, and Interference with, and Intimidntlon of, electora in saiil State by the Fed- eral Govornment, prior to and during n{d vlection, stationing in varlous parts of snfd Ktate, near the puiling-places, detachments of the United States army, n full and free excrcire of the right of sufe frage wasprevented, In coneequence of which thero was no lawful election held, Third—Becaure in violation of the Constitution of the Unlted Etatea the Federal anthorities at sov- crl ;mllllll-s‘hwn In eafd Etate, onenid ‘doy of election, statloned over 1,000 Deputy United States Marahnls, who, by thelr unlawsul ‘and arblteary actlon fn reference to the unauthorized Instructions from the Dapartnient of Juatice, #o interferod with the full and free exerclse of the right of suffrage of the voters of rald Btate that n free and fair electlon could not bo held in aaid State on Nov. 7, 1870, Fourth—Beeause tho certiflentes of clection by rald Electary, on Dee, 6, 1671, weru nut made by the lawfully conetituted oy or of sald State, Flyth—Beeunne rald Electoral Comminslon, con- trary to ita duty ond the suthority vested in it by lawy neglected and refitved to Inquire into the focts and alleyations aforerald, and their safd de. clalon fs coutrary tu iaw and trath. Strth~Decause at the time of the pretended ap- lmlnlmtnl of miit Electors, the Siate of South vlins was under duress from the power of the United States unlawfully exerted upon It, and sid )&n.-lundcd appointments wers made under such uresr. Secenlh~Decanne the certlficate numbored I“';l"c ** herewith, wasaudlavold for rregularity, n that, 1 ‘The Electors wore not sworn, ae by the Con- rlitution of the Btate of South Carvlina they were requited to be, &, The cestiticate doos not state that _eald tlect- ors voted by baliot, as required by the Constitution of the United Statee, ¥ 3. The certificato upon the envelopo in which ralil eertillcate (No, 1) and tho accotapanying pa. Eem werd Incloasd, was not tho certlficate fequired 3, fuo laws of thie United States. signed by 7T, M, Norwood, J, K. Kelly, lenry Coopor, 8. B Mavey, W, A, Walluce, !‘onn\z(p. oo I Phillips, Hclater Clymer, Erdstus \olls, T. Wallluz, A N. Waddell, John K. Eden, Thomas L. Juties, J. R, Tucker, Representatives, MORE LXCEITIONS, Mr. Southard presentod excaptlons to the declsion of the Comnilsaion, signed by Senatars Merrlnon, Dennis, Mchonald, Wallnce, and Jones, and Rep- resentatives Field, Southard, Motehler, Yeates, “Caldwell, DeBoll, and J, B, Clark, Jr, ¢ ¢ Because raid Electoral votes, s well as the votes of the Hfl)p)u of maid Ftate, at the Presldential election of Nov, 7, 1876, wero given under duross caused by an unlawful exercise of Foderal pow, ‘The objections having been read, the Benato withirew, that tho two Houses might separately decldo upon them. FILIDUSTERING BEGINS. Order had hardly been restored when Mr. Springer moved that the louse talic & recess till to-morrow, Mr. Wood—No, I hope not; let us proceed to cannt., Mr. Springer—I object to the dlscusalon of tho motlon; If there s to be sny, I want to takea hand §n {t mysclf, Ar, Wilson called for the yeas and nays, and tho ;namm for recees was rejected, —yeas, U2; nays, A goon an the result was announced, Mossrs, Sheakiey and O'Hricn rose simultancousiy with motions 10 take a recean till 7:30 to-morrow morn- i, - ."The Spcukerpmmp(lr ruled the motion not In order, und that he would not entertain It. Mr. Sneakloy upxcnlfll from the decision, Mr, Woud moved to Iny thie appeal on the table, llr.l“'llnon—'rhn Chair necd not entertaln tho appeal, WANTS AUTHORITY, The Speaker—Tlhe Chalr kuows that, hut enter- taine the motion, "Pho House might as welt say noyw whether the Spealer I right o wronr. + Mr, Springer—Tu not the uppeal dobatable? ‘Thio Bpeaker~It ln not,, Mr, s’rrhmr-! deslze to glve my reasons for surtain(ng tho apeal, ‘The Speaker—Diebate {anot i order on an ap. peal whore the original proposition on which the ruling was made is not debatable, ENTEI O'BRIEN, Mr. 0'Drien~1 riso to a point of onder, o I'he Bpuakier—The centleman will state it. Ar, O'Brien—T1 will havo to nak the indulgence of the Chalr for n few moments, ‘Tho Speaker—The Chalr will indulge the gentlo. nian any reusonable tinie, Mr. O'Brlen~The polnt whick I make {» that the motloy to tuke o recess should have been enter- talned by the Chalr, The speaker—The Chalr decided that valnt the slhfi duy, und sces no resason now to change his eelion, Mr, O'lirlen~1 would like to be indulged for o few mintited, Mr. Jrawn—1 object to tho debate, Mr. @'lirlen—It {s nothing in the way of debate, Thave no argument to iake, [Laughter and calls toorder.] Under the Electoral Commiseion blll tho Honss muy take a recess thi at least 10 o'clock to-morrow morninz, ‘There in no dlspute nbout that. Now it may be tunt the {ouse has no desire 10 take u recess, nind It may also bo (nu it in §n (his ca at u lurge majority of * the louso who are ntel v discuvalon of the Houth Carolina ?Iunnen destre time for redection and canslitera. o1 A ’l Trown (dsterminedly)~I object to thisdle- cusslon, ‘Tho Speaker—Tha Chair desires to know on what po.blo gronsd an uppeal is taken. Mr. Brown—Tho Chair has decldod the question twice, and has apnounced this mornlng that ho will not chauge s decision, Debate is not In order, sud 1 have repeatedly objected, : PACKTIOUS, Mr. O'Drien—I must say the abjection ix indell- cate and hnproper (derleive laughter] at this time, when the Chalr desires to be beard. The Spcaker—The Chsir docs not desire to be Beurd, except s ruling. Mz, Springer—1 trust that the gentleman will not seluse (o hear & briel atatement of tho reasons for tho appeal, i ‘The Speaker—The gentloman from Kentucky (Birowm) objects, Mr. Sprluger—~1 sppeal to tha geotleman from Keutucky to allaw dubafe for at least fen minutes (loud shoute of **Object™ from buth sldes of the Houro), on the question which is to bs determined tsoutivued shouts of opder) whether thisigreat wrong (s to be consummated—~ The Sbeaker (“."ui hiis govel)—The geuntleman {froza Nilonis Is violatlng the rales of tho Hlouse in fusbsting on speaking when an objection is made, Mr. Springer—I wfalx the Chalr 1o hear me, - The Speuker (resulutety)—1The Chalr will not liear the gentlemun, ON TN TABLE. L Mr, O'Brien—1'hion let ue have tho yeas and nays on _the motion 1o lay the appeal on tho table, ‘The yeas sud nays were ordered, and resulted— yeas, 1843 nayw, Bu the appeal was lald on the table, Mr. Wood then moved that the House proceed to tho conwlderation of tho decisiou, beskley—I wove the House tako s recoss U 10-turraw forenoon, pesker—The Chair cannot entertaln the The Speaker also temurked that tho de- cislon of the Commisslon bad been taken off by somebady, Alr. Springer—1 horn it bas been takon to some. remote part, snd that it will nover be brouglt back sgalu. [Laughbter. ) . BPRINOER SPRINGS UP AGALN., . - The paper baving been restured, the Clerk was Klrmmlug 10 rea: lgbwhen ho was' interrupted by r. Sprioger, who objucted to the action of tbe Bpcaker i refusing to cotertata the tmotlon for o Teceus. Lo sald ft was the duty of tho Chair to de- ¢lde the motfon ont of order, and that it was the privilege of any member to appeal from the ruling. The - Speaker—Ths Cholr has shown great reapect to fobject. The Chalr, in fact, “was not hound to entertain the tppeal takeh by tho Rentioman from Penn: nyivania (Sheakicy), oand conld .have cited former declatons to sustain him In that po- naition: notably a decielon made in 1803, when the then fpeaker declined to entertain nn appeal on the weil-knuiwn gronnd that when a point of order 13 oney decidnd it cannnt he rencwed, even thongn additional res=ons may bo assigned forit. The Chale haa deciced this eame point of arder twice, bnt the Chalr was desirous that the Iioure might have an apportinlty for an expression of its opin- fon, The Chair han now dechled In. accordance with the decluion of the Honse, and for that reavon the Chair declines Lo entartain the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, O'BRIEN 1LOBS UP. Mr. O'flrten—I rise to & parlismentary queetion. Jenring Iaughter.] 1 da it with dne deference to bie decinfon of th Chalr, ‘J‘heanaker—d’hochnlrunwnconhal. [Langh- Mr. 0'firlen—1f the motlon to take a recesa Is not 1 order now, when wifl it be In order? o Sueaker—The Chair, of conrse, does mot know whiat fhe Intention of theso motfons fe, bt he has aniy to lank at the effect of them, which is delay. e criticlees In no manner whatevnr elther the Intention or the molives of any one. Mr. O'lirien—No one on this l‘lv{fl of the lonse deslreaany delay, [Loud laughter, } ‘The Clerk wan azaln proceeding to read the dee claion of the Cammnlesion, when he wan azain in~ torrunted by Mr, Springer, who inddated that it w the duty of the Chalr 1o entertaln any parliamen- tary motlon anbmitied, and to rule upon it, and that it was tho privilege of the House to overrale thatdecision, {Shonts of *teft duwn," *sshat oy ** order, " ete. A, apacal fron the decieion of the Chalr. Sprinzer—Btanding on my righte, T r - ol prin 5 rig reapect ie Speaker—And the Chalr declines to enter- tain the appeal, {Applause, ] A DBROAD APPEAL. Mr. Springer~Then 1 wlli appcal from the Chalr to the peuple of the country, [shouts of **Oh, eit down, "} who have elected a’ Presfdent who Is now abaut to ho counted vut under this Fuilng. The Speaker—In lhl\zvfltllclflnr the fullest arme pathy of the Chair Ia with the genticman from 111 Bols. Mr, Springer—I know that vory well. (Laugh. The Clerk then prococded to the reading of tha declelon andjol tho ohjections theretn, When it was concluded. Mr. Phifiips ealled for the reading of the tastimony, Ir. Wood ubjected to the reading, on the gronnd thiat there were 1,260 printed pages. of the report afd tew'lmm?. ond that at the rate of ten pages an honr the reading would uccuu at leant five days, and thua defeat (as was the o {ecl of the demand) the election altogether. HUEADED OFF AGAIY, Somebody moved to reconmder the vote. Mr, Waod mored to lay the motion to reconstder on the table, ‘The yeasand nays were ngaln or- rl(zn.\d. and “,'Md'l motion was sgreed tu—yeas, 774 naye, T, e, \\,;lllhm then moved that Parts1and 2 of the South Carolina testimony bo read, Thetipeaker—Tho House hias refused to have any of the testimony read, and, theretore, the motion 13 not in vrder, : The Spenker stated that, -under the rales, Le would sbmit to the louse the question whether the testiruony should be read, 1o did eo submit t, and a standing vote showed 00 ayes to Liit nocs, ‘Then the yeas and ways wers taken, and reeulted-- yeas, 7w 3 BPRINGER STILL AT IT. Mr, Pranklin moved that the report of the South Carolina Committee be read, ‘The Speaker~It s not before the Mouse and can only be read by annnimone conecnt, ir. Suringer—it s part of tho papers that have been rent 10 tho cleri's deek, ‘The Speaker~The House refuscd to have them rex Mr. Entlnger—Non eoastaf, but the llouso may denlre 10 have u portion of them read. The Speaker—Tno centleman from Tillnols will not a3y that the Hoase kaving refused to have the entlre testtmony read, 1t 35 competent for the Chalz to entertain a motion to read & purtion of tha testimony, ‘The real difliculty in thin matter 1s the law, ‘The law binds the Chair. The Chale had nothtng to do with the reporting of that law, but the Chiatr In bound to abld by 1ts terme, Mr. springer—To that 1 do not abject, ‘Tho Spealier—Tho Caalr hopes not, becanse the gentlening reported tho Inw, | Langhter.) Mr. Lattrell-Yes, aud e wishes now ho hal not, |Lauzhter, Aftervonia fuzlier atteinpts at delay, Alr, Cochirane offered: o resulation’ that tha de- girlon of “the Electoral Commission vn the votos uf South Catolina be not sustatncd by the Hoos: banot conated. . o - one-reewmn N ., DISCUBSION, was opened by Mr, Haoker, who doclared that In tha earo of South Carolina, ‘as tu the otiier cases of Fiorlaa and Lontslsna, the Commirsion hnd re- fscd to perform the functions with which it had been Invested—bad refused to tako evidenco on the nitbect matter, and that, therefore, the Honse was nut bunnd by it action. Mz, Laphim defended the actlon of the Commls- slon, and alluded to o spcechimadesta public nmeel- ing In Washington Jast night by ono of the Com- missloners (Hunton), In which e dectared that §t waa thetr duty 10 atup the count—to do anythinz to heat llayes. 'If those who were muking opposltion tathe count imagined they would - tind [n the peo- ple nugthing but condemnavion of their action hey were very much in error. ‘Mt GOODE declared unhesitatingly that the dnty of the Dogo- crats how in referenca’to the Commiaxion nas to do unto uthers a4 they would have others do unto them under llko circitntances. They ‘should nc- cord o tho Kepullcan pacty what they themsetvos would have unanlmously deinatided 1f decialon had been in thelr favor, It was uot only anwiae but unmanly to attemut to reverso tho declsfon of the Comnisston by any fudirect method or by any elamorous complainty, 1t was the dictato of wis- d of , of manhood, and of honor to atand by the Bompact Inta which they hud entered, and to execute i goud falth the liw ey hod made, e declared that_ho viulators of the !n'utc in South Carolina were Presldent trant and ily creatures, and that thie real pronotors of peace thero wers thal Chevaller lh{nrd. that klog of men, Wade Hampton and s followers, MR, LAWRENCE dofended tha action of the Commlssion, and Mr, Franklin opposcd it, . Banka wald, taking every vote on both sliles, and makinz no quesihn abunt {ntimidation or. urmed Interfervuce, the vote of Sonth Curoling fur Hayces and Wheeler had becu fust ng absotute nad Indlsputavlc as the vote of Massachusctts, As to the Electoral Commission, e saw nothing i lta action but the strictess adherence to faw u tive, lleplying ta the speech of Mr. Guouae, e ta- serted that every white mian in_ Chatleston capable of bearing arms was armod tu the e 0L Lo siise taindle laws of the State, or ot tho Natlonal Goy- crument, butas onemics ta both, Mt VANCE (N, C,) pald lis respects to Mr. Hloar, and imagined a case of g future urchulogist standing before the toml of Wobster and caliing to tind the fmperietinble words, **Unlon and liberly; vnio and inecparable; nowand forever," snd then atanding befoee the Ontered; celved.” What an that cyldence of fraud he not ro 5 cpitaph totho successor of Webster, Choate, and Sumner, Tho column should be surmounted with tho representation of the stealthy fox devourlug the Loutwlana pelican, MIl. WALLACE (8, ¢.) «defended the Btuta tiovernment, xnd sald over £0,000 fraudulent votes were put {u the badot- xew for the Democrcy. - . Alr, Haincy satd that “whilo South Carolina had not been cxml{ i artate of anarchy, it had been #0 neur it that it was a Godeend that tho army did go down there und esert moral influenco which had eaved the lives of many men, 'Po tho gentlimen on the other vide o aald that the culored people did nut hate the Demacrstic party, but as lun; they foumd Ihelr oppresaurs in that 'mfflu: hey treinbled with fear leat & Democrat shoul e suguriled into puwer, aud in the name uf that poo. pluhe thanked God toat & Hepublicun Prestdent would be inaugurated, Mit, SOUTHARD said they had heen told that they had citber to yleld or unbmit to anarchy, e wonid aveid both usurpatlon aud anarchy, sod would exhaust the lawt moment of tho last” expedlent n the attempt, In his view the true remedy was tho cnactment of alaw of the bll) S:-mx yesterday by tho ouse, Phat woull avold both unsechy” and revolution, ‘Fihat bhl weant peace and justice. 3r, tioode was in faver of sequivscence in the work of thu Cominiselon, us, although ho regarded it us 8 most untlghtcons declsion, because tha people would not countenance vivlencw or factious delay In proventing u declaration of the result. n Hoge (8, C.) gave an account of some of hie experiences Lo tho jast catupatyn tn South Caroline, 88 showing the neceselty for the prescnce of troops there, s story wi LAUGHED AND JEERED on the Democratle sido, particularly when he an- nounced that he ropresonted Jobu L, Callioun's district, Tho people, ho aafd, did not want any -more Aghting. “ They wonted this_ inatter deter- miued Lero and now, and to_nave Huthoerford B, WNayes, who had had au houcst msjority of tha pular vote, lnstalled Into oilico on the 4ib of chi, and 18 was golng t be doae, too. The dlscusslon was closed by Mr, Teeso, who apokeIn favor of scquicscence, VOTING, The Houss ¥tocecdgd 10 vote on the resolution of Cochrane, of ‘-nu-fl\‘unm, thatthe declalon In tha case of Eouth Carotlua Lo not sustained and thay the vote be not counted. Mr. Walling woved to add to the resolution the wunhl ‘hl cunformlty with the declslon of sald Cumwlesion. * Mr. Juucs (Ky.) officzed o subatituto (bat tho de- cluivu be not concurred ln, . Atr. lale mado o polnt of order jnst the azipdment andwubstitute, that undee the Blectorul law “tho waln question must be at once put, but the Speaker overruled it. > ‘Tho question was trut put on ordering the main questiun, sud it was 6 o'cluck befure the result was sanounced. While the vote was belng taken oftorts were belng made by micmbers of Lota sigos to ALGUVE AT SOME BABIS . fur compromisy, becauss it Was ovident that hours g PRICE FIVE CENTS, . ‘would yet bo consamed In yea snd nay votes befors the polnt of the reassembling of the two ilouses tn olnt meeting conld be reached, No compromise, owever, having hoen effected, Mr, Wlfilng. an 2oon as the tesult of tho vote ordering the main fjueation was aanounced, moved to reconsider that vole, K COMIROMISH, Mr, Wood (N. Y.) then offered « proposition of compromise (which'wasnt the an, Speaker reduced to writing) as amendments now pending to bo withdrawn, and the llouse to_coma to a dircct vota on the ariginal reeolution. The Senata to bo then Invited to meet the House for the purposa of continuing the count, andthat when the State of Vermont ahall be reach. ed, and (e two Tousres scparate, the House then 1o take a recess until 10 o'clock to-morrow, Thers was no objection made, and tha proposi- tlon was agreed to, Ms. Cochitanc's resolution that the vofe of South Cdrolina bo not caunted waa then adopted, and TIE SENATE WAS NOTIFIED, At 6:20 the Senatora cams {nto the lall, and the action of each Houso on the decision having heen rrad, the presiding officer announced that |§a twao ' not concurring otherwiae, the Electoral of South Carolind would be counted, and they were therenpon declared by one of the tellers a8 7 for Hayes and Wheeler. Pl.‘mlimc’ that actlon, Mr. Jones (Ky.) raired the qnuestion {lat there was not a quoram of the Sen- ate present. only tenty-cight having antered the hall; bat the préslding wflicer paid no attcntion to the Interruption, and Girected the Clesk to proceed with the reuiding, Jones contenting himsclf witi s protest againat the proceeding. MORR 8TATES, The votes of Tennensed, 12, and Texas 8, for Tilden’and Hendrlcks, were then announesd witli- :’l“ll ;:(hjecuou. and without full reading of the cere feate., ’ _P.en came Vermont with 4 votes for Hayes nnd Wieeler. The certlicate hatlug been read in fall, Mr. Voppielon rose to presont obiuctions fo i, but iest nsked the premiding ofMcer whetlhier any other cettificate bad beon received from Vermonut than that which had been read. ‘The presiding oficer replied fn the nezative. e lewltt stated that ho peld in his hand A PACEAGH putporting to contaln the Electoral vates of Ver- 1wont, which packayro had been delivered to him by expre«s about thu ‘inlddle of Decembe: that With It came u lettet statng thnt a efimla; 28 hiud been forwarded ta the President of the Sonate by wull, . On learning to-day that ne corresponi- ing package had ween recelved by the presidiiz uf+ ficer he had tendered bim this ‘ package (nolding it up), the seals of whicn were still unbroken, wmil 1he presiding oflicer duclined to recedve the o now tendered the packagoe to the presiding vilicer :3 r"n‘.""‘.’.“"" to ‘contain the Licctoral votes of ‘ermon| "The preelding oflicer—Tha Chale e etatea ihat ¢ has recelyed bt one certificate from Vermont., Tho Chalr aleo states that' thy law prohibits mm from receiving any after the Lrst Thursday i Fe! ruary, s duty {s to recelve, upen, and have read all that have been recelved, SPRINGER AGALN, fpringer~1 underatand that the thind roturn the State of Flurida was recefved i tus it of Jantary, Am 1 correct In that? ccorscetin himself, but still stumolings I mean Februnry, AN tho response which the preelding otilcer 1aade was that Juuusry was not Febriors, and he usked whether there was uny objectiuni to the vots of Vermont, Mr, Springer—1 offer a rerolution, The presiiing ofiicer—I 1t Ik nn onjection to the certificate from Vermont the Chur will entertatn It, butir it fs »imply o redolutiun, the Chair will not entertain it B 5 r,‘!‘l‘lrlllgar—Aflel’ll- fa read it will Le scen t i, e:rcs!dlngnm:u—" the r~mber from M1l nois subniits un objection to tu. co:tificate i Chalr will entertaln’it, but he cannut vatestain a resulution, e, Bpringer perslated in hin efforts to have tho resolution read, bit the presfding oicer was jast us Mr. {roi FINM AND UNWIELDING in not permitting it to ba rcad, and he Inttmated if the member from Ilinoia would not come to order rervicen of the Serguantsat-Arus would be called Into requisition, Flally Springer undertook to put bia resolution in tho shape of ubjections, and proceedings werw Informally snspenacd to give bimtime to do sy, After about a quarter of an honr spent in flxng it up, in consultation with oticre, the following oh- ection waa sent ulv. elgned by Merrlmon “and {epresentatives Springer, and [familton, of 1n- diunig. TIE ODIECTIONS, ‘The undersisncd, Scnators aud mombers, object to the countluz of the voles of thé State of Ver- mont, fortio” reasou that twu setnema oz papers, monlnu to ba retumaof tno Klectoral vole of Niuts, ware forwanied tw the Lresidelit of the Senate, and that only onv of said returns has been 1ald before the two flonses, The President of the Senate baving stuted that but one retnen by beent received by hilm from sakd State, s duplicat s copy of one of sald returns 14 horewith subuigied {ur connlderatiun of tho Kenate and House of livp- Tenentatives, By Accumpanylng the objcction was the followlng telogram, swhichi was also read: bunLiNeton, Vi, Feb, 27, "77,— 70 Samu? J. Liandall, Spcaker of the Iouse of ltenresentaticesr Certificate of Amos Aldrich as Electur was Gupus- Ited In this oftice Dee, 1il. B. 1}, SyaLLn: Cierk Unlted staten Diatrice Court, Vermant, Me, Poppleton tlcn prerented tivo scts of objce. tlons to thy vote of Ilenry N, Holace, oneof tho Llectors, un the ground that ho wava Postmaster whea cleeted, and that the law of Vermant did not anghorize an appolntment by thy Collegs of Electe ‘gl' ta fill a vacuncy caused” by tho sbeence of un * Elector, ‘The objeetlons having bosa read, Mr, Springer demanded thu reading of the duplicate retucy acut up whth hix abjection. Tl Prestiding Officer—That I8 not an objection. Mr. Springer—But it {8 a right that I bave. Lal- Jude to the certhilcato rruunmd by tha gentleman from New York (llewitl). '}‘m FPreslding Odicer—5o the Chafr understood, an HCLED 1T OUT. Mr. Sprincer—Then T uak tiat the Chatr nder that this corthicate bo bW subnutted to tue Judg. ment of the Klectorl Commisxivn, The Presdlug Olicer~The Chalr sfated he had not recelved duplizato returis, M. They are now before the Clatr, Tho Preelilng Lnlcer (entlrely {guoring the de- smund)—-Are therg sy further objections Lo tie cerililcaty from Vermonty (After'n pauso)~Tiio Chalr bears nome, Mr, Bpringer—Doea the Chalr dezline to reccive the returng subinittad with my obje TEUEMITORILY DECLES Tho Chale declines w rocelve ooy Mr. Wedell (Jucosely)—Iteing ali:nde? ‘The Presidlig Oficer—In sny form. [Laugh- er, Tho Presiding Officor—Tho Senate’ will now re- Hre tafta own Chamber in onder that the tno ilouses may separately constder and declde upon the ubjectiuns, As thie Sonators wera withdrawing, Mr. Boringer called out that ho now mudo A potut'of onder tiat. thera being duplicate returns, the case ba now gonu to the Flectorul (‘ommlssfon, and could nat be cunshiered br tho two Houscs, o attention, however, was pald to it por to a propoeition mado knmedlately sfterwards by Mr. fo elect n Presldent, nring, undes tbe terma of the camproutise ae: i, 1Bul the House now took a receas untll 10 o'clock lo-morsuw morning. TIIE BENATE, I HOUSK NOTIFIED, WasmingroN, D. C,, Feb, 23,—The scssion was resumed at 10 o'clock, and a communicas tHon wes read from Justice Cliford conveying the decision of the Electoral Commisslon In tho case of fouth Carohna, Immediatelythe Houso was Informedt that the Scnate was ready to con- tinue the count of tho Etectoral vote, and at 12:10 the Benate marched to the Hall of the House. ‘The Senate returned at 12:35 and Mr. Roo- ertson submitted o resolution that tho declsion of the Commission upon the Elcctoral voto of Bouth Carollza stand a3 tho judgment of tha Seuate, the abjections miade thereto to the con- trary notwithstanding. & OBJECTIONS, Mr, Merrimion subsnitted a resolution that {t s competent to recelve testimony to sustaln scyerul exceptions to the decision of the Comn- mission. Mr, Edmunds ralsed a polat of orderand arpued that the Sewats iust vole eitherto afilrm or to reject the decision of the Commission, wpon which polnt of order a dlscussion ensucd. Finally, by a vote of yoas'18, unye 43, the resclution of Mr, Merrimon was decided out of order, 'The followlng is the vote: 5i YEAS, ok, Allson, Autuony, italley, v, 1D, toutwetl, Luraslde; Gamcrua'(Pa), Howe, Cumeron (Wis3, Chialive, Christtaey, Glayton, BOGY SEBXS DELAY. Alr. Dogy movad that the testimony takea in the caza of South Carolina bo read. Mr. Cameron (Wis. ) sald there was 0o teatimony Jerlntho posscasion 0f the Semtic, bucsuss Whe ) o LK