The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1877, Page 3

HAYES PRESIDENT. The End of a Long Struggle Practically Reached. A RESULT THROUGH GREAT TRIBULATIONS, The Objection to Wisconsin Disposed Of by the Senate. THE ANNOUNCEMENT SET DOWN FOR TO-DAY A Boene of Turmoil and Confusion in the House, DESPERATION OF THE FILIBUSTERS, A Brilliant Fight Ending in Defeat. . WAITING FOR HANGMAN'S DAY. | FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinxctox, March 1, 1877. ‘The day opened in the House with a shame/ul exhi- Dition of disorder and contempt for decency by the filibusters, Mr, Beebe, of New York, finding it im. possible to get the floor under the Speaker’s rulings in any reguiar manner, got up on a desk and howled at Mr. Randall, and the Sergeant-at-Arms had to appear before order could be restored, After that there was Sa continuation of dilatory motions, in which the fill- Dusters showed considerable parliamentary skill, the whole being based on the paper which Mr. Hewitt pro- duced last evening, which pretended to be a copy of a certificate, DILATORY MOTIONS, It was three o’clock before the two hours’ debate on ‘Vermont began, and wher it closed, at five, dilatory Motions of various kinds were ready and were pre- sented, each requiring a call of the yeas and nays, Each call of the roll requires forty minutes, and it is thus easy to waste a good many hours by motions on which, under the rules of the House, a vote must be taken, INTENTIONS OF THE FILIBUSTERS, Tho filibusters do not hope to carry the count over or to defeat it, but they have, besides the general pur- Pose of annoying their opponents, a secret hope that their course will induce the republicans to do some- thing equally foolish, and in this expectation they are Dot entirely without ground. There are hotheads and fools on the republican aide who have been urging for ten days that, if the filbustering continued to Friday, the Senate should proceed to count in Mr, Hayes without the help of the House and in a manner entirely irreg- ulsr, The knowledge of such a silly schome revived yesterday the failing spirits of the filibusters, and they ¢ Wermined to go of At all hazards making delay, in the hope that the fopublican hotheads would fall into ‘their trap and actually sacrifice all the vantage ground Sl regular and lawful, though undoubtedly tedious proceedings, ana try to pat in Mr, Hayes in an irregu- larand lawless macocr. ‘So far pradent counsels have provailed on the repub- Mean side, and there are sensible men enough there to take care that an awkward blunder is not made, FOOLISH REPUBLICANS, But it ought to be known to the country that, while themain boay of both parties has acted in a patriotic andorJerly manner, the democratic filtbusters have received important encouragement from some republi- cans who are as foolish and unpatriotic as the worst democrats, If it had not been for extreme partisan folly among a few republicans of this sort, Men suspected of not being very friendly to Hayes, there is little doubt that the democratic filibusters would have been discouraged and the count would hat been completed to-night. VigWS OF THY FILIRUSTERS, ‘The President repeated to-day, in conversation with @ prominent republican who called on bim, his inten- tion to recall the military orders to General Augur covering Louisiana as soon as the count is completed. There is a class of republicans here who would like to seé Mr. Hayes defeated. They are mainly Southern carpet-baggers and their Nortbern and Western allies, and these circulated to-day indus- triously ramors in the House that tho President had changed his mind and now intended to stana by Packard, Foster noted their false reports and they wero met and contradicted authoritatively, but the Carpet-baggers here are secretly doing all they can to encourage the filibustering, hoping that in some way Hayes may yet bo defeated, LOOKING AFTER INRUIGIBLE ELECTORS, ‘Tho filibustors tried all duy to get up objections to an elector in Virginia and West Virginia, but failed at last, no Senator being willing to sign the objection. Mr. Wood made a motion when the two Houses | Mot that the full certifleates bo not read, but the filbusters at once objected, and every paper is read an full, SKETCH OF THE PROCERDINGS. At eleven o’clock, afier seven hours of Mlibustering, The Speaker baving ruled ont a final dilatory motion, the Senate entered the House und the count proceeaed ‘The votes ot Virginia and West Virginia were then Counted for Tilden and Vendricks, Tne Wisconsin certificate being reached and read Great curiosity waa els whether an objection would be raised. Mr. Lynde, of Wisconsin, rose and offered an objection at twenty minutes past eleven P, M. At twonty-seven tninutes past eleven the Senate re- turned to its chamber and the consideration of the Wisconsin objections vegan. It is now believed that the determination is to sit (he matter out to-night, but tt 18 not certain. ; Mr. Mills, of Texas, secured tho floor and caused the reading of @ resolution declaring what Tilden was elected; that by fraud in the cases of Louisiana and Florida bis deteat was attempted; that tue Electoral Commission refused to investigate these frauds, and thut therefore the House resolves tyat ‘Tilden bas a Constitutional majority of the electors, and that the House theretore proceed at once to elect a President. ‘This was read in silence, s The Speaker at once ruled tho resolution out of order and gave the floor to Mr. Lynde, 6{ Wisconsin, why moved a recess Ull toemorrow, at ten o'clock. Tho Speakor held that Mr, Milis’ resolution could como in oniy in the form of an objection, aud as they had | hot that form they were out of order. MNSSAGE FROM THY SENATE, At Gfieen minutes to tweive o'clock the Clerk of the Sevate announced that tho senate vad resolved that the ovjectiuna to Wisconsin were not well grounded, At his generat laughter «od clapping of bands on the floor and galleries followed, and the Glivusters rose in great indignation and insiated on the galleries being cleared, The strangers on the oor were all driven of, ‘The Speaker saul the galleries had not, Within bis notice, misconducted themselves, While the dispute about the galleries being civared was going on Mills, of Texas, asked that they ve allowed 0 alt still, Vecouse 1 was their right to sce the | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. consummatica ofthe ruin of the Republic, (General laugater.) At a quarter to twelve, on motion of Luttrell, of Call- fornia, that the House take a recess till ten to-morrow the call of the yeas and nays began. MAYKS? ELECTION 483URED. By the Senate's vote to accept the vote of Wis- consin, Mr. Hayes actually becomes President, no matter what action the House might take, The result is therefore assured to-night and the election accom- plished. Both sides are now coming to un agreement for the figal session at one o’clock to-morrow, when, Probably, the Senate will meet the House for an an- bouncoment, MOTION FOR A RECKSS. At twenty minutes to one Mr, Wood offered a reso- Jution to take a recess till to-morrow at ten, with the Agreement that the vote be finally taken atone Mr, O’Brien, of Maryland, wished to continne and con- summate this fraud as it deserved, in the dark of the night Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, said he was willing, as it was now Friday, hongman’s day. Cries of order followed, A dispute about tne receas is now causing much noise and confusion, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE. Wasu:xatoy, D, C., March 1, 1877. The recess having expired, the Senate resumed its session at ten o'clock, but no business was transacted. The objection in the Vermont case having been dis+ posed of yesterday, tho Senate awaited notification from the House of Representatives that it was ready to resume the joint meeting and continue the count. in the Senate Chamber during the day the greatest interest was manifested !n all news of the proceedings in the House, and especially was this the case late In the afternoon, when it was learned that voting was i progress, Every one arriving from that end of the Capitol was immediately surroundod by Senators and others having tho privilege of the floor, So great was the anxiety to obtain the lal informa. tion from the Hou: that pag were kept running there constantly from tho Sonate, Senators wore in or about the chamber during the day awaiting notiticatiog trom the House that it was ready to go on with tho count, At ten minutes to eleven P. M. @ message waa received from the House of Reprosontatives by Air. Adams, its clerk, announcing the action of that body on the Vermont case, and the Senate immodiately repaired to the hall of the House for the purpose of resuming the count Upon returning at halt-past eleven PM. the Paxst- DENT pro tempore announced that the Senate having re- tired from the joint meeting upon objection submitted to the vote of Wisconsin, that objection would now be read, he Sxoretary then read the objection presented in joint meeting, and Mr. Camerow, of Wisconsin, aub- Mitted tho iollowing:— Resolved, That the vote of Daniel W. Downs as an elec: tor of the Wisconsin be counted together with the other nine electoral votes uf that State, the objections made thereto to the contrary notwithstanding, The resolution wus agreed to without dabate and without 4 roll call, though threo or four Senators on the democratic side voted ‘‘no”’ when the question was put, ‘The Secretary was directed to notify the House of Ropresentatives of the action of the Senate, PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE. Wasuinaroy, March 1, 1877, A number of bills removing political disabilities were passed, THE OPENING SKIRMISH. Mr. O’Brixy, (dem.) of Md., moved a call of the House. The Srmaxex counted the House and found that there Was a quorum present and so announced. Mr. WALLING submitted that the roll had to be called in order to verify the fact, The SreakeR stated thata motion fora call ef the House was in order. Tho Chair regarded it as of a dilatory character, but was bound to submit it, Mr. O’Batex, of Maryland, inquired whether it was not within the knowledge of the Chair that in former Congresses there were calls of the House even when it had been ascertained that there was aquorum present? The Srxakge replied that that had occurred where gentlemen had declined to vote, and that while it was allowable under the rules of the House {t was not al. Jowable under the law and that he was not responsible for the law, Mr, Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., claimed the floor to offer resolution, but Mr, Walling insisted on his motion for a call of the Hou: Mr. Hoskins, (rep.) of N. remarked tbat the House was operating under the Electoral Commission law; that the Chair had ascertained the presence of a quorum, and thata motion foracall of the House should not be entertained. Ifacall of the House were to be allowed at any time during the proceedings then they could never be completed. The Sreaker—Tho Chair has a right to find out whethor there is a quorum. Mr. Hosxins—No gentleman has a right to claim that there is no quorum present when the Speaker bas as. certained that thore is, Tho Sreaker—There is a quorum present, but the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Walling) ig not willing to take the statement of the Chair. Mr. Wat.ixa—I disclaim any reflection on the Chair, but 1 have a right to know whether there is a quorum. present, andi demand the yeas and nays on my motion, ‘The yoas and nays were ordered and resulted—ycas 68, nays 19, so a call of the House was refused. This little movement on the picket line was so far successful as to have occupied an hour and a quarter ot the precious time of the House, It was followed up bv a motion to reconsider the vote, and, although bir, Wood made the point of order that such a motiou could have no practical effect on legiaiation, but was, palpably and upquestiorably, a dilatory motion, it was allowed by the Specker, who suid that be had.never yet ruled or decided, either by inference or otherwise, that a motion to reconsiaer wus @ dilatory motion On the contrary, the Chair was very cloar that what the House could do it could undo by a motion w reconsider. Mr. HaLe, (rep.) of Me., moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the tablo. Agreed to—yeas 174, nays 65, STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION, As soon as the vote was unnouncod a struggle for | Fecognition by the Speaker was mude between Moers, Woou, Poppleton, Cauiticla und Milis, each having a proposition to submit which he claimed to be of the highest privile; It transpired 1m the course of the colloquy that the Spouker, who had recognized Mr. Wood betore the motion fora call of tho House, sad who afterward learned that Mr. Poppieton, who pre- Sented the objection to the certillcato from’ Vermont, had been seeking the floor, sent ior both these gentle: men and arranged that the resolution prepared by Mr. Wood should be offered by Mr. Poppleton (who, under usuge, was first entitied to tho floor), und that Mr, Wovd should move the previous question upon it. In the meautime Mr. Cauilicid, who bad tatled in bis efforts to be recoguized by the Ubair, hunded over io | Mr. Poppleton the resoluvion which he prepared, aud Me. Poppleton sent it to the Clerk's desk. ‘The SvKAKER Suggested that that action was hardly in consonance with the agreement made, but Mr. Pop- ploton replied that he had beow # party to the prepara- tion of Mr, Caulfield’s resolution, and thut it had a reference to the objection tw the certificate from Vermont. ‘THE VERMONT RETURY, ‘The SreakeR thereupon directed it to ve read and it was read. It recites, 10 the form of a prewavie, that « sealed puckage addressed to the President of the Senate purporting to contain ihe electoral vote ot | the state of Vermont was delivered yesterday to the | President of the Senate by Mr, Mewitt; that it appeure by a telegram from the Cierk of tue United States Dis- trict Court o1 Vermont thas a dupiicate of such return was deposited in that oflice on the 1uth of December, 1S76; that such a package bad been mude a part of the | ovjection to the certificate of Vermont, and sul Temained unopened, und that the objection cavnot be considered UnUL such package iv opened according to law; that such package IW retuned by the President or Secretary of the Senute, and teretore resulying that the refusal of the President of the Scuate to open such package in the preseuce of the two houses wax a Violation of the jaw und of the privileges: of House, and that until such package shail 1 thw counting of the Vote cannot proceed further ac to the coustivution and the law, and ' requested to meet the House 1p joint session, | so thal sucn packuge may be opened and proceedings had thereon according to law, #RAVER BY THE CHAPLAIN, As the Clerk fateied the reading of the resoiution the Speaker sapounces the vpeuing of a new legislie live day, and (he Daisy passious anu the tumult uf the hour Were killed ior uw (ow briet muments while prayer, cousisting of collects from the Episcopal service, Was oilered by Rey. Mr. Babbitt, rector of Grace church, Y., attended by Mr. lownsend, we regular of the House, ‘The atilluess, however, was oon ws the reading of the 1 of yesterday progressed # little, Mr. r, Of Liinors, ascertained that the Clerk was | omitting, as usual, the detailed statement of papers, Vows, KG, and imsisied tha tue journal should be recd ‘im tui That demand, the Speaker staved, it would be ttn possibie Lo comply witu, lor Lhe papers, de- tailed Votes vy yeus aod vuys, &C,, Were Do copied Into the Journal,” At all events the Spenker relused tu cbapta ol oret duration, tor as Jou | cuter any question anti the reading oF the journal | was completed, he moved th aiter the state ou the cone « ud Mr. Springer waited for tak Then the journal orrested by inserting nent that Mr. Piper submieied a report exitun the report itself, Mr. Woon, ew York, undertook to get over the difficulty by moving to suepend the rules und dispease with the reading of the joar hue yeas aud huys were call ed lo yeas 175, nays Sd. When the resait Was announced Mr, Woop, of New York, raised the point of oraer tuat nothing was com petent for the House 10 do but proceou to consider the objections to Vermont, and that the proposition Ofored by the geutieman trom Ubio (Mr. Poppleton) was notin order, Mr, CauLviaip, (dem.) ot Ih, argued that nothing and the motien wae objections unless there was an impediment in the way of such consideration, Such ue impedimest had arlseo, The gentleman from Ulnois ( Springer) had yesterday offered au objection which bad been ac- companied by a certificate and the Vico President had refused to open that certidcate, The resolution which had been sffered simply asked that the Senate be goti- fied that the House would be dy to reveive that bouy in joint session for the purpose of opening that certificate. Mr. Haross, (rep.) of Vt., called attention te the fact that the clerk of the court to whom the second democrat. argued against the he real question was trom the State of Vermont | er, If they were dual the point of order did not apply, and it wes the duty of the President of the Senate to open and sabe mit the package presented to him yesterday. Mr. ReaGax, (dem.) of Texas, supported the point of order and argued against the resolution as proposing a new question which bad not been present: to the joint meeting of thetwo houses, @ expressed his great regret that whe of the House had to tho electoral jer the respect of the party or of the country had been made, OFINION OF THR SPEAKER, After some iurther discussion the Speaker said:— With the highest respect for all parties concerned the Chair considers that « yreat mistake and wrong was com- mitted yesterday in the joint session of the two houses inthis that the presiding olticer ret t ing, reading and information. roundings of an authentic p in rempect to an vote of the State of Vermont. The © wot think that in aspect of would be — exiled n to role action of the presiding officer of th convention yesterday was wrong. Te does not think he possesses the power, nor does he believe in the techuieat sense the action of the joint convention can be reviewed in this House iu the mannir proposed vet there is above. sts. ‘That fact is whether possession of this paper. | only, the Chair thinks # rom Lilinois (Mr, Uaulfield) resolution of the gentleman in order. THE GALE RRCOMMENCED, While the Speaker was delivering this opinion there wa bsidence of the uproar which had been in- creasing little by litle during the day; but as soon as be bad got through the noise and confusion began to prevail again, and in aghort time the storm had in- creased to a gale. The central point of it was the ques- tion whether belore the two hour discussion com- menced the President of the Senate should be called upon to send back to the House the packages produced yesterday by Mr. Hewitt, and submitted with Mr, Springer’s objection to the count, ‘The Sreakse did all that was in bis power to get the House into the regular channe! of business and be re- fused to entertain an appeal from hie rulings. His resolutions {n this respect lashed the opposing elements into fury, Messrs, Springer, O’Brien, Caultield, sparks and Poppleton were all addressing the Speaker ut the game time and worrying him and toc House with all sorts of questions and objection. MK, DERBE TAKES 4 AND, They were suddenly joued by Mr. Buxww, (dem.) of N. Y., who, in the most excited manner, protested wgainst the action of the Speaker, and wno, im order to make himself still more conepicuous, jumped upon his desk, and from there gesticulated wildly, suouting at the top of his volce expressions which, ia the uproar ment, were entirely unintelligibie at the re- desk, Aj this time every member on the democratic side and nearly every one on the republican aide was on his feet, The storm, however, was entirely contined to the democratic 4 of the chamber, the republicans merely participating as spectators, ‘The galleries were crowded to their utmost capacity, as also the spaces at the back of the outer row of seuis, aud trom these as well as trom the desks of members cume murmurs and hisses as this wild scene was en- acted. Then the Sergeant-at-Arms, with his silver mace of offive, appeared in the most disorderly parts of the assemblage, and Mr. Beebe stepped vown from nis clovated position aud addressed the Speaker iu a more moderate tone from his own place, Then the spaces bebind the outer row of desks were cleared. By degrees the storm lulled, and although there wero some lesser renewals of it tae Speaker succeeded, at about two o’clock, in launching the House fairly into the two hour discussion on the Vermont objections, THS VERMONT DKNATE, The del was opened by Mr. Poppleton, who soon Helded to enable Mr. Howitt, of New Yor! in possession of the Secretary of the Senate, who stated that it was the private property of Mr. Ferry, and that be proposed as the friend of Mr. Ferry to retain it, After a good deal oi colloquy in regard to what bad become of the paper a messenger from the Senate came into the hall and ten- dered the package to Mr. Hewitt, who refused to receive it, and thereupon announced the fact to the House. No immediate action was tuken in the matte: ‘Yhe young lad who carried the package retained it bis possession and took a scat awaiting the action of the House, and the discussion proceeded, Mr. Huxpex, of Vermont, explained tbat the case of Vermont was only a minor form of the caso in Oregon, the exception being that Cronin had the certificate of the Governor, while Aldrich, the person claiming to be an elector in the Vermont case, bad not, but acted on his own motion, Asthe vote on Mr, Wood’s motion to suspend the tules and dispense with the reading of the journal affords a fair indication of the present position of the democratic members on the electoral count, the names of those voting 1m the negative ure given as follows:- THE OnsTRUCTIONSTS. Ainsworth, Donglus, Robbins of N. C., she, Finle; Roberts, Atkins, Forney, Tosa, Bagiey J. H., Franklin, Banning, utler, Beebe, Hamilton of Ind, 8 7 Binckbarn, Marris of Ga, Sheakiey, Bliss, lieukle, OS Boone, Hooker, Smith of Gay Bradtord, Humphreys, Southara, pratt. 2! uekner, Jom Burchard of Win, Koy Cavell, La Caldwell of Aln, Ly Caldwell of Tena. Pry M c MeMabon, Turney, Canitield, fende, Vance of Ohio, Clarke of Ky., Milla, Vance of N. ., Clarke of Mo., Money, Waddell, Cochrane, Morrison, Walling, Collins, c Walsh, Cook, Bri Whitthorne, Cowan, Mo., Wivguton, Cox, Wike, Davis, Willikms of Ala, DeBoit, Kidole, Wilson of W, Va. Dibrelt, = ‘ihe members who participated in the discussion wore Messrs. Joyce, Hendee and Dennison, of Ver- mont; Poppleton and Monroe, of Onto; Hooker and Money, of Mugismppi; Wilson, of West Virginia; Matsh, of Pennsylvania; Haymond, of Indiana, and Levy, of Lousiana Mr. GakvinLp, (rep.) of Ohio, read a letter from Mr. Gorbat ry of the Senate, saying that he bad put the package purporting tu be the second certilicute in his pocket, us the package looked like a private communication; but being admonished that his recep- tion of it might be construed as a reception of it by President Ferry he took it trom his pocket and placed it ou the desk, and since that time he had not seen the package. Mr. Hewitt remarked that tho package had been Drought to him by a mossenger from the Senate who would not tell from whom he bad roceived it, The Srkak: asked Mr, Gartield to suspend his re- marks till order was restored. Mr, Garvixip—1 will watt till Ajax and other chie: have quieted their troubles. (After a pause.) Thero ia no protence or claim that under any law the Presie dent of tho Senate ought to receive a paper under such circumstauces, There 1s no signature on the back of tho paper autbentucating it, For aught that we know it is another = mock —_certiticate. body has been deceived by the that we ought to have poper opened in this House coming in such a roundabout, unaa- | thorized way, let all such protences bv cleared uway, | and let them voto with a knowledge of the tact thut a Vote for the resolution is simply a vote to provent count and to bring us into anarchy. Me, Sr6xx, (dem,) of Mu., who Wag ono of the tellers, stated that ie saw the Secretary uf the Senate tarow | the package wader the desk tinong the rubvish; U he (Mir. Stone) immedinely werotwa note to Mr. Hewitt, and (hat Sr, Hewitt aud be had a coaversation, during | Which ie saw the Secretary tuke the packuge irom | uuder the desk and put itin his pocket, SURKCH OF MK. PIKLD, | Tho discussion was closed by Mr. Frey, of New | York, who uxpressed his deep regret that tue ¢ been consumed 1M an ublempt to rectily a inn the President of tue Sevate—an egregious m which the dignity and seli-respect of the House cow: boiled it to rectily It possible, He would not go sto any question about the vote of Vermont, whether it was | goud or bad, oF Whether the paper was uf any value. | All that be knew was that @ question had | arisen respecting which the President of ie Senate had assumed to decide foe himseil, He denied that the President of the Senate hud any | power to du anytuiug except to Keep order and to du What bad beon committed to bin under ihe Electoral | law, and wll knew that this was the very question taut | Jay at the foundation of aii the debates on the subject. | From the beginning of the xession 1b haw been maine the President of the don that they had President of the United States, in a suieuin Message 10 | Cousress, deciared thut, hever in the history of the | governinent hud the Presideut of the Senate assumed | to decide any question, That official did now assume | to deciue tis questivd; Whether or not that was are. | turn to be opened vy him, li memvers oi the House consented to (hat det them look lo the future. /*rin | pits obsia Was Lue rule of prudence and the rule’ul iaw, | the Commons of Englana bad yaived the livertics of | the Kugtish people, Which bad Mwae the Augio-s on race the glory Of = we earth, = by standing on the smallest question that concerned tueir | liberties. su the House of | Represeutatives should not give up one jot or uitle of its rights. 4: was the duty of (he Vresiuent of the Senate when that pauper Was belore he haa tim tw submit the question, If y doubt about it, tothe two houses, aud the y How Was to Vite bin Luck to open the ue presence Of both houses. Lt there were Vertout they shoud go to the Ki loral Commission, He appeaied to muinbers to deal With the question, not as domocrats or 48 republicans, | but us quardiang Of the Figuts Of the House 1 Lhe eve: | toral count, In reply to a question by Mr. Cate, of Wisconsin, he suid tual there was nu (irae Uxed by law within whieh | & certificate must be led, Mr, Hua, (rep.) of Mast.—Ls there not a source fixed by law Uirough whien these revurns shail come? Mr, Fixip—it 1 not fixed by law. You wien, you judges, have decided (hat (he law cannot contravene the conet:tution 1 binds the si not done it, (App ) ‘Was i order but tu proceed to the eunsideration of the It pi that the certilicutes should be seutin by the uray dup the couutry, had subsidized presses, tind procured legal opinions, aud what bad | they come to at last? The Sonate itseii had in sulemn debate repudiated the doctrine as uot worth one moment's consideravion, aud the | 4 Wednesday in February, and, if not, the Secretary of State should send for them, He could send for them ata ‘4 time before the two houses met, That ts the | law if is was nut repealed by this Electoral Commis- sion law, which declares that ull the certificates and | aed purporting to be cert: tes which shall have a received shall be opened. { have answered the objection that this certificate has not been received, because 1* ought to bave been received. In point of tact it was received in your | resence; it was delivered by the member trom New ‘ork (Str, Hewitt) to the President of the Senate. Was it for him to reject it? Are the Representatives of the people io submit to it if -you do, lovk out for 1881, Let this House put down its bee! at once and for ever on the doctrine that the President of the Sena ig anything more than the presiding officer, the guar= dian ot these credentials until they are opened, and ‘that it 18 bis duty te open then and submit to the two houses every question that shall art MK, KNOTT’S AMR DMENT, The debate being closed, and the question being on the resolation offered by Mr. Poppleton, of Onio, Mi v, of Kentucky, moved the following Resvived, That this House uit that the packa; Borrelia tn ay ring Arey ge ony the President of the in the presence of the houses yesterday, and purporting to be a certiticute electoral votes tor President und Vieo President from tl Atate of Vermont, shail be opened by the President of the Senate in the presence of the two houses, and if found to be Such 4 certificate, the same shall be suduatted, togerher ficate read in the presence of mmission f€ Jjudgm tf the two he de the louse will not'be ready to meet Beaute and proceed with the count of the electoral vote. As the vote progressed on this resoiution, aad as there was an apparent prospect of its having a jority in its favor, the most intense ex vaiied throughout the hall Conservaty conversed with each other in groups, and exp everally the conviction that the adoption of the reso- jution would precipitate anarchy and revolution. | At the close of the roll call the rumor prevatied that tho resolution was carried; but gradually, as member alter member, who bad been out whon their names were culled, of who had withheld their votes, in response to a second call, responded gloom was dissipated and gave place to a very percep- Uble teeling of reliet. Finally the voi as announced as yeas 116, nays 148, Tho following is the vote in deta yeAs—116, she, i.’ Bagley, 3. rt Blo Bri Care, 5 Chapin, Clurr, of Mo, Cochraue, Cook, Cow Colberson, Davis, Dibreit, Dowglass, Eilts. Faulkner, Fintey, Forney, Fuller ove: an Landers, of Ind., x g bv lo, Poppletai Rice, Riddles Robbins, of N. C., Savage, Sayler, Schumaker, dheakiey, Slew Smith, of Ga, donthard, Rparle Springer, Staunton, Stenger, tone, 'vene, ‘Thompson, Thoms, Turney Vance of Ohlo, Vance of Waddell, Walker ot Va, Walling, Walsh, Walls of Mo, Whitthor inton, " iliaus of Ala, Wilsou, of W. Va, Adams, Pratt, Bagley, G. A., Rainey, 1 Tad, Kea, lewith, Reilly, Yoh: Mil, Hobiason, Hour, Ross, Hoge, Rusk, Hopkins, Sampson, Hoskins, Schivicher, Hubbeil Seelye, Hunter, Singleton, Hurlval, Sinuickson, Hyman, Smalls, ds Smith, of Pay Ganson, Strait, Kehr, Stevenson, Kelley, Ptowell, Kimball, Rwann,, Lumar, ‘Thornburgh, Landers, of Coon., Throekmorton, Laphut Townsend, of N. ¥., La Townsenu, of Pa,, ‘au Vorhoy Waldrou Mouroe, Morgan, Nash, Wiliams, of Wi jams, of Wis, Williama of Det, Murris, of Mass, vodworth, Hathor Yate: Mr. Horkixs, of Pennsylvania, thon offered as an amendment the samo resolution just rejected, except ‘hat it omitted the clause as to the count not being | proceeded with, and it was defeated by exactly the | sumo vote—116 to 148. Mr. Laxx, (dem.) of Oregon, moved to reconsider the vote. A point of order was raised that under the opera- j thon of the previous question such a motion was not in order, but tho Speaker, while expressing some doubs ubject, decided to entertain the motion, laLé, of Maine, moved to lay the motion to re. consider on'the table.” Agreed to—yeas 171, nays 80, Mr, Wooo, of New York, oifered un amendment that the vote of the elector Solluce be not counted. Mr. Watuing, of Ohio, moved to tay it op the table. A point of ordgr was made that the motion to lay on the table Waa uot in order, as this was the main quos- tion on which the vote must be taken under the elec- tion law, la the course of the discussion on this poiut Mr. Wilzon, of lowa, decured that if the House intended to execute the law 1t would be absolutely necessary to adopt 4 resolution catting off all dlibustering. Mr. Waiting replied—When fraud is law filibus! ing 18 patriotism, Mr, Hancock, of Texas—Traitors never practice patriotism, ‘Tho SrkakxR overruled the point of order, bat the motion was rejected. , Mr. WaLLING then moved to reconsider the last vote. Mr. Woov made the same poiut of order—that it was a dilatory motion and made th that intenuon, The SPKAKER overruled tho point uf order and on- tertuined the motion, vo the grouad that it wi ular motion under the rules ponding the dispoi the main questiva. ‘The motion to reconsider was rejected—yeas 64, nays 164, 'he question recarred on Mr. Wood’s amendment as @ substitute, that the vote of Sullace be uot counted, Mr, CavaPieio, vf Litivots, interposed a poimt of order which was overruled by the Chair, He thon in- sisted on having the original resuiuuon (Mr. Popplo- ton’s) read, bul im that, tuo, he was overruled, the Speaker sting that the’ oriival resolution was nut now betore the House, and the vote proceeded. The Substitute was udopled—yeas 210, nays publicans deeming 1 the best policy to vote fur it, | Another dilatory motion, in the shape of a motion | to reconsider, was made by Mr. O'Brien, of Maryland, and was laid on the table—seas 171, nays 56. The question recurred on the adoption of the resolu. tion us atuended, Mr, VaNck, of Ohio, moved to lay it om the table, | Losi—yeas 53, nays 18L Anvther imotion to" reconsider was made by Mr. Money, (det.) 91 Miss., aud was laid om tho table, , Bays 50, ww House at lust, hall-past nine P. M., resolution amended by alr. Yopp: Mr, Wood's substitute; luce be not counted. Mir, WaLLiNe endeavored to interpose further dolay an the # hu voting, wich the Speaker relused to cuvertuin, aud | au appeal trom the ruling of the Chair, which the Speuker alsy refused tv entortain, aud so the roll eall proceeded and resulled—yexs 205, nays 26; so the de- cision vl the Houxe was that Sollave's vote be not | counted. Most of the republicans voued with tne | Jority lor the purpose ol sooner bringing the question ww 0 close, | There was bat one more motion left for the ininority | und that was to reconsider the last vole, Lt was mado by Mr. Clarke, of Missourt, and was laid on the table— yeus 177, nays 69, ‘his pot was reached at a quarter to eleven o’cloc! 80 thut the House had spent over tweive bours iu tne Mr, O'Brixs, of Maryland, then attempted to offer 4 au urder Uuub tho Senate be notified, ihe intenionS being toxpend a coupie of hours more over that; but tue | Speuker refused tu recognize uim lor that purpose, and suid the Cuiir has aiiowed « vote of the House on every | Jegitimate motion, und now the attention of the House is brought to the foliowtng paragraph in the law:— When the two houses tiave voted they shail immediatety Aguin meet und the Presidiny Ufticer shail then sunounce Mie deeistun on the question subuutted, The Senate has notified the House in regard to its action on tho oojections to the certiivate Irom Ver- | mous the House bas vow reached its judgineot ou these objections, and the duty is maudaiory on the Chair to wotrly the senate of that tact. (Applause). Mr, O' BkIKN—Thereivre | offer this order. ‘The SreakkR—l'be Chair cannot entertain it Mr, SrKiNGeR—I dewire Wo submit a proposition that the Prosident of the senate be requested ty oring with him the aupicate return, (Shouts of “Ovject!) Mr, Cox—There is uo use in endeavoring to prevent the Speaker counting in Hayes at oure. The SPKAKKR—Geuiiewen Heed Hot object, The Chair bas bo authority to receive any such motion. The Senate soun alter eutored the bail, aad the pro- coodings of the Joint convention Were resuis IN JOINT CONVENTION. Wastiverox, March 1, 187 At cloven o'clock P, M. the Senators entered the hall of the House, and the action of each ‘house on the objections having been read the Presiding Oficer au. | votes of that State were announced ag 11 for Tilden and Shae is, buat the vote of sol- | re L a request that he be excused from | | wise) the electoral votes of Vermont would be counted, and they were therefore deciared as Gve for Hayes and Wheeler. ‘Then the certitlcate of Virginia was read, and the Hendricks, ‘The votes of West Virgiuia were uext announced as | 5 tor Tilden and Hendricks, THR LAST STATE. ! Then came the last State, the State of Wisconsin, with ten votes for Hay nd Wheeles ORIRCTION TO WixcONaly. The certificate of Wisconsin having been read, Mr. Lyxpx, of Wisconsin, presented objections signed by Senators Barnum, McDonald, Kelly, Cooper and John- ston, and Representatives Lyude, of Wisconsin; Bur- ebard, ot Wisconsin; Philips, of Misso Tucker, ot Virgin Sprioy ot Tilinois; Rice, of Ohio; Vance, of Ub Young, of Tennessee, aad Money, of Mississippi, to counting the vote of Daniei = W. Downs, one of the elect for the State of Wisconsin, because he held the ottice of pension surgeon and examining surgeon for the Pension Ullice prior to and ou November 7, 18 day of the Presidential election, aad on December 6, 1876, the day on which he assumed to cast tis vote ag an elector; that said office was an oilice of profit and trust, and that said Downy could not, there- be constitutionally uppoimted an eiector the State of Wisconsin, or under the constitution of th Downs was not, therefore, duty appointed a: for said State, and that bis vote cannot be constitu. tionally countea, ‘The Senate then, at twenty-five minutes pa: tired to its chamber so that the houses tuight seva- rately consider and determine the objections, THE POPULAR SENTIMENT, CONNECTICUT INDORSES THE COMMISSION, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Hartrorp, March 1, 1877. ‘The Connecticut Senate to-day adopted, in concur- Fence, the resolutions passed yesterday by the House | of Representatives, indorsing the action of the Elec. | toral Commission, and denouncing the obstructionists in Congress, Senator Bowers, of New Haven, demo: | Crat, ofered an amenamont that the resojutions shall | not be regardod as expressing an opinion that the commission had acted properly or without party bias, Alter considerable debate, during which the repuvli- caus urged the immediate paasage and transinittal to Washington of the origival resolutions, so that the ob- structionists may know the sentiments of tbe pedple of Connecticut, the amendment was rejected by a rict party vote, The resolctions were then adopted by a vote of 16 tu 3, the republicans being retatorced, in the aflirmative vow, by five of the democrats, in: | cluding Sovators Charles M. Pond, of Harttora, and Senator W, D. Bishop, of Bridgeport, President of the New York and New Haven Railroad, RMANDING THE COMPLETION OF THE COUNT. Cixcrxxatt, Onio, March 1, 1877. The following preamble and resolution wero adopted by the Board of Trade to-night, and telegraphed to Saylor and Banning :— Whereas the mercantile aud manufacturing interosts of the country demand speedy settlement of the Presidential eit TAMMANY HALL SPEAKS. BITTER DENUNCIATION OF THE ELECTORAL COM- MISSION—ADOPTION OF STIRRING RESOLU- TIONS—ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD, OUTRAGE AND CORRUPTION—SPEECHES BY B&X-JUDGE SPENCER, PETER B, OLNEY AND OTHERS. ‘The regular meeting of the Tammany Hall General Committee lust evening was made the occasion of vig- orous protests against the action of the Electoral Com- mission, There was a large attendance, all the lights of Tammany being prosent, Mr, Heury L, Clinton pre- sided, and Comptroller Kelly sat in the front row of seats, flanked on cither side by Commissioner of Jurors Duulup and Mr, Augustus Schell, At oight o’ciock Mr. Schell arose and declared that when the sun went down on the evening of the 7th of November the peo. ple of this country believed that Samuel J. ‘Tilden had been elected President. This belief was fully con- firmed on the morning of the 8th, But since then tho repubiican party had, by force and traud, counted in Rutheriord B. Hayes, The gentieman concluded a forcible speech by offering tor consideration the tollow- ing resolutions :— THE RESOLUTIONS, Resolved. That, the first duty of the Tammany 0 fo Coonnittes is to denounee the creat vouspirucy of aud fraud now spproaching # successtul consummation, bj which the highest officers of 4 present republican ad. 8 ministration, widing and abetting tne orgunised lenders of the republican party. are cheating the people of the United States ous of their deliberate ans decisive choice of a Preci- dent and President, made by a majority of more thaw 2 inthe popular vote, aad a majority of nineteen in the electoralevots, THM LOUISIANA IxPaMY. The successive stages of this couspiraey of force and fraud have boen marked by every circumstance that should BD seamen of misgoverument of the people pretending to be e it must ever be remem: red thut by permitting a President to set up aud support for years % usurping Governor of Louisiana we have vre- pared, the possibility of that usurper sending votes trom New Orleaus to seat a fraudulent dows in Was De the vanvass p: wants of th 3 unserupalously to party in the public Jolation of explicit Public policy, the wages of the people's Saree te nate from | the taxes of citizons of ail parties tor the benetit uf their own party. They created wyriads of needless public officers out of publi funds pald the: sorvice, Leaving one ‘ory of an Indian of provuking domes. ose of changing the result of popular the efforts of the republican purty ud all wers of government were ia vain. ballots on the 7th of November by # majority of more than # quarter ofa million decroed wnd declared the election of samuel J. ‘Tilden aud Tuomas A. Hendricks ty be for four yeurs the President nad Vice President of the Uuited States. Straizht- suiracy of force and fraud wus disclosed tu ise aracter wad pushed on without disguise until u true wal democratic majority of uineteen viectural votes mitted into tulse and frandnieut republican A's WORK. 4¥, télegraphing from sed thy veoples money thus asse + needed, and dispused of the federal suldiecy We dictated wt once to the defeaced in South Carolina, Floriua wud conspiracy of force is und fraudulent | 1H possi te. by the 1 a The head of the re Cabinet ottice, majorities by the | veul election offi Keturning B all obeyed. The the proposed re ti sought redress in their set tu guard the conspirato and to make their crime sate, and republican politic with charucters for sale, wel wash the “clerical errors’ of a villa while it was throwing out 10,090 votes aud lorging cred: tuls tor vlectors defeated at the pulls, The bouests ut dler were promptly exeented by Kellogg, C Stearus aud the great senis of the proof aud protect THK Artillery and infantry the capital to overawe the peopia, and it had been p throughout th that the revusal of the demvcratic House to submit republican Seu: usurpation of the Joint right and duty to count the electoral votes, ur the attempt Ly the Howe to exercise ite separate right mui duty ae pre- veribed in % constitutional exigency to elect & President, xb ivi returning board Parulina, the damnin nispiracy aud | isto # tribunalin whieh the ablest | Seniors, the most cmingut Meyresentutives and. the fore r race and: suitic! to subnit the jeut power tv frustrate that held a majority ofone, | NOUNCHD, Strome and Bradley; wn. Repressa: | itedly cuusented tw support, of force aud trai wnsories wid copartiters tit th i Chamberlain, Steweny aud Kel taia by then have built 4 Be dei 4 n They have thus bee aspitacy of Chaad- nek, nud Upon the r'themselves aud detestable Uh soverunuents a is disloyalty to 6h ment. Itty traitorous bo the euthrones Iraud, betrays « people peupie's sovereignty. Putting aside fue ch Ferive aud trivial is we summon every ho. est hates Iraud, every citizen why loves justice, every patriot who uphulde Che constitution and the law, to join witb ay. ie AL every b iniug power t vox in the United states with ture aud defenders ot the sepubli¢an conspiracy traud. VIRKCK DEXUNCLATION, When the resviutious ud beeu read by exJudge Kane, ex-Assembiyinan Dessar made a speech in their support, His remarks consisted of a bitter denuneta- tion Of the “irauquient acts” of the republicans in awarding (he Presidential chair to Hayes, Mr, Dessar was followed by eX-dudges Spencer and Stewart, Mr. Peter B, Olney aud Cownel Kdward La Gaui. Alt Keutlemen confined their speeches to the tost emphatic condenination ot the acts of ihe republican ieuders in this controversy. Mr. Uiney argued that all pudlic questions should henceiorth be sunk into ope grand attack along the lines against the attempts of the radicals to subvert the freedom of the vuliot box in the organization of corrapt returning vourds, Judge Stewart contended that the democratic party of the country would be willing to Oght tor the consiitutional principles thas etidangeted, and thas they must got despair of rectifying We terrible in. Justice perpetrated in the name of law, The resolutions were finally adopted, amia thande: ng cheers, and the commitwe then adjourned, THE TENNESSEE DEBT, NASHVILLE, March 1, 1877, The Governor has signed the resolutions adopted by hie willing | SOUTH CAROLINA. en Decision of the Habeas Corpus Case, Sustain ing Hampton as Governor. A JUDGE INTIMIDATED. Justice Wright (Colored) Foreed to Reeant His Concurrence in the Court Order, TERRIFIC PARTY PRESSURE. Bloodless Termination of the Combahee Negro Riot [wr TELEGRAPH TO THE HEBALD,] Co.umuia, March 1, 1877. The baveas corpus case of Tilda Norris, « pardoned convict, involving the question of who was Governor 0! the State, has been pending for some tine in the Supreme Court. Yho arguments, jroady stated tn the Heranp, were closed some day# ago, and the de- cision has been anxiously expecied. It was pretty well ascertained prior to the sickness of the Chief Justice that the Court was unanimous tn its confers ences in favor of Hampton, and !t was rumored that the decision was to be announced on Friday last, On Thursday night the Chief Justice hada paralytic abe tack. 1d ‘THE BENCH TIED, ‘This left the Court with only two members, Justice Willard and Wright, the latter colored. Immediately the heaviest race-pressure was brought upon the col- red judge to get a decision tn favor of Chamberlain, Judge Willard, although a republican, was known to be inflexible in the conviction that Hampton was Gov- ernor,but if Wright could be influenced it wasa tie, and no decision could be bad. JUSTICE WRIGHT INTIMIDATED, Judge Wright resisted the pressure matfully, andI have ascertained from very reliable authority, that on the 2ith ult, he signed an = opinion concurrentiy with Judge Willard, recognizing Hampton, But the pressure was too heavy, Ho wav actually in fear of his life, and said that his con- Victions of the law were with Hampton, but that “if no went against his race he would be killed,” and to-day he signed an opinion recanting and revoking his order of the 27th and deciaring that Chamberlain was Gov. ernor; and it ts belioved that he has left town to avoid the humthation of hearing his two contradictory opinions read in court. SOURCE OF THE PRESSUR: The effect of the two opinions is caused much excliement, as it is well kuown that it is duo entirely ‘to the terrible pressure that has been brought upon the colored judge, he maiuspring 1 tho movetnent 18 believed to be United Btates District Atworney D. T. Corbin, who claims bo United States Senator, His credentials are signed by Chamberlain, and if the Court had recognized Hampton they would have been waste paper, and ail the federal appointees bere deprived of his ald and comfort. Hence the noble army of martyrs rallied to secure the Court, und through it the Senator, und through him their offices. POPULAR INDIGNATION, This action of the Cours wili lead to trouble. No American community will quietly submit to a result procured by intimidating the Supreme Court, The feeling 1s more determined then ever that Hamptoa must be Governor, A condition of things so disgraco- Tul will scarcely be permitted to continue, LATER. Thavo just succeeded in obtaining acopy of the order signed by the colored Justice (Wright) on Febru ary 27, and also a copy of his note to Associate Justice Willard, recanting the same, order :— urrent and has The toliowiug is the THY ORDER. Surkeun Court, Feb, 27, 187%. Ez parte Tilda Norris, as Tilda Stevens, It is orderod that the reiutor be discharged from the custody of the Superintendent of the Penitentiary. ‘A. J, WILLARD, Associate Justice, presiding, J concur tn the above, J. J. WRIGHT, Associate Justice. This order recognized Hampton as Governor, but tos day the colored Justice endeavored to revoke it 1a tho following memorandum, written on the vack of an elaborate opinion, which recoguized Chamberlain ag Governor and which was sent to Justice Willard:— ~ JUSTICR WRIGHT'S OVINION, Having attached my name to an order discharging the petitioner in this case, on tho 27th day of Febru- ary, 1877, aller more mature deliberation, believing thut the order should uot have been made, | now hereby revoke, recall and cancel said order, far ag my signature may have given it sanction, and substie tute the foregoing opinion ta its stead. J. J. WRIGHT, Associate Justice Supreme Court, THe DECIS To-morrow the court meets, according to adjourns ment, at eleven A. M., when the extraordinary specta= cle will be presented of having two opinions read, emanating from the same Justice, Associate Justice Willard will deliver his opinion and anuounce the order signed by himself and Wright us the decision of the court, Wright's dissenting opinion will also be read, but wilt be utterly disregarded by Hampton and his fol- lowers, who may in all probability proceed to more blish their goverument, having now the ou of the highest tribunal of the state, THE RIOL QUELLED, CAPTURE GF SEVERAL OF THE COMBANEE OUTs LAWS BY THE SHERIFF'S POSSE, [BY TELEGRAPH To THE uERALD.J Cuartestos, 8. C., March 1, 1877. As narrated in my last night’y despatch, a pusse, under a special constable appointed by the Sherif: of Colleton county, proceeded to the “Blue House,” on the Combahee, this morning, for the purpese of arrest- fag the negro thief Quodner, who on Tuesday last defied the law and refused to be arrested by the Sherit’s posse, together with all the parties engaged in the attempt to murder the posse. Yosteraay the thief Quodnor, as stated in my last, was identified, among others, as having broken into a store in Walterboro, tu Coleton county, on Saturday night las, The posse who startod out in pursuit of toe rioters this morniug posed of both whites and biucks and numbered about 200 men. NEGHOES PREPARED FOR RESISTANCE, A large number of negroes, armed with rifles, clabs, . Were seen near Whiteball Station, about tory miles trom here, early iu the day, muking Violent in- cendiry throats Ou the approach of the posse the cvlored troops moved bravely tw the rear, in the direction of the “Blue House,’? in which hood, Quodner, the thiet, ‘1s supposed w be concealed, Luter in the day the Sheritt and poss While marching toward the “Blae House,” encou tered a large furce of the negro rioters, fully arm: the railroad crossing, at a calf pen, near Yem: The rioters formed 14 line On the opposite side of the road und showed fight. {'he posse was ordered to dis- moont and charge, When the order was executed the Foters retreated without finug. A MLOODLKES VICTORY, Twenty of the mod, with their arms, were captured by the posse and were sent (o Walterboro in the eu tody of a detail, The Sheri? and poss 'e at ure suing the remainder of the rioters, No blood was shod. LOUISL! PACKARD BARRICADING TUé STATE HOUSE—HIS DETERMINATION 10 RESIST THE EXECUTION OF THK WASHINGTON TREATY—THB NICR© OLLS PARTY QUIET AND CONVIDENT. (Bx TeLuGRaru vo THR MeRALD.] New Oxukass, Maret 1, 1877. The Louisiana compromise said to have been effected at Washington bas been the prominent topic of comvers sation bere to-day, and Is almost universally indorsed, Mr. Tilden's tollowing is now scarcely perceptible cither in or outside of the party. From late todica tions Packard will not give up the Governorship without coutest Cartioads of Jumber have been taken to tho Stato House to-day, aud ascore uf carpenters have been busy streugtbening the barricades, : All the smal dealers in the basement story lieve been ordered to vacate. Tho guards at the en- frances have been doubled, and an unusual getiviny pervades the buiding. The forces withit it do nut wow wumber over 160. men, all well armed, and with one Gatling gub, Au effort was made last night to co ruil w Fegiment trom a large Jabor organization oxime tng bere, uid the most extravagant promises were made io the way of vilicial patronage. This propom- tiun Was considered, but was deciiued this moraing, No eXira preparations have as yet been made by the Nicholls government. A guard, cousi@ing of one company of uiiua, 1s consiaotly on duty at the Cours House, bat it has been streagiiened, The city ts Very quiet, and Ho trouble seems bo be anticl State voads, in whien the dealings very , closed Orin at Ga, whit jadicates (ull ce 10 the ultimate estadlishmentel tue Niebolls goverument, THE RUSSIAN FLEET, Port Rovat, 8. G, Mareh 1, 1877. the Legislature appointing ® commitiee lor conterence hounced that (the two Louses Lot concurring other, J with the bondholders in New York, Tho Rassian corvette Askold, Captain Tirol, nated i hence to-day for Noriolk, Va,