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Show THE JOINT COWKNTION. Washington, 24. The two bouses of congress met in joint convention at noon, and the decision of the electoral elec-toral commission touching the votes Of Oregon was read. The ground of tho decision is in favor of all the Hayes electors in the state, who appear ap-pear to have been lawfully appointed. ap-pointed. Tho commission says that the act of the governor of Oregon in giving to E. A. Cronin a certificate of election, elec-tion, though ho received a thousand votes less than Watts, on the ground that the latter was ineligible, was without authority of law, and therefore there-fore void; that although the evidence shows that Watts was postmaster at the time of his election, that fact is rendered immaterial by hit resignation resigna-tion both an postmaster aud elector, and bis subsequent appointment to fill tbe vacancy in the electoral college. col-lege. Tbe report is signod by tbe eight members of the commission agreeing thereto as heretofore published. pub-lished. The presiding officer aaked whether there were any objections to the decision. de-cision. Senator Kelly objected to tho decision de-cision upon tbe following grounds: First, that Watts is not elected. Second, that he was not appointed. Third, that he was disqualified to recfiivi" an nrninfmDnl o u n.irlnn tial elector, or to sit as such, as he held an office of trust and profit under tbe United States. Fourth, that. Cronin was elected presidential elector for Oregon, and in accordance with tbe law, cast the legal vote as such elector, and that such 70te Bhould be counted. The objection is signed by Senators Kelly, W'byte, Cooper, Maxon and Norwood, and Hereford, aud Representatives Repre-sentatives Lane, Poppleton, Jenks, Vance, Throckmorton, Wike, Wigginton Wig-ginton and Luttrell. The presiding officer asked whether thero were any further objections to tho decision, and there being none he announced that the senate would withdraw to its chamber. When the joint commission assembled assem-bled an objection was entered to the vote of Morrell of Pennsylvania on tbe ground that he was a United States Centennial commissioner, aud the, senate withdrew. |