Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-14
FLORIDA.

| TALLAHASSEE, December 13.-The con-
| gressional committee to-day divided into two
committees, the Republicans voting against
the division. The subcommittee will leave
for the eastern counties to-day. The supreme
court will render decision in the mandamus
case this week
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, December 13.-The
minutes Of the canvassing board, during It's
executive session; shows that the following
counties were canvassed according to the face
of the returns, viz:
Bevard, Bradford, Calhoun, Dade, Es-
cambria Franklin, Gadsden, Marion, Putnam,
Polk, Santa Rosa, Sumter, st. Johns, Sc
vance, Taylor, Valusia, Wakulla, Walton
and Washington. Baker county was can
vassed according to precinct returns by the
unanimous vote Of the board In Clay county
twenty-nine votes were added to, and four IL
legal votes taken from, the Democratic cleo
toral and State vote, and eight votes were
added to, and two illegal votes taken from,
the Republican votes, and with these amend
ments the county was canVassed by a mani
NOUS vote.
In fernando county five Illegal votes were
deducted from the Democratic electoral vote,
and with this deduction the county was can
vassed by unanimous vote.
Nassau county was canvassed according to
face returns by unanimous vote. 9.
Levy county was canvassed according to
face returns by unanimous vote.
In Orange county seven illegal votes were
deducted from the Democratic electoral and
State vote, and with their deduction the
county was canvassed by a unanimous vote.
Jefferson cOunty-Six illegal votes were de-
Quoted from the Republican vote, and with
this deduction the county was canvassed by a
unanimous vote.
Leon county-TwO Illegal votes were de-
Quoted from the Republican vote, and with
this deduction it was canvassed by unanimous
vote.
Manatee county was thrown out of canvass
on account Of an entire absence of any and all
legal steps in preparing for the election and
holding the same. The vote stood as fol-
lows: Secretary of state and comptroller for
Its rejection, and Encouragement for return
ing it.
Duval county was canvassed by comparing
the county returns with the several precincts,
the returns on account of the former not bear
ing the signature of the county Judge The
vote stood: Secretary of state and comp
troller for canvassing, attorney general for re-
fusing it.
Hamilton county-Eighty-three Democratic
votes and ffty-eight Republican, which had
DtcI lIcgdlly duueu 10 JIle electoral vote on
the face Of the return, were thrown out.
Jasper precinct No. 2, giving 323 votes for
Democratic electors and l85 for Republican
electors, was thrown out, the canvass, on
account of gross violation of the election by
the inspectors, in not completing the canvass
without adlournpent; in allowing unauthor-
lied persons to handle the ballot and assist in
the count; in adjourning over night, and 60
ing to another place, and in signing returns
next day which they had not themselves made
or verified, and the contents Of which they did
not mOw-with these deductions, this county
was canvassed by unanimous vote.
Monroe county-precinct three, Key West,
giving 40l votes to the Democratic electoral
and State tickets and SO to the Republicans
was thrown out of the canvass on account of
gross violation of the election laws by the
inspectors in adjourning before the compile
ton Of the canvass and completing it the next
day and in a different and without public
notice, the vote for its rejection was nnani-
NOUS
The attorney deciding, in reply TO a ques-
ton put to him as to the legal effect Of these