The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-17

that, as consequence of the tnrego-
Ing, aud upon the grounds stated,
neither of the papers purportipg TO be
certificates OF electoral Votes OF said
State of Florida, numbered two and
three by the Commission, and here
with submitted, are the certificates of
the United States, aud they ought not
to be counted as such.
Done at Washington, the day and
year first above written
Signed: Samuel F. Miller, w. Strong.
Joseph Bradley. @. +. Edmunds, O. p.
Morton, Fred. Freiinghuysen, James
A. Garfield, Joseph Black, Connie
sioners.
At the close of the reading of the
foregoing, Representative David Dud-
ley Field presented the following OBJ
jections to the decision of the commits
ions, signed by the requisite number
OF Senators and Representatives:
An objection Ii interposed by the
undersigned Senators and Representa-
tives to the decision made by the
commission, constituted by an act
entitled an act to approve and regu-
late the counting Of votes for presid ent
and vice-president,a and for the decision
OF questions arising therefrom, for the
term commencing March 4th, A. D..
1877, as to the true and legal electoral
vote of Florida, on the following
grounds
First-The decision determines that
the votes cast for c. Pearee, F.C. Hum
phreys, w. G. Holden and J. w. Long,
IS eleetor- of president and vice. presi-
Ldent Of the United States and for and
on behalf OF the state Of Florida, a.
the true and legal electoral vote Of the
said state, when in truth and ia fact
the vote cast by w. L. ksnsen, Col.
J. E. Young, E. r. Hilton and Robt.
Bullock is the true and lawful
vote of Florida.
Second-For that the said co H.
mission failed to receive any
material evidence tending TO prove
that C P. Pearce, F. c. Humphreys.
w. c. Holden and T. w. Long were
not appointed electors in the manner
prescribed by the Lee sisiature Of the
State of Florida, but were recognized
as electors by the returning OF said
State eorruptiy aud frsadulently In
disregard OF law, with intent to defeat
the will of the people, expressed In
the choice Of Wilkinson Call, E. G.
Young, r. c. Hilton and Robert Bull.
lock, who were legally and regularly
appointed electors by the State OF
Florida, Ia the manner prescribed by
the Legislature OF said State.
Third-For that the decision OF
one elector, founded upon the
resolution and order OF said Com.
mission previously made, as follows
Ordered, that no evidence will
be received or considered by the
Commission which was not submitted
to the joint convention Of the two
honses by the President of the Senate
with the different certificates, except
such as relates to the eligibility of F.
G. Humphreys, one Of the electors.
Fourth For that said decision ex
cludes all the evidence taken by the
two houses Of Congress by committee,
OF each house, concerning frauds, er
rors aud Irregularities committed By
the persons. where certificates ar,
taken ss proof of the due appointment
of electors.
Fifth-For that said decision ex
eiudes all evidence tending to prov,
the certificates of Governor Stearns, q
also those OF the Board OF State Can
vassers, was secured or given in pur
susnce of fraudulent and cor
rupt conspiracy to cheat tn,
State OF Florida out of it
rightful choice Of electors and {.
substitute those who had not beer
chosen or appointed electors by sal,
State in the manner provided by tn
legislature thereof.
Sixth--For that the said commits
sion refused to recognize the right O
the courts of the State of Florida L
receive and reverse the judgment O
the returning board or board of com
missioners, rendered through fraud
without jurisdiction, and rejected An,
rsfed to consider the action Of - IL
courts after their decision that Pearce
Humphreys, Holden and Long wer
not entitled to cast the electoral vot
OF the stAte Of Florida, which said de
eision was rendered by court of sal,
state, lawfully brought before sal,
court, which court had jurisdiction
over the subject matter thereof an
whose Jurisdiction over the said Hum
phreys, Holden, Pearce and Long ha,
attached before any .act was done b.
them as electors.
Seventh--For that said decision ex
cludes all evidence tsndiny 70 show
the State Of Florida. by all the depart
ments Of Its government, legislative
judicial and executive, had decided a
fraudulent all the certificates of RI
turns, governor, - well as those q
state canvassers, upon which certif
! c te the said cauvssssrs had acted, an
n ~ means Of which ,hs true electors
Y ties Of Florida have been rejected an
, frlse ones substituted in their stead.
i Eighth--For that the count of tn
votes Of Pearce, Humphreys, Holder
and Long for president and vice pre-
ident would be violation Of the coz
stitution Of the United States.
n Senators Jones', Cooper, Barnuu
kennsn, SALISBURY aud Mcdonald
Rspfess ntatives Knott, Field, Ho
fms, Tucker. Thompson. Jsnks, Finie,
SayIor, Morrison. Hewitt, Springs
i With the reading OF the objection
the joint session ~as broken, and th
two houses without further bushes