Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-10
The One-Sided Comm SS!On.

The electoral commission met at ~ u clock
Yesterday, aud at once resolved to close the
doors for consultation. 1t is understood that
the debate was very exciting during the first
part Of the sitting. At y quarter of Two re-
cess was taken for half an hour.
At six o'clock another recess of al hour was
announced. The commission did not again as
scmblc till nearly baIt-past seven. At eight
o clock the commission, after having removed
the INJUNCTION of secrecy, 80 tar as related to
the result adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock TO-
day-hxing that hour so as to be 10 readiness
should the Joint convention of the two Houses
have by that time referred any fresh papers TO
them to take them up. The session, up to 5
o'clock, had been spent in debate, at which
time Mr.. Edmonds submitted a proposlton,de
cIarDg the four Hayes electors duly elected,
aud their votes the proper ones, under the con,
stitulion, to be counted. Some objection was
made to the form Of the resolution, and con.
siderable debate ensued which was fiually cut
of by resolution to close debate at o'clock.
Mr.. Hutton offered a substitute declaring
the TIden electors the legally ard constitution
ally appointed electors Of the State, but this
was voied down by the following vote " cas-,
Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Clifford. Field, ilun-
TOD, Payne AID Thurman, /. Nays, MessrS.
Bradley, EdnnndS. Frelingbuysen, Garfield,
Hoar, Miller Morton aud Strong, 5. The Oh
lection to Mr. Etmunds motion being mainly
that 1t embodied the reasons which 1t was
thought should only be given in the written dc
cisiuu sent to the presiding officer OF tho Jolut
convention, Mr. Garfield suggested simple
resolution Gcclarng the Hayes electors the lc'
gaiy appointed electors!
Mr.. T. imunds thercupon withdrew his prop
ositiou, aud Mr.. Garfield offered the following
Resolrea That the four persons, to vii,
Frederick Z. Humphreys, Charles NJ. Pearcc,
William II. Holden and Thomas W. Long
we're duly appointed eltclors Of President and
Vice President Tor the State OF Florida, and
that the votes cast by the aforesaid four mem.
bcrs are he votes provided for by the eoustitu-
ton Of the United States.
The resolution was adopted By the same vote
is which MIR. Huntou vas rejected, viz
Ycas-Judgcs Bradley, Miller and Strong,
Senators Edmunds, FreIlnghuysen and Morton,
and r. representatives. Garfield aud Hoar-S.
Nays-Judges Clifford and Field, Senator's
Bayard and Thurman and Representatives All
bott, Hunlon and Payne.
Mr.. Garfield offered resolution which was
adopted, that MessrS. Edmuuds Miller aud
Bradley be appointed a committee to draw up
the decision to DC submitted TO the joint con.
vcntou OF the TWO Houses, which was adopted
aud the commission took another recess above
referred to, for 40 hour 10 allow the committee
to prepare their report.
After rcaSscmbliug the decision was agreed
to by the eight acting in the majority, and d.
rccted to be sent to Vice President Ferry as
the presiding officer of the joint convention, ard
notices were prepared 10 be sent to the two
Houses, respectfully notifying them that the
commission had come to a decision, which no.
llce will be sent to them on their reasscm5 bling
at ten q. NJ. to-day.
The following are the grounds upon which
the arbitration based their decision -
First. That the tribunal had no authority to
entertain evidence outside OF the certificate Of
the Governor as founded upon the determine.
ton of the Board of Canvassers of the Stale.
Second, That the action Of State by its
Legislature or Court, taken after the electors
had cast their votes, cannot be considered as
determining who was appointed electors.
Third, The evidence presented does not shaw
that Humphreys was United States Shippiog
Commissioner on the seventh OF November.
Last night, the boiler Of the Daily News es,
Enlistment at Chicago, exploded demosh ~
the two-story extension of the building in which
it was situated, running folder and damaging |
four cylinder presses to some extent. The loss
is not very heavy. Two or three folders were
scalded add bruised.