, 1877-02-13

tifntth No. from the Fourth: John snLs s i.
tron the Fifth; John Smith No. Q fr--: %e
Sixth: and John Smith ann John Smith to bc
E1ectors.at-farge. When the reading had pro.
ccedca thus far Senator Sargent rose and said
that # vas ooVfotss that the certificate Was not
The presiding officer said Il was lis duty to
submit sit papers received BY hin. flc asketl
whether the paper shonld' be suppressed.
The reading was proceeded with, 70 the great
:atatsement 9f the audience. i followed the
been only chosen as Chairman, and John Smith
- ecrgcant-at-Arms, and John Smith, No. / and
J.tsn Smith 4 we're appointed te!lcrs; that the
eight votes Of the Slate had been east for Peter
Al this stage Of the reading senator Mcdonald
suggested that tho two Houses should not be
compelled TO listen to the reading.
A., Tug presiaing officer directed tho address on
s fsss sSo &c {Sa Gn;te sssea w.se ae
ton. Vote Of Electoral College Of the State OF
LoMIsiaua Ley 4 for President and cc-Pscslden.,
1lc then directed the teller to proceed with
tho reading. After n few more sentences had
hccn Eead, Mr.. noar Inquired whether tho Chair
held that It was not in order 10 dispense With
further reading Of the paper;
This presiding officer tal thai he asked unan-
made.
str: Hoar requested TINT any person object
Ing should rise IN lis plare and 10 40.
.' Ms: M'lIs trtsinc)-As thts Is burlesquc net,
The reading was then proceeded with to It's
close. T. purportel to 30 signed By "John
sfniti,, Company :, Bulldozefs, Governor Of
ens'gsn ss r. n, fnd n wnd5ng up With the MOTTO
!, Subsequently, the presiding officer directed
the paper to be omitted from tho proceedings
of the Joint convention.
DIRECTIONS.
Hnrnfar ar. rf.tnntln..
the Hayes and Wheeler ccrttatatc.. The obIcc.
ton was based on the ground that tho Hayes
Electors Electors Ind rot been duly elected: tint tlcIr
not, Governor OF tho State oil Louisiana,
and because the Returning Board OF
sad State was without Jurisdiction for
reason that the 1awa OF Louisiana
canva. or cofnpilc the votes since thcy conatt-
tutcd but four Vt the 1vu persons required by
law. since those four were Of the same political
party, aud nI.re there was racancy in snId
because four members Of the Returning Board
bad full knowledge that the true compilation OF
vote. would hare shown that the Tlldels Electors
had been duiy elected; because eatl Hoard had
offered for money to sell tic state Of Lonlslans,
and Because X. b. Lesisee W and D. ii. Brewster
Of tic Republican Electors, hal held offices OF
trust t,tdcr tho Government Of the United
States It !!,e time oi ,hslr appointment -
AAtS<tVths AuGNDlcEtIQu Is S&AuEU Ut 1lCA(HH2luA
Stevenson, saulsbury, Bogy, Senators; jerks.
Wilson. Tucker, Levy, Ellis, und Morrison.
Representatives.
OTHER ou1fc71osR.
HAYES and Wheeler cert,aestcs fss1,uso. fYrss ~
the Government gf wua mi Knnuhlirnr
In f0rtn.
.yn4md-yo cnnyass wns rnodc m vhtct tha
TXird-Anr aljcru,i rnnyass % n ttc ro,c. wa,
al, art of ,1ai1fnntfnn. fraut3nicrt nnJ viii "A"
Fourfh-SuE,o of thn Fcrtnrs we're inc1toi,,c
by tho laws Of IouIsjans. and wero tfsnnnilf;nI
Kcliocg bctns ' actin- dc facto sti tloFc9n,sr s:
ParI.i of % Print councc: ~ N Natks Dt.tr1rt 1 e ~,
torncY: aud uurrh, a tncmbcr 0f tic Stat Men,
s.atc Tsnitentlars, and Almiosstrator % "f M te the
Ucaf and Dumb Atyll,m. alti Trcastrer Of thc
School Board ri East Natnn Rouge '9
FJNh-IScrunse .Jnifroin wns sncrjn1ly ,t.a,uo,.
fed hy the thirteenth section OF thv act Of the
which nr0yj.tcs that no sumryi.0r ri Krrf.fras
tlon shall be eligible to any ofleo at tilst cleo
ton, antl because Juffroin was at tho last e1cc-
t!on Supervisor Of Registration Tor tho Parish Of
P9tnt a;at. coupes. :, ., ,
burr, MrDona1d, and kernnn, and by Represent
ativcs jcnks, Tucker, Gibson, Field, Levy, aud
Egtcrt:,
AZ: Wood (S.f;3 submitted further objection
ground t!at the Elceturs were not elected Us
provided By the Legislature.
REPUBLICAN OBJECTIONS,
Mr. Howe submitted objections to tho TiIlcu
and Hendricks certificates on illc ground thut
there was no evidence that those Electors had
been appointed In such manner ns tho Lcrtsta-
turc directed; wh!le there xas evidence conclil.
eye III law that neither Of them lind been 10 ID
pointed; ulsu On the ground that there was tlo
evidence that AIcEncry MAS Governor Of Lut,is-
lana In tho year lS1b, willis tera WIS concitlsye
evidence that Kellogg was during thu year IsiH
anu fur several years prior tllcrcto Governor uf
That State, a,d waa recognized "A allci, by thc
judicial aud Legislative departments Of Louis- |
nent Of the United States.
The Presiding Of}lrcr-Aro there further ol,- |
pause.1 IhsFc being no further objection,
o,sr. -, 's~ se.,or ~ LINZ ctate. Mo tno
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