The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-23


yah. 7.--The following II minute Of the
ooIcisl record Of the Commission On motion Of
,ustlcc Miller. II was ordered that no evidence
-, M received on considered by the Commits
.,on which was not submitted % the Joint Con-
,eption Of tho two houses by The President ~
senate. win ne nineren, csrunfs'es, EXCEPT
rreys. one 81 the Electors. The vote 70 as fol-
lows; 49,
nradley, Garfield. Norton
freinrhuyscn. Miller.
Abbott. iieId. Payne.
Rayari, huhs"n' inurmAh-s'
CHORD.
~ motion of Mr.. Abbott. II was Resoircd.
Thai IN Inc case Of Florida this Commission viii
receive evidence relating % the eligibility Of
Frederick Z Humphrey. one Of the persons
named in certificate No. az an Elcctor.
YEAS.
Abbott. clifford. Payne.
ssyssd, ssisIa: Thurman.
frsI!sssuy'en' Miller. sHons-7'
= The Commission. by their decision % day win
have before them in the Florida case three sets Of
papers, namely: 1. The certificate 81 the Hayes
Electors. ?. That Of the Tilden Electors:
5. The paper containing the record OF the tircuit
Court q Florida on quo warrano, and the sub
eeauert action Of the Legislature Of that state.
The Secretary 81 the Commission was instructed
10 inform counsel on respective sides that nj ii
O'Clock TO morrow 4 will be. prepared 70 hear Ar
gument on the at estion OF the eligibility Of Fred
erck &. Humphreys as an Eiector.
FEB. s.-The Commission rcassembled
in open session ut II a. m. and Justice CLIFFORD
announced that proceedings were now IN order
under the orders adopted yesterday. Mr. Green.
Of Democratic counsel. thereupon introduced q
witness 70 testify in reference 70 the quo warrnnto
proceedings In the state Court. but MIR Warts
objected 10 the question as not within the order
Of the court, and the objection was sustained.
The question Of the eligibility Of the
Flector, Humphreys. was then taken up. and
evidence produced showing that Humphreys
rendered his resignation 10 Judge " Gods .of the
Florida Circuit court. while the latter was AZ
Newark. Ohio. and that Judge Woods accepted
ihe zane in letter from that place. dated Oct.
s. 1910. Democratic counsl contended that this
AT. being done In another state, AMI no record
e appearing = o.r the S %as ; % ,se
As being the act Of an idividual and
not that of the Court. and that Humphreys
therefore continued q hold the ONCE al the time
81 the meeting ofthe Elect raj toege. and WAS
by law Ineligible ~ an Elector. MI. Merrick
made the principal argument ON the DEMOCRATIC
siiG. and Mr. Evarts on the Repnbllcan tinc.
without diSposng ~ the question the Commits
zion adjourned.
FEB. 9.-The Electoral Commission, af-
ter an all-day's secret session, during which the
FLORIDA matter was deliberately discussed, de-
cldcd. by 4 vote of eight against seven. that the
four Elect raj votes ~ Florida should be counted
for HAYES and Wheeler A form fcport 10 this
effect WIS signed BY Messrs. Bradley, Eimunds,
Frelinghuyssn, Garfield. lioar. Miller, Morton
and SIR NJ. aud will he sent 20 The President q
the senate to morrow morning. No vcte was
taken regarding the ease q me Hector HUN.
phrcvs and the report will declare In favor OF
his eligibility Every vote taken bv the ON
mission to nav was divided upon the strict par
IS line o. eight 70 seven.
FRI. 10.-The Electoral Commission
held 4 brief session, hut without transaetng any
business adjourned till Monday. The following
are the grounds Of decsion IN the Florida case !:
That ID 10 rot com pctcnt under the copstitu-
ton and law as II xsted at the date q the pas
sage 81 the set constituting the Commission 70
90 into evidence dfiundi the papers opened by
The President q the Senate in the presence OF
the two houses. 20 prove that other persons than
those regularly certified 70 by the Governor OF
FLORIDA according 70 the determination and
state Capvassers prior 70 tire time required for
the performance Of their duties, had been ap-
n0inted Electors. or by counter proof " show
that thew had not. and that all proceedings Of
courts or acts OF the Legislature or 81 the Exec
ufivc II Fioriia subsequent 70 the casting ~ the
votes ~ the Electors on the prescribed day
are inSlmiss,ble fer any such purpose. ~ ne
the Commission H. ~ the opinion that without
reference % lhe question 81 the sncrt OF
the vote - iregio Ole Elector the violence does
not show he held the ofice ~ shipping omnis-
sioner on the day when the Electors were APP
pointed. The Commission also decided that as
acon-cquence u the foregoing an upon MI unas
bcf0vc stated. neither 81 the papers purpOrtfng
- be certificates 20 = Electoral votes FLORIDA
are cerfin Atss az votes provided for ~ The Ton
stiiution ~ thc United States, and they tughi
not 70 be countch a. such.
~ ~. 81 IA
allied 70 or.sor At 4 80 D. M. and received cpr-
tincales aud accompanying papers ia the case a
Louisiana firm the presiding oficer ~ the Joint
session After arranging some details for %.
moirow's session, the Commission adjourned.
FEB. l3.-Argument in the Louisiana
case was opened By senator Mcdonald. who sup.
porteitnc objection % the HAYES certificates. III
referred 10 the fact that in so the Electoral vote
N Louisiana had been rejected BY vote ~ Con.
gress ntcausc the Returning Boarl had not an
pied witn the law. and he said they would he
able " show cOnclnsiyely that tho law Lad nal
been cpnIsia with IN the present -Ase fke
TWO houses " .onKrefA han already taken steps
% inquire into the legality ~ The election IN Lou.
lsiana. and ne maintained that the commission
poEss sHIng The powers " the Two houses. had d
right, ana Il Was Iheir duty, % consider the
Information IA possession Of tho two houses.
Their duter were judicial, not merely clerical
and he c0Diured them 10 carefully weigh ths
evidcnee an y secession u the two house,. ioI
WnicH tAc} were acbnE. hcprcttntAutc jerks
followed on the same SIDE. and proceeded % re.
view the election In the sevc Al parishes, taking
as a basis the facts ocstihcd 70 before the House
Louisiana investigating Committee. wulh the
inc dental claim that this testimony was proper
evidence 70 be considered by the Commission.
He claimed that Supervisors Of Eleeton had
thrown out \ large number OF votes without 4
shadow 81 authority. going over tho returns par
len by parish. lie 10 eacn Case asserted eva.
dencc 81 fraud and irrcgularity, declaring hi
readiness 70 show the same by evidence now IA
possession of the House AMI constructiycly he
tore the Commission. They were further
prepares % show the ineligibillty OF some ~ The
Hayes Electors. and he maintained that Tho
clause ~ the Constitution extended not only q
the officer, butte the act Representative Hurl
but then made nm argument IN favor ~ tie regu
larity ~ the Hayes Elrctors. BY showing tha
kellogg wa- the LAWFUL and enly recognize,
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