Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-18
WASHINGTON
Report of the Electoral Commission
ON n Louisiana Case The Elec'
toral Vote Hiiven To Hayes and
Wheelpr-General Opinion Ex.
R,reSSpI IhCrcOn.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.
Following is the report of the Elec-
toral Commission in the Louisiana
ease: The Electoral Commission, hav.
ing received certain certificates II
papers purportIng to be certificates OF
the electoral votes of Louisiana, and
certain papers accompanyirgth the same.
and objections thereto, reports that II
has duly considered the saine and has
| decided. and does hereby decide. that
the votes of William Pitt Kellogg, ..
II. Brewster, A. b. Levi>see, Oscar Jaf
from, Peter Joseph, j. II. Birch, Il. a.
Sheldon, and Morris Works. named IN
the certificate of William =. Kellogg,
Governor ofsaid State, which votes are
certified by said persons, as appears by
certificates submitted 10 the Commas
sion a. aforesaid, and marked m
/, are the votes provided for 10y the
Constitution of the United States; that
the same are lawfully to be cOunte as
therein certified. namely, by eight votes
for Rutherford B. Hayes. for President,
and eight vo es for William A. Wheel
er, for Nice President. The
| Commission also decides and re.
ports the eight persons first
netore named were duly appointed
| Electors in aud by said State. The
| ground of this decision, stated Mrehy.
is, that il is lot competent to 20 lntothe
evidence dtieNdi, as the papers opened
by the President of the senate III the
| presence of the two Houses to prove
that other persons than those regular
ly certified 10y the Governor OF LOUISE
ana in and according to the determln-
alton and declaration OF their appoint
mpnt; in other words, to go behind
the certificate of the Governor so far a.
it is founded upon the action OF the
Returning Board. The report will
| also state that the Commission could
not receive any evidence to show that
any elector was ineligible on the 1th al
November, on the ground that 1t was
not essential to show hat an Elector
was eligible on that day so long as he
was eligible when he cast his vote in
the Electoral College, and the fact ap-
pears that the alleged i~neliSiblllty OF
Electors Brewster and Levissee, who
were chosen to fill the vacancies, were
caused by their W absence from the
college, and there was no allegation OF
ineiigibility at the time they cast their
votes. The Commission remained in
session until 8 o'clock, when an ad.
jnurnment to 4 O'Clock P. NJ. to. NOR
row was ordered. While the Com
mission was in secret session, remarks
were made by Morton. Thurman,
Garfield, Bayard, Edmunds, Hunlon,
Hoar, and Bradley, the last naned
closing the discussion.
There will be a caucus of the Demo-
cratic members OF the House o-mor
row morning, when they will deter
| mine whether they will act upon the
Commissions report tomorrow or de
Ter proceedings until Monday, the lat
ter being the more probable. There
are no present indications, however,
that an attempt will he made to defer
final action upon the report beyond
Mondays session.
Representatives Field, Springer,
Abrams, Hewitt and Merrirk. OF
counsel, and several other prominent
Democrats of the division of the Com
mission, held d briet CONSULTATION in
The Supreme Court room, and after
hey separated oneof them, on inquiry,
said the Democrats would present a
strong protest 10 the counting of the
electoral vote of Louisiana.
At a priva'e conference o! the lead
ing Democratic members of the House.
held this evening, at Colonel Wm. L.
P+lton>'$ rooms, a call or a caucus
was agreed upon. The action ST the
Commission is the subject of univer-
sal comment to,night. The Republi'
cans are rejoicing, while the Demo
Gratis are cnrresp nndingly depressed.
several Republican members OF the
Commission say the decision not to 30
behind the returns of a Stale settles the
Oregon question so far as the Commits
sion is concerned, as they have nc
doubt that Waits was eligible at the
lime he cast his vote in the ElectoraI
College.
Military AInirs-Whaf h Papers
Say Of the COMMISSIONS De
cisiOn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs yesterday voted to recommend
the passage IF the bill offered by Ban
ning, providing that there shall he nc
nav anli>tmentS in the army until thu