The New York herald., 1877-02-08
GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.

TIE IMPRESSION REGARDING THE ACTION OF
THE CoMMIssIoN-TEsTIMoNY REGARDING
THE ALLEGED INELIGIBLE ELEcToR HUM
pHREYs.
WAsuIxGroS, Feb. 7, 1877.
Tho Electoral Commission commonced their session
to-day O'Clock and continued It until four. A
large crowd OF interested persons front OF tho
doors OF tho courtroom, expressing great anxiety
TO learn lilo result Of the deliberations. AS
members Of tho commission calno into the
lobby their way out OF tho Capitol they werc
eagerly surrounded by their personal friends and
terrogated AS the Injunction OF secrecy had been
moved, thore objection TO giving the desired
Information.
ORDERS ADOPTED.
Tho following is u copy Of tho minute the official
record oil the commssion:-
On motion OF Mr.. Justice Miller
Ordered That no evidence will be received or con.
sidcred by the commission which submitted
tho joint convention OF the two houses by Prcsi-
dent OF the Senate, with tho different certificates ex-
ccpt such relates 10 tho eligibility Of r. C. Hum
phrcys, one OF the electors.
Tho vote WIS as iOiUws:-
YRAs-Bradlcy, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Garfield,
Hour, Miller, Morton and Strong--S
NAYs-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hunton,
Payne and Thurman-7.
On motion OF Mr. Abbott
Resolved, That in the Of Florida this commits.
sion will receive the evidence rotating the ability
OF Frederick Humphreys, one OF the persons named
IN certificate No as elector.
YEAs-Abbott, Bayard, Bradley, Clifford, Field
Hunton, Payne and Thurman-S
NAYs-Edmunds, Frcnghuysen, Garfield. Hoar
Miner, Morton and Strong-7.
The secretary OF tho commission was instructed TO
inform tho counsel the respective sides that a.
eleven o'clock will DO prepared TO hear
argument tho question OF the egidty Of Frederick
G. humphreys cector
TUE INELIGIBLE INJECTOR.
Mr. Humphreys is ono Of tho republican electors and
tho question raised as TO his eligibility is that hc was
at the date OF HIS election, United States SHINING
Commissioner, which is alleged to DO such un Office OF
trust and profit as 10 disquaiiy him rom acting as
eector but which onlce, II assorted by tho repubn
cans ho resigned before the election
The commission by their dccis,on to-day win bave
before them in tho Florida three sets OF papers
First, the certificate OF tho Hayes electors
paper containing tho record Of tho Circuit Court of
Florida the quo warrano aud subsequent action
Of the Legislature OF that State.
rggJSG THE RESULT.
The republicans express themselves gratiGcd with.
tho decision OF tho commission, while tho s.
are somewhat discouraged by II. The former clam,
that no consequence will be attached TO the auo war
ranto proceedings OF the Circuit Court or Flor.
ida, US they under appeal 10
the Supreme Court OF that State and therefore not
final IL seems TO be the prevalent bciief that tho
ultimate decision VIII be IN favor OF tho Hayes and
Wheeler FLORIDA electors and that tho count in this
case will bc pursued with regard to Louisiana where
there are alleged eligible electors and more than
return
prominent democratic member Of tho commission
sad this afternoon, that tho meaning OF the vote or
the commission Is that the ministerial acts of state
officers to bc respected but not those orr
the judiciary. He added, however, that as
tho democratic certificates cinbody the pro-
cccdines OF tho Court they will by this
decision be uliy opened up for and argu-
menL Tho democrats also lind some satsi action IN
tho fact that the ruc established by the commission
will lead to tho asccrtancnt that Watts the rcpubIi-
elcctor In Oregon, was ineligible time OF his
election and hence only two republican electors from
that Stale can be counted, Cronin democrat being tho
third clccior. On this suppossion they think tho
democrats stl have chance for the Presidency, and
that tho election may bo thrown into tho House, where
Tldsn would bs eoctod and that such ovsns tho