The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-02

and laws of the United States and not emit
tied to be received, read or counted. On the
same behalf Sargent presented objections
to the Tilden certificates on the ground
that they do not include or are not accom-
panied by the certificate of the executive
| of Florida as haying been appointed elcc-
tors to cast the vote of the state, and,
| further, that the Hayes electors were
duly chosen in regular and valid manner
and cast the vote of the state for Hayes
aud Wheeler in lawful manner,
Senator Jones presented the objections
to the counting of the vote of HUMPHREYS
as Hayes elector. on the ground that he
held the Office of United States Shipping
Commissioner and therefore ia ineligible.
Kasson presented the objections to the
certificates Of the Tilden electors, on the
ground that they were signed by an officer
not holding the Office of governor or any
other Office having authority in the premi-
ses. Second, That the certificate of quail
iications of the electors is expost facto
and incompetent under the law; and, third
that the certificates are null and void as
retroactive proceedings.
Senator Mitchell's report from the cleo
tons committee to-day in Mr.. Edmunds's
resolution covering the cases ofilleligibility
as presidential electoral votes, of William
son of New Jersey, Frost of Missouri, and
Halliday of Virginia, says: In the case of
Williamson the committee find that the
United States circuit court, about % years
ago, appointed him United States Com
missioner, which Office he never resigned,
being consequently ineligible on the 9TH of
November. Williamson resigned and
didn't attend the meeting of the
electoral college and the electors filled
the vacancy, as under the New Jersey con-
stitution they legally could. The commit
tee report in the case of Frost, that he was,
before the rebellion, United States Off
Icer; had taken the required oath as such
and as a member of the Missouri legisla-
ture to support the constitution. He was
a confederate officer. These facts rem
dere1 him ineligible as an elector, under the
third section, of the fourteenth constitu-
tional amendment. He was pardoned in
1865 by the president, but this pardon
did not remove his disabilities, which
could only be removed by two-thirds
vote of both houses of congress. Frost
absented himself from the electoral college
and it's members filed the vacancy. This
act, under the. Missouri state constitution
consequently their action was void Frost
being ineligible to be an elector, he was
also ineligible to be appointed. In the
case of Halliday, the committee say he
was a centennial commissioner at the time
of the election, that being an Office of trust
and he therefore was ineligible as an cleo
tor, Halliday did not attend the meeting
Of the college and those present filled thu
vacancy, as they could legally do unde
the statute of Virginia. The COMMITTEES
, further find that, should the doctrine as
sumed by Gov. Grover, Of Oregon, be con
cede1. which the committee report as in
: defensible in either law or words, theI
, Stifel, the Republican candidate in opposi
lion to Frost in Missouri and the Republi
can candidate in opposition to Halliday
) were each entitled to receive the certif
cate of the governor, and each are entitled
to act as presidential electors. This re
port does not cover the Oregon case, a
the investigation in that case is under thu
special resolution of the senate. The re
port on that case will be made in few
days.