The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-02-15

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the vote, OF the Hayes Electoral Col
lege, but was prolonged through al
the quo tOdrrd,lto proceedings, and
the subsequent legislative action only
, reached finality with the decision
: by court and legislature, that the TIL
D den Electors were lawfully chosen
, The Commission will first hear evi-
} dence and arguments as to the eiigi-
j bility OF Humphrey, and will then &c
: into secret session and vote upon that
, question afterwards. They will hear
: other arguments going directly to the
: question Of the validity Of the returns
themselves. Republican members OF
the Com % ission think that in Judge
Bradley's opinion there were expires.
sions which indicate clearly that be
Is not disposed to place any impor-
tanee on the quo UCdrTdntO proceed
ings in Florida.
THE SCENES IN THE SENATE CHAM
BER.
Mr.. Edmunds brought the first
news of the result to the Senate, but
before anybody could question him he
walked straight to COnkling's desk,
and bending down engaged In q long
whispered conversation with the New
York Senator, A minute later
Blaine, who had picked up the news
from Hoar In the lobby, hustled in
and scattered the glad tidings right
and left among the Republicans, that
the Commission had decided not to
go behind the returns. Apparently
he did not add the qualification about
the eligibility business, for whenever
he went he left smiles like 8 streak Of
sunshine behind him. One Of the
Senators was so rejoiced as to wave
his eyeglasses, and then his pocket
handkerchief, while the Republicans
were gathering ia groups to discuss
| the event. Unmindful of the re-
marks Of Sherman on the Printing
bill, Thurman strobe in with clouded
brow, walked hastily to his desk,
seized some papers, and was boiling
for the door when three Of his brother
Democrats captured him. He told
them in single phrase the result,
and then broke away from them, and
left the chamber. As he was going
| out, Morton hObDled in on his two
hickory canes, his face beaming with
good humor. He was st once sur
rounded by a dozen Republicans.
The Democrats meanwhile began to
rally IN their corner and talked over
the decision with dissatisfaction
which their eountenances clearly be-
trsyed to the galleries. When the
Republicans understood the full
meaning of the vote, they were not
as jubilsnt as at first, but they still
felt pretty we'll satisfied with the re-
Fiction that the first battle of the
legal war had gone in their favor.
Even the stoical Edmunds, who set
about opening his msil with an ap-
pesrance Of perfect indifference, could
not repress an occasional smile.
IN THE HOUSE.
Hoar took the news to the House,
and almost instantly the Speaker
lost all control OF the body. On both
sides members crowded into the area
back OF their ssats and into the cloak
room and for few minutes the room
was hushed, as the crowd, leaning to-
wards those who had the points of
the decision, and attempted to gather
them. In five minutes there was a
loud hum Of excited talk, rising omi-
nously almost to q moan as the Demo
crstic side became aroused with furth-
er knowledge OF the bearings of the
decision. Business was at an end,
and all were actively discussing the
greater and oYershadowing matter in
hand. The Democrats were first as
tonished and then enraged. They
could not at first believe the reports
heard on all sides. Springer rushed
over to the courtroom procured a
copy of the decision, Rnd hurried
back to the House, where il was read
to half the Democratic mem bers, who
crowded around him, and many were
the constructions given to the Ian
guage, in vain atJemps to extract
comfort from it.
But in no part OF the great building
did the news strike with greater force
and more disastrous effect than in the
courtroom where David Dudly Field
was bullying q witness who had op.
posed some of Littleield's false state
ments. ai
FIELD FLOoRED.
Field had been exceedingly brisk and
lively In his work, and was pushing
the witness with all his power, and
when the report Of the vote Of the
Commission vas whispered to him st
once changed his manner. He be-
came nervous and his tones subdued,
and in a few minutes his examination
was adjourned till tomorrow. It was
q severe personal blow to him, as the
whole of his notorious Florida and
Louisiana evidence was swept into
the waste basket. Only two hours
before Proctor Knott had obtained an
order from the House to print 1t all,
and that he might remove all doubts
that 1t would be speedily done, the
Democrats had allowed 8 large def
cheney appropriation for the Public
Printer to go through unehsllenged.
Whatever the effect on Tilden, the
decision ended Fields peculiar lsbors.
WHAT THE EFFECT WILL BE.
The decision of the Electoral Com
mission, that it has no Jurisdiction to
take testimony or consider any evi-
dence not submitted to the two
Houses of Congress by the President
of the Senate when opening the Fec
tOral votes of States, except to inquire
as 70 the eligibility Of persons who
were chosen to be Electors, greatly
simplifies the Presidential contro-
versy. II the principle thus laid
down is sustained in the case of
Louisiana, rs it undoubtly will be, all
questions relating to the jurisdiction
of the Returning Board OF that State,
and to any Of its proceedings may be
considered as settled. The only re-
naming question in the controversy ]
is the effect OF the appointment of an
Elector who Is ineligible to hold the
position. The States in which this
question may be raised are Louisiana,
where two CT the Electors on the Re-
publican ticket were on the Tth of No
vember United States officer-holders,
and that of Oregon, where Watts was
chosen and the certificate was given
by Governor Grover TO Cronin. In
Louisiana the two ineligible Republi-
can Electors resigned their Federal Of
fees before the day on which the
Electoral College met and failed to
appear at that meeting. The remain
| ing Electors, therefore, declared that
vacancies existed, and proceeded to
choose the same two persons who orig
inally had been. placed upon the
Electoral ticket, to fill these vacancies.
After such choice, they participated
in the proceedings Of the Electoral
College. .--.--
The following Is from the Leader,
and contains the summary of Thurs
days work Of the Commission
--.-------'-- WASHINGTON, February 8.
A nights sleep over the decision Of
the Electoral Commission has
brought many to q realizing sense Of
its meaning. Il means to everybody
lust this that the returns, as they
come from the South, shall be count
ed, although the Democrats sre 10th
to admit this Interpretation. Cover
nor Noyes OF Ohio, who has been here
as Hayes next friend, said that he
would 90 home, he was satisfied.
Mr.. Hewitt Is very much discouraged ,
. and there has been q despondent ex-
, preston on the faces of all the Demo
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