, 1877-02-17
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EASTERN STATES.

w hAshlN"IoN, rcU. IL. line JOINT
meeting OF Congress resumed its SESSION,
The two Houses separately have consi,l.
cred and determined the objection sub.
mittcd by memhrr OF the House to the
decision Of the Commission on the ccrti-
ticate from the State OF Florida. The
clerk of the Senate read the decision of
the Senate, and that, OF the House was
read by its clerk, Mr., Ferry SAID, Tie
two Houses not concurrng in ordering
otherwise, the decision of the. Commis
sion will stand unreversed Counting
will now proceed in conformity with the
decision of the Commisslon.n Senator
Allison thcreupon announced that Flor
ida had given fou: votes for II. B. Hayes
rs President and four votes for VIM. A.
Wheeler as Vice. President. Mr.. Ferry
then opened the certificate froni the
State OF Georgia and handed it to the
tcllers. No objection to the vote of
Georgia being made, that State was de
clared eleven votes for Samuel J. Tilden
as President and eleven votes for T. A.
Hendricks as Vice President. Next fol-
lowed in succession the State OF Illinois,
with 81 votes for Hayes and Wheeler ;
Indiana, with fifteen votes for Tilden
and Hendricks Iowa, with eleven votes
for Hayes and Wheeler; Kansas, with
five votes tor Hayes and Wheeler and
Kentucky, with twelve votes for Ti.den
and Hendricks.
Then came the certificate from Louisl.
ana, showing eight votes for Hayes and
= Wheeler. The presidins officer stalsd
that this certificate had been received by
mail corresponding one had been re,
ceived by messenger, Thomas G. Ander.
son, of the Returning Board. This WAS
authenticated by Kellogg as Governor
he being himself one of the electors
The certificates having been read, the
presiding officer handed to the teliers
another certificate from the same State
with corresponding one received By
mail, showing eight votes for Tilden and
: Hendricks This was authenticated by
McEnery as Governor Of che State
Still third certificate was opened and
read, corresponding with one received
ny mail, with votes for Hayes and Whee
Ter and authenticated by the Secretary Oi
State. Mcdonald submitted an objec
ton to the Hayes aud Wheeler oertif
Gates.
The Electoral Commission was called
TO order at A. p. NJ, and received thC
certificates and accompanying papers IL
the case OF Louisiana from the President
OF the joint session. Upon the arrival ot
the various counsel, (Field, Campbell
Trumbull, Carpenter, Mcrrick, Hoadley
and Green for the Democratic side, and
Evarts, Mathews, Shellabsrger and
stoughton for the Republican side) tn,
presiding Justice inquired who would
represent the objectors. Field replied
Mtssrs. Mcdonald and jerks, of the
House, to certificates numbers and 3
Evarts announced that Howe and SheIa
6arger would object to certificate No. 2
The Commission then adjourned until II
A. NJ. Tomorrow.
The Democratic case in Louisiana
will stand on four legs one that the Re
turning Board had no statute authority
to canvass the votes tor electors secOn,
that If it had it lost its authority by re-
iaslng to ill its membership third
enat in the absence of the requisite atti
"@Vits 1t had no power to exclude tn,
vote and fourth, that the Board sole
Its decision for money
The WorlFs Washington special say
not a few Democrats are indignant ovel
"'at they believe to bca plain violation
OF the spirit and letter of the law Great
'"s Tie Commission. They favor con
''"'lng the recess of the House from da
= nay SnsI the time expires in whiGl