The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


WASHINGTON, Feb 49, 1877.
Tho House, at ten O'Clock, took u further recess
until bali-past ten.
The House assembled ut halfpast ten O'Clock but 10
business transacted until eleven O'clock the time
beng occupied In preparing the Hall for the reception
Of the Senate Tho galleries were crowded, usual
on the days when the couat IS 10 proceed.
Precisely eleven O'Clock the arrival Of the Senate
was announced, and tho Senators entered the Hail.
tho members OF the House standing to receive them
The presiding officer then said The Joint meet
ing Of Congress resumes It's session. The objections
presented to the certificates from the State Of Louisiana
having been submitted to the commission the two
have reconvencd to receive and consider tho
decision OF that tribunal In writing by majority Of
the commissioners and signed by q majority Of the
commissioners agreeing thereto II Will now ba read
by the Secretary OF the Senate
TEXT or THE DECISION.
The decision was then read as iollcws:-
ELECTORAL COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, ID. e., Feb 10, A. ID. 1871
To the Presidcnl Of tho Senate Of the United STATES
presiding la the meeting Of the two houses of Con-
grcss under the act OF Congress entitled Au Act 10
provide Tor and regulate the counting Of the votes
Tor President and Vice President The decision OF
questions arising thereon for the term CONNIE
March !. a. u. 1871" approved January 80 ls77:-
The Electoral Con- mission mentioned In said
ing received certain certificates and papers purportng
to be certificates and papers accompanying same
Of the electoral inc state OF louisiana.
the objections thereto submitted to under said act
report that II has duly considered the same pur.
suant SAID act, and has BY majority OF votes de-
cidcd, and does hereby Decide that the William
Kellogg J. Henry Burch Peter Joseph L. \. Sheldon,
Morris Marks, Aaron H. Levisse, Orlando ii. Brewster
Oscar Joron, named In the certificate Of William
T. Kellogg, Governor OF SAID STATE which votes are
certified by said persons, us APPEARS by tho certificates
submitted To tho COMMISSION as aforesaid markc
Nos. | aud by said commission aud herewith re-
turned tue votes provided for by the
of the United States, anu that the same lawfully
TO be counted therein ccrtincd-namcy eight votes
Tor Rutherford u. Hayes, o ONO, for President and
eight Tor William A. Wheeler, or New York Tor
Vice President
Tho COMMISSION has by majority OF votes decided,
ana does hereby uccide anu report that tho eight per-
sons first before named were uuly appointed electors
in ana by the SAID state O LOUISIANA.
The brief ground OF TINS decision Is that II appears
upon Such evidence by tho constitution and tue law
named SAID OF Congress competent and peril
nent TO tue consideration oi the subject; TINT the
brfore-me toned electors appear to been law
FULLY appointed such electors of President and Vice
President J the United States Tor tho beginning
March 4, 1871 Of the state OF LOUISIANA and that thcv
voted such at tho time and III the ner prov ide
Tor by the constitution OF tho United States and tho
law, and the commission has by majority ol votes
decided that " Is not competent under the
and tho law, US existed ut the date Of the passage
oil sad act TO 30 into evidence diiunde tho papers
opened by the President OF the SENATE In the
presence Ut the two houses to prove that
than those regularly certified To by the Governor OF the
STATE on and according ~ The dsterm VI their