The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
The 7r1parttte Commission.
SOUTH CAROLINA CONSIDERED.


On February &c, the Electoral Commits
sion re.assembIed at half-past 6, immedi |
ately after the two houses separated. All !
the members present, Mr.. Herman, successor
to Senator Thurman, taking his seat for the
first time.
In response to the inquiry as to who ap,,
peared as objeetors, Mr.. Hurd
announced that Mr. Cochrane and
himself would appear as obiectors TO
Certificate No. 1, and Mr.. Lawrence said
Senator Christiancy and himself would ap-
pear as objectors to Certificate No. 2.
Senator Christianey said he appeared for
the objectors, but they did not propose to
occupy the whole time allowed them.
Mr.. Matthews stated that Mr.. hallabarger
and himself would appear in favor of
| Certificate No. 1.
| The Commission then adjourned till 10
| o'clock tomorrow.
! On February27, Blair and Black, counsel
in the Commission for the Democrats, made
very brief speeches. Representative Law
! renee, of Ohio, made g short argument in
support of the objections to the Democratic
| certificate. Republican counsel declined
| to make any arguments, and submitted the
case to the Commission at lilo. The Com
mission then went into secret session, and
continued in session till z o'clock. The fol-
lowing resolution offered by Mr.. Field was
rejected, Sto7:
ResoLved, That evidence is admissible to
show that prior TO and during election, on
the 7th day of November, 1876, in the State
of South Carolina, there were unlawfully
stationed, in various parts of the State, at or
, | near polling places, detachments of troops
!. . of the army of the United States, by whose
presence and interference qualified voters
of the Satte were deprived of the right Of
: suffage, ind free choice by the people OF
Presidential Electors was prevented.
A series of resolutions, offered by MIR
: Morton, were adopted by vote of s tt
, 7. These Resolutions are to the effect tina
!, it is not competent, under the Constitution
a a and the law, to go into evidence dEiund
: papers opened by the President of tn
u Senate, in the presence of the two houses, t
L prove that other persons than those regularl.
, certified to by the Governor of the State, o.
i and according to the determination of az
: pointmeIt by the Returning Officers for elet
:, tions in said State prior to the time require
"a for the performance of their duties, had bee
4 appointed Electors, or by counter proof
u show that they had not, or that the dete
lie mination of said Returning Oficerswas nc
n in accordance with the truth and facts, th
=, Commission, by a majority of votes, being
Nv Nv the opinion that it is not within the juri
IA ~ diction of the two houses of Congress ass er
ie bled to count the votes for President an
, Vice-President to enter upon the trial
- such question.
u ulu A resolution by Mr.. Frelinghuysen, tn
n11 the Democratic Electors are not lawf
a. a. Electors for the State of South Carolin
nc and that their votes are not votes provid,
5r eI for 10y the Constitution of the United State
rs and should not be counted, was adopt
~. unanimously.
re re The Republican Electors were tn
ne nt, declared lawfully appointed, by vote o.
~ to z,