The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-22
The Presidential Tribunal.

The electoral Commission was in Sc
cret session the entire day on the 9th, and
until half past eight III the evening, con-
sldering the uuesuoB ot the eligibility
at HUMPHREYS the Florida elector.
Every member OF the Commission made
n speech. Al one stage OF tie proceeding,
Senator Thurman offered resolution declar-
ing there was no sufficient evidence offered
q show that Humphreys was not Ship
ming Commissioner on the Tth OF N0veIn-
her This resolution was criticised Is sew
era Republicans, on the ground that II might
carry al implication that II liam Fhreys
haa been such Commi ~sioner on the TIN OF No
vember hls vote would have teen invalid, and
the resolution was not urged, there seem
ing TO he practically uuaninity that Hum
ph~ey's resignation was legally etiectua, be-
ing rendered a, d accepted before the election.
! About six o'clock in the evening the debate
ended Senator EtmundS submitted Te~o-
] luton declaring III 81 distance that the tour
/ Z, publican electoral votes or Florida should
| be counted, and enbodylng various reasons
| for such declaring.
Representative aunton offered the following
| as 4 sub tltute.
Resolved, That the electors named III certi-
fcate No :, to-wit: Wilkinson Call, j +
Yange, Robert Bullock AMI Robert b. Heiton
! ar. the four persons who were duly appointed
/ electors Nv the State oi Florida Oh the Til da,
Of Nov enlber ana that their vot :, certified
by such certificate, are the votes provided 10
by the constitution OF the United States
This substitute was rejected by the follow M
vote:
Yvas-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton. Thurman. PAYNE =
Nays Brad ey Edmuuds. Frelinghuysen
Garfield, Hoar, d Il-r, Morton, Strong.S.
Mr. Eimunds then withdrew MS resou
ton, and Nj. Garfield offered the following
which was adopted
Resolved. inst Tour persons, tt Wit: Fred
erck c. humphreys, Chas. W Pierce, VIM
Fl. Holden aud rhes. W. Long we're duly ap
, pointed electors OF President aud Vice Presi
dent Tor the 5 ate OF Florida, and that tn
votes cas- by the aforesaid tour persons ar
the votes provided Tor by the constitution {
the United States
TIE vote Ia detail Oh the adoption OF tai
, re>o utio4 was as follows.
Yeas Bradley, Garfield, Morten, Edmund;
Hoar, Strong, Frel,ughuyseu, Nllisr-S
? Navs-Ahb 4, Field. Thurman. BsyarC
Hunton, Clifford, Payne-7
On motion If Mr. siar1elc Messrs &
! munds, Br4dlsy ana Miller were Appointed
: committee 70 draft the report oi the deci~lu
OF the Cou mission, with brie statements
] ! the reasons thereto, t. De Signed y I'll
members agreeing thereon, aid 10 be tran:
: nitted 10 the JOINT session OF the Two houss
c as required nv tue electoral a..
: The argumentatlye resolution previousl
. offered ana Withdrawn BY Eamuuos vas I'd
opted ny the committee II three, With { fe
verbal changes, their report ana about
II o'clock il was s'gner ny the eight members
! the Commission who MAJ voted torthe adop
ion OF Garfield 5 resolution.
:. At p. m. oa The 10Th no h HOUSE
. OF Congress met II join convention to receiy
d the report OF the commission upon the case
Florida
o The Electoral Commission state the erount
: | of their decision in the case OF FIorida as {,
lows: That Il i not oonpetent under the CO.
- stitngion ana iaw IS ii e1l-ted 81 the date
III the passage OF the act constituting the Coz
/ mission to 20 into evidence,ah undi, and Il
papers opened by the President ri the Sena
In the presence OF the two House 60 prove tn
b other persons than those regularly certified