Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-02-10
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELECTORAL
COMMISSION.
Judge BLACK and 1ierIICi Speak on the
Democrat tic side STANLEY Mntth.
eWs and Judge slough
ton BepresC ~ the
Republicans

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me eiSc'otaI cohliilihISS'oh ihs1 '1 fE''
oh I"s SSA' hIttt s"Ii,e I!s3u'>l'N as 10 'ht
.loue VI l;t,s,i'''' NJ y Co..'sr "uote'se9
,ue uiB'hS I'I"' '''' Ah9uiu
oe "ulii''teu sopjeet 70 tie q"esu"hS VI ~
IeIeNanneT anu eHecI 10 Dc cohSlaerea WIN
tnc "';o.e 7dse' 'i' loen rs suphiitttu ms
,ot%i5llon W IT;i, u Js!uen1e ''I, may D"tn
''ie nun "nu iI"!eS elect"I' n'e' Oh 'e ''lI
" pecgli"ei 81 anu cam I"Sl ''eir toteS anu
ar, IN ''t ~ w.. aIa' . Vi
siectors warn rertifed L, tbe sna
tbe Tlden sie,tnrs ,ro,s ~. .oss,iGoj sit,jI iy ,ha
,tt,.,a,, ,h,or,,I Isb.j ,o!I ~! a',0
"nJer wri ,,o '.t i,6 ,o shr7'r
tha co,,,oo,, lar - Eia,;Jo "ma , " 'l''
strnctinn of tbe ,t,,rtey Of M tbat to atoto w."
sho,rn In tho oustins, of Stsor,s. f,.nrtb ,ho
Ie,,i.latnre of FIo,.ida s;,oe tho ctb of na.
ce7nber ordering na,y no,rasg and Tho %.
suit of hat canvass. fiftb thar tba iTayss
oIactore reiected re,,ain rstrr,s f.o,, ;ho
counties named and hat tiTmnbreys W., ~ae"n '
oficer under the limited state.
At the reouest of Mr.. Eyarts an adddi.
tionol hour was given IN either side in
or,ior to hermit tbe counsel IN arr,ng. t'-
their pr,nmpnt, and Tie cou,mission took a
roceso
On reossemblin, il ras arranged that one
of the connsei of Zach Side he heard today
and opn' on eacb sida Nondov II was fpT.
tLer agrepd tbot three of the connseI might
he hoard but not IN extend the time an.
nounced tudge R1ack wou1d make son,e
General romatts and Nr Merrick wonld
95,al,a +Lo .o,,,I,. pro-;r, A. O5Counnr
making the reply to the other side At the
close of the debate Monday
Mr.. Merrick made the opening address as
to the question of the power Of the commits.
sion as the regularity Of the evidence
row before the commission. He thought
there could be np Question that the testimo.
ny was now before the commission, what
ever might be the decision as to its admis
sibility. He opposed the proposition that
the duties Of the commission were purely
ministerial, and that they could not look be-
vailed cceh GOV Stearns thouph he came
in sackrloth an5 N nctiteniial sorrow and
asked 10 correct a mistake cot,ld not urdo
the wrons in tbat nener In the clause in
the eGrstitution nrdvidino tbat the votes
should tben ha nnsuad aud counfed he
contended that II was noi nrcurted os
claimed bv tbo counsel ve.tprdov hit
0votes y that ,ros ,bA controliino word and
that before connt;ng tbe,n il mrst frst sn
determined wbat ,rore tha t.na ,,1+os and
this dntv If ;n,,,ir, rastoJ an oorore.s
,tith,rt ii,,ito.in, r,, Ia,iti,,ato ,,.ijonoo
C,oi,o IN dotartiro ,rtat 49, ts to,oi and
trnn ro.os ho a,id ,,,'s ,,,,,ato.,t ~ this
tribunal '''' ''"'i i'''''' ~ '''''
UuUGt bldCk followed on the democratic
slue''hu Stanley MattheWs,andL =. w Stough'
ION on Ihe republican SIDE, each occupying
aDout three'Fuarteis OF an hour.
!, 4hs commission al lourGeI t!H IL O'Clock
Mohuay morning, When william NJ EVarts
anu NharleS " conner VIII close the afgu'
HeMt on tie pehdlhg question
me ioiio"lhS are the points oil lhG argu'
meHt OF counsel before the electoral COM
in'Ss'oh'
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
n e,.-,-,,.,
non Htahley Ma'tue"s s"!u lahe 'he
nIst oPPoi'unI'i 10 correct serious ihlsdP'
5leienslph 1li the part OIL 'he iearneu gen
tiv,i.iH ~ "iio u:Ne ec'eu as GouHSTI III open
.liE V,l's questioh' III regard 10 lhe PoSiuon
Tnlcl tnty nave seemed TO assume as pelng
alie"ay ."Aen a, On our sue feltr 10 'he
.Ji'vtuS!ee elect N.Ich 'he! suppose we a'
i'O",' W '''e V'ltlncate VI Sile SoNeiHo, VI
1lie s'Ile ctoenllanylhg the Is' 1I 'hoSe
"noin ne certlhes as naVlhg peeh duly ap'
poii''eu eieLyois IoI l!e sVa'e' aLI "V'hoi
lneu ~ s"! U! lhe eeItleneh "hO are eolJct
o.s o W Wv seconu anu Ihifu cIftlncateS' 'lal
til"' oIo.ghieht Is an incorrect representa-
!loL oi lnelr PoSltlon. may also take 'h'S
i I'n'i'oNio'e opPoItuhity lor renewing 'ne %P'
bI VI i'ly very ieaineu IFiehu'J uuSe
'i''H, WY sPuhe 50 wen Ill fegIru 10 'le
pysslple eneJl ol e1cIuuliiS consideration OIL
MnS' ne mas peeH PIeaSeu 10 eau e&nlol's Oh
oNlueHce' from 'he judgment OF thls trlbu'
T. hHi, IL was 4uGiht Sayihgo Seldoh IN ms
LA'tIe essay OF fapaI Councils,' where he
M"s 'reatlGg oI uoctrlheS' mat they were en-
llsI,eheI oy lhe presence ol me holy ghost
ana Ihat heh hau generaIIy iound that the spirit
I"'lt IN the Ola man llanshterl so that IN
| 'ne exercise OF constitutional junction.
thS ~ s Ge' I'e'ol,s. y soiTItIs o'
voto, aaaataI o''itL H. VI 'i''
n,,a;,,t - mas ueen maui
Ts.,;r, :. ',.,.i ',is: ! va =! ~
nnrail,. ji,;S.I 1tIt'"i W. Ihicn c"lnG' og
UlL"t .La,i';.. 't',i 80 '.lo u i"Iio'1 '.'H
80 '' 'tte VI '"e genera Ii'es'-'
I wv" 7'''vu III IN hFS' ItN''
iIot if I .ioi ~. ~ PteS'uen' anu Hctl'
n,o.,..,;.o w ~ S.'''0 IN """I we
snr;os S,, not NJ !, nv. sius'e u''. ~
AZ, VI ; "e'9' nv eIeVtion VI tNv h's'
"i.Jf,s n,i,, t ~, P"lIi ERECTION, elIueE nc
- -. ; .i .l'e ,uusll'u'lu'l .l '''
,iS'",.s ,o ", ~ ''..i.is 'n' Interpretation o.
,','I'; uoP'ou ~ VI 'n'
P'".t'oe ui,n'i a. a ineIe Is NeIec' pouE
.i ~ 5, e',n St"te "no 'onI'l'u'e cVhStNu
nI "Uii'i "uI5, WY ~ ~ lnaHe Inat eIeruop
",,T ,an ,i'! ,"ie 70 'nIhe sele'tIoh ~
;'jl,,. "ei. "S 10 a,'ose'Ier III III.
"I III san ~ suppose 'i!"' ele''o
,"' LorieS "ie ueIes"'es I'Freseu'lilg sI"V
VI i:t aL1 teoli1. T' St1te dS aseIS 10 accom-
'i'si' 'ileli WI iney hot only nave po"e
=. 'ie I'nSe VI llE't puV tle! nave au'nor
~! ~ Iue ~ s.Lse VI IlsnI 70 No.e' upon ua.
. n"lue", W 'ie leisTTs VINO Ill tlelr yuug
NJ ousii' W az 'liluss 'oHsluereo, th
'"''i VAC, "'i'e Vi Tue n"1on'
Nhen the electors completed their worl
by casting their votes, then the transaction
passed beyond the limits of state control an,
IL became federal action-one of those thing
which passed to the jurisdiction of the fed
eral power. The actual question before tn
commission is which set of electors in Flor
da, ny the actual declaration of the otficia
authority OF the state charged with that duty
has become clothed by the forms OF law wit
tne actuai lhculnhency ana possession Of tn
,,o,t J.", u o sl.v'o.G .;,, "nIcn haS
in the exercise and possession OF the funt
tons and franchise of an office, and who a,
tually exercise the powers of that office,