The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-01

that any vi said persons so appointed electors
as aforesaid held an Office OF trust or profit
under the United States at the time when
they were appointed, or that they were ineli-
gible under the laws OF the State, or any other
matter offered to be proved ali cundi the said
certificate and papers.
The Commission Is also OF the opinion, by |
q majority OF votes, that the returning officers |
Of elections who caDvassed the votes at the |
election Tor electors in Louisiana were a law
fully constituted body 10y virtue OF constitu- |
tional law and that tue vacancy in said body |
did not vitiate its proceedings.
"The Comm ssion has also decided and
does hereby decide Ivy majority OF votes, land
report, as a conse uence OF the foregoing and
upon the ground before stated that the paper
purportng To be certificate OF the electoral
votes of said State of Louisiana, objected to
No. 2. by the Commission, and here
with returned, is not the certificate OF votes
provided for by the constitution of the United
states and that they ought not to be counted
as such"
The signatures are
SAM Il. MILLER,
w STRONG,
JOS. B. BRADLEY,
GEO + EDMUNDS,
OP MORTON,
FRED. T FRELlNGHUYSEN,
JAS A. GARFIELD,
GEO, Il. HOAX.
The decision having been read, the presid-
ing officer asked whether there were any OBJ
iecti us to the decision and Mr.. Gibson pre-
!. nted objections to the decision, on the
ground that the Commission had refused 10
receive evidence which had been offered, and
had decided that the votes mentioned III GER
tifcates and should be counted tor Hayes
a, d Wheeler, such evidence TO the contrary
not withstanding. The paper recites at great
~ AGO. Nv
but the point OF it is the rejection OF evidence.
| 1t is signed Ivy most OF the leading Democrats
| in both houses.
| In addition to these objections Senate
| Wallace of red another series OF ohectloustft
| which the the Houses separated to consider
the objections separately. The Senate after
the aliottt two hours d. bate by ssrict party
vote decided that the report 81 the Commits
| sion should stand. The House by vote OF
| l4O to 1870 took a recess until the Doth without
considering he objections.
| On the Goth the House after two
hours debate by vote of l72 to 90, endorsed
| the objection to counting the vote OF Louisi-
ania The senate was then notified and the
Joint session was resumed, The Senate hav-
ing sustained the finding OF the Commission
aud the House having refused to do So
the vote OF Louisiana was counted
Tor Hayes The count then proceeded
and Maine and Massachusetts, were recorded
Tor Hayes aud Maryland tor Tilden. When
Michigan WAS called the Democrats inter.
posed Objections to the vote OF Daniel l.
Lrossman. one Of the electors, declaring tina
one Benton Hanchett, having been elected
ore oi the electors tor the State OF Michigan
and having held and still no ding the Office 0
Unit, d States Commissioner, had absentee
himself from the meeting Of electors Oh tn,
9th OF December, and that his place hat
been filed by the other electors. The ohjec
ton claims that the fact that Hauchftt alb
seuted lnseli from the meeting did 10
create a vacancy, and therefore that salt
Crussm.n had not been duly appointed
elector The two Houses then separated I
| consider the objection and after considerable
, debate both houses agreed TO count Cross
mans vote. The joint session and count wa
then resumed.
II Then followed the State OF Minnesota wit
FIVE votes Tor Hayes and Wheeler; Mississippi
with eight votes Tor Tilden and Hendricks
Missouri, with fifteen votes Tor I1den and ten
bricks. Nebraska, with three votes TOR Hayt
9 and Wheeler, aid Nevada, with three vote
. for Hayes and Wheeler.
Mr. Springer objected to the count OF on
{ OF thu three votes u Nevada, on the gronn
u that All elector, x At Daggett, was at the tiu
z OF his appolntu+nt and Tor q long time PR
t v ously, and thereafter continued TO be
z United Stat 8 Commissioner Tor the Circu
u aud District Courts ri the United States
4 the district Of Nevada. The ohjrcttoa
r signed i,y Aessrs. Springer. Tucker, Vane
1t ot Ohio. Sparks, Savage, Marsh aid Jenk
Republican. and by Senator's Barnnm, Wa
lace and hereford.
!. The two houses then again separated. I'll
+, Senate promptly voted to count Nevada
!. spite OF the objection but the House took
= RECESS until the next day and the count i
the day ended.
J. The House. on the 2Ist inst. vote
4 - Il
the Suint Convention again assembled 81
III Nevada was counted FIR Hayes AMI WLesle
l. Their followed I'm succes-io- the States
D New Hamusnire, with five votes Tor Hay
N aid Wheeler; New jersey, nine votes i
d Tild-n and Hendricks; New York, 81 yot
ID for Tiiden and Hendricks !; Ohio, q votes
lib Hayes aud WhecI+r.
D. The presiding officer now opened and han
= I'd to tue teller the certificates received fro
d Oregon. The first was read by Mr. Stone al
he proved tn be the sworn certificate 81 .
three Hayes eiect.ss, Cartnght, Odell Al
IN Watts, executed before . notary publ
= The papers contain fall statement OF the
H. ings 81 the three ectors; the resignation
Waits a. Posir1a. ter; bis subsequent choi
Iis by the other two electors the original bali'
r. cast by the three electors, &c. they We
NJ read IN full, and the presiding officer tn
NJ handed 10 the t-li@rs the certificate 81 I
n three rival electors, Crouiu, Miller, aud Par
u er, authenticated by the signatures Of I
Id Governor and Secretary Of Slate, with the =
IRE OF the State xttaciled This cersigcase gi,
two Votes to Hayes and WherIrr, ana Q
n vute to Tilden and Hendricks. Senat0r Nit
he ell uresented objections to the certificate
.rr Cronin, Miller, aud Parker, on the follow
ID grounds:
~ First. Because neither of said persons "
he ever appointed electors by the State Of Orel
ON in any nl&nn~r Hhaiever.
ci- SECOND, Il appears from the records
Is payers contained In and attached 70 the /