The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-17

above resolutions wore read by tho Secretary.
hS sOOn IA the final VOto had been tnkcn. MIR.
Justice Fold moved that the injunction OF
secrecy be removed from the proceedings of the
c9I2n ss@ %na 1T YVES " a. gdobod uSgm6ors
Of the time to which counsel were entitled under
tho order OF thc commission. remained. or
The Chair replied that The time for obipc,ors
to numbers one and throe was exhausted On
the part OF ohJc'tors TO certificate number two.
hu believed ton minutes rcmalnuJ. but the time
had boon substantially exhausted.
Mr. Payne moved that one hour ho givcn each
side for the Respective counAol W sum up.
Mr. Garfield suid that the ordor had brcn al
ready made that cnch Side should have four and
n half hours and TINT thc time should be ua"d
M they chose on tho intcrlocutOry question. He
considered he ought to stand ON tho order, and
should vote against The motion. Counsel them
selves had not yet nskcd IT,
Justice Clifford inquired If they were satisfied
MIR. Eynris said they wore satisfied with the
Justice Clifford asked If opposing counsel also
Judge Campbell aald they had nothing to add
under the circumstance.
Commissicper Abbott-I understand, you.
SSSESs SSSES ra%A c al S 6a eno sT 'nS yoa
you have nothing further to urge.
Judge Campbcll-Nes. sir.
Justice Clifford said the motion was then
Commissioner Morton moved that three mcm-
bcrS oi the commission be appointed ~ prepare
n report on the Louisiana case. and that u re-
cess Of one hour he taken.
comm issloner strong SAID thni IN" question
that had boon passed. upon wis the question OF
the admiSsibilty of evidence. and lac thought
they now ought 10 go into the merits oi the c'l,o
Then on motion Of Commissioner HoAr. the
commission, Mt $40 T. NJ went into secret scs-
sion for consultation.
Immediately after tho doors were closed
Senator Morton offered the following;
E,s'~i That tho pcrsons named A. ciector, in Ger.
ihcae Ne were thc LAWFUL electors VI the state Of
The Consuiuuon Of the United siaio. aud should bc
counted iOr President ana VccPrc'ident
This resolution was adopted by vote Of to
T. Hs follows;
Yvs-Nes,rs Bradley Eimunds rrehnghuyscn. Gar.
hcld Hoar. Miller, Morton. AMI stlong-s
Payne. and Thurman-7
Justices Miller and Bradley and Roprcsenta-
tive Hoar were then appointed commute" to
mcnt OF the reasons therefor. to- hc signed Ivy
thcmembers agreeing thorcIn, and to ho trans
| mitcd To the joint session of the two House, a.
| required 10y the Electoral act
A recess of about one hour was then taken To
afford time for drafting report, which. upon
| the rcassenhiing of the commission. was pre-
| sent"d, and after being read was signed by
Mcssrs. Miller Strong. Bradley. Edmmnds.
Morton. frclinghuysen. Garfield. and Hoar.
| The report IA To- the following effect
The Electoral Commission having received
cer,a,n ,e , ana paper, rrtp9rtigs M @ to e ,
Louisiana. aud certain papers accompanying
ihs same. and the objections thereto. report that
| cidcd and does hereby decide that the
| votes of VIM. Pitt Kellosg. q. II. Brewster. A. B.
Birch. l.. 4. shelSon, and Morri, M Marx named Ia
| in the certificate of VIM. Pitt Kellogg Governor
oi said state (which votes are certified 10y said
persons as appears hy the ccrtiii atp~ submitted
| to the commission ~ aforesaid and marked
number one hy said commission, and herewith
stitutpn Of the United states. and that the samo
are lawfully to be- counted as therein certified
namely. cigh, votes for rutherford b. HAYES, Of
| the stat" Of Ohio. for President and eight votes
for Wm. \. Whe"ler IF the state Of New York.
| for Vice, President; The commission also de-
| md
before named were duly appointed electors in
ana by the said Sists Ct, Of Loqisieaa .,o :.
| That II i not competent to 60 into evidence
a. oa ,S q s to tae E@psis opened ny me frseldent lent
hoss to coed ,9G 9G b1 hs
according TO the determination and declaration
| OF their appointment ~ Other words to go be.
Board.
Tho report will also state that the commission
| could no, receive any evidence t. show that any
eleNOr wa- Ineligible on the 7th of November
the day of the clc tion. on the ground that it
was eligible ON that day 50 long as
| he was eligible when he cast his vote In the
alleged ineligible electors Brewster and L.
| visec. were chosen to M vacancies caused by
their own absence from the cellegr. and there
was no allegation Of inclgibility at the time
they cast their votes.
Thc. commission remained in session. until Q
| O'Clock. and then on motion ct Mr. Edmunds.
| nm adjournment 10 7. NJ. tomorrow was or
| dercd
Representatives Field. Springer. Abram
| s. Hewitt, Mr.. Merrck. o. counsel, and
| several others prominent Democrats, after
| the decision OF the commission, held
u brief consultation in one Of the
| supreme Court rooms After they sep
| arntej one of them. on inquiry. said that the
| Democrats would present u strong protest IN
| the counting of the electoral vote of Louisiana.
| A private conference of leading Democratic
| members of the House was held this evening at
| Col. W. 7. Peon's rooms, and II call for II eau
| Gus was agreed upon.
| Several Republican members Of tho commits
| sion say that the decision not to go behind the
returns of a State settles the case OF Oregon ~
| far rs the commission IL concerned. a, they
| have no doubt that Watt. wa eligible ~ thc
| time he cast his vote in the Electoral College,