The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-11
THE ELLCrORAL COMMISSION.
The House Objects TO the ReCeD.
tion Of the Vote Of Florida.
The Two HOUSES Separate, and the House
OF Representatives. Adjourns Until
Monday without Acting on
Florida.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.--The House took q re-
cess until IL M, so as to make the necessary
prepara tiops to receive the Senate in joint sss.
sion. The gall ries were crowded at an early
hour by an exoitod audience.
When the House reasse mbled, at t2tO .. IN . u
communication was read from Tho Electoral
Commission. reeitng the fact thai it had trans
nit cd its decision in tho matter of the Florida
electors to the President of the Senate who
would read it TO the House In Joint session.
bill was then read TO encourage private tale
graphic communication bBtween America and
Europe. Referred to Tho Committee on Foreign
Affsts.
The Senate met at 10 u. IN. with very slim at
tendance. The absent senators were notified aud
brought in ty The sgrgeant-at-A Arms. A recess
was taken until 70 m. Tho Senate re assembled
at IL with full attRndapts OF Senators. The
decision of the Electoral Com mission was re-
eeived. A communication was then sent to the
House, to the tifsCt that the Senate was ready TO
meet in convention.
NJ business Il any kind was transacted before
one o'clock, when the Senate proceeded to The
hall OF the House.
At t:20 p. IN. the Senate and House met lin
joint session 10 proceed with the count Of the
PRESIDENT i vote. Ferry, as President of the
Senate, called The joint session to order and resd
the deeision Of the Electoral Commission giving
The vote Of Florida TO Hayes, and the reasons for
this decision. These reasons were.
/. That the Commission was not competent TO
hear evidence outside of the certificates OF the
Governor Of Florida.
2. That the Commission could pay no attention
to acts Of the courts or Legislature subsequent
TO the casting of the vote Of the electors for
President.
This decision was signed by Br dley Ed
munds. Frelinghuysen, Garfield, Hosr, Morton,
Miller and Strong.
After the report was read, David Dudley Field
presented n protest obieoting to the r. oeption
Of tho commissions before signed by FIVE fena-
tors and eleven Il personalities. The objectone
recited
/. That the Hayes electors were not lawfully
elected.
2. That evidence showing their non election
would not be adm Ated.
3. That oil evidence Of fraud in the Florida
vote collected by the Esnato and House commit
tees had been exelu led by the Commission and
refused 10 be heard. .
| 4. That the Commission had refused to recog-
nize the power Of the courts Of Florida, ordering
q new count OF the votes.
s. That no ev denoe was allowed to be intro
duoed TO show that tho certificates issued by
Gov. Sesrns and The Returning Board bad been
repudiated by all the depsr tments of the Florida
| government.
&. That it would be violation of tho constitu.
| ton to count these votes.
The two houses then separated. The Senate
voted down by vote Of IA to 25, strict party
vote, proposition to takea recess, and n long
debate enBued on tho form and manner of count
ing the vote Of Florida. After this, mott n
was offered that the vote of Florida be rel ote1.
which was again voted down By vote N IL 10
25 and by u similar vote it was r. solved 10 count
ito florida vote an sdecided by the commis-
sion-for Hayes and Wheeler. The House was
thon informed OF The action taken by the Senate
In the matter, and the Senate took Eecess until
Monday.
In the House Mr.. Lynde moved that the House
| take recess until MondRyA
| The Republicans protested against this, on the
ground that the motion was not in order.
A long and stormy discussion followed in the
House on the propriety o taking recess till
Monday and it's ability to do 80.
| communication was received from Tho Sen
ate that IL had sustained tho decision Of the Tri
bunal and was ready to meet the House again in
joint session.
| The resolution to take q recess until Monday
was passed by almost q party vote, q few Demo.
Gratis voting against It. Tho vots was 16@ to 10S
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