The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-02-15
The Presidential Tribun al.

The entire day on the 5th was Occu-
pied by argument by Mr.. Evarts opposing 60
ing behind the record in the Florida case and
by Charles O'Connor in favor OF a full investi-
Florida case, and the Commission decided to
hold private session, on the 9Th, to consider
the question.
The COMM sSlOn were IN secret ses-
sion the entire time on the 9Th, but came to
no decision in the Florida case.
The commission were in secret ses-
sion the entire time on the 9Th, hut came to
no decision in the Florida case.
| The tripartite Commission on the 7th
decided not to 60 behind the electoral certi6-
Gates in the Florida case. Following is the
minute Oh the official record Of the Commits
| sion:
On motion of Justice Miller
| Ordered, That no evidence will he received
J or considered by the Commission which was
| not submitted to the Joint convention of the
two houses by the President of the Senate with
the different certificates except such as relates
to the eligibility OF G. Humphreys, one of the
electors.
The vote stood as follows:
| 1EAs.-Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
| Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strong.-8.
ton, Thurman, Clifford-7.
| On motion OF Mr.. Abbott
| Resolved, Thatin the case Of Florida this
Commission will receive evidence relating to
the eligibility Of Frederick G. Humphreys, one
| Of the persons named in joint certificate No. /,
as an elector.
YEAs---Abbott, Clifford, PAYNE. Bayard,
Field, Thurman, Bradley, Hunt3n---8.
| NA1s-Edmunds. Garfield, Mi1ler, Freling-
| huysen, Hoar, Morton, Strong-7.
The charge Of ineligebility Of Humphrey
rests upon his being United States, Shipping
Commissioner. He claims to have resigned
on the End OF October. This question was con.
sidered by the Commission on the 8th.
The Senate on the 8th had under con.
sideration the bill appropriating money tol
Indian affairs. One amendment made by the
House, forbidding the President to remove
any OF the Sioux Indians without further in.
| structions from Congress, the Senate struck
out, and after large number of tother changes
the bill was passed, and it goes back to the
House. Mr.. Window was made chairman Of
| the committee OIL the printing appropriation
| bill. The Senate then took a recess till the
next day.
The House OIL the 9Th had the atten.
tion of its members called to the treatment OF
the members OF the Louisiana returning board
in the custody OF the Sergeant alarms. Mr..
Wilson had been unable to see them until he
got peremptory order from the Speaker: then
he found them in damp, dark, and ill-venti-
lated cell, into which a gleam OF sunlight
never had penetrated, and the only light was
| by gas. Mr.. Cox said it was the same cell in
which the Republicans had placed Stewart
Gov. Wells, man of over 10 years of age, on
bed OF sickness. Mr.. Cox claimed that the
room was both well ventilated and we'll light
ed. The House went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency bill, but action was
deferred, and the House adjourned.
The entire time on the 9Th was oc.
cupied9with arguments relative to tie eligibil-
! ity OF Humphrey, one of the Florida electors.
Humphrey held the Office OF U. S. Shipping
by JudgefWood OF Ohio, a U. s. Circuit Judge
who holds court at Pensacola, Florida Hum
phrey wrote Judge Wood on the I'd of Octo-
Der, rendering his resignation, and 1t was &C.
cepted by Judge Wood. The Democrats
claim that such resignation could not be legal
ly accepted except when the court was in ses.
sion at Pensacola, and as there has been nc
" a government officer when he voted in the
electoral college, and was consequently dis
qualified. Judge Hoadley and Richard Mer-
rick presented the argument for the Demo-
Gratis, and Samuel Shellabarger, and VIM.
Evarts, for the Republicans. Their speeches
occupied the entire day.
The electoral Commission was in
secret session the entire day on the 9Th,
and until half-past eight in the evening,
Florida elector. Every member Of the Com.
mission made speech. At one stage OF tie
proceedings, Senator Thurman offered reso-
luton declaring there was no sufficient evi-
dence to show that Humphreys was not q
Shipping Commissioner on the 7th of Novem-
ber. This resolution was criticised by sever
al Republicans, on the ground that it might
carry an implication that if Humphreys had
been such Commissioner on the 7th Of No.
vember his vote would have been invalid, and
the resolution was not urged, there SEEM
ing to be practically unanimity that Hum
phrey's resignation was legally efectual, be-
| ing rendered and accepted before the election,
About six o'clock in the evening the debate
ended. Senator Fdmunds submitted resolu-
tion declaring in substance that the four Re-
publican electoral votes of Florida should be
counted, and embodying various reasons for
Representative Hunton offered the following
Resolved, That the electors named in certi-
fcate No. 2, to-wit: Wilkinson Call, J. E.
Yange, Robert Bullock and Robert b. Helton,
are the four persons who were duly appointed
electors by the State Of Florida on the 7th day
by such certificate, are the votes provided tor
ty the constitution of the United States.
This substitute was rejected by the following
vote:
Yeas-Abbott. Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Thurman, Payne-7.
Nays-Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, strong.-s.,
tion, and Mr.. Garfield offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That four persons to wit: Fred
erick G. Humphreys, Chas. W, Pierce. VIM