The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-10
TIE TRIBUNALS DECISION.
sHE TOTE OF ELORTDl TO RE COUNTED
FOR HIVES AND WHEELER.
ne Supreme Court Judges Again showing
thcir Partisan BIas-An Attempt TO Adopt
n Declaration Covering all Disputed Re-
..,u. he rcntcd by Mr.. Justice BradIey,

n Declaration Covering all Disputed Re
tarn. Defeated by Mr.. Justice Bradiey.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Thc Florida case
vas formally decided by tho Electoral Commits
| sion this evening at 6lo. II was known,
however. shortly after p NJ. that Florida
would be counted for Hayes and that tho vote Of
the commission would be eight 10 seven. This
piece OF news leaked out In this way: Senator
John Sherman and VIM. +. Chandler were in
the committee room OF tho Senate Committee on
Finance and Mr.. Garfield came out to commu-
ncate with them as the discussion went on in
Supreme Court chamber. Before 2 o'clock
Judge Bradley made his speech. and
o. soon as no concluded Garfield hvr-
RED out and into the Finance Committee room
10 give Sherman and Chandler the welcome
news in order that 1t might be sent in cipher to
Hayes. Previous TO this. only Senator Ed
munds. Judge Thurman. and Senator Morton
had spoken. but, OF course. it was known how
all the other members OF the commission. save
Bradley would go; therefore. Garfield, ns soon
as he hoard the views Of the latter, could tcc cx-
actly what the vote would be. In little while
the news spread from the Finance Committee
room all over the Capitol. and was, Of course.
Acepted without much questioning.
Tho dis ussion by the mcmbcrs Of the COM
mission Is said to have been very spirited. and
Two or three times Il great deal OF feeling was
manifested 1t Is reported on very good
authority that there were passages between the
nombers which would not have been con-
sdered entirely decorous. either in the Senate
or House OF Representatives. These reports
however. cannot be corr0horated, as the COM
mission decided that no part ofto-day's proceed
lngs should be made public, save the resolution
adopted and the vote thereon. II il known.
however. that the following members OF the
commission spoke in tho order in which they
are named: Messrs. Edmunds Thurman. Nor
ION, Bradley. Bayar1. Hoar. Hunton, Garfield,
and Payne. The other members. it is under
stool. did not speak at ALL or. II they did ccr-
ninly n9t ut any length. Tho discussion on the
main qu stlon. therefore did not occupy all the
tim" u thr commission from 10 o'clock this
morning tiil this evening.
1t Is certain that The l. publican members
wuntrl tu have the de. sion ot the commission
- drawn as 10 cover ail the questions which
might an so in the Louisiana and Oregon cases
aDy dr. W wrt reierr@i 10y the jSnt ' conyrniion Gi'9
q the two Houses. 1t was against
,r,dcl. und,'istool hy Justice Bradley Civ
IN his d. Yulii"an n-sociutrs 10 understand
sat -A" l A" was only sure.
Ihrr" Wi- Np hir..t snln upon the question Of
h. eli..tLfy oi iiu"rtr'y-. as Thurman
BVar mi clifford .n ..t'i their belief that
Us .paJon was =" tei by his tender
iads, 81 the Unt,l stats Circuit Court. i.
They d.' not admit that I was so,mnl pr9posi-
Circuit court of Florida could perform the
iunrtion- of his ofi - outside his circuit. but
p"y hei, iuat in equity tho act OF resignation
lh. iif-' resolution on which the commission
rs-olvel 4 nj the Tild,r electors tnaming theml
had been lr-uy CHOSEN. and TINT their votes
Tom T9@sa II a1f lsr i"y was s. yptsi pra aown Sna
sho IT. niu- as follows:
yt"-' .r. A.. oii. B.sard, clifford. Field, Hunton,