Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
RULES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Elector-
al Commission to-day promulgated
the following rules, adopted last eve
ming:
Rule 1.-The Commission shall ap.
point a secretary, two assistant secre-
taries, marshal and two deputy mar
shals, stenographer and such mes
sengers as shall be needful to hold
during the pleasure of the Commits
sion.
Rule 2.-On any subject submitted
to the Commission, o hearing shall be
had, and counsel shall be allowed to
conduct the case OH each side.
Rule 3.-COunsel, not exceeding
two in number on each side, will be
heard by the Commission, on the
merits of any case presented to it,
not longer than two hours being al
lowed to each side unless longer time
and additional counsel shall be spe-
cially authorized by the Commission
in the hearing of interlocutory qucs-
tions; but one counsel shall be heard
on each more than fifteen minutes,
unless the Commission allow further
time and additional counsel, and
printed arguments will be received.
Rule 4.-The objectors to any ccr-
tificate or vote may select two of
their number to support their objcc-
tions in oral argument, and to advo-
cate the validity of any certificate or
vote, the validity of which they main
tain, and in like manner objectors to
to any certificate may select two Of
their number for like purpose, but
under this rule not more than four
persons shall speak, and neither aide
shall occupy more than two hours. A~'
Rule 5.-Applications for process
to compel the attendance Of witnesses
or production of written or documen-
tary testimony may be made by coun-
sci on either side, and all processes
shall be served and executed by the
Marshal of the Commission or his
deputies. Dispositions hereafter taken
for use before the Commission shall
be sufficiently authenticated, if taken
before any Commissioner Of Circuit
Courts of the United States or any
clerk or deputy clerk of any court Of
the United States.
Rule 6-Admission to the public
sittings of the Commission shall be
regulated in such manner as the
President Of the commission shall di-
rect.
Rule THE Commission will sit,
unless otherwise ordered, in the room
of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, and with open doors, Except
ing when in consultatiOn) unless 9TH
erwise directed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The eiecto-
raj commission met at 10 80, this
morning. The presiding Justice said
the question had been asked yester-
day, "what is the case?" To which
he had replied, it consists of three
certificates with accompanying pa
pers and objections to the same.
He would now state that two OBJ
jectors on each side would be allowed
to speak on the opening of the case.
Those representing objections num-
Der one, which was presented by
Field, would speak first and under
the fourth rule would be allowed two
hours to state the case and argue in
support of the objection.
Field asked whether, after the OBJ
jectOrs had spoken and the opening
argument was made any reply would
be allowed.
Justice Clifford stated that the
rule made no provisions for reply.
Field then opened his argument as
an objector in the case of Florida and
argued in favor of going behind the
face of the returns on the ground
that il this could not be done the
American people would be in a posi-
ton Of standing powerless in the face
of a gigantic fraud.
He was followed by representa-
tive Tucker, another of the objectors,
on the same side of the case.
Senator Sargent and VIM. E. Chand-
Ter, being familiar with the subject
under consideration, are present with
republican counsel.
At the conclusion Of fuckers ar
gument the commission took recess
ill 3 o'clock.