Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-22


ed in secret session
Mr.. H0ar offered the following:
Ordefed, That evidence be not received.
MIR. Abbott offered the following as substi |
tute:
Resolved, That evidence be received to |
show that so much OF the act OF Lou isiana |
establishing the returning board for that |
State is unconstitutional, and the acts of said |
returning board are void. |
This wss rejected by the following vote:
YEAs-abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Thurman, Payne.
NAYs-3radley, Edmunds, Frelipghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strong.-8.
Mr.. Abbott offered another substitute as fol- |
lows:
Resolved, That evidence will Ike received to
show that the returning board OF Louisiana, at
the time Of canvassing and compiling the vote
OF that State, at the last election in that State,
was not legally constituted under the law es-
tablishing it, in this, that it was composed OF
four persons of one political party instead OF
five persons OF different parties.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered another substitute
Resolved, That the commission will receive
testimony on the subject OF frauds alleged in
the specifications OF counsel for the directors
to certificates one and three.
Rejected by the same vote.
MIR. Abbott then offered q fourth substitute
Resolved, That testimony tending to show
that the So called returning board Of Louisi-
for electors tor President and Vice President
is admissible.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered fifth substitute,
which was rejected by the same vote, which
was as follows:
statements and afidavits purporting to have
Hoo,, do nd 1aA IN
board in pursuance OF the provisions OF sec
ton 26 OF the election law Of 1877, alleging riot
tumult, intimidation and violence, at or near
certain parishes were false and fabricated and
forged by certain disreputable persons under
direction and knowledge of said returning
board; that said returning board, knowing
said statements and afidavits to be false and
forged, and that none OF such statements and
afidavits were made in the manner or form,
or within the time required by law did know
ingly, wiltully and fraudulently fail aud re-
fuse to canvass or compile more than ten
thousand votes cast, as is shown by Commis-
sioners OF Election.
Hunton Tered sixth substitute, ,as follows:
Resolved, That evidence be received to
prove that the votes cast and given at said
election on the the 7th or November last, as
shown by the return made by the Commits
siOners OF Election for said polls and voting
places, in said State, have never been com.
piled nor canvassed, and that said returning
board never even pretended to compile or
canvass the return made by said Commission
ers OF Election, but that said returning board
only pretended to canvass the returns made
by the State Supervisors of Registration.
Rejected by the same vote.
An eighth substitute was offered by Bayard,
as follows
Resolved, That no person holding an Office
OF trust or profit under the United States is
eligible to be appointment an elector, and
that this Commission will receive evidence
tending to prove said ineligbility, as offered
by counsel tor objectors OF certificates No.
and 3.
Rejected by the same vote
Justice Field offered the 9th and last sub
! stitute, as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the com
mission evidence is admissible upon the sew
eral matters which counsel for objectors tt
This was also rejected by the same vote and
the question on the original order submitted
by hoar came up, viz: 'That the evidence Of
| tered be not received"
Mr.. PAYNE moved to strike out the word not
Rejected by the same vote.
The vote on the original order was then ia
| ken, and it was adopted by the following vote
Yeas-Bradley, Edmunds, Frelingbuysen
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton Strong-S:.
|
ton, Payne, Thurman-7.
Upon this action being made known to tn
| counsel the Democrats declined to make an.
turther argument, and the Commission again
went into secret session, when Senator Morton
offered the following resolution:
| Resolved, That the persons named as elect
ors in certificate No. were the lawful elect
ors Of the State OF Louisiana and their vote
are the votes provided by the Constitution Q
the United States and should be counted TO
President and Vice President.
This resolution was adopted by a vote OF
Z, Al follows:
Yeas--Bradley, Strong, Miller. Edmunds
Frelinghuysen, Garfield, Hoar and Morton.
Nays-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford Field, Hun
ton, Payne and Thurman.
Justice Miller and Bradley and Representa-
tive Hoar were appointed committee t
adopt report OF the decision to be submitte'
to Congress.
Upon the assembling Of the Senat
on the nth, the decision Of the Commission
in the Louisiana case was read and the Senat
adopted a motion that it was ready to NEE
the House and proceed with the count. Tn
Saturday, but by a vote Of 152 to Ill adopte
a resolution that they would meet the Senat
to continue the count in Joint convention
ia. N. ON Monday the 10th.
ACCEPTING THE RESULT.
An exciting Democratic caucus was held
Washington on the evening of the 18th. Tw
resolutions were offered refusing to acceE
the decision OF the Electoral Commission, bu
few affirmative votes. After an extended de
bate, the following resolution offered by kea
gan of Texas with the last clause added b
Resolved, That the count Of the elector.
votes shall proceed without dilatory oppos
ton to the orderly execution Of the act I
Congress creating the Electoral C0mmissio
whose decision snail be received and acte
} upon in accordance with the provisions OF sal
law. But this resolution is accompanied wit
the solemn and earnest protest Of the Demo
cratic party against the gross and shamelet
violation Of law, justice and truth containe
in the decision Of a majority who signed tn
same in The cases Of Florida and Louisiana.
At precisely IL a. m. on the lot
the two houses OF Congress met in joint SCI
sion to proceed with the count. The Pres
dent OF the Senate said: ....... ..
| "The joint meeting of Congress resumes i
session. The objections presented to the ce
. teen submitted to the Commission, the tn
; houses have reconvened to receive and Col
slider the decision OF that tribunal, in writin
| by majority Of the Commissioners, Al
, agreeing thereto"
The decision was then read. It fs in la
Ruaee the same as the decision given in Il
case of Florida, with the difference that whe
{ the latter recites ''the commission has deci
: ed" the words OF the present decision 3!
) ''the Commission has by majority OF Il
. votes decided" The official communicate,
| continues: ssTLe briet gr und OF this det
sion is that 1t appears upon such evidence