The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-24
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
proceedings of the Joint High Com.
mission.

proceedings Of the Joint High Com.
mission.
NINTH DAY.
soIsr SESSION.
WASHINGTON, February 1O.-At pre-
cisey one O'Clock the Senate filed into the House
ona"ocr' senator Ferry assembled the Speakers
oeak' STRUCK the gayel, and declared the two
houses IN joint session. The clerk then read the
report OF tne electoral commission on the Flertda
wheth mnen ne had finished, Senator Ferry asked
we ,here was any objection to counting the
w 40 VI lorlda for Hayes and Wheeler as decided
W .ne commission. Dudley Field arose and pre-
eommss Hue c lions on the grounds that the
evidence as to whom were the regularly
ssppolhted electors; that the decisien was
aounuea upon resolution and order in the
c e, previously made; that all evidence
taKen Dy the two houses of Congress in regard to
irregularities committed by the persons whose GER
s are taken as proof OF the due appointment
"a eectors, was excluded, as was also the evidence
tenong 10 prove that the certificate Of Gov Stearns
ana OF the board of state canvasers was given in
pursuance OF corrupt and fraudulent conspiracy;
tIai TIE commission refused to recognize the right
OF the courts OF the state to review and reverse the
judgment OF the returning board; that all evidence
,enaing TO prove that Florida, by all departments,
iegsiatlve, executive and judicial had declared as
irauouent ali the certificates of Stearns; and final
~, enat TO count the votes of the Hayes electors
WOULD pc violation of the constitution of the
United States. The objections were signed by Sem
ators Jones, OF Fla,, Cooper Barnum, Herman and
sauisoury; and Representatives Holman, Tucker,
thompson, OF Mass, jerks, Finley, Sayler, Ellis
OF the reading of the objections the two houses sep
arated to vote on the question of sustaining or
Jectlng the report of the commission.
TENTH DAY.
JOINT CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, February 12.-At 2:25
the senator's arrived and the presiding officer an
nounced that the joint meeting of Congress re-
sumes its session. The decision of the Senate be-
ing read the presiding Officer said the two houses
MOI concurring in ordering otherwise, the decision
OF Inc commission will stand The teller then an
nounceo the vote OF the state of Florida for HAYES
aud Wheeler. Next followedi Georgia, eleven votes
for Tilden and Hendricks; Illinois, twenty-one
votes Tor Hayes and Wheeler Indiana, fifteen votes
for I1lden and Hendricks; Iowa. eleven votes for
Hayes and Wheeler; Kansas, five votes for HAYES
ana wheeler; Kentucky, twelve votes for Tilden
and Hendricks. Then came certificates from Lou
lslana, showing eight woes for Hayes and Wheeler
authenticated by Kellogg Governor. This being
read, the presiding officer handed the teers anoth-
er certificate showing eight votes for Tilden and
Hendricks, authenticated by McEnery as Governor,
still another set corresponding to the one received
nS mall with votes COR Hayes and Wheeler, anthem
tcated by Des Londe, secretary of state. bur-
lesque set of certificates, addressed to the
Vlce,President, were read, in which the
Smith s'as. family figured extensively, giving
Senator Mcdonald submitted objections to the
Hayes and Wheeler certificates The objection was
based on the ground that Hayes electors had not
been duly elected, that their election had been car
tined by VIM. P. Kellogg who claimed to be- but in
TACT was not, Governor of the State of Louisiana
and because the Returning Board of said State was
without jurisdiction, for reason that the laws OF
Louisiana conferred no power the Returning
Board to canvass or compile Totes since they con-
st1tuted but four or FIVE persons required by law
since those four were of the same political party,
a in rid Nubi oh
four members had refused to fill because four
members of the returning board had full knowledge
that the true compilation of votes would have
shown that Tilden electors had been duly elected:
because said board had offered for meney to sell the
vote of Louisiana, and because A. B. Levisee and O.
Ii. Brewster, of Republican electors, had held offices
OF trust under the government of the United States
at the time of their appointment as electors. The
objection is signed by Senator'S Mcdonald,
Stevenson SI Salisbury Bogy RepTesentatives
Morrison. Mr.. Gibson also sent up objections to
Hayes and Wheeler certificates because the first gov-
eminent of Louisiana was not Republican in fo1m;
second, no canvass was maze on which certificates
of election were issued; third any alleged canvass
of votes was the act of usurpation, fraudulent and
void; fourth, some of the electors ineligible
by the laws Of Louisiana, and disqualified by
being electors as holding state Offices Kellogg being
acting de facto governor, Jofroin supervisor of
registratfonf or the parish of Point Coupee, Marks
district attorney, and Burch member of the state
senate member of the board of control of the
state peniteniary an administrator of the deaf and
East Baton Rouge; fifth, because Joffron was
specially disqualified by the thirteenth section of
the act of the legislature of the 23d and path of
July, 1874, which provides that no supervisor of
registration shall be eligible to any Office at that
election and becauseJoffron at thellast election
supervisor of registration for the parish of Point
COupee. This objection is signed by Senators Sauls
bury, Mcdonald and Teller, and by Representa-
tives jerks, Tucker, Gibson, Field, Levy and
Egbert Mr.. Wood, of New York, submitted
further objection to the Hayes and Wheeler
certificate the ground that the electors not
elected as provided by the legislature. Mr.. Howe
submitted an objection to the Tilden and Hen
bricks certificates, on the ground that there was
evidence that those electors had been appointed in
such manner the legislature directed, while
there evidence conclusive law that neither Of
them had been appointed; also on the ground that
there was no evidence that McEnery was Governor
of Louisiana in the year 1875, while there con.
elusive evidence that Kellogg was during the year
of that state, and was recognized such by the
judicial and Legislative departments of Louisana and
by all departments of the government of the United
States. AS there were no further objections the
presiding officer referred the certificates, papers
and objections to the electoral commission and the
senate withdrew
THE COMMISSION.
The Electoral commission called to order at
4:30 P. M, and received the certificates and
panying papers in the case of Louisiana from the
presiding officer of the joint session. Upon the
rival of the various counsel-Messrs Field, Camp
bell, Trumbull, Carpenter Merrick, Hoadley and
Green, for the Democratic side of the question, and
MesSrS. EvartS, Matthew's, SnellaDarger and
Stoughton for the Republican side, the presiding
justice inquired who would represent the DIRECTORS
Mr.. Field responded that Senator Mcdonald and
Mr. jerks, of the house, would appear DIRECTORS
to certificates numbers one and three. Mr.. Evarts
that Mr.. Howe, of the senate and Mr.
Hurlbut, of the house, would appear DIRECTORS to
certificate No. 2. Commission adjourned till IL A.
NJ. tomorrow.
ELEVENTH DAY
WASHINGTON, February 13.-The ar
gument was begun by Mcdonald, who supported
the objections to the Hayes certificates He was
followed by jerks and Hurlbut for the same side.
Senator Howe then addressed the Commission on
behalf of the Republican DIRECTORS. At the con-
,lusion of Howes remar ks, Judge Campbell in
formed the Commission that Messrs. Carpenter,
Trumbull and himself would appear for the DEM
,cratic side. Mr.. Evarts announced that Messrs.
,touphton, Sheabarger and himself would ap-
bear for the Republicans. Campbell asked for six
hours argument for each side, and Garfield moved
% make it four hours. Recess. On re-assembling |
he Commission announced that four hours and a
Ex-senator Matt H. Carpenter commenced an able |
peaking for some time, Carpenter complained OF |
ceiling unwe, owing to the closeness OF the atmos-
,here and the commission thereupon adjourned |
i'll IL A. M. Wednesday.
TWELFTH DAY.
WASHINGTON, February 14.-Upon
he re. assembling of the Commission, Mr.. Carpen-
biS arouroent IN favor of the Tilden