The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-17
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
70 THE DAILY LNEELLIGENCER
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WASHINGTON.
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Louisiana Counted for Hayes
and Wheeler.
EIGHT VOTES AGAINST SEVEN.
Details of the Closing Session.
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
EIGHT VOTES AGAINST SEVEN
Details of the Closing Session
Preliminary Decision.

WASHINGTON, February 1G.-The Spe
cial Commission decided that no evidence
can be received in the Louisiana case ex,
cept the electoral certificates. The vote
was eight against seven. The Commits,
sion have now sent for the counsel. On
their arrival they will open their votes.
COUNSEL SATISFIED.
Commissioner Payne moved that one
hours time be allowed counsel on eacll
side for further argument, but the coun.
sci for both parties indicated no desire
to occupy further time, and the Commits
sion Ihereupon went into secret session
with view lo reaching final decision
OF the whole Gaze this evening.
FINAL DECISION.
The Electoral Commission in secret
session this evening, by a vote Of 8 against
Z, adopted the resolution submitted by
Morton, declaring that the eight Hayes
and Wheeler electoral votes Of Louisiana
should be counted.
The report embodying this decision
will be presented to Congress tomorrow
morning. 80.
AN IEQuIsITIvE CROWD.
From l2until 8 o'clock this afternoon
there were was large crowd in front Of
the Supreme Court door,, the number
gradually increasing to more than 500
Members OF Congress occasionally mixed
with the throng, waiting impatiently the
opening Of tho court room, which did mol
occur ill an hour later than that here.
tolore announced. During all the after.
noon rumorS prevailed about the Capitol
aS to the decision Of the commission and
the state Of the vote. These reports were
so contradictory as TO be confusing and
therefore did not gain credencs. There
was much consequent excitement. Every.
body supposed to have opportunities for
acquiring information as TO the proceed
Jugs OF the commission was surrounded
directly he appeared in view and interro,
gated by several persons at the same time
MORE ISQUIsTIvE CROWD
never before, perhaps, was seen at the
Capitol. At o'clock the counsel were
sent for. They had been waiting for a
summons in the private room OF the Su.
preme Court, and when advised that the
commission where prepared 10 receive
them they entered the court room in a
body. Some time elapsed before the
doors were opened to the members oil
Congress and those who had tickets Of
admission, and when they were opened a
frantic rush was made for the interior
which was soon uncomfortably filed.
The following resolutions were acted
upon by the commission in their secret
session and aiterward reported TO coun,
sci.
Mr.. Hoar submitted the following:
Ordered, That the evidence be not re.
ceived.
Mr.. Abbott offered the following as u
substitute:
Resolved, That the evidence be received
TO show that so much Of the act Of Louis.
lana, establishing Returning Board for
that state,sis unconstitutional, and the
acts Of said Board are void. This was
rejected by the following vote:
iEAs-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field,
Hunton, Payne and Thurman.
NAYs-Bradley, Edmunds, Freling.
huysen, Garfield, Honr, Miller, Morton
and Strong-S.
Mr.. Abbott offered another substitute
as follows:
Resolved, That evidence be received to
show that the Returning Board OF Lou.
isiana 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 establishing 1t,
in this, that it was composed OF four per-
sons Of one political party instead Of five
persons OF different party. Rejected by
tho came vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered another sub.
sIitute:
Resolved, That the commission will re-
ceive testimony on the subject Of frauds
in specification OF counsel for objectors
to certificates one and three. Rejected by
the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered fourth sub.
Stltute as l0llOWB:
ReSolred, That testimony tending
to show that the so called Returning
Board Of Louisiana, had no Jurisdiction
to canvass the votes for the electors for
the President and Vice President, Is ad.
missable. Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott offered a fifth, which was
rejected by the same vote, which is as
follows:
ReSOlretl, the evidence is admissible
that the statements and aflidavits pur-
porting to have been made and forward.
ed to The said Returning Board, in pur-
suance Of the provisions Of section % OF
the election law Of 1872, alleging that
riot, tumult, intimidation and violence,
at or near certain polls and in 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 aft.
davits to be false and forged, and that
none Of such statements and afEidavits
were in the manner OF form or within the
time required by law, did knowingly,
wilfully aud fraudulently fail and refuse
to canvass more than 10000 Of the voles
cast, as is shown by the commissioners
OF election.
Mr.. Hunton offered II sixth substitute,
as follows:
ReSolred, That evidence be received to
to prove that the votes cast and given at
said election on the 7th Of November
last, as shown by the returns made by the
Commissioners Of Election for said polls
and voting places in said State, have
never been compiled nor canyassed, and
that said Returning Board never even
pretended to compile or canvass the re.
turns made by said Commissioners OF
Election, but that said Returning Board
only pretended to canvass or compile the
returns made by the State Supervisors Of
Registration.
Rejected by the same vote.
A seventh substitute was offered by
Mr.. Bayard, as follows:
Resolved, That no person holding an
Office Of trust or profit under the United
States is eligible to be appointed an
elector, and that this commission will
receive evidence tending to prove said
ineligibility, as offered by counsel for
the objectors to certificates Nos. ! and 8.
Rejected by the same vote.