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

OF Congressi is competent, and pertinent to con-
sideration Of the subject, that the before men
toned electors appear to have been lawfully
appointed such electors Of President and Vice
President OF The United States, Tor the term
beginning March 4th, 1877, Of the State of
time and in manner provided by the constitu-
tion of the United States, and the committee,
and the Commission has by majority OF votes
decided that it is not competent under the
constitution and law as it existed at date OF
passage ofsaid act to 60 to evidence ali cundi
the papers opened BY the President Of the
Senate in presence Of the two houses to prove
that persons other than those regularly Ger
titled bv the Governor of the State in and &C.
cording to the determination OF their appoint
ment by the returning officers for electors in
said State prior to the time required tor the
per ormance Of their duties had been appoint
ed electors or by counter proof to show they
ing officers were not in accordance with truth
and tact, the Commission, by a majority of
votes, being of opinion it is not within the
Jurisdiction of two Houses in Congress assem-
bled to count the votes tor President and Vice
President to enter upon the trial of such a
question.
The Commission by majority of votes is
also of opinion it is not competent to prove
that any Of said persons 50 appointed electors
as aforesaid held an Office 81 trust or profit
under the United States at the time when
they were appointed, or that they were ineli-
gible under the laws Of the State, or any other
matter offered to be proved ali cundi the said
certificate and papers.
The Commission is also of the opinion, by
majority OF votes, that the returning officers
Of elections who canvassed the votes ut the
election for electors in Louisiana were law
fully constituted body by virtue Of constitu-
tional law and that the vacancy in said body
did not vitiate its proceedings.
does hereby decide by a majority of votes and
report, as consequence ofthe foregoing and
upon the ground before stated that the paper
purp0rting to I've certificate OF the electoral
votes of said State Of Louisiana, objected to
by T. o. Howe and others, marked n c.,
No. 2, by the Commission, aud here.
with returned, is not the certificate of votes
provided for by the constitution of the United
States and that they ought not to be counted
as SUCH"
Inc "s'"salsI SAN. F. F. MILLER,
w. STRONG,
JOS. B. BRADLEY,
GEO. +. EOMUNDS,
Fab! Fl Fl @SfHSA, +? FsEi,1senuYsrn,
JAS. A. GARFIELD,
GEO. +. HOAR.
The decision having been read, the presid-
ing officer asked whether there were any OBJ
jections to the decision and Mr.. Gibson pre-
sented objections to the decision, on the
ground that the Commission had refused TO
receive evidence which had been offered, and
had decided that the votes mentioned in cer-
tificates and 3 should be counted for Hayes
and Wheeler, such evidence to the contrary
not withstanding. The paper recites at great
length the proceedings OF the Commission,
but the point OF it is the rejection of evidence
It is signed by most OF the leading Democrats
in both houses.
In addition to these objections Senator
Wallace of red another series Of ohjectionsaft-
the objections separately. The Senate after
the allotted two hours debate by strict party
vote decided that the report Of the Commits
sion should stand. The House by vote Of
l4o 70 100 took recess until the Goth without
considering The objections.