The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-15

and of the board of state canvassers, given in
pursuance of a corrupt and fraudulent conspiracy;
that the commission refused TO recognize the right
Of the courts Of the state to review and the
Judgment of the returning board; that all evidence
tending TO prove that Florida, by all departments
legislative executive and judicial, had declared
fraudulent all the certificates of Stearns: and ina
~ toat TO count the votes of the Hayes electors
would be violation of the constitution of the
United States. The objections were signed by SEN
stors Jones, OF Fla Cooper. Barnum, Herman,
salisbury, Holman, Tucker, Thompson of Mass
jerks, Finley, Sayler, Ills, Morrison, Hewitt and
Springer. At the conclusion of the reading of
the objections the two houses separated to vote on
question of sustaining rejecting the report OF
the commission.
TENTH DAY
JOINT CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, February 12.-At 2:25
the senator's arrived, and the presiding officer an
nounoed 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
not concurr'ng in ordering otherwise, the decision
OF the commission will stand. The teller then an
nounced the vote of the state OF Florida for Hayes
and Wheeler. Next followed Georgia eleven votes
for I1lden and Hendricks; Illinois, twenty-one
votes for bayes and Wheeler Indiana, fifteen votes
for Tiden and Hendricks; Iowa, eleven votes for
Hayes and Wheeler; Kansas, five votes for Hayes
aud Wheeler; Kentucky, twelve votes for Tiiden
and Hendricks. Then came certificates from Lou is
lana, showing eight votes for Hayes and Wheeler,
authenticated by Kellogg as Governor. This being
read, the presiding officer handed the teers anoth-
er certificate, showing eight votes for Tiiden and
Hendricks, authenticated by McEnery as Governor,
ceived by mail with votes for Hayes ana Wheel
er, authenticated by Des Londe, secretary of
state A baresque set OF certificates, Nd
dressed to the vce-President, were read, in
which the Smith family figured extensively,
giving eight votes for Cooper aud Cary.
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
tined by VIM. P. Kellogg, who claimed to be, but in
fact was not, Governor of the Sta.s of Louisiana,
and because the Returning Board of said State was
without jurisdiction, for reason that the laws cf
Louisiana conferred no power ON the Returning
Board to canvass or compile votes since they con-
stitrted but four Ave rcrse required by law;
since those four were of the political parry.
four members had refused to fill because four
members of the returning board had full knowledge
that the true compilation Of votes would nave shown
that Tilden electors had been duly elected; because
said board had offered for money to sell the vote of
Louisiana, and because A. Il. Leyisee and o. II.
Brewster, OF Republican electors, had held offices
OF uus' under me government OF the onItes States
at the time of their appointment as electors.
The objection is signed by Senators McDon-
aid, Stevenson, salisbury, Bogy, Representa-
tiyes jerks Wilson. Tucker, Levy, Ellis and
Morrison. Mr.. Gibson also sent up objections TO
Hayes and Wheeler certificates because the irst gov
ernment of LOUISIANA was not Republican in form;
second, no canvass was made which certificates
of election issued; third any alleged canyass
OF votes was the act of usurpaion, fraudulent and
void; fourth, some of the electors ineligible
by the laws of Louisiana, and were disqualified by
being electors as holding state offices, Kellogg being
acting de facto governor, Jofroin, supervisor of
registration for the parish of Point Coupee. Marks,
district attorney, aud Burch member of the state
senate, a member of the board of control of the
state penientary. an administrator of the deaf and
dumb asylum and treasurer of the school hoard of
East Baton Rouge; fifth, because Joflroin
specially disqualified by the thirteenth section of
the act of the legslatu ure of the 23d and Path of
July, 1874 which provides that no supervisor of
~ 1f
election, and because Jo roin at the last election
supervisor of registration for the parish of Point
Coupee his objection is signed by Senators Sauls-
bury, Mcdonald and Teller, and by Representa-
tiyes jerks, Tucker, Gibson, Field, Levy and
Egbert. Mr.. Wood, of York, submit d a further
objection to the Hayes aud Wheeler certificates,
the ground that the electors were not elected
provided by the legislature. Mr.. Howe sub
mitted an objection to the Tiden and Hendricks
certificates, on the ground that there evil
dence that those electors had been appointed in
such manner the legislature directed, while
there was svidencNconcusiye in law that neither of
item had been appointed; also on the ground that
there evidence that McEnery was Governor
Of Louisiana in the year 1876 while there was con-
elusive evidence that Kellogg was during the year
1876, and for several years prior thereto governor
of that state, and was recognized as such sy the
judicial and legislative departments of Louisiana,
and by all departments of the government of the
United States Az there were no further objections
the presiding officers 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 M, and received the certificates and accom-
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, Matthews, Shellabarger and
Stoughton for thA Republican side, the presiding
jutice inquired who would represent the objectors
Field responded that Senator Mcdonald and jerks,
of the house, would appear as objecors to certif,
Gates Nos. and B. Evarts announce that Howe,
of the senate, and Hurlbut. OF the house, would
appear as objectors to certificate No. 2. COmmis-
sion adjourned till IL A. NJ. to morrow.