The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15

Thurman Mays Messrs Bradley. Ed
munds, Frelinghuysen, Garfield. Hoar,
Miller. Morton, and Strong
Mr. Edmunds then withdrew his resolu-
ton and Mr. Garfield offered the follow
ing which was adopted:
| Resolved, That the four persons, TO Wit:
| F 'ederck L. Humphreys, Charles W. Pearce
| v lillian III. Holden and Thomas W. Long,
were duly appointed Electors of President and
! Vice Presidentior the State of Florida, and that
the votes cast by the aforesaid four persons are
| the votes provided for by the Constitution of
the United States.
Yeas-Messrs Bradley, Edmunds, Ere
| linghuysen, Garfield, Hoar. Miller. Nor
ton and Strong-s Navs-Messrs. Abbott,
Bayard, Clifford, Field. llunton, Payne
and Thurman.
On motion Of MI Garfield, MessrS. Ed
munds, Bradley and Miller We're appoint
ed committee to draft a report of the de-
! clSlon OF the commission. with Il brlet
| statement OF reasons therefor, TO be signed
| by the members agreeing therein, and to
be transmitted to the Joint session of the
two houses. As required by the electoral
vote
| The argumentative resolutions, previ-
ously offered and Withdrawn by MI Ed
munds, was adopted by the committee of
three. with Il few verbal changes as to
their report, and about o'clocl, this eve
ming, it was signed by eight members Of
the commission. who had voted tor the
adoption Of Mr. Garfeld's resolution.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Saturday Judge Clifford, President OF
| the Electoral Commission, sent Il commit
nication to both Houses Of Congress stat
| ing that the Commissioners had decided
the case of Florida for Hayes, and the
House adjourned to meet in Joint ccnven,
ton to hear the report Of the Commission
and proceed with the count OF the eecto-
raj vote. After the reading Of the report
in favor of counting the electoral vote of
| Florida for Hayes and Wheeler, written
objection was presented by several Dem
ocrats and the two Houses separated to
consider the objection, The Senate adopt
ed a resolution endorsing the report OF tie
| Commission and ordered that the vote OF
| Florida lie counted, 10y :; party vote OF t.:
TO 2i. The House. alter brief debate,
! took recess till Monday without derid-
| ing the question.
| THE ELECTORAL COST.
At one O'Clock Saturday, every avenue
| TO the House galleries and the galleries
| themselves We're packed with u dense
| throng OF spectators to witness the read
| ing OF the report o.! the electoral tribunal
| IN Joint convention OF the two Houses Of
| Congress. The decision Of the tribunal
was brief. and to the effect that the
| Hayes and Wheeler electors We're the
| lawful electors. and that their vote should
! be counted
| As soon as read Field sent to the clerk $
desl, objections 10 the position taken 10y
the tribunal, and specific reasons why the
vote should not be counted relating to the
composition of the returning board and
the refusal Of the Commission to take evi-
| dence to show the illegaity OF Republican
electors, and thai the Legislative and Judi
clal departments of the state government
| had united in declaring lbat the action OF
the returning board was unlawful and nm
warranted. and also maintaining that the
action OF the board was tainted with cor
! ruption and fraud.
| In accordance with the requirements Of
! the electoral law the two Houses then sep
arated to consider the objections. In the
Senate, alter several preliminary votes. a
resolution offered by Wbyte {dein) OF
Maryland, to not concur in the decision
OF the Commission. and that the votes OF
the IiIden electors be counted was de
teated by strict party vote of &c To ~
A resolution offered by Ham!in that Flor
ida be counted Tor Hayes us decided by
the Commission, WAS adopted by the
same vote and the Secretary was direct
ed to notify the House that the Senate
was ready to proceed with the Court.
Ascertaining that the House would not be
ready tho "a NJ alinn,poI 70
Monday.
In the House q motion waa made 10
take a recess till Monday, bur The Repuh-
licans objected and make The point OF or
der that the electoral law required an mn
mediate decision. The speaker oy erruled
the point, and after a brief debate the
House took Il recess till Ia A. Nj Monday
MoNpAl . IEot HIDING.
1lle correspondent of the Boston Post
thus sketches the proceedings Of Monday
NAsnINGToN. Feb IT,.
The counting OF the electoral vote pro-
crossed SIX States more to-day, until a
quartet OF certificates from Louisiana called
another halt to allow the Electoral Conn
mission to pass upon The vote Of that State.
The scene in the hall OF the House was a
repetition Of that of Feb | when the elec-
toral count began. with some variation in
detail. The galleries were again thrunoed
with taShonableS, mostly ladies, and the
iloor packed with notahlrs Preceding the
assembling OF the two houses the House
had sharp debate for two hours on the
decision OF the Commission in the Florida
case. The feature OF the debate was Mr..
llurdS speech, which pictured wildly the
dreinl results which are likely to follow
the Commissions decisions. that there is
no power to prevent or vitiate the fraud
of Canvasslng Board. The vote of the
House was discounted in advance, as was
that OF the Senate on Saturday. 1t repudi-
ated the decision of the Commission by a
strict party vote l'nder the Electoral bill
therefore, Mr. Ferry had nothing to do
when the two houses again assembled but
declare the decision of the Commission
stood unreversed, as the two houses had
not concurred in revising it. There was
triumphant tremor in his voice rs he All
nounced his decision and he directed the
teller to announce Florida as four votes
for Hayes and Wheeler with marked
| JUNCTION. Morton's face at this time was a
| study. He exchanged triumphant chances
with long. lank bilious John Sherman,
and fairly Rugged himself with Joy. Bout
wells dark face beam,d with his first pub
lie smile since the Senatorial election in
Massachusetts,, as he turned and whispered
something in the ear OF Dawes, while
smiles ana satisfied mods aboundc,i on the
| Republican side.
THE LOUISIANA CASE
Tonight the talk is all OF Louisiana. of
the points in the case and the probable
decision OF the Commission thereon. Both
the Republican and Democratic leaders
concede that Louisiana is the strongest
ease Democrats have, much stronger than
Florida, and if the Florida decision had
not so terribly shaken confidence in the
judicial character OF the Commission, the
Democrats would still be confident that
Justice and the complete legal strength of
their case would win, AS it is the Repub-
llcan leaders are outwardly confident with
mental reservations and the Democratic
leaders are outwardly dubious with in
ward hope. The real feeling of the Dem