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Declaration Adopted by House
of Reprcsen tatives, Ayes 143,
- Nays 50.
Prociaiming the Election of Tflden and
Hendricks.
Repofted RON COMMITTEES 81 f5fY.
ileges, Powers and Duties of House,
by J. Proctor Knott OF Kentucky.]
The committee on the privileges.
powers and duties of the House OF
Representative in counting the vote
tor President and Vice President OF
the United States report in part, that
since their partial report of certain
resolutions, made to this House on the
day OF January last, the passage o,
the act entitled sAn act to provide for
and regulate the counting of votes for
President and Vice President, aud the
decision OF questions arising thereon,
for the term commencing March 4, A.
d. 1871 and the proc csedings under it,
have interrupted the discussion of the
said resolutions, and the action of the
House thereon but that the refusal OF
the electoral commission constituted
by the said act to hear any evidence
touching the frauds and want of juris.
diction OF the canvassing and returR-
ing boards of Florida and Louisiana,
has made it so much the more import.
ant to affirm the said resolutions and
the authority of this House over the
counting Of the electoral votes, and
especially the right of Congress and
of the House to inquire whether any
votes purpOrting to come from State
have been cast by persons duly ap-
pointed by that State electors OF Pres
ident and Vice President in the man
ner directed by its Legislature, and
for that purpose to receive evidence Oi
the forgery, ialsehood, invaiidity ol
any certificate OF any governor or can
vasser whomsoever. The committee
therefore recommend the passage ol
the following additional resolution.
Resolred, That in the counting o.
the electoral votes of any State it i.
the right and duty of Congress and o.
this House to inquire whether any
votes purporting to come from a Stat,
have been cast by persons duly ap
pointed by the State electors of Presi
dent and Vice President in the man
ner directed by its Legislature, aud fol
that purpose TO receive evidence o
forgery, falsehood ,or invalidlty OF any
certificate OF governor or canvasse,
WHEREAS II is not disputed that the
electoral votes of the following named
Stated, to wit, Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indi-
ana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia and West Virginia, amount
ing in all to 1S4, were in conformity
to the Constitution and laws Of the
United Statescaat for Sameel j. Til
den, of the State of New York, for
President and for Thomas A. Hen
bricks of the State of Indiana, forVice
President of the United States, by le-
galiy qualified electors appointed by
said States, and severally in The man.
ner directed by the Legislatures ol
| said States, lists of which said votes
were duly signed, certified and trans
mitted sealed by said electors respec.
| lively to the seat of Government, di.
rected to the President of the Senate
and by him opened in the presence O
the Senate and House of Represents
tives, as required by the Constitution
of the United States
| AND WHEREAS, the evidence tsken
and reported to this House in pursu
ance of the orders thereof shows con
clusively that on the 7th day day o
November, in the year of our Lore
1876, the following named persons, t.
wit, Wilkinson Call, j. e. Yonge, r
3. Hilton and Robert Bullock, each o
whom were in all respects legally eli
gible and qualified to be appointed
elector for President and Vice Pre- si
dent of the United States, were dul,
appointed electors by the State o.
Florida in the manner directed by the
Legislature of said State.
AND WHEREAS the said Wilkinson
Call, j. E. Yonge, X. u. Hilton, an(
Robert Bullock, after having been 81
appointed electors for President ant
Vice President OF the United States b,
said State of Florida, in the manner
directed by the Legislature thereof, ,dit
on the 9th day of December, in tn
year of our Lord 1876, meet in tn
City of Tallahassee, in the said Stat
of Florida, that being the time an(
place fixed by the Constitution ant
laws OF the United States and of tn
State of Florida, at which the electOr
appointed by said State should meet
and having so met as the electors dul,
appointed by the State of Florida a
aforesaid, did then aud there in pur
suauce of the Constitution and laws o
the United States, cast by ballot fou
votes Tor Samuel j. Tilden, of tn
State of New York, for President o
the United States, and in like manne
four votes for said Thomas A. Hen
bricks, OF the Stale Of Indiana, TO
Vice President of the United States
namiug in separate and distinct ballot
the persoa voted for by them forPres
ident and the person voted for b.
them for Vice President and then ant
there made distinct lists Of the person
voted for by them for President an
Vice President of the United State
and of the number of votes cast fo
each, which lists were by said electOr
signed, certified aud transmitted b
them sealed to the seat ofGovernmen
directed 10 the President of the Sen
ate and by him opened In the presenC
of the Senate and House of Represer
tatives, as required by the CoDs,itu
ton of the United States.
AND WHEREAS the evidence take
: and reported to the House In pursr
ance of the orders thereof shows cor
clusively that certain persons who pr'
tended to have been appointed ele,
tors by the State of Florida, and wh
pretended as such to cast votes f
Rutherford =. Hayes, OF Ohio, ft
: President OF \he United States, and
votes for William "A. Wheele, of Ne
. York, for Vice President OF the Unite
States 10 vii. r e. HunNhrevs T.