Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-02-09

Then Florida was reached, and Mr. Stone
proceeded to read the certificates. The read.
Ing OF the first certificate showed the four
votes of Florida for Hayes and Wheeler.
Then the presiding officer handed TO the
tcllcrs another certificate received from the
same State, which, on being read, showed
four votes for Tilden and Hendricks. The
former certificate was authentic ited by the
late Gov. Stearns, and the latter by Aty..
Gen. Cooke. Then the presiding officer
handed down to the teller still another Ger.
tiicate from Florida, received through a
messenger Jan; 81, and corresponding to one
received by mail Jan. 80. TINS third one Is
an authorization OF the act of the electors
who voted for Tilden aud Hendricks, and was
made by the present Gov. Drew
After half an hour had been spent in read.
ing the papers accompanying the third GER
tiicate Conkling proposed that the reading
be regarded as completed, and the result be
announced as under the late act of Congress,
that all papers would be referted to the pro-
visional tribunal raised TO exsmine such
questions: There being no objection 1t was
so ordered.
The presiding officer asked whether there
were objections to the counting OF the votes
Of Florida.
Representative Field sent to the Clerks
desk a written objection to the first certin-
cate I" for Hayes and Wheeler,'N signed by
Senators Jones Of Florida, Cooper, and Nc.
Donald OF Indiana, and by Representative
Field, Tucker, jerks and. Springer. The
Clerk Of the House read the paper. 1t as
serts that these persons, Pierce, Humphreys,
Holden and Young, assuming to act as
Presidential electors, never were duly ap-
pointed by the State Of Florida, or in any
manner whatever; that the other four per
sons had been elected and had an irrcvocable
title to the office; that the certificate OF
election of the first four persons was un.
truly and corruptly procured, and made in
pursuance of a conspiracy between them and
M. L. Stcarns, late Governor; that they were
usurpers, and that their acts are Illegal null
and void.
Further objections being called for, Sena.
tor Sargent sent up to the Clerks desk, on be-
half of himself and Senators Conoyer. Sher-
man and Teller, and of Representatives
Woodburn, Dunnell, Kasson and McCrary,
several sets of objections to the votes cast
by Call, Hinton, Bullock and Yonge, the
Democratic electors, on the ground that the
papers are not authenticated as required by
the Constitution and laws.
Senator Jones, of Florida, made objection
specially to Humphreys as holding an office
Of trust and profit under the United States.
Mr. Kasson made additional objections to
the third set of certificates, because they
were not authenticated by the person who
held the office of Governor at the time that
the functions OF the electors were exercised.
The presiding officer then said:
Are there further objections to the counting Of
the vote OF FlOrdat After pause:l II there be
none the certificates and papers, together with
other papers accompanying the same, As well as
the objections presented, will now be transmitted
10 the Electoral College Commission for judgment
and decision. The Senate will now withdraw to
It's chamber so that the houses may separately
determine objections.
The Senate then withdrew.