The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-03

had keen appointed electors, or by counter
rrooF 10 show that hey bad not. or that the
determination Of said returning officers was not
in sceCrlaKec with the truth and fact the
commission, by . naiority OF votes. being OF
or;uiou that It is not within the jurisdiction OF
tie two houses Of Congress, assembled 70 count
the votes for President and Nice-FreSlcent' 10
enter urpa trial Of such question.
Tho commission. by = majority OF votes, Is
aiao Of OPINION that Il Is not competent 70 prove
that aay OF said persons 80 appointed electors
As Aforesaid held an Ofdce Of trust or profit IN
der the United States II the time when they
were appointed, or that they were ineligible
under the laws Of the State, or any other mat
ter offered 10 be proved GiigIEh said certificates
saiPaTsEs.
The Commission i also Of the opinion, br a
majority Of votes. that the returning otieFFs
Of election. who caayassCd the votes Al the
election for electors in Louisiana werS law
iG!ly constituted bodr by virtue OF 3 constitu-
,iomSl taw. and that 4 vacancy IN said body did
Eol vi;iAte It's proceedings.
The commission hAs also decided, and dOci
hereby decide ty a majority Of TotcS. and nc
port a. consequence Of the foregoing. and
upon the ground before stated, tlSt the psfCr
p1rportinc TO be : ccrtiscAte OF the electoral
vc;S- Of Eaid State o! LorisiAnA, objected 10
byT. 0. Howe and others, marked y. c. c.
No. . by the commission. and herewith returned.
i not The ctftiSsstc OF the votes provided for liz
the Constitution OF the LATED States, and ihSt
they ought not TO u counted - such.
P Done AZ Washington: SAMUEL T. Miller, ".
Strpac. Jo.cph r. bradley. Geo. F. Edmuad..
D. r. Morton. Fredk 7. FreEHghuvsen, James
4 GAFdeIl, Geo. 7. HoGr.
The decision having tGt1 read. the TresidtnE
oe:cer asked whether there we're any objections
to the decision. ed. o.
NJ. Gibson DEM. Of Louisiana, thcrenpon
rSSe and presented objections 10 the decision.
on the ground th:t the commission had ne
fused to receive evidence, Which had bStu Of
frrNi, md had decided that the votes neRtioE-
Cd in certificates Sos. and should be count
cd for Hayes and WheeltE, saciI evidence TO
the contrary notwithstanding. The paper te-
cites At great length the TroseedinSs Of the
commission, hut the point of j. is the rejection
Of the evidence. 1t il signed by most " the
Democrats IN both houses.
Cpon the presiding officer calling for further
objections. Sellstor Wallace (De1l.b, OF Penn
sglvGniA. rose and presented the following,
signed by lumber Of senators and members:
Fir.:-ThAt the decision is n violation Of
the Electoral act. in this Th1t hy the act the
commission is required 10 decide whether any
AID what vo.es from scch State arc the votes
provided fnF BY the Constitution. and what per-
sons were duly appointed electors; get the
commission refused 10 examine AID aseeEtnln
who were duly GpPolatsd electo=s in and By the
State OF Louisiana, and what votes from that
state sre within the provisions Of the Co1stitu-
t!ou Of the raitCd STAKES, a.-
SecOud-BecEuse the set creating the CON-
uais,jou WA passed N the end that the coHlnais-
sion would hear aud examine evidetce, and
honestly decade what electors in any disputed
State we're fairly ard legSNy chosen: whereas.
the commission refused TO hear and conider
the evidence oGeEcd 10 show thst the electors
whose votes the commission had decided should
BE- counted were not daily chosen, bEt that they
hSd falsely and frEudulently acIed IS such
electors, and also refused offers to show that
the pretended certificates Of election were pro
cured bE corruption And wholly untrue. u @
Thisa-BecAuse the decision Is in disregard
OF truth. justice and Law. and establishes the
de-noEalizinr and oninous doctrine that fraud,
forEerr, bribery And perjury can lawfully Be
Used - utAos to make . President OF the
United States ASAinst the well known OF easily
Asceryaiued will Of the people and Of States.
The presiding ofieer called for still further
objections, Il any, and Mr. Cochran Dem. J. 0.
Pennsylvania, presented this objection and
protest
Fir,t-I, was cot deniEd before the commits.
sion that the TLden electors in Louisiana bad
received lArge majority Of the votes cast.
Secoad-It was not denied before the COM
mission that Wells and his associates, styling
themselves a returning boArd, were guilty OF
Eross ftaad that their certificates given to the
Hayes electors were fAlEe and fraudulent, or
that their action IN cAnIsssirS the .yotes were
in violation Of the Constitution and laws Of the
State Of Louisiana %
Third-The action Of the eight members OF
the commission in declining to hear evidence 81
those and other facts VAS rioistlon OF the
Letter aud spirit Of the sc: under which the
commission vas created. and Of the spisit Of
the Constitution Q! the United States.
No turtle: objections icing presented the
peSAsfiinS officer announced th1t the Senate
would withdraw TO is chamber. 20 that the ITO
hOu.es might separately consider aud decide
TIE objections.
The Electoral Tribunal.
NJ. TrrmbuIl then offered tie evidence c.
the Democratic side: s..
First-Th.s William P. Kellogg, who appe4rs
IS Hayes eiec;oE, Is the same person who
Tas IL iGcso governor Of locIs;A.a.
Setond-That william P. kellogg vas not
appointed one Of the electors of Louisiana II
1870. and that the certificate E1s untrue In
facts; and to show ills certified copies Of the
lists Of the commissioners Of election.
TLird-Thas The names Of the supervisors OF
registration were fully and trAudCIeutly OMIT
led u tie return part Of the votes in .<yerat
psri,hs~. and that :, 81 votes agailst hsLosg
were thus Omitted.
J rJurtL-That by the consoidstsd statement
Of the supervisors Of Tie registration il sq-
rearE that the s1h kellogg received 3, lj9 TO;cs
les. tLan each OF TIE Tiideu electors.
Fltth-Thas the returning board wifuIT and
frArd1Ieutlr estimated and counted "a votes.
which were not SiyCn n Gay precinct Of the
S:s:e. .
S:xth-Tl1: the votes cast o. the seventh Of
November A. shown hE the commissioners
have never ssea c1npilcd nor ca2vss-ed. and
that said returning board never even pretended
10 canvass these returns, and only EanTAssed
the returns made BY the supervisor.
S+ygHth-Th1t tho votes given for eiec$os'
have never letl opened ty the governor Ot TIC
State In pr ssace o. the secretary Of State, tie
Acknowledgement Of the State and = di.tric:
Judge It tho seat Of government; nor has be
examined the rrturItS and hscertalnrd whether
Any one vas eltc:ed, Tut that he knew when he
executed the certificates to hirlse ard other
tLAt he ard they had not received Wt;he 500
Q! 4, Many voses As bad lGen Gas; fOE the TIden
elcctr e.
lie propo.ed fourth to shov that in Septetn-
ler, 1876. Kellogg and Others in the ely Of New
Orleans, including tie members Of tie return
ing board, eutsred into an unlawful And eriIuf-
ilal eImbir1tiDu and conspiracy to eause il TO
tc certified and returned " the secretary Of
State BY the returning hoard upon their pre-
tended canvas. that Kellogg and Others h3drS-
ceive,I majority Of al votes cast at that cleo
ton for electors, whether such should be tie
! fact or not. and thAt the returning board, III
violation Of the Law Of the STATE. on the TWEEN
tieth OF November. 1874. reiuaed to compile !
statement Of votes made by the commissioners
Of election in rrSArd to the election Of electors.
but they did canvass and compile only the con
[ SoIiAted statements and returns made TO them
| by the supervisors Of registration IN the ser
| eral parirhes; and that the board altered,
! changed. or forced the consolidated statement.
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