New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
REPLY BY Mr.. KASSON.
AN OUTLINE OF rGE CASE.

AN OUTLINE OF IiE CASE
The Commission o'clock took recess until s. when
MI Xasson proceeded with his speech as follows;
ME PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF The ELECTORAL
COMMISSION: In what hav to say shyl be miliui OF
legend, OF that honorable COAT when usually oTcG
pies the bench now occupied by TINS committee ~ Is
sad OF Chef-Jusce MARSHALL that after !-"nlnS iof
~ I'D nv that ,lIne only pas.cd Coke uon L,oton
and Blackstone and got down 10 Konts Commentaries
tat the supreme Court OF the United States vas Itself
partially cOgnzaDt Of the law, ana he Dish' TIE 4Do 70
abbreViste his argument In that sI'lt i"-d"y S'1
endeavor briefly possible 10 BRING onI ait oi uc
case from those allegations and arguments when rave
tl. consideration of the Commission
What Is the case before usi rnst g runGaG eSe
the United states in conformity TO the statutes OF tle
State Florida certifying the electoral vote 81 one OF
those States which MY honorable friend whO as spoke
(Mr Tucker was pleased 10 call sovereign Si"os G'
There is u second certificate opened in the joint meeting
of the houses Of Congress, IN which the persons
signing Tie same precede their eertifcaiiOn by ccrh
cate signed by officer not recognized by the laws Of
the United States, nor by The statutes OF IIofiot
SeoSad Tie ccrtincs that there provision OF the
law of Florida whereby the result OF said returns can be
certified to the Executive Of said State; admitting by
that certificate if It has any force at ALL tnt hs action
is without the law ana without any sanction p Inc stat
utcs Of the state. n.
Third Tne certify TO their action TO their
qualifications, aud that they ielhselSos hohc ING
Governor Of their election. Ibat Is celtncite 20; =
certificate O uncertylng persons ID tno NItN vi tJ
State ana National that ccriihcate was pieSen'o" anu
opened. - ,..
There is third certficate SIN more eXlraoI1hdiy,
still wanting in tho elements Of veilhcatlon also
demanding consideration IL is certified b. an oflati
not existence until the functions OF Once hau
been exhausted. a certificate which Tccil"s pro
ccedngs in tribunals subordinate and superior 10
te judiciary OF the state; certificate which CANVASS
ing board might under circumstances report TO state
officers which has never been sent 10 the Congress OF
fhe United States Or the President OF the Senate dur
ing the hundred years which We have been republic
Tie proceedings in the court rected In Il are
tntion and laws Of the United states is the
time nxed for the performance OF Judicial functions
These two certificates are wanting in all the
elements Of the constitutional and legal validity which
should Civ them place before this Commission III the
condition In which the laws OF the county no" are or IN
which the laws OF the state were on the ON Gay
Of December, when these functions were exei-
cised Furthermore, IL certificate number one
is constitutional and legal expression
of the vote OF State OF Florida Of course that question
being settled In favor Of certificate No obyiates all pc
cessty for considering certificates Nos and - ana l
nnqht To the honorable Commission thhlh
is fortunate that they did not grant the request OF hs
ohiect1rs 10 adjourn until tomorrow. The next mail
bt IN va you certificates number four focit
Ing new proceedings and new action before tne oour'