, 1877-02-06


Constitution ahould be correct, the House
would be empowered to go into an election.
EVARTS. !
STRONG POINTS.
WASHINGTON. d. C., Fcb. 5.--Tho announce
mcnt that William II. Erasts and Charles
0'Conor would make tho arguments to-day be-
fore the Electoral Commission seemed To tmpcl
everybody In Washington toward tho Canitol,
and long before tho opening time surgiug mass
bcslcged tho doors OF the Commission chamber,
seeking admission.
Judge Clifford, soon after II o'clock. called
the Commission to order. Tho journal being
read, Mr.. Evarts began l,!s argument on tho
powers of tho Commission. Ho spoke Us fol-
lows:
s1ov: Tho order Of tic Com,nission in t.lrccilug tic
Zion three topics: First, whether undsr the powers
received bsyona ha. dseoses Il three % eestieatcs @ -
@ from thG slate of Florida. which were opened BY
@ ss sssss a II ~ ss saasf q s ss
authority ot Tho recent act Of Congress- trans-
'nittea 10 thit commisslen: second. II my Can
what evidence other than tho certificates, II anyis
NOW nEFoRE THE COMMISSION.
anois 81 .' enaS H. eet
.t e S.osR eSHn sss m y @
liens arc a!rcady evidence ia possession Of the
wbat soups os efficacy ts to 10 gi,sa them pap
proof are unknown 10 us and unknown to tae
eeea .Sa IT. T' G.SRososs Whsa + y
tcction By the Commission. ~ not pertinent aud not
Important whiei, i nientioned r QUO 81 ,ss o..
tlacass, ~ matter on Which tho Oh.
5ectIon was founded, instead of being
oects 10 The obeetor the9sy % ,nskes * %te Il az 1T
ets ;s no 91!sse0 !ss ssd to ba o
'0' '1s's''' 0' "a NV Nor satnerMx rnnDrcrp
II objection IL iaade thuwoYer innrttac1al or I'M
tlon narrows, and jiuits I'D provides III ibe issna
and tho law nron which your jurislction attaches,
T. nc Pn,S sna q s,y
Thc ntI,cr QUESTION, a. to ;" whsihcr extdencc In
Possession OF eltot jlorsc or both Houses Of Cun
fnrr' IL trausmtseabc. nnS inay h" n,"nneh ~ w y
r. ana sy b md rssxssA
after Tho c,alm h scrutlnizui and opposei. il i
uest,i[on 'a !. By: raj ths a!n
eatcx can bo rccc!vcl. I wish to preclude at the
outset anytling 70 impsoss or to carry FOR mo.
v s ~. IT, ss neFe as nssn
t(an what you receive and what you reject. and
myselt. then. nnIapsded III tus inquiry. a. opsu
10 ' y 4sg XVI ES;nEMcn ass:0c cAs 1s nrcx,vsp
and, If uny, what beyond The certscatcs ouencd
by 'ao r:s:afnt q q: se1as, H.
mittsd on Saturday by Mr. OtbnpE. and oontin.
,wl; Nav It is nroppseti, iacrufoTs a. ~ = mattsr
l. cIai,ne is onrn 10 YOUR consIderati"n. nat ihat
tb sertiacats 81 Gov stearns fsIsss thy faet bs
r. 70 settify ii; nst sh.t i f.l:,ae; ~ record
IT. ~: 81 1 tat IT, reeotI a m .jmo on htsh
~ ~ ia VA tn bnsc IL rcrtincst" Ed.n..tfns
ftoM wllch hla ccstiacats would 10 lnIsc,--ls
proof showing that BY tho matter Of ibe
snbstance ln tho proxre:s Of tho elac.
tion' efts Inn. o. fsaJ: =, wstv made;
tic dspe. Il of ho ballet in tic boxes It tic pre-
cIaets, ant osi9lnal computation Of tho contsnts
~ Il S os IF liz
thas caf,saHSd, At thsir ballot. .bo1es, Or between
tho returns of tho county canvass to no stato
in thc usl comm tatiot, ot tic avrrSatcs to aecst
taln Tho plurality IT ,otos u fos cs Or sho oher
aet it'll IT af n.; Wrong @ en- hcir p.s aaaaent O.
erroneous IN law OF ii net. that somewhere ia III
m H. ~ " ~" ~ rs I'D to s r
iul ttle 81 tft's da M,rs Esro has uceurred '@"''
fox ra.i .@ ~ " .u!tten hsa.S tai .!uH'
81 70 T. s ana
~ ~ ~ jnstlsss ~ 'r"ta'sa oy s 'esrnsd
estc. ~ "f thS ini, tae 1sI ~.
oceAsIon fs9nlfsd IT. tu vice fs9nl5e1 r. II the
@ ~, = ~ @ tnls Conmtes'oH taesaten " wo4ia
y ~ M t psit u ~ or .4
s,ons :. ese9f1 81 IT, on w asens r.
Iilnsf r. IL, ~ ~. ~ ,s,. @ mi. - "s.sni
Pro o. con of asy eoa:idsIaton, @ i ssy. whether
T. aGt IT, bas tS,fg:ty
~ ~ cnHseaH ~ 1s6ns OF lover bost eftilaIate