The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-19

der tor the senate to take recess until | |
when the joint convention began, as the |
senate had already taken one recess from
Saturday. At 1886 the senate repaired |
to house,
Upon returning the president pro TEN
said: Unless some senator asked he would |
not direct the decision and objections
thereto to be read again.
MrDavis said the papers should be read.
Mr.. Sargent said if the all papers were
read the two hours allowed for discussion
would be consumed and there would be no
time left for debate.
The president pro tenn decided that the
time occupied by the reading Of the papers
would not be taken out OF the two hours
allowed for debate-the two hours would
run from the time the.debate in the senate
was actually begun.
Mr.. Sherman submitted a resolution
that the decision Of the commission upon
the electoral vote Of the state Of Louisiana
stand as the judgement of the senate, the
| objections made thereto to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Debate was begun by Mr.. Maxey who
said the decision of the commission was
heartily in favor of fraud and against truth
and justice and it would be condemned by
the people for all time.
| The discussion was continued by Messrs
Herman, Thurman and Bayard, on the
same side and by Sherman, Morton and
Logan in favor of the decision.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-HoUsE.-At
| 10 O'Clock the house met and took a recess
until l0:55, the time being occupied in
preparing for the reception Of the senate
The galleries were crowded, as usual, on
days when the count is to proceed.
Precisely at / | the senate arrived and
the presiding officers said the joint meeting
OF congress resumes its session.
The objec, ions presented to the certih-
Gates from the state Of Louisiana having
been submitted to the commission the two
houses have reconvened to receive and
Iconsider the decision of that tribunal. in
writing, by majority of the commission,
and signed by the commissioners agreeing
thereto.
i The decision was then read Its
language is the sameas the decision given
in the case of Florida, with the difference
that where the latter recites that ''thc
commission has decided" the words of the
lpresent decision are that the com
mission has by majority OF votes decided
The official communication continues thai
the brief ground Of this decision is tina: il
appears upon such evidence as by the con
Stitution and law named in the act of con
gress the electoral law is competent anc
pertinent to the consideration OF the suo
liect, that the aforementioned electors ap
pear to have been lawfully appointed suct
electors Of president and vice president o
the United States for the term beginiU:
March 4th, 1877, of the state OF Louisiana
aud that they voted as such at th
time and 10 the manner provided
for by the constitution Of the Unitet
States and law and the commission has, b.
a majority vote, decided that it is not com
petent under the constitution and law a
it existed at the date Of the passage Q
said act 10 go into evidence aliuudc Of tn
lpapers opened by the president OF the sen
ate in the presence OF the two houses t
q pravo that 0thcT persons than those regu
o iarly certified TO by the governor of tn
e state, and according to the dcterminatlo
= 0f their appointment by the returning off
N GERS for elections in said state prior to tn
., time required for the performance of the
70 duties had been appointed electors, 0r b
re counter proof to show that they had Dot,C
|, II that the determination of said returnin
ID officers was not in accordance with trut
le and fact, beng Of opinion that it is NJ
er within the Jurisdiction of the two houses
1r congress to count votes tor president an
vice president to enter upon a trial Of sue
ne Questio..s. The commission, by MAORI
or Of votes, is also OF opinion that 1t is n
x competent 10 prove that any OF said pc
G sons 80 appointed electors as aforesaid he
'lr an Office Of trust or profit under the I.
nd at the time when they were appointed,
that they were Ineligible under the lax
nd Of the state, or any other matter Offer
to be proved aliunjc of said certi6ca
: al paper.
The commission is also Of the opinio
. by majority of votes, that returning Of
a cGrS of elections who canyassed the vOt
II at an election for electors in louisa
III. were a lawfully constituted body by Writ
Of the constitutional law and that d '
AGM AG canty in said body did not vitiate its Dl
KY ceedings
ad- The commission has also decided a
Mi does hereby decide, by majority Of yot
OF and report, as a consequence OF the foI
oIe oCS going and upon the ground before state
in that he paper which purportlng to be
nsi- certificate Of electoral votes OF said ST
IIss Ies of Louisiana, objected to by T. 0. Ho
and and others, marked n. G. No.
'eW by commission. and herewith return
- is not the certificate Of votes provided
bv the constitution Of the United Sta
and that they had not ought to be cOun
as such,
4 The signatures are Samuel F. Mil
u ". Strong Joseph 2. Bradley, Geo. T, !
munds, o. p. Morton. Fred I. Freli
huysen, James A. Garfield and Geo
7. Hoar
L The decision having been read the I
siding officer asked whether there W
! any objections to the decision.
Mr. Gibson presented objections to
rins rG decisions on the grounds that the comr
fact sion had refused to receive evidence wi
SOD Sc had been offered aud had decided that
Z. notes mentioned in certificates ] anC
should be counted for Hayes and Vince
2 such evidence to contrary notw!thstand
The paper recites, at great length,
proceedings of thd commission but
point of it is the rejection Of evidence.
is signed by most of the Democrats
both houses.
The reading occupied an hour and
y so remarkably dry that after the first
,apt- minutes, conversation began aud mol
y ail pdlu lllS Sii2HlSSI dttSUtlOu W It, ~ III
war uas copci11da6 amid oonSidara hla mn
Or six " - - -.
G. b. ana melnpeIs were gwen an oppoEtC
to sign it, which added to the noise.
lrug~ A. 10 * tho ioint convention was n
- called to order and the presiding Ct
titute asked whether there were any further
led to iectioDs to the decision.
Z E1as tne Senator Wallace presented objec
which were read They are:
RUSS RUSS First, That the decision is in violati
or'h' the electoral act, in this, that by tn