The daily gazette., 1877-02-12
THIRD EDITION /!
The Count Of the Votes.
A RESOLUTION TO BE OFFERED
IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY.

SYNOPSIS OF THE LOUISIANA CASE.
Correspondent of the World.
WAsBINGToN, February 1.-THE
joint convention will resume the
Florida case tomorrow land the course
to be pursued by the House has excl
ted public attention, TO the exclusion
of all else of interest here to-day. The
action of the House in taking recess
yesterday without voting upon the de-
cislon of the Electoral Commission
has been the subject of various COM
ment. Not few Democrats are so
indignant over what they believe to be
the plain violation of the spirit and
letter of the law creating the commits.
sion that they favor continuing recess
of the House from day to day until
the time has expired in which Presi.
dent can be declared elected by the
joint convention. Others favor a re-
solution requesting the Democratic
members of the commission to with
draw from the tribunal.
The resolution is in the hands ot
Proctor Knott. Chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee of the House, and
will be offered tomorrow if declared
in order by tie Speaker. 1t will dc.
clare that the finding of the commits
sion in reaching conclusion based ON
the Governors certificate, as substar-
tiated by the State canv ass, dealt with
facts not matter of record in ceItiti-
cate No. and excluded with other
evidence by the commission, the only
canvass of which it was properly cogn-
Zant being embraced in certificate No.
3. The commission will be respect
fully requested by the House, if this
resolution be agreed TO, to explain this
discrepancy between the facts before
it and its finding. If adopted by the
House, it may preclude vote of the
convention on Florida by another re-
cess intervening.
The Louisiana case when il is reach
ed will be met with a strong array OF
objections. They have been prepaI
ed with great care by Judge Trum-
bull, Matt 81. Carpenter, ex-associate
Justice Campbell, and with the advice
and assistance OF other eminent law
yers. Judge Black will also speak II
the case.
The Florida decision does certainly
} imply that the commission will re-
quire the Hayes electors in Louisiana
: to be regularly certified; but will not
Bradley say they are thus certified
if according 10 the decision OF the Re
turning Board? In order to avoid the
, force of the Governors certificate II
Oregon, Bradley intimates that he will
60 behind an Executive certificate in
order to examine what was the decis
ion of the Canvassing Board. Blu,
will he go behind that decision if ht
4 finds that the State law empowered
= the board under any possible circum-
+, stances of proof to make the decisior
y it? The cruel mockery of Bradley
d decision that everything done in FleI
/ ida to correct any error in the decis
S ion of the Canvassing Board shoult
have been done before the 9th of De
:. Gem Der is apparent when it is remem-
d bered that the CanvassiDg Board. di'
e not decide till o'clock on that yer!
e morning, and the writ of quo acdrTa-
to was served at 1905 o'clock of tha
: day. The mandamus proceeding
Ii which elected Drew were taken afte
The 9th of December.
Judge Campbell has brought wit
= him from New Orleans certain evl
= dence of an extremely important char
l. acter, which the democrats think W,
r be of great value to them.