The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-21

of Florida.
THE DECISION OF THE SENATE.
The clerk of the senate will now read the de-
The decision of the senate having been read
by its clerk and that of the house by its clerk,
the presiding officer sad: The two houses not
in the ordering, otherwise the de-
cision of the commission will stand unre-
versed, and the counting will now proceed, in
COMO nifty with the decision OF the comnis-
Florida"
senator Allison. one ofthe telIers, thereupon
that the state of Florida had given
four votes or r. b. Hayes, of Ohio, as presi-
dent, ana four votes for William "A. Wheeler,
of New York, as vice president.
The vice president then offered the certlfi-
cate from the state of Georgia and handed il to
the tellers. 10 was read by Representative
Cook, OF Georgia.
The presiding officer asked II there was any
objection to the vote of Georgia.
None being made, he announced that the
vote would be counted, and directed the tel
Mr. Cook then declared that the state of
Georgia had give IL votes Tor Samuei
J; Tilden,, Of New York. as pres
A HeI dricKs, of Indiana, as vice president.
The next followed in succession, the state OF
Illinois, with Il votes for Hayes and Wheeler;
Indiana, with Is votes for Tilden and Hen
bricks; Iowa, with IL votes for Hayes and
Wheeler; Kansas, with votes for Hayes and
Wheeler, and KENTUCKY, with II votes for TIL
den and Hendricks.
THE VOTE OF LOUISIANA.
Then came the certificate from the state of
Louisiana showing eight votes for Hayes and
The presiding officer stated that
certificate had been received by
one had been received by mes
senger. The messenger appointed for
that purpose was ThoS G.. Anderson, one OF
the returning board. This was authenticated
by kellogg as governor, he being himself one
of the electors. -
The certificate having been read the presid-
ing officer handed to the Iellers another GER
tificate from the same state with the cores
ponding one received by mail, showing
eight votes for Tilden and Hen
as governor of the state; still a third certificate
was opened and read corresponding with the
one having been received by mail, with votes
for Hayes and Wheeler, authenticated by
Deslonde as secretary of state.
THE LATEST RETURN.
The presiding officer opened and presented
another certificate received by mail, no CORE
spending one having been received by mes
senger.
Mr.. Stone. of Missouri, one OF the fellers,
preceded to read 1t, but it was obvious from
the first sentence that ft was mere burlesque.
Ii commenced by certifying that John Smith
had been chosen elector from the First dis
trict John Smith No. from the Second dis
trict, John Smith No. from the Third dis
trict, John Smith No. from the Fourth dis
trict, John Smith No. from the Fifth district,
John Smith No from sixth and John Smith
a and John smith b electors at large.
When the calling had proceeded thus far,
Senator Sargent rose and said Ii was obvious
that the certificate was not bona tide.
The presiding officer "a d IL was his duty to
submit all papers received by him. He asked
whether the paper should be suppressed.
Voices, mo, no, read it.'1 The read
ing was proceeded with to the
great amusement OF the audience.
1t followed The usual formalities, showing
that John Smith had been chosen as chair
man. and John smith y as sergeant alarms,
and that John Smith No. and John Smith
were appointed tellers. That the eight
votes OF the state had been cast for Peter
Cooper of New York and am Carey.
At this stage Of the reading Senator Melon.
aid suggested that the two houses should not
be compelled to listen to the reading.
The presiding officer dire cited the address
on the envelope TO be read. II read, ITO the
vice president OF the United States, Washing.
ton, ID. :, the vote OF the electoral college OF
Louisiana for president and vice president,
1876"
He then directed the teller to proceed with
the reading, After few more sentences had
been read Mr. Hoar inquired whether the chair
held that 1t was not in order TO dispense with
further reading OF the papers.
The presiding officer said he asked the unan,-
nous consent, but that objection had been
MADE.
Mr. Hoar required that any person object
ing should rise in his place aud do so.
Mr.. Mills (rising)-As this is Durlesque act
The reading was then proceeded with
to its close, 1t purporting to be
signed by John Smith, company
winding win d up With the motto "such is life in
louisiana"
subsequently the presiding officer directed
the paper to be omitted from the proceedings
OF the Joint commission.
DIRECTIONS TO THE HAYES ELECTORS.
Senator Mcdonald submitted an objection
The objection was based on I G
ground that the Hayes electors had
not been duly elected, that their election had
been certified by VIM. p. Kellogg, who cl lined
to be, but was not in fact governor of the state
OF Louisiana, and because the returning board
was without jurisdiction for reason that the
laws of Louisiana conferred no power on the
returning board to canvass and com
pile the votes since they were con-
stituted by only four Of the five
were of the same political party, ana since
there was vacancy in the said board which
the four members had refused to MI, because
the four members of the returning board had
full knowledge that true compilation of
the votes would have shown that the
Tilden electors had been duly elected, because
the vote of louisiana and because II. Il. Ie-
visse and III. Brewster had held offices OF trust
under the United States at the time of their
app sintment as electors.
TIE sIGNERs OF THE DIRECTION.
The objection is signed by Mcdonald, sauls-
bury, Bogy, senators, and Jencks, Gibson,
luCkcr, ELLIS anu mOril SOll, representatives.
ANOTHER OBJECTION.
Mr.. Gibson also sent up objections to the
Hayes and Wheeler certificates, because
I. The government of Louisiana was not re-
publican in form.
2. No canvass was made on which the GER
tiicates of their election were issued.
3. An alleged canvass of the votes was an act
Of usurpation, fraudulent and void. ,,.
4. Some Of the electors were ineligible by the
laws of Louisiana, and were disqualified from
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being acting de fdcto governor, Jeffrion super
visor OF registration for the parish
Of Point Coupee, Marks district attorney,
and Burch, member of the state senate and
a member of the board of control of the state
penitentiary, an administrator of the deaf
and dumb asylum and treasurer of the
school board of East Baton Rouge
and because Jeffrion was specially disquali fed
by the 18th section of the act of the legislature
passed on the 24th of July, 1874, which provides
that no supervisor of registration shall be ELI
gible TO any office at that election, and be-