Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-02-22

| slution and results.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-The follow
ing are the resolutions acted upon by
the commission in their secret session
and afterwards reported to counsel:
Mr.. Hoar submitted the following:
Ordered. That the evidence be not re-
ceiyed.
Mr.. Abbott offered the following as a
substitute:
Resoiped, That evidence be received
to show that so much of the act of Lou
isiana establishing the returning board
for that State is unconstitutional, and
the acts Of said returning board are
void. ,e
This was rejected by the following
! vote.
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Cliff.
ford, Field, Hunton, Payne and Thur
man.
Nays-Messrs. Bradley, Edmunds,
Frelnghuysen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller,
Morton and Strong-8.
Mr.. Abbott offered another substitute
as follows: 3ssr -s-
! Resolped, That evidence will be re-
ceiyed to show that the returning board
OF louisiana at The time of canvassing
and compiling the vote Of that State at
the last election in that State was not
legally constituted under the law estab-
fishing it, in this, that it was composed
Of four persons Of one political party
instead of FIVE persons Of different par
ties.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered another sub.
1 stitute:
Reso!red, That the commission will
receive testimony on the subject Of the
frauds alleged in the specification OF
counsel for objections to certificates l
and 3.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered fourth sub
stitute:
j Resolved, That testimony tending TO
show that the so-called returning board
of Louisiana had no jurisdiction to can.
vass the vote for electors for President
and Fice-Presidentis admissible.
Rejected by the same vote.
| Mr.. Abbott offered fifth substitute,
which was rejected BY the same vote,
which was as follows: 4.
! Rssol0ed, That evidence is admissible
that the statements and aaidavits pur-
i porting to have been made and for
warded to said returning board in pur.
suance Of the provisions of section Is OF
the election law Of 1872, alleging riot.
tumult, intimidation and violence at OF
near certain polls and in certain par.
ishes, were false and fabricated and
forged by certain dlsreputable persons
under the direction and knowledge Of
said returning board; that said returning
board, knowing the said statements
and afidayits to be false and forged, and
that none ofsuch statements and aft.
daEits were made in manner or form,
or within the time required BIZ law, did
knowingly, wilfuliy and f-au,sulertly
-ali ana refuse to canvass or compile
more than fC,CO0 votes cast, as is
shown by the commissioners Of cleo
ton.
M. Huntou offered a. sixth substi-
TUE as follows:
! ReSoIced, That evidence be received
to prove that Votes cast ard given at
said election on the It'll OF November
last, as shown by return made by the
commissioners Of election for the said
polls and voting places in said State
have never been compiled nor canvass.
ed, and that the said returning board
never even preteneed to compile or
canvass the returns By said commission
ers Of election, but that said returning
boards only pretended to canvass re-
turns made by State supervisors ofreg-
i istration.
A Rejected by the same vote.
i A seventh substitute was offered by
/ Mr.. Bayard; as follows:
i Resolved, That no person holding an
Office of trust or profit under the United
States is eligible to be appointed an
eiector, and that this commission will
receive evidence tending to prove said
inelgibhlty,,as offered by counsel for
objections to certificates Nos. l and 5.
| Rejected BY the same vote.
Mr.. Justice Field offered the eighth
and last substitute, as follows:
Rssolrsd, That in the opinion Of the
commission evidence is admissible upor
the several matters which the counse
for objection to Nos. and offered tc
prove. ...e. ..F
This was also rejected by the same
vote, and the question on original order
submitted by Mr.. Roar, came up, viz
THAT the evidence offered be not re
ceived."
Mr.. Payne moved to strike out TIT
word mot" Rejected by same vote.
The vote on the original order wa
, then taken, and it vas adopted by tht
following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Bradley, Ednunds
Frelnghuysen, Garfield, Hear, Miller
Morton and Strong-8.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, CGf
ford, Field, Hunton, Payne and Thurrna,
~.
After the conclusion had been reached
by the commission the counsel wer,
, admitted, and the above resolutions
wore read by the secretary. AS soon a,
the final vote had been taken MIR
Justice Field moved that the Injunction
Of secrecy beremoved from the proceed
ings Of the commission, and It wa,
adopted unanimously.
, Mr.. hoar inquired or the Chai
whether any Of the time to which counse
were entitled under order Of the com
mission remained, or whether it hal
, been exhausted? .ts q
The court replied that the time fol-
objectors to Nos. and was exhaust
ed. On the part Of DIRECTORS to Ger
tificate No. 2 he believed ten minute:
remained, but time had been substantial
ly exhausted.
Mr. Payne moved that one hour be
given to each side retrospective counse
) TO sum up the case.
Mr.. Garfield said that the order hac
been alreadynade THAT each side should
have four and a half hours, and that the
tame should be used as they chose or
the interlocutory question. He consid
cred he oughtto stand on the order, anc
should vote against the motion. Counse
themselves had not asked IL. zee
Judge Clifford inquired if they were
satisfied to rest their case.
Mr.. .Evarts said they were satisfied