New Orleans Republican., 1877-02-28
EEaE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL.

ing tae votes from Oregon was read. The
brief ground of the decision, which is in
favoE- OF all Hayes electors, is that the said
aEsslGrs appear to have been lawfully ap
NzziEfsad, ahd they voted as such at the time
55sgss she manner provided for by the consti.
9HtzGn of the United States and law; and
commissioners sre further OF opinion that
dx the laws OF Oregon the duty of canvass
fnm Returns Of all votes given at an cleo
9ia1 oi President and Vice President
WAa imposed upon the Secretary of
Stats ard upOn no one else; that
the Secretary Of State did canvass
these returns and ascertained that j. g.
CaroWright, W. IL. Oiell and j. w Watts
had a majority OF all votes given for cleo
eaxs, and had The highest number of votes
fsx chat ofii'e, and by the express language
Of the statute those persons are deemed
eEeeded. In obedience to his duty the Secre-
t&ry of State made the canvass and tabu-
fAtad statement of votes showing this re-
suit, which, according To law, he IlAced on
4iHe liz his Office on the fourth OF December,
IS16l All this appears by official certificate
azndsE seal OF the Secretary of S ate, and
sigusd by him, and delivered by him TO
tho electors, and forwarded by them to
the President OF the Senate with their
UuGstz that the refusal or failure of the
fSdvaCner of Oregon to sign the certificates
Of the election of persons so elected. does
not have the effect of defeating their ap-
qGSnSment for such electors; that the act
A. Crolin the certificate of his election,
Gta0Rgh Ae received a Thousand Votes lees
AzaM Watts, on the ground that the latter
was sneligible, was without authority of
RzW, and is therefore void; that although
the evidence shows that Watts was post
uss65T at the time of his election, that fact
fz raEdered immateIial by his resignation as
DGsfUaster TO ill a vacancy in the Electoral
G.alfsge; that as a CONSEQUENCE of the fore
zszug, and upon the grounds before stated,
Itas Paper purpordng TO be the certificate nt
fae electoral vote of Oregon, signed by +.
A Cconin, N. I. Miller and John Parker is
naSs aae certificate of votes provided for by
che constitution Of the United States, and
they o9ght not to be counted as such by the
u1esSEoers of the commission. Agreeing and
apPrOving of this decision are Samuel +.
Miller, w. Strong, Joseph z. Bradley,
George +. EdmUnds, q. p. Morton, Fred
eEisk l.. Freling huysen, James A. Garfield,
&SeOrge e. HOar.
Oe5eotions we're then filed, signed by
SeuSnOrs Kelly, Whyte, Cooper, Mcdonald,
NorWood and Hereford, and by Represen.
esnIges Lane, PoppletOr, jerks, Vance Of
1lr5a, ThrookmOrton, w Ike, WiggintOD and
EIttEell, and the Senate withdrew.
In it's own chamber, after brief debate,
manly by Senator Kelley, the decision of
Che electoral commission was ordered to
stand
In the House much time was absorbed in
FiIe movements of the filibusters but
finally, by vote of 81 to so, the House noti-
asd tiEe Senate that it was ready to proceed
with the count. In the debate which &C.
CURED, Mr. Hewitt arraigned Mr. Hear for
bad faith in deciding IN the commission con-
traFy 20 his expressed views in the House
aad iR the committee by which the cleo.
turAa bill was framed.
Mr. Uoar, replying, described Hewitt ss
q usan Tickety, shakg, crazy and out Cf
iuint-
When the Senate returned an objection
TO Lhe electoral vote of Mr. MorIell, of
Rennsyivania, was read. The objection
was sdverruled As invalid, and a recess taken
till Monday.
On Monday good part of the day was
k1se by Democratic motions in the House
70 kMl time and prevent the count proceed
ing
Toe Senate reassembled at ten O'Clock,
bEs 40 business was transacted, IL having
dtsposed of the objection in regard to Mr..
Morrell, of Pennsy ylvania, on Saturday
sud awaited the action Of the House on
tilaG matter.
Sasat session was not had until after
twelve o'clock.
Tfse House and Senate ended session at
ehres o'clock, when Pennsg glvania was
oqanked, and retired on objection to Rhode
EsfaHd-
AmOtion for recess was defeated by a
vote Of 50 to l7S, seventy Democrats votlDg
with Che Republicans.
Tfae House voted to count Rhode Island, |
after two hours discussion, when the Sem
ats again entered and the State was count |
ed fnc Hayes.
Sauth Carolina was then reached, When, |
On atg sction, the houses separated and the |
certificates were referred to the commits |
sio5s and the House took q recess to ten |
o'oitask tomorrow.
At seven o'clock South Carolina was
gIvan to the eOmmissiOn, who assembled, |
Deee1Ved the papers in the case, and ad- |
fonTred 90 ten o'clock.
mo following are the objections to the |
vote of South Carolina:
:. That no legal election was held in /
South Carolina for presidential electors, the |
GaHeral Assembly of that State not having |
provided, as required by article eight, sec
eau three of the constitution thereof, for /
the registration of people entitled to vote,
Nli1hoab which registration no valid or legal /
eleelion could be held.
2 There was not existing in the State of |
S0u1kR Carolina on the first OF January, 1876, |
nor At any time thereafter, up to and in
cluding the tenth Of December, 1876,
wepuh lisan form of government, such as is
RuaEn nteed by the constitution to every
Htate in the Union.
2 That the Federal government, prior 10
asa daring the election Of November Z,
1476s without authority OF law, stationed, in |
va<i0ua parts OF said State, at or near the
Rslliug places, detachments of the United
States army, by whose presence the full ex-
cruise of the right of suffrage was pre-
veufed. and By reason whereof no legal or
4res aieciiOn was or could be had.
4. At the several polling places in the
said State there were stationed United /
Asafes deputy marshals, appointed under
sh& provieions of sections twenty, twenty |
ere and twenty-five, United States Re-
Eia8d btatutes, which provisions were un-
coas6 tuti0nal and void. That said deputy |
azaE1lEais, exceeding over 1000 in number
1F thetr unlawful and arbitrary action in /
o1ediERce TO the improper and illegal in L
Eaetfons received BY Them from the De-
pertinent of Justice so inteFfered with the
1zlf and free exercise Of the right of suf
laaa by the duly qualified voters Of said
1fHees that . fair election could not be had,
a waa not had in said State on NOvem.
h ts76.
s. That there was not from the first Of
aaaEys 1876, up to and including the tenth
IS Hacomber, 1876, &C any time State gov
eE1uent IN the State Of South Carolina, ex-
czNf d pretended government set up in Yi0-
E1eE1l Of Law and Of the constitution Of the
1G States BY Federal authority and sus-
Es2Azr1 1F badernl troops.
atOr Herman was elected to succeed I
Ef Thurman, who retired from tie
szion on account Of sickness.
4z amnialiOu remained in sesgi0n all Il
4 Tuesday until Two O'clock, when secret
Nha commenced. At seven O'clock Il
aurnueut Vns reached, the vote Of
A Caroline having been decided for
.Is.~ and WIeoler