, 1877-02-10

pOseu tue IeHulnS NC regarded aS COLI
pletcd and the result be announced MS
under the late act of Congress; all pa
pers would be referred to the provision
al tribunal so ordered.
The presiding officer asked if there
was any objection to counting the cleo
t0ral votes Of Florida.
Representative Field sen; to the CLERKS
desk u written objection to the certifi-
cate for Hayes and Wheeler, signed by
Senator Jones of Florida, Cooper OF Ten
nessec and Mcdonald of Indiana, and
Representatives Field, Tucker, Jencks
and Springer
Further objections being called for,
Senator Sargent sent up apaper signed
by himself, Senators Conoyer, Sherman
and Teller, aud Representatives Wood
burn, Dunnell, Kasson and McGray, con.
tanning three several objections to the
votes cast by the Democratic electors,
Coll, Hunter, Butler and Younger, on
the ground that the papers were not au'
Y thenticated as required by the constitu'
tien and laws.
Senator Jones CT Florida objected
specially to Humphreys, as holding an
office of trust and profit under the
United States
Kasson made additional objection to
third set OF certificates, because they
we're not authenticated by the person
who held the office OF Governor at the
time the functions of the electors were
exercised.
The objections were referred to the
Electoral Commission, and the Senate
returned to its own chamber.
The Electoral Commission met OF 3
O'Clock to day. The journal OF the pre-
ceding session was read, corrected and
approved.
A communication from the two
Houses of Congress in joint session was
presented by Gorham, Secretary Of the
Senate, and read as follows:
HALL OF House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, Feb. l, 1877.
To the President of the Commission :
More than one return, or paper purport-
ing to be return and certificate of the
electoral votes of the State of Florida,
having been received and this day duly
opened in the presence ofthe two Houses
of Congress, and objections thereto hav-
ing been made, said returns, with all ac-
compauying papers, and also the oliec--
tions thereto, are herewith submitted to
the Judgment and decision of the com
mission, as provided by law.
T. w. FERRY.
Presiding Justice-It is suggested,
and think very properly, that the doors
may now be opened and the proper per-
sons be admitted.
Justice Bradley--I understand there
are three certificates from Florida.
should think the proper course would be
to have the certificates read, and then as
each is read, let tho parties be called up
on to state whether they are objected TO,
and who are the ohjectors. Until we
read these certificates or hear them read,
we do not know what we have before us,
After that time it will be time to take
such other order in regarl to the pro-
Ceedings as may be necessary.
Presiding Justice-I will adopt that
suggestion without vote.
Justice Miller-I had desired, if it was
the pleasure OF the commission, to listen
to the reading of these documents in the
House of Representatives. If papers
about the State of Florida are read, it
will take an hour to read them The
objectors' names are to the papers max
ing objections. Ipresume they will be
printed. They certainly ought to he
printed, then everybody can read them
without consuming an hour. think It
Brother Bradley had known, as know,
the length of these papers, he would per-
haps withdraw his motion.
Presiding Justice-DOes Justice Brad
ley withdraw his motion2