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THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Ninth Days Session.

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WAsHINaroS, Feb. 0.
The electoral commission met at 10
o'clock this morning, and went into closed
session. There are no indications as to
when the conclusion will be reached.
EVENING.
The electoral commission this evening by
vote Of eight against seven decided that
the four electoral votes should be counted
for Hayes and Wheeler. A formal report
to this effect was signed at $3.50 p. M, by
Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Gar
field, Hoar, Miller, and Strong, and will be
sent to the president of the senate to-mor-
row morning.
The electoral commission were in secret
session from 10 q. M. until half past eight
o'clock this evening, continuously, with
the exception of two short recesses. AL
most the entire time until nearly the close
of the session was occupied with debate
IN which every one of the fifteen members
of the commission, by turns, participated.
Two or three justices and several of the
senatorial members read deliberately pre-
pared opinions upon the main points at
issue, and the discussion was, from its COM
mencement TO its close, of extraordinary
power and ability. The question of eligi-
gibility of Humphreys was not made the
subject of much discussion, nor was any
vote taken concerning 1t. At one stage OF
the proceedings, however, Thurman Of
ferred a resolution declaring that there was
not sufficient evidence offered TO show that
Humphreys was not shipping commissioner
on the 18th day of November, This resolu-
ton was criticised by several republican
members on the ground that it might car
ry an impression that if be had been such
commissioner on the 7th of November his
vote would have been invalid, and the reso-
luton was not urged. There seemed to be
practically a unanimity Of opinion that
Humphreys resignation was legally effec-
tual, being rendered and accepted be-
fore election. About six o'clock p.
M, the debate being ended, Mr..
Edmunds submitted resolution in
substance that the four republican votes
of Florida should be counted and embody-
ing also various reasons for such dec
laration. Hunton offered the following as
substitute: "Resolved that the electors
named in certificate No. 2, to wit, Wiki
inson Call, j. E. Younge, Robert Bullock,
and Robert B. Hilton are the four persons
who were duly appointed electors by the
state of Florida on the 7th of November,
and their votes as certified by such GER
tifcate are the votes provided for by the
constitution of the United States" This
substitute was rejected by the following
vote: yeas, Abbott, Bayard, Clifford,
Hunton, Payne, and Thurman; nays,
Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Gar
field, Hoar, Miller, Morton, and
Strong. Mr.. Edmunds then withdrew his
resolution and Mr.. Garfield offered the fol-
lowing which was adopted by the foregoing
vote reversed: Resolved, That the foul
persons, to wit Fred'k. G. Humphreys
Chas. w. Pearce, William H. Holden ant
Thomas W. Long, were duly appointed
electors of president and vice-president fol
the state Of Florida, and that the votes cas-
by the aforesaid four persons are the vote
provided for by the constitution of tn
United States. On motion of MIR. Garfield
Messrs. Edmunds, Bradley and Miller wer
appointed committee to draft report O
the decision of the commission with brie
statement of the reasons therefor, to b
signed by the members agreeing therein
and transmitted to the joint session of tn
two houses as required by the electoral act
and about eight o'clock it was signed b.
the eight members of the commission VIII
had voted for its adoption.