The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15

cords with the certificate purporting to be
the certificate of the Canvassing Board,
and is opened by Ferry. Even though
forged certificates were imposed on Ferry
or the President of the Senate should
forge certificates himself, their decision
will not be scrutinized and is irrevocable
The wording is plainly the willy work of
Edmunds and Garfield. Acting on its de-
claration the vote of Louisiana would be
given to Hayes, and the Oregon vote
might he scrntini2ed, as Gov. Growers
certificate is not in accordance with the
certificate OF the State Canvassng Board.
1t is not certain that the eight who signed
the report meant to say so much or in
tended to so decide, but it is certain that
their words if they can.
The Commission on Tuesday proceeded
with the examination of the Louisiana GER
tifcates Senator Mcdonald, of the Dem
oeratic counsel, addressed the Commission
in objection to the Hayes certificate. and
was followed BY Mr. jerks. on the same
side The latter said
BY the acl creating the Commission it
had been determined and settled as a fact
that the two Houses should count the
votes. The duty to count carried with it
the necessary power to perform the act.
This being embraced in the Constitution.
no Legislative act could deprive them of
the power TO do SO intelligently
Mr. jerks asserted the result of the pop
llar vote had been reversed by the eNcln-
sion Of $4,000 Tilden votes and 1900
Hayes votes. making difference of H.
600 votes against the Tilden electors.
lie proceeded to review the election in
several parishes. taking as basis OF facts
the testimony before the House in the
Louisiana Committee with the incidental
claim that this testimony was proper evil
dence to be considered by the Commits
sion. He claimed that the supervisors of
election had thrown out a large number
of votes without Il shadow of authority,
and in one case where it could not be told
clearly whether the return for Tilden cleo
tors were 219 or z11 the whole vote had
been on this account thrown out. Going
over the returns parish by parish, he in
each case asserted evidence of fraud and
irregularty, declaring his readiness to
show the same by evidence in possession
Of the House. and constructiycIy before
the Commission.
They were farther prepared to show that
levisse and Brewster were ineligible, the
former holding q position as commission
er appointed by the circuit court, and
Brewster a surveyor of land for the dis
trict. and he maintained that the clause Of
the Constitution extended not only to the
offer but to the act. They would further
prove that under the Constitution of Louis
lana which prohibited any person from
holding two offices three others We're dis
qualified, viz: Joflroin, Marks and Burch,
who were respectively supervisor of cleo
ton, district attorney and state senator. at
the time Of election They were further
prepared to show it was determined be-
fore the result was known, that if necessa-
~ to affect the result, the returning board
was prepared to give the State to Hayes
regardless of for whom the votes had been
cast la conclusion he asked that the NOR
al light OF the Universe might be allowed
to shine upon this transaction and the Ma
ton be saved from the vile act OF this Re-
turning Board