The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-10
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Hayes Takes the Trick.
Florida Rascals Get q Ger
tificate from the Tri-
partite.
A Strict Party Vote Pulls
Down the First Pillar
from the Tottering
Temple Of Lib
erty.
Fraud Commands q Prem
ium.

WASHINGTON, February 9.-The elec.
torsl Commission this evening, BY q vote
of 8 against 7 decided that that the four
electoral votes of Florida should be
counted for Hayes and Wheeler. A
formal report to this effect was signed al
82O P. n. by Messrs. Bradley, Edmunds
Frelinghuysen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller
Morton and Strong, and will be sent tc
the President of the Senate tomorrow
morning.
The Electoral Commission were in
secret session from 10 a. NJ, until $3.50 IN
the evening continuously, with the ex.
ception of two short recesses. Almost
the entire time till near the close Of the
session, was occupied with debate, in
which every one of the fifteen members
of the Commission, by turns, psrticipa,
ted. Two or three of the Justices and
several of the Senatorial members read
elsborately prepared opinions on the
main points at issue, and the discussion i:
understood to have been from its commen.
cement to the close one Of extraordinary
power and ability. The question Of the
eligibility of Mr.. Humphreys was moi
made the subject of much discussion, mol
was any vote taken concerning it. AT
one stage of the proceedings Senator
Thurman offered resolution declaring
that there was not sufficient evidence
offered to show that Humphreys was no,
q shipping commissioner on the 7th day
of November. This resolution was crit
icized by several Republican members on
the ground that 1t might carry an inn
plication that if Humphreys had been
such commissioner on the TIN OF Nov
bis vote would have been invalid, and
the resolution was not argued, there
seeming to be practically unanimity o'
opinion that Humphreys resignation
was legally etiectasl, being rendered snc
accepted before the election.
About Six o'clock p. NJ, the debate be-
ing ended, Senator Edmunds submitted
resolution declaring in substarc ce thai
the four Republican electoral votes OF
Florida should be:counted, and embody
Ing also various reasons for such declara
ton.
Representative Hunton offered the fol
lowing substitute:
Resolved, That tie electors named in
the certificate No. to wit: Messrs
Wilkinson Kale, j. K. Yenge, Robert
Bsllock and Robert b. Hilton, are the
four persons who were duly appointed
electors by the State of Florida on tbt
7th day of November, and that theil
votes as certified by such certificate are
the votes provided for by the Constitu
ton of the United States.
This substitute was rejected by th'
following vote:
Yeas-Abbot, Bsyard, Clifford, Field
Hunton, Payne and Thurman.
Bradley, Edmunds, Frellng
huysen, Garfield, Hosr, Miller, Morton
and Strong-S.
Mr.. Edmunds then withdrew his reso
luton and Mr.. Garfield offered the fol
lowing, which was adopted by the
foregoing vote reversed:
Resoiped, That tour person, to.wit
Frederick q. Humphreys, Chas. w
Pearce, William and Thos. w. Long
were duly appointed electors of Presi
dent and Vice President for the State o
Florida and that the votes cast by the
aforesaid four persons are the vote
provided for by the Constitution OF the
United States.
The vote IN detail on the adoption o'
this resolution was as follows:
YeM-Brsdley, Edmunds, Freling
huysen, Garfield, Hosr, Miller, Mortor
and Strong-S. :,
Navs-Abboott, Bsysrd, Clifford
Field, Hunton, Payne and Thurman
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, Messrs
Edmunds, Bradley and Miller were sp
pointed q committee to draft reports o
the decision of The Commission, with 1
briei statement Of the reasons therefore
to be signed by the members agreeing
therein, and to be transmitted to the
Joint session of the two houses rs re
auired by the electoral act.
The argumentstive resolution pre-
viously offered and Withdrawn BY Mr.
Edmunds was adopted by th'
committee of three, with
few verbal changes, as their report, anC
about o clock it was signed BY the
eight members of the Commission who
had voted for the adoption of Mr.. Gar
fields resolution.
The final decision or report to Con
gress is very briet, but i; is complete
The phrsseology is withheld from pub
licity tonight, from q consideration O
et,ouet 1t is 10 be transmitted to-mor
row morning TO the President OF ,h'
Senate, under seal, to be by him imme
diately laid before the joint session OF IN
two houses. It's points, however, can b
accurately stated as follows:
First, The Com mission exercising tn
powers OF both honses under the law, AM
having examined all the certificates snC
papers referred to them, find thst the,
have no authority to hear evidence out
side Of the certificate of the Governor O
the State of Florida founded on th
determination of the Canyassing Boar,
of the State as TO its vote.
Second, The Commission could no
consider as evidence any act OF ID
Legislature Cor Courts in determining
whom the State hsd appointed elector
after the day the said electors gave shei
vote.
Third, In regard TO the alleged ineli
gibility OF F. c. Humphreys, there ws
no, sufficient proof that be held an ofic
on the 7.h Of November.
The Secretary Of the Commission wi
tomorrow morning deliver TO the Pres
dent pro ten Of the Senate the forms
decision above described, together Wit
al certificates and accompany ing paper
in the Florida case, which we're referre
to the Commission, and the Secreiar
will also deliver 70 the Speaker Of ,h
House q formal notification signed b
the Commisson. that their decision hs
bean communicated to the Prsaidsat pr