The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-13

was lhos. Y. Anderson, one OF the Return
ing Board. This was authenticated b,
Kellogg, MS Governor, he being himsei
one OF the electors. The certificate hay
ing been read the presiding officer handet
to the tellerS another certificate from th,
same State, with corresponding one re
ceiyed by mail, showing s votes for Tildel
and Hendricks. This was authenticated
by McEnery as Governor Of the State
Still third certificate was opened ant
read corresponding with the one havin,
been received by mail, with 8 votes fol
Hayes and Wheeler, authenticated by thu
Secretary Of State.
AN ATTEMPT AT BURLEsQUE.
The presiding officer opened and pre-
sented another certificate received by
mail.
No corresponding one having been re.
ceived by tie messenger, Mr.. Stone, o.
Missouri, one Of the tellers, proceeded tC
read il, but il was obvious from the first
sentence that it was a burlesque. Itcom'
menced by certifying that John Smith
had been elected from the lst district
John Smith No. from the Cd, John
Smith No. . from the Sd, John Smith
No. 3 from the 4th, John Smith No.
from the 9Th, John Smith No. 8 from the
9th and John Smith A and John Smith 4
electors at large.
When the reading had proceeded thus
far Senator Sergeant rose and said that
ii was obvious that the certificate was
not bonalide.
The Presiding Officer said it was his
duty to submit all papers received by
him. He asked whether the paper should
be suppressed. Voices-No no read
it'll The reading was proceeded with to
the great amusement Of the audience. 1t
followed the usual iormalities, showing
that John Smith had only been chosen
Us chairmrn and John Smith B as Ser.
geant.at.arms, and that John Smith No.
| and John Smith A were appointed tel
lers; that Z votes had been cast for Peter
Cooper, Of New York, and Sam Carey, of
Ohio.
At this stage OF the reading Senator
Mcdonald suggested that the two houses
should not be compelled 10 listen to the
reading.
The presiding officer directed the ad.
dress on the envelope to be read. 1t
read: "To the Vice President Of the
United States, Washington. Vote Of the
Electoral College Of the State of Louis.
lana for President and Vice President,
lS7G.' He then directed the teller 10
proceed with the reading.
After few sentences more had been
read Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the
Chair held that it was not in order to
dispense with the further reading Of the
paper?
The presiding officer said he asked
unanimous consent, but objection had
been made.
Mr.. Hoar replied that any person OBJ
jecting should rise in his place and do so.
Mr.. Mills, .rising--As this Is a bur-
lesque act ! object.
The reading was then proceeded with
10. its elose-it purporting to be signed
by John Smith, bull-dozer, Governor of
Louisiana, and winding up with the
motto, "SuCh is life in Louisiana Sub
sequently the President directed the pa
per to be omitted from the proceedings Of
the Joint Convention. .
Senator Mcdonald submitted an objec.
ton to the Hayes and Wheeler CerIif-
Gates. The objection was based on the
ground that the Hayes electors had not
been duly elected; that their election had
been certified by William p. Kellogg,
who claimed 10 be, but in fact was not
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana, and
because the Returning Board OF said
State was without jurisdiction, for the
reason that the laws OF Louisiana con-
ferred no power on the Returning Board
to canvass or compute votes since it was
constituted Of but four out Of the
five persons required by law; since
those four were OF the same political
party and since there was vacancy in
said Board which the four members had
refused to till, because the four members
OF the Returning Board had full knowl-
edge that the true compilation Of Me votes
would have shown that the Tilden elect
tors had been duly elected; because said
Board had offered for money, 10 sell the
vote Of Louisiana, and because A. B. Le-
vissee and o. A. Brewsters, Of the Repub-
lican Electors, had held Offices Of trust
under the government Of the United
States at the time Of their appointments
as electors. .n
The objections are'signed. by Mcdonald,
Stevenson, Salisbury and Bogy, Senators;
jerks, Gibson, Tucker, Levy, Ellis and
Morrison, members OF the House Of Rep
resentatives.
Mr.. Gibson also, sent up objections, to
the Hayes and Wheeler certificates be-
cause,
!. That the Government of Louisiana
was not Republican in form.
2. No canvass was made on which the
certificates Of the election were issued.
8. Any alleged canvass Of the votes,
was an act of usurpatiou, fraudulent and
void.
4. Some Of the electors were Ineligible
by the laws OF Louisiana, were disquali-
fed from being electors as holding State
offices, Kellogg being acting deiactO Gov
ernor, Jeilries Supervisor OF Registra.
tion for the parish, OF Point Coupre,
Marks District Attorney, and Burch q
member OF the State Senate, member
OF the Board Of Control Of the State Peni.
tentiary, an Administrator OF the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum and Treasurer Of the
School Board Of East Baton Rouge.
s.. Because Mr.. Jefl'ries was specially
disqualified by the 18th section OF an act
Of the Legislature Of the 24th OF July,
1874, which provides that no Supervisor
OF Registration shall be- eligible TO any
office Mt that election, and because
Jetlries was, at the last election, Super.
visor Of Registration for the parish Of
Point Coupre.
This OBJ lection is signed by Senators
Salisbury, Mcdonald and Herman, and by
Representatives jerks, Tucker, Gibson,
Field, Long and Egbert.,
Mr.. Wood (of New York submitted
further objection to the Hayes and
Wheeler certificates, on the ground that
the electors were not elected as provided
by the Legislature.
REPUBLICAN OBJECTIONS.
Mr.. Howe submitted an objection to
the Tilden and Hendricks certificates, on
the ground that there was no evidence
that those electors had been appointed in
such manner as the Legislature directed,
while there was conclusive evidence that
neither Of them had been 30 appointed.
He also made objection on the ground
Al a.