The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-08
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as electors, on December 9, 1876, cast the four
votes OF Florida kr Mr.. Tiden as President
Mr. Hend icks as Vies President. and as well iu
that respect - in ell Others, acting id entire and
perfect conformity with the cons stitution Of the
U1ited States. certified the same votes
70 the President OF the Senate they did every
thing toward the authentcatipn OF such vo es re-
CURED by the constitution OF the United States or
Dy any act OF Congress, except section 1856 OF the
Revised Statutes; and, in conformity with the
aforesaid iud smeDt Of the Florida court, The
Governor OF Fltrlda, who had been dt ly indicted
INTO Office subsequent to December 6. 1876, did.
on the 26th das Of January, 1877, give to the last
named four electors the triplicate sts prescribed
by sid act OF Congress- (Revissdis atutes OF the
United states, so ton 1861 which they forward
ed prescribed b. the act Of Congress, 80 4 up
ensn TO their f,rmer certificate IN thai btha r.
And, in supp TT OF said objections and aims,
tn undersgnsd beg leave to refer to the easons
and documents submitted here sith. and such pe-
,ltions. depositions, papers and vidence as may
be hereafter produced, and as may be CON p3tent
ana pertinent in considering the said objections
aUu cIatus.
Among the papers herewith submitted are the
foil wing, w.
t February l. 1877 rs contains the report III he
House committee ON the recent I'll otion in Flor
ida.
O. The original report of qaid committee.
b. A certified oSpy of the act or the Logi IL
turs of Flo ida app owed January II. 1877, enti-
tied An act tn pr cure legal canvass of the
electoral vote of the state OF Florida as cast vt
the election held on the 7th Of November, 1876 ;"
4. A C ru6cats If the state Cauvassers Of the
the e. otion held LII November, 1876, dated Janr-
arv 10, 1877.
5. A certificate RI en- act OF the Lsaislature Of
the State OF Flor da approved Jsuuary 8 1877,
entitled san at TO deca end es abish the ap
pnintmenl b the Sta Q OF I'll riaa Of electors of
Pre- ideut snd Vice Ptesident."
g. The certificate Of George r. Drew, Governor
OF the State OF Il orda, of the names of the eleo-
torR chosen on the 7th dav of November, 1876,
bearing ds'e Jsnusfy 81, 1877.
7. Tue rticatss OF Wilkinson Coll, J. e.
Z uoge. II. B. Ii / on spd Rotert Bullock, elected
aud appointet BY the Sta Q OF florida OF the vote
cast for President and Vice President by them
bearing date Jauuary 26, 1877.
The record III Tho proceedings and jndg-
ments OF the Cifc1it CJurs of Leo1 county, the
second Judicial Circuit Of the State OF Florida,
on inO mtttion In tile nature OF quo tca7T6nto
In the name OF The State nj Flerids OK r, ! u. q.
Humphreys, Charles FL. Pearce, William Hol-
den and T. W. l. ng; aso q certified copy of the
act OF the Legislature Of the State of Florida,
approved January rs, 1877, aforesaid, and the Ger
ttcate Of tbs State caDv4sssrs sf 1esaid, and the
proc ediugs and judgment on the nfor uat,on
Aforesaid, transmitted to and received by the
House OF Representatives on the 3ist day OF JAN
uary, 1877. CHARLES W. JONES,
HENRY COOPER,
j. Il. MoDONALD,
senators.
DAVID DUDLE4 FIELD,
J. II. TU KE
g. A. JENLKa,
WILLIAM SPRINGER.
Members IL tHe House Of Representatives.
Senator Jones, Of Fioliia, presented further
objection, namely:
The underpigned object to the counting of the
vote OF Il. q. Humphreys as n eleetor for the
State of Florida upon tho ground thai the said
Hnnphreys was appointed o shipping commits
sioner under the govern nent Of the United States
at Pensacola, Florida. beret fore, ON The 81 day
Of December, 1872 and qua lied as such there
fore on the 9th of December, 1872 and coutiUued
tp h Ii the said Office ntinuousy from the last
named day until and upou the 7th day of Novem.
ber. 1876, and therasft unti aud upon the h
day OF December, 1876. whsreupon ana by reason
Of the premises the said i. @. Humphreys held at
the time of his alleged appointment as an elector
Of said State, and at the time of casting bis vote
as an eeetor Thereof, an office of ust and prof
under the Ubited Slater, aud could not be consti-
tutona ly appointed an eleetor as aforesaid.
G. w. JONES. Senator.
q. @. THO MPSON,
Member of the House of Representatives.