, 1877-02-23

cannot get out of Office until his accounts aro
settled and his bondsmcn released.
Afr. Eyarts called ]. n. McGrcw, Sixth
Auditor OF tho Trca1ury. to tho stantt 10 tes-
tify to tho settlement Of Watts' accounts. Ills
evidence waa that they hafl been settled. md
his salary paid up tn snd Including the 18th 1ay
Of November No further evidence was offered
on either aide.
The arguments closed at haif-past O'Clock,
and tic Commission went into secret session
Immediately afterwards. Democratic members
Of Congress who have been catching at sttaus
ever since Tho tribunal began its scsefnns ex-
press some hope tonight that a verdict will bo
given III favor either Of recognizing Cronln's
vote or of counting only two Electoral yUtes
from Oregon. Evidently tho wish ia father to
the Thought with them.
IN sEcnEr SESSION.
As soon rs the Commissioners got into thetr
tnnGc ali lr's si,ccef, III t!e characteristic eur
nest. aud vigorous style. Tic was followed by
Justice Field. who tonk tho Democratic ground
that Oregon lost one Ut her lcguI votes when
afterwards delivered carefully prepared asal-
nlcHt III tho question uf eligibility nnl In sup
port 81 the Republican theory that taovcrsor's
sertleatr l,as n9 validity ."sn It falssly repre-
o'r's,ck. sou,o Of tho Commissioners said they
were exhausted, and could not remain Longer
without iuihry, to their health Ar atljoart1:.
MI agreement that the vote should he taken at
4 u'clock tomorrow. wllcrcllpou the Commits
sion adjourned Until 10 orlock In The morning.
TItE pEafoCRATtC lIOrgs
OF CALMING CrOu1n'A vuto have bc8n based on
:Insgu Bradley, w1lo was reported yesterday to
hare said thai Oregon gave him ,nora trouble
than cltlcr Florida Of Louisiana. a question
lx %s l.,s nalsy ,is H,o'ts np,, to tEr srsk s to
lce.' urrttlng that tho Secretary of States
declaration Ut tl,c r.sult of tho election was a
certificate OF the caayass that return Of tho
result was fot tnnvass, and that the signature
eatc was tho rcal declaration of the ca.lvaas.
Jn'lgc Bradley asked 4 d canvass was not MI act
performed, - which Merrick asscntcti. Where
upon thu Judge remarked that tnuynss must
papcr. The conclusion drawn frn,u this
fe1rlnrk Ia tlat Dea,lcy holds that the stat temcnt
ut tho result 0t tic election mado by tic becrc-
tary af thc State mud attaehcl to tho Hayes re-
Commission cAn 70 behind tho Uoyesnor's Ger
tlitatc, md that the certificate Inns Ito validity,
be:Satlsc + docs not truly ecrtlfy 70 the fart.
Republican members OF the Commission say
yoi,d tha fact that all wcre very tirel and some
i.ud not prepared thclr opinions, md wanted
timc.
WHAT rEl.ToN THINKS.
t nttann, yntc % IN re1on for I1l.irn Il is;o ay.
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rnitn,, H. ali th,s "rao;nr aYnr - hev9 H.: J"
innn ronfo-cm"c .i,,, mn ~ sno na,,t,crm.ta Ill.,
om esfnnsr. .,l,san.,out ~ " liz i,,n1 n.9r,,s
,rn. thns H.. sn,ernt os so NV, fan,
,,o,to nnrthinv Ton, tits r,mrrix, ,Iou pitnn
Hi Soy hn,rnvr tt.+ ~ ,,s ,,t a"ti.o,, n,n
1"ss fy1,m .t,,cr ,nnrns - IL .v1aI,tiv s,fn-r"1
=, sh.. fIsi,nstnrir~ e,han,. .So ,ss. ,,srt -
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pr,s,,o,. NJ +ho Eiarto,ai tr;in,,,o, IL rs,o,*. a.
r., a ~ nnua,,,,,4,i IN thc rnmn,tsaian tstuicht
hi hc ss,,,i,1 snt votn 1or Tr,,nlt, on1 .,,nni
49,, h,rH"iv ~" E,rt,,r. r. fSrs"n Fl" ~. s,,.@
,,.,s*. ~, tha T,nnmIsst,,n orc r,oJ ~ tnEo
inia % ,u,s,tnn' ''''' "'S 0~|~~"S@N ~ '''A'
A"'o F"s' pvrsx ovnour
9a.,s4 1r,nern ia.arfafsd rA,>..
WAsu1NoruS, u. L.. Fril. :I.-inr Electoral
con,mi.flon wis III acssioa from 10 until half.
pust j, hearing arguments in the Oregon case,
At il ,sclucl; the Cul,llu]sslnn went inio sccrct
hessjul, u,,l rjnuttcI therein until twenty Min
ite pust !, When It a11Uur,,cl til tttlurrpw Ut
hulf-tmst ID, Tho aIcstIu1ts presented by co,ll,-
6ei were DISCUSSED ia gccrct session. but. owlil.
to the fatigue Of Tho members, auJ In urjer t1
cnaulo ts.cn 10 copault authorities which
Anil bpep rct.rred to by couuee1,