The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-22

ance oil their duties had been appointed ell
ectors, or by counter proof to show they hao
not, and that all proceedings OF the courts or
acts OF the Legislature or OF the executive OF
Florida subsequent to the casting OF the votes
OF the electors on the prescribed day are mad
missable Tor any such purpose
| As to the objection made to the eligibility
! OF Humphreys, the commission Is OF the
I opinion that without reference TO the question
! OF the vote of an ineligible elector, the evld-
| dence does not SHOW ne held the Office OF ship
ping commissioner on the day when the
electors were appointed. The COMMISSION
! also deci ed that as consequence OF the lore
! going, and upon grounds before stated neither
/ OF the papers purporhog to be certlaca'es OF
the electoral votes of Florida are certificates or
| votes not provided Tor by the constitution OF
the United States, and they ought not to be
! counted.
When this decision was announced object
ions were offered by the Democrats on the
/ ground that the Democratic electors In Eiofl-
1 da were truly and lawfully chosen; that the
/ decision excludes all evidence relative TO
frauds and irregularities, and that il Is vlo-
laton oi the constitution OF the United States
to count the votes OF Pierce, umphreys,
horldon and Long as electors. The objeetlons
were signed by Senators Jones' OF Forge, ,1
Cooper, Barnum, Herman, Salisbury and Nc
Donald, Representatives,, Knott. Field, hol-
man, Tucker, Thompson, OF Massachusetts,
! Jerks, Finley, Sayier, Ellis, Morrison, Kew
lit, OF New York, and Springer.
After these objections mad been presented
the two houses separated 70 vo'e separ@!elF
upon receiving the report OF the commission.
In the Senatp, Senator Sherman offered the
following resolution which was adopted by q
party vote o. fl 10 %.
Resolved, That the decision OF the Commits
sion upon the electoral vote Of The State OF
Florida stand as the Judgment OF the Senate
the objections made thereto t. the contrary
Notwithstanding.
This resolution took the place Of a resolution
previously offered 10y Senator Hamlln, dc
Glazing the electoral vote OF Florida cast tor
HAYES and Wheeler. The Senate then noti-
fed the House that they were ready to met
IN Joint convention to continue the count
: In the House. as soon as the Senate had re-
/ tired. a motion was made Tor q recess until
Monday at 10 a H. The Republicans claimed
that this would be Illegal but the speaker de-
cided that previous to debate on the once
tons recess could I've taken and the motion
r Tor recess was carried by l63 TO 1913. This
prevented any further action OF the count
during that day Il the two houses disagree
< relative to accepting the report OF the com
e mission then the decision stands under the
LAW so The n .b bey tr; way 'h' com lne
can be over ruled is by the concurrence
both houses acting separately
E The House resumed considerable
OF the Florida election on Monday aud MI
r Field offered the following resolution.
q Ordered, That the counting OF the electoral
vote from Florida shall not proceed III con
torlnity with the decision of the Electoral
2 Commission, but that the vote OF Call, Young
Hilton and f5ullock he counted az the vote;
: from the State OF Florida for President ano
, Vice President oil the United States
Mr. Hale moved as an amendments
= Ordered. That the counting OF the electora
| votes from the State OF Florida shall proceed
&c in conformity with the decision OF the Elector
y al Commission. Proctor Knott proposed |
y substitute reciting the provision oil the elect
y cal bill, and referring TIT
~ matter back to the commission, asking then
, to explain how they arrived at their conciu
sion After some debate the Speaker declared
that the matter could not be referred bacl
and hence Knott's motion was out OF order
Two hours debate then ensued upon the res
olutions quoted. Messrs. McCrary (Rep.l AM
q Carr, OF Indiana (Dem J, speaking IN favor
IA sustaining the Commission and Messrs. Iuck
n, ! er and Field against 1t. Carr opposed ID
~ passage OF the electoral bill, and he berate
r his Democratic brethren for passing 1t, bu
ie now that it was = Law, insisted upon acceptln
.. the results in good faith Upon the vote be
r ing taken Hale's resolution was rejected b
ad 70 10 49,, and Field Was adopted The Ger
r. ate having on Saturday voted to accel
q the report Of the Commission, this disagree
= ment leaves the vote OF FLORIDA standing II
1T .iaves and Wheeler As soon as tins al
vs. cison was reached the two houses again NJ
o. III Joint session TO continue the count. Georg
nh va the next state called and was Counted 4
n Tliaen Then followed Illinois tor Hayes, Ii
a. diana for Tiden, Iowa and Kansas tor Hays
,e and kentucky for Tilden. Then came II
IA | certificate from the State OF Louisiana, shoS
lie ing votes tor Hayes and Wheeler, the pr
o. siding officer stating that the certificate nj
mr. been received by messenger. The messeng
ia appointed for that purpose was Thos. Y a
/ of : nera
authenticated by Kellogg as Govern
nc he neing himself one OF the electol
The certif ate having been read the pr
III siding officer handedsto the tellers anoth
= certificate from the same State, and with
IN torres bonding one received by mail, sh0Il
led s votes for Tilden and Hendricks, This "
law authenticated By McEnery a. Governor Of t
led STATE Still a third certificate was opened a
for read, corresponding with the one having De
received by mail, with the votes tor hsy
ne and Wheeler, authenticated by Drslonde, d
retary ol State. fourth, buresque certife=
m vas read announcing John 1nith Ne. O
two and so Oh as elects.5 and -.ivi
en-. their votes far Cooper and Cary. !
Democrats interposed objections to coul
In ing the vote OF Louisiana Tor Hayes and
ng. Republicans met them with objections
counting il tor Tilden. The so houses ii
ed separated ard referred the disputed state
In the commission which commend
an the consideration ct the case on the IL
psl- The argument in the Louisiana CT
the was opened hy Senator Mcdonald and cont
are ued throug hoat the entire daF on the ii
OF and the electoral Commission adjourned IL
the 18th with the debate incomplete.
This The entire day was occupied on
18Th with arguments before the Commiss
Ids, ia the Louisiana case. Senator Mcdonald !
Representative jerks spoke N behalf OF
IRA, Democrats and Senator Howe aud heprese
attire Hurlbut in behalf OF the Republicans
81 the evening session Matt Carpenter SPOKE
q favor Of counting the Louisiana Tor TIlden
''on said he voted Tor Hayes, and would DO
5 ol again, and hat he did not appear for It'd
The BIT tor 10, 900 legal v.ters IL louisiana
ms had been disiranchised by the ketnTn
Uses Board. The evening session terminated v
Carpenters speech Incomplete.
ls5y Tie argument in the Louisiana
Az AZ was continued before the commission on
neS l4th Matt Carpenter concluded and was
- lowed by Lyman Trumbuil on behalf OF
-, - Democrats Messrs. Stougbton and Sne
op' berger spoke On behalf oE the Republic
The Democrats endeavored 70 have the rel
'oFo Of the House committee which went TO 10
eve lana received but the commission refused.
ploiuvslia plarryrn2u insists I