The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-03


tor Jones, of Florida and others, to one
Of the Hayes electors as ineligible under
the constitution. That 10 q district mat.
ter. and we supposed it would be taken
up quite distinctly. 1t lisa minor AFFAIR,
and should not cucumber the principal
one and, II the commissioners will all
low us, we will designate a. directors
MIR. Ed. Thompson and Mr.. jerks; and
~ to counsel, we will advise tonight,
and inform the commission tomorrow,
who will represent us.
Presiding Justice-When you are adj
vised what you desire, you will submit
motion to the commission and / will
have it determined. At present | sm
not prepared to rule otherwise than
have. If there be no further suggestions
to be presented l will put the question to
the commission that when this commits
sion adjourn it adjourn to meet at half
past 10 o clock tomorrow morning.
Senator Edmunds-I will move, so that
we shall not keep waiting the gentlemen
who wish to prepare their matters for the
commission, that the public sittings o.
the commission be now adjourned unit
half.past 10 tomorrow morning.
CONSULTING SESSION.
Senator Thurman-But is the commits
sion to continue In session to-day?
Senator Edmunds-Yes for consulta
ton.
Presiding Justicc-Under the circum
stances l will put the motion that whel
the commission adjourns it adjourns unit
at half past 10.
The motion was agreed to.
Presiding Justice-I will notify all whit
are present that there will be no NOR
public business transacted by the com
mission to-day.
Senator Frellnghuysen-l was about Il
suggest that 1t would be well to under
stand from the DIRECTORS and counss
whether they will be prepared to go OF
tomorrow am.
Representative Field-On our part VI
are prepared to 60 on at any moment
We are prepared 10 60 on now II yo'
wish,
Presiding Justice-The gentlemen
present may understand that there will
be no further public business transacted
by the commissioners to-day. The com
will remain for private consulta
ton.
The room having been closed the con-
mittee remained tor consultation, an
after some time spent In elaboration &C
journed to tomorrow.
The objections.
SUBSTANCE OF THOSE IN THE FLoRID
CASE.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 1.-The followin
is the substance Of the objections pr
sented to-day in the house of represents
tives in the Florida case: Represent
tive Field presented objection to coun
ing the votes of Hayes and Wheeler, an
to the paper purporting to be the csrtif
cate of NJ. L. Stearns as governor I
Florida hfEe EFk
~ That said elect0rs. .WsEse. pDna91lptt
to the papers purporing to b lists
voters cast by the electors and to Il
votes themselves on the ground that Il
electors were not appointed by the Sta,
OF Florida In such manner as its legisl.
ture has directed, or In any manne
whatever.
2. That Tilden electors were appointe
In the manner directed by the legislator,
3. That the qualified voters OF the stat
appointed Tilden electors, which gave I
the appointees an irrevocable title.
4. That Stearns certificate to the Have
electors 10 untrue and corruptly obtained
5. That said certificate 10 the result of
conspiracy between Stearns and the cleo
tors.
6. That If the Stearns certificates eve
had any validity it had been anuullsd b,
the lawful certificate of the executive o
Florida. and by the judgment of the cir
cult court of the state; that the Tilder
electors had cast the vote of Florida fo
Tilden and Hendricks, and that all theI
acts had been in conformity with the con
situation Of the United States. and all aeti
of congress, except section 1856 of the re
vised statutes, and in conformity with
the judgment Of the Florida court. Sub.
sequent 10 December 6, the governor OF
Florida In compliance with section l36,
revisd statutes, gave to said T'ilden cleo
tors triplicate lists, prescribed by said
'ection, which they forwarded az a sup
plement to their former certificates,
Mr.. Field submitted large number OF
in supper. of the objections,
which are signed BY Charles w. Jones,
Henry Cooper, j. I. Mcdonald, sena.
ors David Dudley Field, j. r. Tucker,
I. X. jerks aud William Springer, rep
'entatives.
Senator Sargent presented objection to
he certificates, purporting to be certifi-
ates Of Tilden electors on the ground
hat said certificates are not aathenti-
ated according to the constitution and
avs OF the United States, and not en-
tiled to be received read or counted.
[Signedl S. b. CoSovER,
A. 5. SARGENT,
JOHN SHERMAN,
ii. II. TELLER,
Senators.
WIN. WOODBURY.,
MAsK ii. DUNNELL,
JoaN A. KAssoN,
GEO. w. MCCRARY,
Representatives.
In the same behalf MIR. Sargent pre-
nntQ0 Obi action 80 khA friIdan oartit
ates, on the ground that they do not in