The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-01

pG IN secret session
Mr.. Hoar offered the following:
Ordered. That evidence he not received.
Mr.. Abbott offered the following as substi-
tute:
Resolved, That evidence be received to
show that so murh OF the act OF Lou lslana
establishing the returning board for that
State is Unconstitutional, and the acts OF said
board are void
This was rejected by the following vote:
YEAs- .bbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Thurman. Payne
NAys- Bradley, Eimunds, Frelipghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strong 8.
Mr.. Abbott offered another substitute as iol-
lows:
Resolved, That evidence will be received to
show that the returning board OF Louisiana, st
the time of canvassipg and compiling the vote
OF that State. at the last election in that State,
was not legally constituted under the la es-
tablishng ii, in this, that it was composed Of
four persons OF one political party instead OF
five PERSONS OF different parties.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr. Abbott then off-red another su bsttute
Resolved, That the commission will receive
testimony on the subject OF frauds alleged III
the specifications OIL counsel Tor the DIRECTORS
to certificates one and three.
Rejected by the same vote.
MIR. Abbutt then offered a fourth substitute
Resolved, That te> tim,ny tending to show
that the So called returning board OF Louisi-
ana had no jurisdiction TO canvass the votes
Tor electors Tor President aud Vice President
is admissible.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr. Abbott then offered fifth substitute,
which was rejected by the same vote, which
was as fellows:
Resolved That evidence is admissible that
statements and afidaviis purporting to have
been made and forwarded to sad returning
hoard IN pursuance OF the pr visions OF sec
ton 2G OF the election law OF 1872 alleging riot,
tumuit, intimidation and violence, al or near
certain parishes were false ard fabricated and
forged by certain dsreputable persons under
| direction and knowledge OF said returning
| board; that said returning board, knowing
said statements and afiidavits to be false and
| forged, and that none OF such statements ana
| afidayits were made in the manner or form,
| or within the time required by Law did know
| ingly wiliuIy and frauduieIty fail AID re
! fuse to canvass or ompile more than ten
Thousand votes cast, as is shown by Commits
sioners OF Eiec ion.
Hunton ffered a sixth substitute, as follows:
| Resolved, That evidence be received to
prove that the votes east and given at said
| elect on on the the 7th OF November last, as
shown by tn return made by the Commits
sioners OF Election for said polls and votii 6
| places in said State, have never been COM
piled nor canvassed, and that laid returning
board never even pretended to compile OF
canvass the return made by said Commission,
ers ot Election, but that I'D returning board
only pretended to-canvass the returns made
by the State Supervisors OF Registration.
Rejected by the same vote.
An eighth substitute was off red by Bayard
as follows
!. Resolved, That no person holding an Office
OF trust or profit under the United States L
eligible to be appointment an eiector, an
that this Commission will receive evidence
| Ii,au ~
: by counsel tor directors oil certificates No.
= and 8.
II Rejected Ivy the same vote.
+ Justice Field ffered the 9th and last sub
stitnte, a. follows:
Resolved That in the opinion OF the com
Z mission evidence Is admissible upon the sew
eral matters which counsel for directors t
numbers and 3 offered TO prove.
This was also rejected by the same vote an
s the question On the original order submltlf
u ! by Hoar came up viz: THAT the evidence Of
o tered be not received
e Mr.. Payne moved to strike outthe word no
D RI; cited by the same vote.
e The vote on the original order was then t.
ken, ard il was adopted by the following vo!s
p Yeas bradley, Edniunds. Freiihghuysef
o Garfield, Hoar. Miller, Morton Strong-8.
It Nays Abbott Be-, ard, Clifford, Field, Hun
: on. Payne, Thurman
3 Upon this action being made known to til
x counsel The Democrats declined to make an
!, further Argument, and the Commission agai
| went into secret =. sslon, when Senator MOrto
= offered the following resolution:
/ Resolved, That the persons named as eiec
y ors i'll certificate No. were che la~fui cleo
n ors If tn State Of Louisiana and their vot
II are the votes lnovited By the Constitution
! the United Stats and should be counted u
% President and Vice President.
J This resolution was adopted Ivy vote Of
L 7, ~ iollows:
r Bradley, Strong, Miller, Edmnnd
r FrDlinghuyseu, Garfield, roar and Morton
j. Nays-Abbots. Bayard, Clifford Field, In
c. ton, PAYNE and Thurman
re Justice Miller and Bradley and Represent
10 tive dear were appointed a committee
10 adopt a report OF the decision TO be submltt
III to Congress.
n. Upon The asse milling OF the sena
~ on the nth, the decision OF the Comniissi
~ in the Louisiana case was read and rhe SeIla
r, adDpt. 4 motion that it was ready To fnt
g the House and proceed will the Count. L
: House. however, declined to proceed
U.s. Saturday, but By a vote OF 81 10 Ill adopt
es a resolution that thy would meet the Sens
- TO continue the conntin ] int convention
- ia M. on Monday the 18th.
- ACCEPTING THR RESULT
An exciting Democratic caucus was nelf
"a Washington OH the evening Ct the isth i
regout..slas were off-red refusing to acc'
y the decision oi the Electoral Commission,
*, lew affirmative votrs. After an extended (
FOR rate, ihr following r. solution offered by X
arc gan ri Texas with the last clause added
- . Mr.. Bright, was adnsted ly vote oil 81 To
o. Resolved, That the count Ut the electo
vets shall proceed without dilatory opp
Eek tioss IT, the rdtry execution o. the act
ev- Congress creating the Electoral Comrnirs
Jig whose dee ST. D shall he received and &C
q, upon IN &C ordaAce with the provisions OF :
law Bnt this resolution j. accompanied "
~ Tire solemn and earnest protest OF the Den
Ihe cratic party against the 1ro7a and shamei
5 of vlplafion d law, justic and truth contain
gur in the decision ut a majority who signrd
y. same In he CASES III Florida and Louisiana
- Al precisely III u. M on th- /.
the tro houses ii Congress met III JOINT
'aer sim to pfocerd with the count Tue Pf
'ed. Dent u the Senate said
d a sire joint meeting Of Congress resumes
4 m session The ohlectsuts presented 10 fiae
-. ti6catrs from The State OF Louisiana naF
t-ea submitted to the Commission, the
houses nave resonveneo TO receive all 9
ats, slider the tsc-sioE OF tia. tribunal, In writ
md by = majority OF the Lonmsss .onfrs,
itv signed By the majority OF the Commissioi
"a agreeing thereto"
ASa The decision was then read IL - III
at graqe The anne a. the decision given III
are case OF Florida, with thu dIfrreuce that vi
l 4 Ea4tx he rn7rFGl3-1CU las de