The New York herald., 1877-02-11

rtorluh Ihc ground oI thts uccsou stated brcny Ms
under the constitution the law existed the date
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The ac.sot the !ssaturs or Of Execays q
slssor. the prescribed day nadns.ies iSr
Mr Humphreys the commission is opinion that With
out to the Of the elect Of the vote Of an
he held the Office Of shipping commisssi,.er r on
s1S &.S when tn: Yer: ss
ossns the before
papers purpong 70 30 Of the electoral votes OF
mission and hsres.h istalnsd ne
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Th. question being ths adoption q the % the
OBJECTIONS 70 THE DECISION.
After tho reading OF the decision the presiding officer
arose and asked whether there was any objection 10
the decision.
objections, which were thereupon read by the Cork Of
tho House, as tolows:-
objection /. interpossd BY the undersigned senators
.ion by an act entitled AN approve
Peasn and the dscon ." srsnr thereon ior
the term commsneins March s7 as to IL. legal slsc.
I S as f.S:ss
hs%
A. " 's AZ slss
Bullock true an lsw vote Of said state anu
For that said commission rsin.sd to receive com
'nr'
the 'ss'ss sssss
of F!srda but dssgnaea electors by she Return
p;is Is.
Yonxe Robert T. Hilton Robert Bullock who were
Es snd IN regularly G Appointed rs O hs State Of
ir-ror that the decision aforesaid was founded upon
the resolution and order Of said commission previously
Ordered that no evidence will be received or considered
oy the % which was not r. submitted :" tho ons
with the different except such as relates to the
eligibility Of + C. hu,%phrsys Hun, one Of % the e!essc,.
taken the two houses q Congress BY ths OF
sommsssa hy the whose esstaeass -
proc o. the due @ apDointmsn. pol OF electors
ing TO that the certificates Of stsarns Governor
fraudulent and corrupt TO Cheat
the Of Florida rightu ceics
to substitute therefor those who had been chosen
pointed electors by said State in the
SI-For that the commission refused to recognize
the right OF the the OF Florida
State rendered through snd without jusdc
courts after their dsson that cnass Pss s"s
Iiamphreys. " T. Holden aud Thomas W. Long were not
which said decision was rendered by court q said state
jurisdiction over the subject matter ihcreo and whose
jurisdcton the said Charles H. Pearss, q. nmph
fore any act was done e, Sy them rs electors
ing prove that the Florida by ali the depart
ments OF its government legislative executive and judi
.esrns ovsnsr as we'll AS that Of tho State usnsse
Of o true ws Of r @
been rejected aud false ones substituted in their sead
kmrSr that e SSups the vote. Of Charles rsas
electors President would DC Viola
tion Of tho constitution OF the United states
see BsinSm Of Ss% York sn".
SEsy E"s Of sS om us. Of m@
jerks Finley Sayler Kills, Morrison, Hewitt New York;
SENATE RErIREs
The objections having been read, tho presiding on
Ger asked whether there were any further objections
the decision. After pause he said :-'There being
none tho Senate will retire TO its chamber that tho
Houses respectively may consider and determine tho
objections. The Senator'S thercupon withdrew.
DEBATE IN Hocs.
AS soon as the House had como to order Nr. LYNDa,
OF WISCONSIN, moved that the House tako until
ten O'Clock, Monday.
Mr. HALE, rep Me-, raised the point OF order that
under the provisions OF the Electoral biil IL
competent Tor the House to take rccess AT th,s ne
The only thing 1t could do was To proceed edatciy
TO determine whether 1t would coucide IN
The bill provided that when tho houses
separate 10 consider an objection to the decision OF
commission they shail Immediately proceed to argue
whether they shall support that decision, nnd that
otner business shall intervene. He Appealed to the
Char not to override the point OF order which to a
certain extent tested tho efficiency OF the bill
Mr. SPRINGER, tdeml OF ILL.,. opposed the point Of
order, holding that there was noinIng in the bill which
prevented the House from taking recess He thought
that It was not unreasonable that the House should
ask for two days TO consider decision which The CON-
mission had been nearly ten days III considering.
Mr. McCRARy, rep) OF Iowa. thought that tho
House had now arrived at point where Il Obliged
the votes, and IN that stage the House could take
recess until State was reached which would have to
20 to the commission.
Mr.. kAssoS ep.) Of Iowa, said that In the conclu.
sion o The report oi the JOINT Committee tho Eccto
raj Vote stated that the passage OF the electoral bill
necessary ailay public excitement and agitation
II The mnoriy the House took recess day until
Monda. instead Of gong on with the count, public
agitation would be increased tenioid. Tue people OF
the country would ask why the House was suspcnding
the process OF tho law and post poning action on the
decision Of the commission They would ask II 1t was
the intention Of the House of Representatives 10 pre
vent the completion OF the Presidential count Right
wrong. that question would be asked tomorrow
morning from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, Ger
talnly the reasons given Tor this delay entirely
inadequate. There was need Tor delay consider
that decision, because the question which the
MISSION had considered had been &C cnsidcrcd by
members even before the commission had been
organized He submitted to the patriotism of the
House OF Representatives. TO tho interest II had IN
preserving tho peace and prosperity OF tho country
that II should intcrpose no unnecessary delay that
process oil the law TO which tho whole country was
looking Tor rs salvation. The spirit tue DILL wus TO
insure rapid action and 1t worthy OF the consider.
Grafton VI tho Speaker whether " there was any doubt
on the subject of recess the doubt was not 10 be
solved in favor OF the manifest intention OF tho act
Mr. WARREN. Of Mass, replied to Mr.. Kasson's argu-
meDt He arpued that to say that the question as to
tho Florida voes was settled the simple report Of
the commission was 10 speak directly In the face OF
The act nscIi and OF tho very purpose at which II
aimed.
Mr. HOOKER (dcm. y OF Miss. also argued in support
oil the right oi tho House 10 take a recess
Mr. WILSON OF Iowa, argued against the right to take
recess He held that tho only present duty OF tho
House ~as 10 discuss the objections decision vr
two hours and then vote upon the two houses
come together again In joint Convention Any other
interpretation would nuihfy tho Electoral act and
would DC revelation.
Mr. HosKISs, trep) OF N. ". argued against the
power of the House 10 take u recess
Mr. BANKS, (nd oil Mass stated that the Ian Quape
oi the constitution was imperative that when tho
electoral votes were opened they shall be counted aud