The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-08
THE FLORIDA CASE.
The Proceedings iu Congress and List
of The Objections 10 the Hayes
Electors.
The Evidence Before the Commission.

u erka desk Wilbtea OBJ clon to the first certi.
f,ate (for Hayes ami Wfeeler), sigped By s,sL g.
tors Jones, OF Florida; Cooper of Tenuess, 6:
Mcdonald, OF Indiana, and by Re- resent ttives
/ FL 3D. Of New York; fncsfr, Of Virginia; jerks.
OF Pennsylvspia, aud Springer, OF Illinois.
| Further obj etiUns beitg call d for, Senator
Sargent sent up TO ,he Ottfk's detk, on behalf of
b mself aud senators CoDRsr and sherm@t,, and
Of Representation Woodbafn, Dunntit, X tssun
aud MeOrary, three several sets 1T o aotious to
the ties esrt by Messrs. Sail, Hint,n Bullock
end 1ounge, the Democratic electors, GU the
ground ttaG the napers are lot auth enticased as
| required by the constiu ionand laws.
| senator Jone Of FlIrRs, IN DO objection
specially to Ar. HuwphreysIas holding si otoe
| oi trust and prof under tle United ftses
| Mr.. Kass b, ut WA, mad, al additional OBJ.
| jactiVn to tue third sst certificates because
| they we're not authenijatea by person nhu
| hpld the Office OF Governor VI the time that ha
| functions OF ths electors werb exercised.
he Presiding Offio r--Ari hirs further OBJ
ec ions to the counting ot tiS votes of the state
OF Flo ida? (AfGsr pausz LIT there be no G
| the certificates snd psps,s, r,gethsr with other
papers accompanying he "a T., as vel as ths OBJ.
jeetions presented, Will now b Transmitted to ths
Eteetorl UU.lege Uommissiol for Judgment and
dedsion.
| OBJECTIONS 10 FLORIDA.
| This l'owint sre the obbctiols presen ted In
| the House Of REPRESENTATIVES, In the Florida
| case
| The first by Mr.. Field
| The undersigned, charles v. Jonee, Senator o.
! the Unitt d States from tn, Stae II Florid !;
Henry Cooper, Senator OF The United states from
tie State Of Tennessee: j. El Mcdonald, Ien .tor
OF the United 81 tea from Tie State OF Indi.na
| David Dudley Field, Representative from the
state OF Ne. York; j. Rand rph Tucker, Reprs-
senati rom the state Of Vilginia; G. A. J nAs,
| Representative from he Stae of Pennsyivaui !,
and William NJ Springer. representative from
the ktaie of Illinois. objected TO the counting OF
the vote. of Charles Ii Petrce, Frederick 9.
r y,hy Unlk or,n
Long as electors OF Pr, sidehtand Vice President
OF the Ubted States, in for ahd on behalf of the
state OF Florida, and TO the baper pnrporting to
| be q certificate OF bI. L. Stsans IS Governor oi
the said state, that the said Charles III. PSarce,
| Frederick U. Humphreys, William a. Holden,
| and Thomas W. ! ong were Appointed as electors
| in, for aud on behalf Of sat State; aud TO the
papers supporting TO be tho list OF voteB cast b.
| the said Charles Ii. Pearce, Frederick q. Hum
| phreyk, William Ell. II lden add Thoma4 w. Long
| for President and Vice President Of the United
5tatss; and TO The v0tes themselves, for the rea-
sons and upon the grounds following, among
others, th Is to say:
|. For that the said Chares I'll. Pesrce, Fe d.
eriek U. Humphreys, Wili8n II. Holden and
| Fh9mss w. Long, were ndt appointed by the
State of Florida in such manDer as its Legi 4la-
| tue had directed or in any manner 8hsteyer
electors Of President and Vice President Of the
| United States.
.. For that Wilkinson Cali James T. Yotnge.
Robert II. Hilton and Robefb BallUek were a2-
pointed by the said State, Ia such msnaer IS
its Iegi .lature had directed, electors of Presi-
dent sud Vice President of the United States.
8. The manner OF appointing electors of Presi-
| dent and Wee President of inc United states in,
for or on behsif Of the Stste OF florida was by
| the votes Of the quaife tleotors, at y general
| election held in said State on tie 7th day OF
November, 1876. and the qnalItied e1ectof OF the
said State did, on the said 7th day of November,
| 1876, execute the power by appointing Wilk nson
Gall, James E. Younge, RUbert =. Hilton aud
Robert Bullock TO be such electors, which
| sps ointment g&va to tho hppoihtees al irrevo.
cable little that could not be eapsed or set aside
| or conferred on auy uther rson.
| 4. That The pretended certificate on psper
purporting TO be u certificate signed By III. l..
Stearns, rs G. vernon Of eaid State, of the APP
pointment Of tho said Charles Ii. Pearce, Feed r
| ick U. Humphre, g. William I'll. Holden and
! n ! respects un1u', end WAS cOrruptly procured
and III de In pursuance OF q coDspIracy between
| the said M. l.. Stearns, Chares Ii. Pearce, Fred
erek @. Humphreys, William II. Holden aud
| Thomas W. Long, aan other persons TO these OBJ.
| isetors uDkuown with intent to d prve the peo-
plv of the said state Of The right 10 appoint hlec
| tors, o to deprive Wilkinson Cali, james Il.
| Younge, Robert b. Hilton and Il Jbe t bull ,ck oi
their rxat to said Office, and to assert and SGT II ,
| tic ious and unreal votes for Pre- sdent nd Vice
| Pfest tent, and thereby to deceive The proper
| authorities OF this Union
5. For that the sail papers, falsely put porting
| to be the votes or President and Vice Preslden
| Of the state Of Fiorica, which are faticons ant
unreal, and do not tru represa mt any yotec OF
lawful ts, aud are NV here object d TO, were
| m4ds Ut and executed in pursuance of the same
| fraudulent conspiracy by the said persons pur
porting to have cast said votes.
| g. For that the said pr etended certificates, and
the pretended lists Of electors connected there
| with 80 made by the said nj. L. Stearns, If the
said iists and certificates and lists ever had All,
validity, which tn 80 obiecsers deny, Il svs beer
annulied and declared void by sub-eguent law
ID certificate OF the Execu i've of Florida, dull
and lawfully made, ia which the said WlkinsoI
Gall ROBBERS Bullock, James Il. YouDg and Bob ri
B. Hilton are truly aud IN due form declared Il
have been duly appointed by said State, In tn
manner directed by its constltu ion, and also BY
an act If the Legislature Of tho said State. Ii
which the title OF Tho said Wilkinson Gall, Jsme
e. Younge, Robert d. Hilton aud Robert bullock
~ such electors, is declared TO be good .
valid; and further, by the Judgment .
for the i. cond Jadicisl Circuit-snat being eour
OF c,mpe ent jurisdiction, upon information in tn
nature Of quo ,c0sTdnto brought on the 9th day o
December. 1876, bef re said pretended elector
In any firm voiel for President or Woe Pres
dent as aforesaid, by the state OF Florida, on In
reIati N Of the said Wilkinson Ga ], Rotert Bul
lock, James il. Y1unge and Il ,bert b. Hilton
AGAINST the said Char es Pearce, Frederick G
Humphreys, William n. Holden and Taomas W
Long whereby the defendants, after having ap
peared, pleaded and put in Issue the question o
the own right and title and that of the relatot
to acc as such electors, aud sf er full hearln
it was duly and lawfully adjufg by sal
court that the said Chal Fl. Pearce, Ftederic
G. Hum vhreys,. .William III. Holden and rnoma
w. Long were not, nor was aly one OF theI
elected, chosen or appointed, or entitled to b
declared elected, cho en- or appointed, as tuc
electors or eector, Or to rec we cerIi1cate5 c
certificate OF ele tion or 3 pontment as sue
eeetors elector, AMI that the raid r. Bpondent
were not upon the said 9th day OF December L
at any other time entitled t. assume or exsrci.
any Of he powers or functions OF snch electors c
eeo or, but hat they we q upou the said day an
date usurp rs, and thar, all and singular, rhei
az and dongs as sich v rs Illegal n ii an
, Wild. And it /. fur her G, sidered a deg l'pet
that sail electors. Robert Bull ,ck Robert /
Hilton. Wiki ron Cal !, and James founge q
. singular, were ut said election dul
ele It'd, oh ,sen and appointed elect.rs OF Pres
dent anu Wee President OF tue Untt,d ates, on
wer, on the said 9Th fav of Dec, mbe
tY16 entitled Tn ba de eclared elecJt