The Morning herald., 1877-02-12

was founded upon the RESOLUTION and order
of said commission previously made as fol"
lows
Ordered that no evidence will be received
or considered by the commission which was
not submitted to the joint convention Of the
two houses by the President of the Senate
with the different certificates, except such
as relates to the eligibility of F. G. Hum
phreys one of the electors.
Fourth-For that said decision excludes
all evidence taken by the two houses of
Congress, by the committee. of each house,
concerning frauds, errors and irregularities,
committed by the persons whose certificates
of electors.
evidence tending to prove that the certificates
of stearn's (Gov. as also that of the Board
of Canvassers was procured or given in pur-
suance of a fraudulent and corrupt conspir-
acy to cheat the State of Florida out Of its
rightful choice OF electors and to substitute
therefor those who had not been chosen or
appointed electors by said State In tho man
ner provided by the Legislature thereof.
Sixth-For that the said commission re-
fused to recognize the right of tho courts
Of the State of Florida to review and reverse
the judgment of the Returning Board, or
Board Of State Canvassers, rendered through
fraud, without jurisdiction, and rejected and
refused to consider the action Of the said
courts after their decision that G. H. Pearce
F. c. Humphreys, w. H. Holden and T. W.
Long were not entitled to cast their vote for
Florida, which decision was rendered by the
court OF said State in a case lawfully brought
before the court, who had jurisdiction over
the subject matter thereof, and whose jur-
isdiction over the said electors has attached
before any act was done by them as electors.
Seventh-For that said decision excludes
all evidence tending to prove that the State
of Florida, by all the departments of the
government, had decreed as fraudulent all
the certificates of Governor Stearns as well
as that of the State Canvassers, upon which
certificates the commission has acted, and
by means of which the true electoral votes
of Florida have been rejected and false ones
substituted in their stead.
Eighth-For that to count the said per-
SONS, as electors for President ard Vice.
President, would be violation Of the con-
stitution of the United States.
Signed by Senators and Representatives.
THE DECISION OBJECTED To.
The decision of the Electoral Commission
having been read to the joint convention of
both Houses, written objections were made
to it by Mr.. Field, Of New York, on the part
of five Senators and twelve Representatives,
and then the two Houses separated to con-
slider the e jections in their scpalate cham
bers,
The Senate returned to it's chamber, and
the objections to the decision of the Com
mission submitted by Mr.. Field havidg been
read, Mr.. Stevenson (ky.) moved that the
Senate take recess until 10 o'clock Mon
day. Rejected.
Then Mr.. Sherman moved the following:
Resolved, That the decision of the Com
mission upon the electoral votes of the State
of Florida stand as the judgment of the
Senate, the objections thereto notwithstand-
ing.
A lengthy debate took place as to the
form of the question sustaining or overrul-
ing the objections filed by Mr.. Fields.
The Senate then agreed to an order sub
mitted by Mr.. Hamlin "that the vote of
the State OF Florida should be counted for
r. B. Hayes and William H. Wheeler for
President and Vice President, as determined
by the Electoral Commission"
The vote upon this was-yeas, 43, nays,
25-a strict party vote.
On motion of Mr.. Sergeant at 2.35, the
Secretary was directed to notify the house
of Representatives that the Senate had
reached determination in regard to the
decision of the Electoral Commission, and
was ready to meet the House of Represen-
tatives for the purpose Of proceeding with
the count.