The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-16
FLORIDA GIVEN TO HAYES
On Grounds Fatal to His Chances for the
White House.
A STRICTLY PARTY VOTE.

On Grounds Fatal to His Chances for the
White House.
STRICTLY PARTY VOTE
WAsBISGroN, February 9.-Tho Grand Com
mission has decided to give Florida to Hayes,
but it is claimed that the conclusion reached
by two Republican members Of the Court upon
grounds fatal TO the final success Of their party.
Neither party is quite happy over the situation
The Commission continued in session until |
half-past clock. Each Of the fifteen mem |
bers made elaborate statements Of their views |
of the case, and the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the fur persons, to wit: |
Fred. g. Humphreys, Charles w. Pearce, VIM.
ii. Holden and Thos. A. Long, are duly appoin-
ted Electors of President and Vice. President
for the State of Florida, and that the-votes cast
by the aforesaid four persons are the votes pro-
vided by the Constitution of the United States.
The vote in detail on this resolution was as
follows:
Yeas-Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield Iloar, Miller, Morton and Strong.
Nays-Abbott Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton Payne and Thurman.
In the case Of Humphreys, Judge Clifford was
Of opinion that holding the office of shipping
commissioner would have rendered him lneiiS'-
ble but that his resignation Of the office before
the election was valid, and in this view OF the
case action OH the objection to his vote, made
by Senator Jones, of Florida, was Abandoned
These proceedings will be presented in joint ses-
sion tomorrow, when the count will progress
to Louisiana.
| In the formal report to the joint session, the
Commission will assign the following reasons
for their decisions
y First The Commission, exercising the pow
| ers or 10th houses uuuor- tho4aw, 1fmic having
| examined all the certificates and papers referred
| to them, find that they have no authority TO hear
evidence dtiunle, or, in other words to hear evl-
dence outside of the certificates of the Cover
/ nf thn Sfnin nf fnnn
determination of the clnvassng boardas to its
| vote.
Second The Commission cannot consider as
| evidence any acts of the Legislature or courts
| in determining whom the State had appointed
| as Electors after the day that the said Electors
gave their votes.
| THIRD. In regard to the alleged inellgibility
of +. G. Humphreys, there was not sufficient
proof that he held office on the 7th of Novem-
Der.
The decision of the commission formally y
reported to the Senate and that body immediate
/ ly repaired TO the House.
The following objections to the decision of, the
Commission were submitted by Mr.. Field ta.the
two houses.
Objections to the Qeoisipp,-s-
The ,silSMsg rs {Ss eSst Se;se'l5ts saSItsssS 5y
Mr.. Field:
An objection is interposed by the undersigned
Senators and Representatives to the decision
made by the commission constituted by the act
entitled IAN ac, 10 approve and regulate the
counting Of the votes for President and Vice
President, and the decision of questions arising
thereon, for the term commencing March 4, a. D.
1871" rs to the true and legal electoral vote ol
Florida, on the following grounds
LIST. The commission determined that the
vote cast by G. IL. Pearce, e. G. Humphreys,
:, III nSnln nj
; President and vice President Of the United
States, in and for on behalf of the State OF
Flseida is the true anil legal electoral vote OF
the said State, when, in truth and in fact, the
vote cast by Wilkinson Call, }. Il. ioungc, Rob
ert l.. Hilton and Robert Bullock is the true
and lawful vote of said State.
2d. For that the said commission refused to re
8 ccve competent and material evidenced tending tC
prove that =. III. Pierce, +. c. Humphreys, W
| IL. Holden sud +. w. Long we c not appointed
electors in the manner prescribed 10y the Lcgis
+lstre Of .he-j>ato- Of, -klorida, but were dssg
t mated as electors by the returning boarl Of said
I State, colrupily and fraudulcntly, III disregard
I OF law, and with the intent to defeat the will o
the people expressed in tho choice Of Wilkinson
= Call, j. f. iounge, Il. c. Hilton and Robert
Bullock, who were legally and regularly appon
y ted electors by the State of Florida, in the man
ner prescribed by the Legislature thereof.
Sd. For that the decision aforesaid was foun
dcd upon the resolution and order Of said com
s mission previously made, as follows:
Q ordered, That no evidence will be received oil
considered by the commission which no
submitted to the joint convention Of the tive
Il houses 10y the President of the Senate with tn,
c different certificates, except such rs relates tC
y the eligibility Of &c. Humphreys, one of th'
electors.
4th. For that said decision excludes all tn,
u evidence taken by the two houses of Congress
by the committees Of each house conccrnin;
r frauds, errors and irregularities committed by th
4 persons whose certificates are taken as proof o
thrir due appointment rs electors.
9th. For that the said decision excludes al
Il evidence tending to prove that the certificate o
, Stearns, Governor, also that of the board o
. State caMyssers procured given in pur
, suonce of n fraudulent and corrupt conspiracy
u to cheat the State Of Florida of its rightfu
c choice of electors, and to substitute there fol
: those who had not been chosen appointel
o electors by said State in the manner provided
by the Legislature thereof.
9th. For that the said commission refused t
recognize the rights Of the courts of the State
of Florida to review and revise the judgment o
. The returning board or board of canvasSers. rcn
dercl through fraud, without jurisdiction, ano
y rejected and refused to consider the action o
said courts, after their decision that Pearce
Humphreys, Holden ana Long were not entitled
to cast the electoral vote of the State of Florida
which said decision W, rendered by court o
said State, lawfully brought before said court
t which court had jurisdiction over the subject
| matter thereof, and whose jurisdiction over tn,
said Pcarcc Humphreys, Holden and Long had
attached before any act was done by them rs
electors.
!, 7th. For that the said decision excludes al