The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-22
BEFORE TIE TRIBUNAL
The Arguments OF the Obiectors and Council
In the Oregon Case.

IN oregon thse
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The Electoral Com
mission met at O'clock all the members being |
present The President laid the papers re-
ceived from the two Houses before the commis
sion. and. on motion Of Mr.. Abbott they were
ordered TO be printed. The papers were then |
read 10y the Secretary.
Judge Clifford asked who appeared as OBJ
lectors on the two sides.
Senator Kelly. announced that himself aud
Mr. Jenks would appear AZ onjectors To- cerim, IN,
Senator Mitchell and Mr.. Lawrence would ap-
pear us ohlectors 10 certificate No. 2.
Of IN thc CONF oomyniisson % an and resi- Resignation oi Mr. Waits
Senator Mitchell and Sir. Watts might be sub,
The orders in both leases were granted and Mt
the rIequest OF senator Kelly; who wal To- open |
taken TO allow him TO procure the necessary |
The commission was called TO order again at |
21O T. NJ and senator Kelly proceeded 70 sui. /
NIT his objections 10 ctrtiiirAt" No. /. He said /
he presumed there would not be- any dispute oi
the third objection. viz. that Watts was Post
master. and il there WIS they were prepared /
was an Office OF profit or trust the constitutional
Inhibition was hs clear AZ LANGUAGE could make !
i. Il, quoted from contested case i9r Sheriff
Tin 18th CALI. whore the Court held that the
person receiving the highest vote WAS held to hc
Ineligible when elected and could hot J.. de-
master when ready To- be- anainrI. Tie Gonn
said that II he WAS not elg nlc when elected hc
tSga'u NV roiIcr N ~ l''s s,,nolnt ba Dassoa awy
Mr.. Kelly argued that If Watts wi.s not quail
took place. he could moi be elected at any suisse
nu,rt ala lion In fhe Vermont cosr he said the
Legisl9tars had been convened and had , de-
n Frd.rai oiiic.r and con-. .luentiy ncliLiile.
nnl had filled the vAoanry fne Rhode Island
iiI,,3 ~ va,g,nrv in Ike manner. ii. con.
t"n,lnJ thni Nh. Stai''- had lie uowcr H. cnf,r,,
~. II lie t'nnstit,itnu un1l fi1i II fan
State ui oregon had "Nrud. Il the uellE'hlf
.i~.t.r eh. had lut dom. hrr ,luiv fl sun
puu y h e position Nr. k,iy c.t.l a report
wr,eht a .,r...nid comm.,i' in lsj7. n
| wi i-n III 80. ..,ntanuon lrd tnat depuiy 10 Il.
master, wore moi eligible ~ Pro-hirnislrlr,.-
,2rI H n. q Soo~aaSl rn e by ,n' c9p- g'2a 6
n,.Nt hisn..t number of ,6f : W- ,ui.t.,i tp be-
| derar,Ii elected. Tle clrtion wa hS law re-
| nui uirnl IT, hs held on ny. I. and there was hot
| timn 10 hold "A second onn. nrithrr was -u.N
| SUI ,luent elc iion auth rized Hence u there
| ING thr highest number Of votes were n"ligi-
hle. there could be- no election. and the SUI"
YOU'D r unrsTr,s snlea lo,l.sS r. vote, for ia,r
| NJ Ks1v I'm ,,nsii .rai the naint ylli'I H.,
-iid wau'd he most sir, nuously contr-t.d. that
H.. 1,,,yrn,r has no r..6t ~ decide M ON -,
,ii,l IL ~ u, j. | ,,,,Ii., an s,,n n,,I nj ',,..
onL'nF, II II !"Ii''"i M iu ,b 9,'t 49,. yi'
i. ,'.nipslled ~ cNrr.is, judgment in certain
| cs,sas" Enr ,ns,,nr,. IA u,nn ,vhn IL ni, ofi,..-
| h,i.r has c4l..d Ia be- n resident of tlr State.
or h.. lins Thr Governor must t.tke cnsnizqnc,.
deri,ling Inn, IN :, Hctnkes notice Of nm ahan.
d,ii ,yi.,, " , ,,.,-, L,,>... ~ Srnt. IT, th"n
r.i,rr.' t h ,,,.,. in I'LL Indiana which wa. n
| ,nnnIanus T., rn,,,.l III. t,nvrrnnr - ism. "A
,ni W,'', NY ,"i' .,i s ,ni
III nn,.f''' a. MIMI e., 'r m's ,vh.r,. ~
iiiS,nnl i,7,li,,, i in fr. r. th. Cnv.rn"r
ias' 'rii,ii,ed that he has i.-u,'l a cnmiiI,.
;en to FnrIon InSsio " InT s eii rrr M hg % ~