The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-09
Thr 8ullftin.
TINE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.


oregon Matter.
wAsurScroS, Feb. THE electoraI
commission commenced ite session to-day
at ten O'Clock and continued until four. A
lsrxe crowd of interested persons were
in front of the doors of the court room.
expressing great anxiety to learn the re-
suit Of the dcliberation.
As the members Of the commission
came into the lobby on their way ont of
the capitol they were eagerly surrounded
by their personal friends and interro-
gated.
As the injunction of secresy had been
removed there was noobjcction to giving
the desired information.
The following is the minute of the OFF,
cial record OF the commiss ion:
THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
On motion of Justice Miller, ordered
that no evidence will be received or con-
sidered 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, sx-
cept such as relates to the eligibility Of
F. c. Humphreys, one of the electors.
The vote is as follows,
Yeas-Messrs. Bradley. Edmunds,
Frslinghuysen, Garfield, Hear, Miller,
Morton and Strong-s.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Gilt
ford, Field, Hunton, Payne and Thur
man..
On motion OF Mr.. Abbott:
Resolved that in the case of Florida
this commission will receive evidence re.
lating to the eligibility Of Frederick G..
Humphreys, and of the persons named
in certificate No. 1, as elector.
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Brad
ley, Clifford, Field, Hunton, Payne and
Thurman-s.
Nays-Nessrs. Edmunds, Frelinghuy-
sen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller Morton aud
StronE-7.
The secretary OF the commission was
instructed to inform the counsel on the
respective sides that at II O'Clock to-mor-
row it win be prepared to hear argument
on the question Of the eligibility Of Fred
erick G. Humphreys as an elector.
Humphreys il one OF the Republican
electors, and the question raised as to his
eligibility is that he was. at the date Of
his election, q United States shipping
commissioner, which Is alleged to be such
An Office OF trust or profit as to disqualify
him from acting as an elector, but which
ofiice, 1t is asserted by Republicans. he
resigned before the election.
EFFECT OF THE DECISION.
The commission by their decision to.
day will have before them In the Florida
case three sets Of papers, namely;
1.-The certificate Of the Hayes cleo
tors.
2-That OF the Tilden electors.
3-The paper containing the record o
the circuit court of Florida in the GU
.Cayranto and subsequent action of tn
legislature of that state.
THE FEKLING.
Republicans express themselves graft
fled with the decision of the commission
while Democrats are somewhat discour-
aged by it. The former claim that NO
consequence will be attached te tbs quo
rarranto proceeding OF the circuit court
OF Florida a. they are now under appeal
to the supreme court Of that state, and
therefore not final. It seems to be the
prevalent belief that the ultimate decis.
ion will be In favor Of Hayes and
Wheeler, In the Florida electors, and that
the course in this case will be pursued
with regard to Louisiana, where there
are two alleged ineligible electors and
more than one return. A prominent
Democrat Of the commission said this
afternoon that the meaning Of the vote
Of the commission is that the ministerial
acts OF state executive officers are to
be respected, but not those
OF the judiciary. lie added, how
ever, that as the Democratic certiA-
Gates enbody the proceedings OF the
court they VIII, by this decision, be fully
opened up for consideration and argu-
ment. The Democrats also find some
satisfaction In the fact that the rule es-
tablished by the commission will lead to
the ascertainment that Watts, Republi.
can elector in Oregon, was ineligible at
the time OF his election, and hence only
two Republican electors from that state
can be counted, Cronin, Democrat, being
the third slsctor. On this supposition
they think the Democrats still have
chance for the presidency, and that the
election may be thrown into the house,
where Tilden would be elected, and that
In such event the choice Of whe eler as
vioe-president would devolve on the SEN
ate. The decision Of the commission is
discussed at hotels and In private politi-
cal circles tonight. all cOnccding that
the Republicans seemingly have the ad-
vantage. Democrats express their re-
gret that parties were strictly devided on
the subject.
Illinois Ineligible Eiseter.
tsrecisl 70 the st. Louis Republican,
CHATTER . cuAGRIN.
SrhiSGRiELD, Feb. 7.-Geo. ID. Chafiee,
ths Ineligible Republican elector of the