The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-21
The Presidential Trib unal.

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The House resumed consideration of
Field offered the following resolution
Ordered, That the counting of the cleo
toral vote Of Florida shall not proceed in con-
tormity with the decision Of the Electoral
Commission, hut that the vote OF Call, Yonge,
Hilton and Bullock he counted as the votes
from the State OF Florida for President and
Vice President of the United States
Mr. Hale moved as an amendment:
Ordered, The counting OF the electoral
votes from the State Of Florida shall proceed
in conformity with the decision OF the Elec-
toral Commission.
Proctor knott proposed a substitute re-
citing the provisions of the electoral
bill, referring the matter back to the
commission com sSs@ asking then IT,. to explain
Alter some debate the Speaker declared
that the matter could not be referred
back and hence Knott's motion was out OF
order. Two hours debate then ensued upon
the resolutions quoted. Msssrs. McCrary
rep, aud Carr, OF Indiana (Dem. J, speaking
in lavor Of sustaining the commission and
posed the passage of the electoral bill, and he
berates hid Democratic brethren tor passing
it, but now that it was law, insisted upon
accepting the results in good faith Upon the
vote being taken Hale's resolution was reject
ed by 70 to 1877, and Fields was adopted The
Senate having on Saturday voted to accept
the report of the Commission, this disagree
p" ent leaves the vote OF Florida standing for
Ha, es and Wheeler. AS soon as this decision
was reached the two Houses again met in
joint session to continue the count. Georgia
Was the next state called and was counted for
1ilden. Then followed Illinois tor Hayes, In
diana tor Tild-n, Iowa and Kansas for Hayes,
and Kentucky for Tilden. Then came the
certificates from the State Of Louisiana, show
ing votes for Hayes and Wheeler, the pre-
siding officer stating that the certificate had
been received by mail, and that the CORES
pOnding one had been received by messenger
The messenger appointed for that purpose
was Thos. G. Anderson, one Of the returning
hoard. This was authen .icated by Kellogg as
Governor, he being himself one Of the electors
The certificate having been read the pre-
certificate from the same State, and with a
CORES ponding one received by mail, showing
votes Tor Tilden and Hendricks This was
authenticated by McEnery as Governor OF the
State. Still third certificate was opened and
read. corresponding with the one having been
received by mail, with the votes for Hayes
and Wheeler, authenticated 10y Deslonde, Sec
rotary 0; State fourth, burlesque certificate
was read announcing John Smith No. one
two and SD on a. electors and giving
their votes for Cooper and Cary. The
Democrats interposed directions to counting
the vote of Louisiana for Hayes and the Re-
pnblicans net them with objections to count
arated and referred the disputed State to
the Commission, which commenced the con-
sideration OF the case on the 18th. 80.
The argument in the Louisiana case
was opened by Senator Mcdonald and contin-
ued throughout the entire day on the 18th,
and the electoral Commission adjourned un-
til the 18th with the debate incomple.
The entire day was occupied on the
18th with arguments before the Commission
in the Louisianacase. Senator Mcdonald and
representative Jenks spoke in behalf of the
DemOcr Is and Senator Howe and Represent
alive HurIbut in behalf OF the Republicans.
in favor of counting Louisiana tor Tilden. He
said he voted tor Hayes, and would do so
again, and that he did not appear tor Tilden,
but tor 1O, QUO legal voters tn Louisiana who
had been distranchised by the Returning
Board. The evening session terminated with
Carpenters speech incomplete.
The argument in the Louisiana case
was continued before the commission on the
l4th. Matt Carpenter concluded and was fol-
lowed by Lyman Trun, bull on behalf OF the
Democrats. Messrs. Stoughton and Shella-
berger spoke on behalf of the Republicans.
Democrats endeavored to have the report OF
the House committee which.wentt to Louisiana
received but the commission refused.
The main argument in the Louisiana
case was concluded on the 18th, Evarts speak
iirg tor the Republicans and Judge Campbell
for the Democrats. The question OF admitting
evidence mas taken under advisement by the
commission, aud additional argument may
ensue on that point.
At S y. m. on the 10th, the Commits.
sion threw open its doors and made public
that the following business had been transact
I'd in secret session:
Mr.. ttoar offered the following:
Ordered, That evidence be not received.
MIR Abbott offered the following as a sub
stitute:
Resolved, That evidence be received to show
that SO much of the act Of Louisiana establish.
ing the returning board OF that State is uncOn-
stitutional, and the acts of said returning
board are void. =
THIS was rejected by the following vote:
YEAs-AbbOtt, Bayard, Clifford, Field Hun
ton, Thurman, Paynr-7. -.
Garfield, Ioar, Miller, Morton Strong.-8.
MIR Abbott offered another substitute al
follows: s~>ys.,. ,s,,r,- ..,.>.s-se
Resolved, That evidence will be received
to show that the returning board of Louisiana
at the time OF canvassing and compiling the
vote OF that State, was not legally constituted
under the law establishing it, in this that il
was composed OF four p r*ons of one politica
party, instead of five persons of different par
ties t
Rejected by the same vote. s~.~
Mr.. Abbott then offered another substitute
r solved, That the Commission will receiv.
testimony on the subject OF frauds alleged il
the spec 6cations of counsel tor the obiector!
t. certificates one and three. .j15 t7s
Rejected by the same vote. ..' ...s..
Mr.. Abbott then offered fourth substitute
Resolved, That testimony tending to show
ana had no jurisdiction to canvass the vote.
Tor electors tor President and Vice Presiden
ia admissible