, 1877-02-09

WASHINGTON, u. c.. Feb. 8.-ll,o Commission
rcasseulbledin open session Ut II lo'clock. C0un-
scl OIL buth sl1ca we're present, cxcrpt Judge
Black. Justice CliiIdrd stated &hat proceedings
weru now in orlur, under tho orders adopted By
thu Commission yesterday.
Mr. Green, VI counsel uu tho Democratic side,
called u q witness George =. Rue. Ut Florida,
who rcsllrs III Tallahassee, and Ia the Attotuey-
General Of tlle 6tate.
Questtol,--Wcro you present when tho writ Of
Quu Warranto was serYedi
Eyarts objected to the question Us not within
the order ut tho Court,
urren said they Proposed 10 fix the date Of tho
quo warranto proceedings, as they did not coI,-
slider tlat the or,lcr Or the Commission excluded
that 4ucattou.
Tlls question was than put to tho Court and
the objection OF Mr.. Eyarts waa sustained.
HUMPHREYS.
Afr. F, G. Humphreys having been identified,
Counselor Grcen presented the commission Of
Mr.. Humphreys aul tbs certificate from ths
Clerk Of tlc Court In which the commission WA
llcal, that no resignation hal been llel up to
Jun. p, 1s77.
Mr.. Humphreys was called on tho Republican
side, and examined BY Mr. stoughton. lIc tea
titled tllat ho resigned the olice ot upi,cl States
Commissioner, mud his resignation was accepted
Uct 1 by Judge Woods, from whose Office It ca.'c.
The wtnets produced tho written acceptance OF bis
MI Merr,ck objeetea to tho production OF this
paper. "a 4 was ~ acs of ~ individual, and not III
waa received from judge Woodt III an.wsf to iii
uutil q sSsdgs %oeA.I could sona g rsa.asG|a 4
the Collector Ut thu lofl.
MEHR1cx oDlxcrs.
Tho introduction of letter from ll!ran, Potter,
Tho Cul1Gctor of Custuu$ dated Oct. 5, lh7G. a.k.
tnX lbs witness To tnFn uvcs ths buaks and papers
ofG!. Office was objected to ~ NJ. AeIriek: ~.
wSSas ~. .aea ~, aaa ~ s aH 5 aScf ;ho
Crots:estm!ned By Nj. Green-The letter wa.
sss.onn @ on st tha court al ensacos sinea that limo
IT, c1oy2d s5e that ,hs oo
rule, eaci .ilu would 10 allowed two Hour. ''N
of Lslns esfd by shsce eonnssi, aad itas. ~ so,s
important questions mad ariaet This morning, tho
TIME bs extended unothar hour.
Tho ron,lllhHiun
uAAh!Hu Tiis EXTENSION ASKED.
9nd IntsKs liphtlley addFessed ne conMltsion.
is eolsealed that the tsn4ss of th!s res,sna s.an
to the Judge In Ohio. snl liz aGccptance VI the
same by Tho Judge. was not an act 1t tI.u Circuit
Eourt ot Fonda, sad thst, therefore, ths tcsisna.
mi b. was. ssasssusntIs. Il III t@s hslaIns II
o.tee of ptodt and 1f4st unlcr she Unitel st4ts.,
snd therefore WAS Ineligible ~ uu Esetof. Tho
effect Of disqualification oxtcnlel not only u thu
E!sctor. but to t4e state wtc1. appolntcd hina.
oatss when lhc Constitution was framed, Aald!nX
that !hn ss!cction of Al Ineligible ELcctor wurked
sto5tsitufe ol thn svls u thu ets1s, 1t was H.
;sSndea t. protect tho several states aa!nst tho
State. Time had not shown ehaI the evils tsua lbs
fedcral interference sste any e.s than our sura-
fathers had appTehtadsI In lH37
Rfvx rOaTMAaTEhs
were among the E!ector4, nu4 Mr. Clay introduced
resolution directing u Iolut Committee u inquire
Into th!s Infringement OF claass u the Coustitu.
alou II waA then held that 1t was tho duty Vt Con.
gFc4s 10 take tho testimony aud Inquire into the
facts. Tho Committee did not Ind line 10 .sccf.
tain whether parties Of the sanu name were tue
satna lnuttsdaals. Aud ~ theIr vvtcs would not
SSaangs ths @ ss.at !hs iaaary W.. not carried out
the Conu,tttes did not 20 think, TINT .luss dis.
qualte! E1sctof sttsAted ths whole klectofa vote.
Judge lioA4]cy quoted EuglIsh xathofitis. " snow
That In ths event of the slecton u ~ iueltklb:e
individual. tho election was rVld. TLuEu WA p0
American precedent " tho contrary, al.hou.h
thesu ha4 been Wide range ~ u the eject VI suea