The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-14
The Presidential Tribunal.

The Presidential Tribunal.
The entire day on the 5th was ocol.
pied by argument by Mr.. Evarts opposing Do
ing behind the record in the Florida case, and
by Charles O'Connor in favor OF full inveai-
cation. This ended the argument in the
Florida case, and the Commission decidedto
hold private session, on the 9th, to consider
the question.
The commission were in secret ses-
sion the entire time on the 9Th, but came to
no decision in the Florida case.
The commission were in secret ses-
sion the entire time on the 9Th, but came to
no decision in the Florida case.
The tripartite Commission on the 9TH
decided not to 20 behind the electoral certfi-
Gates in the Florida case. Following is the
minute on the official record of the Commas
sion:
On motion of Justice Miller
Ordered, That no evidence will be received
or considered 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 except such as relates
to the eligibility OF c. Humphreys, one Of the
electors
The vote stood as follows:
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strong.-8.
NAYS. Abbott, Field, Payne, Bayard, Hun
ton, Thurman, C1ifford-7.
On motion of Mr.. Abbott
Resolved, That in the case OF Florida this
Commission will receive evidence relating to
the eligibility OF frederick C. Humphreys, one
OF the persons named in joint certificate No. /,
as an electOr. :
YEAs---Abbott, Clifford, Payne, Bayard,
Field, Thurman, Bradley, Hunton---s.
NArs-Edmunds. Garfield, Miller, Freling-
huysep, Hoar, Morton, Strong-7
The charge of ineligebility of Humphrey
rests upon lis being United States, Shipping
Commissioner: He claims to have resigned
on the 2nd OF October This question was CON
sidered by the Commission on the 9Th.
The Senate on the 9Th had under con.
sideratlon the bill appropriating money for
Indian affairs. One amendment made bY the
House, forbidding the President to remove
any OF the Sioux Indians without further in
structions from Congress, the Senate struck
out, and after large number otother changes
the bill was passed, and it goes back to the
House. Mr.. Window was made chairman of
the committee ON the printing appropriation
bill. The Senate then took a recess till the
next day.
The House on the 9th had the atten.
ton OF its members called to the treatment OF
the members OF the Louisiana returning board
in the custody of the Sergeant alarms. Mr..
Wilson had been unable to see them until he
got peremptory ordertrom the Speaker: then
he found them i'll damp, dark, and ill-venti-
lated cell, into which CLEAN OF sunlight
never had penetrated, and the only light was
by gas. MIR. Cox said it was the same cell in
which the Republicans had placed Stewart
and Irvine. Mr. Hall said in this cell was now
Gov. Wells, a man of over 20 years of age, on
bed OF sickness. MIR. Cox claimed that the
room was both well ventilated and well light
ed. The House went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency bill, but action was
deferred, and the House adjourned.
The entire time on the 9Th was &C.
cupied3with arguments relative to tie eligibil-
ity of Humphrey, one OF the Florida electors
Commissioner. The appointment was made
by JudgeIWood OF Ohio, U. S. Circuit Judge
who holds court at Pensacola, Florida Hum
phrey wrote Judge Wood on the I'd of Octo-
Der, rendering his resignation, and 1t was &C.
cepted by Judge Wood. The Democrats
claim that such resignation could not be legal
~ accepted except when the court was in SEES
such term OF court, Humphrey was according
~ government officer when he voted in the
electoral college, and was consequently dis
qualified. Judge Hoadley and Richard Mer-
rick presented the argument for the Demo-
95ats, and md IS, Samuel ,s!hellabarger, and VIM.
occupied the entire day.
AAO oAOOooAoA OO1uAA1oo1OA was Ill
secret session the entire day on the 9th,
and until half-past eight in the evening,
considering the eligibility of Humphreys the
Florida elector. Every member of the Com
mission made speech. At one stage OF the
proceedings, Senator Thurman offered reso-
luton declaring there was NO sufficient evil
dence to show that Humphreys was not a
Shipping Commissioner on the 7th of NOvem-
Der; This resolution was criticised by sever
al Republicans, on the ground that it might
carry an implication that if Humphreys had
been such Commissioner on the It'll of No.
vember his vote would have been invalid, and
the resolution was not urged, there seem
Ing 3g to be practically unanimity that Hum
ing rendered and Accepted before the election.
About six o'clock in the evening the debate
ended. Senator Fdmunds submitted resolu-
ton declaring in substance that the tour Re-
publican electoral votes of Florida should be
counted, and embodying various reasons for
such declaring. - .~s
Representative Hunton offered the following
as substitute:
Resolved, That the electors named in certi-
fcate No. 2, to-wit: Wilkinson Call, J. E.
Yange, Robert Bullock and Robert B. Helton,
are the tour persons VINO were duly appointe d
electors by the State of Florida on the 7th day
OF November, and that their votes. certified
by such certificate, are the votes provided tor
by the constitution OF the United States
This substitute was rejected by the following
vote:
Yeas-Abbott. Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Thurman, Payne--7.
Nays--Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strong.-S
Mr.. Edmunds then withdrew his resolu-
ton, and Mr. Garfield offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That four persons to wit: Fred
erick c Humphreys, Chas. w. Pierce, VIM
H. Holden and Thos. w Long were duly ap-
pointed electors of President and Vice Presi-
dent for the State of Florida, and that the
votes cast hY the aforesaid four nersons are