The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-17

and The above resol ,tions were read by the I
The Commission Is now in secret session.
There Is little doubt 0f the result
THE rINAI. yoTg-1HEf STATE COUNTED FOR |
HAYES AND wHEELEh. 4 53
Immediately after the doors were closed
Mr.. Morton submitted q resolution de: |
claring that the votes OF the Hayes and
Wheeler electors of LouisiaHa should be |
counted, assigning reasons therefor NJ iieh
are understood to also cover the cases OF
Oregon and South Carolina.
His resolution was adopted by vote OF |
8 to 7.
sentative Abbott were then appointed |
Committee to draft report for presentation
to Congress, and at Clio the Commission |
took recess to o'clock. -
- THE LOUISIANA REPORT. ...,if..
The Louisiana report is to the following
f. The Electoral Commission having re-
ceived certain certificates, and papers pur-
porting to be certificates, and papers accom- ,
panying the same, of the electoral vote 9
the State OF Louisiana, and the object ono
thereto, report that It has duly cons dereJ
the same, and has decided, and doe hsreI,v
decide, that the votes of.iWiliiar' , DIT Ksi.
Ioeg, o. II. Brewster, &c. r oroed is, the
certificate Of William Pitt sKeIloep Cow
ernor OF. said State, which votes are certi.
fed by SAID peIsotaas' a. as appears by the GER
tihcates suomtteu :" the Commission as
aforesaid, ana mars ed No. by said Com
mission, ana 1er ewith returned, are the
votes prosiaeo for by the Constitution Of
the Unlted ot ties. and that the same are
lawfully to.ose counted as therein certified
namely, :ght votes for Rutherfords B.
hayes, % the State OF Ohio, for President,
AM anu s yigae vote, for William A. Wheeler Of
'i' Tho of New York, for Vice-President.
+be. Commission also decide and report
1t the eight persons first before named
were duly-appointed electors in and by the
State of Louisiana. The ground Of this
decision, stated briefly, is substantially as
follows: That it is not competent to go into
evidence aliunde as to the papers opened by
the president Of the Senate in the presence
OF the two houses to prove that other per-
sons than those regularly certified to by the
Governor of the State OF Louisiana in and
according to the determination and declara-
ton Of their appointment-in other words,
to go behind the certificate Of the Governor
so far as it is founded upon the action OF the
Returning Board. ..;
The Commission could not receive any
evidence to show that any elector was in
eligible on the 7th of November, the day OF
the election, on the ground that it was not
essential to show he was not ineligible on
that day so long as lie was eligible on the
day when he cast his vote in the Electoral
College, and the fact appears that the
alleged ineligible electors Brewster and Lee
visee were chosen to Gil vacancies caused
by their own absence from the college, and
there was no allegation OF ineligibility when
they cast their vote.
The Democrats will caucus tomorrow
morning.
MoRToN's RESOLUTION.
The following is Morton's resolution:
"ReSoLued, That the persons named as
electors in Certificate No. were the lawful
electors of the State of Louisiana, and that
their votes are the votes provided by the
| Constitution Of the United States, and
should be counted for President and Vice
President"
. This follows the opening OF the doors and
the amendment Of the result that no evil
dence would be received. r
Justice Field then moved that an hour be
allowed to counsel on either side for further
argument. ~ a... .,.s
MIR. Garfield said the time allowed by the
original order had been exhausted, and he
objected to further extension.
Mr.. Morton suggested that counsel be
consulted about the subject. He would
vote against the motion unless counsel de-
sired it.
4 Mr.. Evarts expressed willingness to let
the case stand as it now stood.
Judge Campbell said that as the Commits
sion had excluded the evidence they had
nothing to add to the argument presented.
On motion Of Mr.. Hoar the doors were
then closed, and the Commission resumed
; its secret session.
The Commission remained in session
until 1857 P. Nj, when, on motion Of Mr..
Edmunds, an adjournment to 4 P. NJ. to-
morrow was ordered.
THE REPORT SIGNED.
The Louisiana report has been signed by
the eight and will be presented to the Joint
session tomorrow.
SENATOR KELLY EXPLAINS HIS ENDORSEMENT
OF ONE OF THE OREGON CIPHER DIS
PATCHES.
WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator
Kelly states, in regard to his endorsement
of the cipher dispatch sent by j. Fl. n. Pat
rick on the Goth OF November to Colonel
". p. Pelton, that he was totally unaware
of it's containing proposition for the pur-
chase of Republican elector. He says
Patrick came to him and stated that he had
: prepared cipher telegram to the secretary
Of the Democratic National Committee ask
ing the latter to place $4,000 to his credit
for the purpose of paying lawyers fees and
other necessary expenses connected with
, the anticipated litigation concerning the is
suance of the Governors certificates to the
, electors. Patrick requested him to endorse
this telegram because he kelly was known
to the National Democratic Committee, and
it was desirable to secure prompt action.
Senator Kelly says he could not read the
cipher, and, accepting Patrick's statement
Of its meaning, endorsed it, without hesi-
tation, upon the foregoing assurance as to
its contents. The Senator also states that
subsequently he earnestly endeavored to
get from the National Committee money to
pay the lawyers fees, and, not being able
J. to obtain it,, raised $3, 200 on his own note
;. for that purpose; $4,000 Of which he paid
| to Hill, Thompson, and Durham, who had
;. been retained. The remaining 5000 he paid
for expenses OF bringing Lazwell, one Of
!, the Democratic electors, to Salem, as it was
/ thought perhaps he had a higher number OF
votes than Cronin. ii .si/..E.f.' s&f
: THE PRESIDENT URGED TO RECOGNIZE THE
81, PACKARD GOVERNMENT. 80. =.
WAsHlSGToN,- February 16.-Kellogg,
Pitkin, and Darrell represented to the Pres
ident. that there was danger Of bloodshed
and trouble in New Orleans, and urged him
: to put a stop to further dissentions by
: recognizing the Packard government. It
q i. understood that the President intimated
II fhot bo on,ld not of pracant ravprse his de-