The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-02-04

heard on each side. and he not longer than if
teen minutes, unless the Commission allo,
iurther time, and additional counsel an
printed arguments will be received.
RULE a. The DIRECTORS to any certificate O
vote may select two of their mum Der to supper
their objections in oral arguments, and to ad
vocste the validity of any certificate or vote
the validity of which they maintain aud il
IKE manner the collectors to any other certifi
cate may select t%o of their number for q Xix
pun pose, but undee this rule, not more tina,
occupy more thnnsswo honr1..
lRuLkG, Admission to the public sitting
of.bhs pommission shall be regulated in suol
manner as the President of the commissio,
shall direct
RULE z. Tho Commission Twill cit, miles,
osberwise ordered, in the &c ON of the Supreme
GonSt Of the United States, and with oper
doors. except -Rhsa- in consultation, unies!
otherwise directed.
This room is small and Jill only contain zoe
persons.
The Democratic case will be protected and
handled by the strongest array of legal talent
ever seen in the United States, not excepting
the trial of Aaron Burr. The names of Charlel
o'Conor, David Dudley Field, Matt Carpen-
ter, Jerry Blaok,p. Randolph Tucker, Trum
bull, jerks, McMahnh and John A.. Campbe''
are only part of those at work and giving
their whole time to the cause of the people.
me Republican Congressional COMMITTEES
nave employed Wm. NJ. Evarts, E. A. Slough
ton, Stanley Matthews and s. s. Shellabarger
to prepare their case before the Commission.
COUNTING THE VOTE
At 1:3o P. NJ. Thursday. LIST inst, the Senate
entered the hall of the House of Represents.
tives and Senator Ferry took the chair a.
President of the Joint Convention.
After the Alabama certificates b d been read
the presiding officer asked: Are there any OBJ.
jectioDs to the certificates of the State of Ala
bAmaf Afaer a pause: The Chair hears none
and the vote of the State of Alabama will be-
counted. The tellers will announce the vote
Mr.. Cook, one of the tellers announced 10
votes for Samn J. Tilden for President, and 10
votes for Thos. A. Hendricks for Wee Presi-
dent.
The certificate of Arkansas was then read,
and the result was announced a. 6 votes tor
Tilden and Hendricks
After the presiding officer bad asked the
eame questions as in the Alabama case, the
California certificate was read by Mr.. Stone
and VIM. A. Wheeler. The Colorado certificate
was read by Mr.. Cook, and ) votes were an
nonnced for Hayes and Wheeler.
Connecticnt came next; the certificate was
read by Nr. Allison, and more votes were an
nonnced for Tilden and Hendricks
The Delaware certificate was read by Mr..
Lugalls, and more votes were scored for Tit
den and Hendricks.
Florida was then reached aud the presiding
officer first handed the certificate signed by
Gov. Stearns, and which recognized the HAYES
electors, and after it had been read the certti-
cate CT the electors for Tilden and Hendricks
was elso handed out and both were read by
Mt. Stone, while Mr.. Allison overlooked the
duplicate.
The Chair then said that he had still another
certificate, received the 31st of January. He
hen handed the paper to the tellers, and it
proved to be the certified proceedings of the
ooard OF Csnvassers, authorized and appointed |
" an act of the Legislature of Florida, who |
leclare tho TIlden and Hendricks electors |
lectSd. Included in the papers was the action |
f the IIlden eiSctors, and the subsequent re- |
Jew of the count by order of the Supreme |
labOrate detail of the Florida case from q |
standpoint.
The Chair than asked il there was any obisc- |
lon 80 the count of the vote of Florida.
Field Dem }, of New York, objected to the |
TsyeS votes being counted on the ground
hat the Hayes electors had never been elected.
Sargent (Rep }, of California, objected to the
SrtiscsteS of the Tiiden electors were I not Suo
henticated as the Constitution required.
Jones (Dem.). of Florids, objected specially
D Humphriea, Republican elector, as holding
u Office OF trust under the United States.
Kasson (Rep.), of Iowa. objected to the third
et of certificates, ISSUED by Gov. Drew, be-
auBe he was not Governor ct the time when
be functioDs of the electors were exercised.
Presiding Of1cer-Are there any further OBJ
ections to the counting of the vote of Florida
Pause Ii there are none, the certificates and
apers, together with other papers accompany
az the same, as we'll as the objections pre-
ented, will now be transmitted to the EleCtO-
al Commission for judgment and decision.
The Senate viii now withdraw to its cham
er, so that the House may separately deter
srmine its objections. A buzz of dissent per-
AIDED the chamber as TO the closing part of
he sentence, but the presiding officer made no
hange in the sentence.
The counting will be suspended till the vote
Florida is finally decided.
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION.
Tells Offers to Sell the States Tote for 81, OOO, OOO
Most astounding revelations have been
made this week before the Investigating Com
1ittse in Washington by Littlefeld, q clerk of
he Returning Board, Maddox, friend Of