Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-02-24

Sargent said before the electoral tribunal
Republican counsel took the position that
there was no power to go behind the &C
ton of a State. The cry Of fraud was
raised and kept up during the whole dis
cussion by the Democratic press through
out the country, and now the Senator
from Missouri came in and took up the
cry. As member of the committee
which made the investigation in the Flori-
da election. it was his (Sargent's) dcliber-
ate conviction that the evidence would
show that there was no fraud in Florida
stimulated from Washington, as had been
charged; on the other hand the evidence
would show that frauds were committed
by the Democratic party in the State. In
jackson county alone $50 votes which
should have been counted for the Repub-
licans were fraudulently changed.
Bogy said kilograms were sent from the
city Of Washington to Florida immedia-
tely after the election which meant fraud
that the fraud was not so plain and direct
as in the Oregon case because the man in
Oregon was new in the business The tel
egrams from Washington to Florida ema-
mated from men of more experience in
fraud and rascality. He then referred to
the proceedings before the electoral CON-
mission and said the commission in the
case of Florida laid down two rules for
its guidence, first that they would not in
vesligate anything which had transpired
before or preceding the return made by
the Governor excepting in relation to the
ineligibility of electors; and their decision
left that question open for investiga-
ton by a vote of 8 to Z. 1t was of
course believed by the whole country that
the same rule would be applied to Louisi
ara. Whoupon earth would have doubted
the propriety of the application of that
rule, when it had been enforced in the
case of the State of Florida? Yet we
know but yesterday that the decision was
reversed, we know that member of that
commission but yesterday changed his
position upon that subject, and while it
was competent in the State of Florida to
go behind the returns to examine whether
electors were or were not eligible under
the constitution of the United, when the
motion was made by the Senator from
Delaware (Bayard) to apply the same rule
to Louisiana the decision was reversed
The case had been made SO plain by coun-
sci, so strong, so irrrefutable, that an ex-
animation can not take place without prov
Ing beyond possibility Of doubt that more
than one elcctOr from that State was not
entitled TO to the position of clcctor be-
cause he was ineligible, and this pos ion
was changed by this commission. Sir,
the name of Jeffreys and Marlborough have
come down to us for ages past covered
with disgrace and shame, because they
were corrupt judges. and the name of that
man who changed his vote upon that COM
mission Justice Bradley go down to after
ages disgraced, his name will be associated
with Marlborough and Jeilreys, and it
never will be pronounced without a hiss
from all good men in his country.
Morton said he had heard with regret
the remarks made by the Senator from
Missouri in regard 10 Justice Bradley. If
that Senator could have heard the discus
sions in the Electoral Commission, as he
(Morton) had, he would not make such re-
marks. The time would come when opin-
ions of members of the Commission would
be published, and he was sure the Senator
would then see he had done an act of in
justice to an able and conscientious Justice
Discussion rs to Florida aud the testimony
taken by the committee which visited that
State. was continued by Sargent, Cooper
and Jones of Florida, and at o'clock p.
NJ. the Senate took recess until 10 o'clock
Monday.
Gov. Growers Denial.
San Francisco, Feb. 11.-Following
dispatch just received:
SALEM, OGN., Feb. II.
To Agent Associated Press: desire to
state through your columns that l have
never sent to Gov. Tilden any telegram
signed "Gabble" or Governor" and
deaounce all such pretended kilograms as
base fabrications as far as am concerned
| have never used cipher nor fictitious
signature in letter or dispatch in my
life.
(Signed L. F. GROVER.
How Received.
says: Keliy's explanation was much
confused while making it and directly con-
tradicted and corrected himself several
times. He was not well received by the
Senate, and Democratic members moved
uneasy in their seats while Kelly spoke.
1t is asserted Patrick will directly contra
dict Kelly, and state that Kelly knew the
contents of dispatches he signed. Patrick
has been subpenaed from his home and
will be here shortly.
Joint session.
At / :35 the Senate and House met in
joint convention, and President Ferry,
after the usual preliminaries. said the two
houses not having decided otherwise, the
decision of the vote of Louisiana, which
Senator Allison, as teller, announced, was
according to the commission eight for
Hayes and Wheeler, would stand approx
ed.
The counting then proceeded, and
Names seven votes were recorded for
Hayes and Wheeler; Maryland's eight for
Tildcn and Hendricks; Massachusetts
eight for Hayes and Wheeler.
Tucker objected to the eleven votes OF
Michigan being counted on account Of the
ineligibility of Daniel L. Crossman, and
declaring that one Benton Hanchet, hav,
ing been elected an clcctor for Michigan,