The New York herald., 1877-02-02

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aforesaid G. W. JAMES. senator
Member Of the House OF Represents stivea
Mr. Kasson read an objection for tho preceding OBJ
Jection ~ foilows:-
70 be eenss,s electors and q vote q hc
i. because the not certified required by The
sse. :%S laws s % ss s unsd nS. ,a ' os @
Of Governor. any other Office in said State.
we're sppens "s the time ssss The ranssoss
tors had been duly BY the lawful College Of Esc
tors having TIE cerdeates Of the Governor OF Florida
10 President OF the senate required BY law
.ifyng the Of persons therein claiming
be electors arc e. post ao aud are not competent under
and Bullock
TbiydBecausc the said proceeding and certificates
null and void Of effect as retroactive proceedings.
Join Hi N'sAifIi;ESSax 'sAiIEhESSaax, Senators.
soHs 3 Y hpaIsS4 Il akIAssSs42s' 4: s'Tns:: n:::; . \.
Speaker Randall and President pro tempore Ferry
had conference this afternoon in regard the
barassments likely to result from tho provision Of the
Electoral act which prohibits dissolution OF tho JOINT
meeting OF the two houses s'unt,l the count OF the
electoral votes shall be completed and the result do
cared" This provision OF the act is closely followed
by othors which authorize euher house to take a
from the afternoon OF one day until hour
later than ton O'Clock next morning IN the
also to proceed with It's ordinary business while any
baiv rod hv tha
elect Of the first described provision will be- however,
keep both houses technically in continuous session.
so that all proceedings IN either ono OF them. until
the completion OF tho count, must bear the OF
day. This will greatly impede legislative business,
casss 70 nrcvon the Of c"r,an
business until the next legislative day after II is pro-
scntcd Dinicutes might also arise concerning bills
sent 10 tho President for his approval pending the
completion OF the count they would all bear the
legislative dnte OF to-day
The Speaker and Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa. who is also
member OF the House Committee on Rules, called on
Mr. Ferry the House took It's recess, and no
invited Senators Blaine, Ham,n ana Conking TO par
tcipatc In tho conference this subject tho result
Of which IT was agreed TO DO necessary 10 immediately
repeal so much Of the electoral act as prohibits nd
journments from day to day while questions remain
under consideration by the commission. Mr. Wilson
will tomorrow offer bill In tho House for this pur-
bodies.
rho subject was also discussed informally In tho
executive session OF the Senate this afternoon.
THE TEIiERS.
Speaker Randall having been criticised for appoint
ing both OF the ellers the part OF the House
among tho members Of his own party, Is proper TO
that this adoptcd in pursuance Of the
determination OF tho democratic caucus, II being
understood, however, at tho time that the pre-
siding officer OF the Senate should DO notified OF tho
arrangement so that he might appoint republican
teIlers on the part OF tho Senate, and thus "make
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSION:
wAsuNGroS, Feb /, 1877.
The tripartite Com appointed under the pro-
visions Of tho Electoral hear and decide all
ters in dispute affecting the vote for President anc
Vice President three O'Clock to-day the room OF
tho Supreme Court at the Capitol The journal Of
the preceding session read approved
TIE FLORIDA
communication from tho two houses OF Congress
in JOINT session was presented by Mr. Gorham, secre-
tary Of tho Senate, and road as follows:--
HALL THE EoUsK REPRESENTATIVES,
To run PRESIDENT OF THE CORNERSTONE
or ." ssesor. p. Of S OF sr
the two hsases OF Congress and cbectons
SnS The t.
the Judgment aud decision OF the commission provided
THOs. W. FERRY. President OF the Senate.
The PRESIDING JUsTcE--lt is suggested, and think
very properly that the doors may bo opcnod and
that proper persons DO admitted
Justice BRADLEY--I understand there are three cer
TO u.s. should think tha. the proper course would be
to have those three certificates read and then as each
is read let parties DO called upon to state whether
they are objected and who tho objcctors Un,l
wo read those certificates hear them read wc DO not
know what we have before US After that It will bc
time to take such other order regard
as may be necessary.
Tho PRESIDING JUsricE-I will adopt that suggestion
without VOTE
Mr.. Justice MILLER-I had the pleasure STR, n was
pleasure, Of listening TO the reading OF these doc
in the House Of Representatives. II the papers
about the State Of Forua will take an hour
TO read them. The objectors' tho papers
making the objections. presume they will be
printed They certainly ought to be printed and then
everybody can read thom without coDsunIn ng hour
Of time doing tha, which every hero will wa ut
TO do Tor himself more carefully. think II Brother
Bradley had known, as l know, tho length Of these
papers, he would, perhaps, withdraw his motion
Inc PREstpiSo JusricE--Docs Justice Bradley with
draw his m0tionf
Mr. Justice BnADLEr--i did not make u motion 1
merely made n suggestion
Representative PAyNK-i move tina. the certificates,
With the papers, be printed ut as early an hour as
possible.
MISSION Is that the three csrtncatos In the Of
Florida be printed. with the objections thereto II
that 10 your pleasure you w say "fea" quitting the
question. question: agreed TO. How soon can they DO
Ms Justice F,xLD--should havo copies OF the
papers prescntedT
rho PRESIDING JusrIcx--i suppose the certificates
and objections may be printed very short time.
Tho secretary will understand that tho motion In
tended include the certificates, the objections aud
the papers that accompany the certificates and moth.
ing else u s desirable that they should be printed
with as little delay as possible. That matter being
disposed OF, am requested TO inquire if there are
counsel present who viii take part after tho managers
or objeciors have stated the the side and
the other
Mr. EvAsrs--Mr. President. Senator Sargent has
come IN, and will state what he has TO say that
regard
put aud say 10 Mr. sargent that inquiries have
made as TO tho ooJcctorA
senator SARG EST-fhc obJcctors--the persons whose
signed TO the paper-are Senators Conover,
Sargent and sherman, and Mcssrs McCrary, Kasson,
woodburn and DunnclL members Of the House
There has boon no opportunity up to this moment OF
sultng with those gentlemen ascertain which Of
them will state to the comm ,lsson their opiectionR
rho PRESIDING JUsrIcx-Two objectors may repre-
sent tho In this tribunal
Senator SARGByr-So we understand BY the ruiea