The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-16
FLORIDA GIVEN TO HAYES
On Grounds Fatal to His Chances for tn
White House.
A STRICTLY PARTY VOTE

White House. v
STRICTLY PARTY VOTE.
WASHINGTON. February 9.-The Grand Com.
mission has decided to give Florida to Hayes,
by two Republican members Of the Court upon |
grounds fatal to the final success Of their party.
Neither party is quite happy over the situation.
The Commission continued in session until |
hak-past o'clock. Each Of the fifteen mem |
bers made elaborate statements of their views
of the case, and she following resolution was
adopted:
Resoioed, That the fur persons, to wit
Fred. C. Humphreys, Charles w. Pearce, VIM.
II. Holden and Thos. A. Long, are duly appoin-
ted Electors of President and Vice. President
for the State of Florida, and that the-votes cast
by the aforesaid four persons are the votes pro-
vided by the Constitution of the United States.
The vote in detail on this resolution was as
follows:
Yeas-Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton and Strong.
Nays-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Payne and Thurman.
In the case Of Humphreys, Judge Clifford was
of opinion that holding the Office Of shipping
commissioner would have rendered him ineiigi-
BILE, but that his resignation of the Office before
the election was valid, and in tlrs view of the
case action on the objection to his vote, made
by Senator Jones, of Florida, was Abandoned
These proceedings will be presented in joint ses-
to Louisiana.
In the formal report to the joint session, the
Commission will assign the following reasons
for their decision:
FTst. The Commission, exercising the pow
ers or both huuses uuuiur- W. sfisri, nrfpss
examined all the certificates and papers referred
to them, find that they have no authority TO hear
evidence dhunde, or, in other words, to hear evil
dence outside of the certificates of the Cover
nor of the State of Florida, founded upon the
determination of the canyassing boardas to its
vote.
Second. The Commission cannot consider as
evidence any acts of he Legislature or courts
in determining whom tho State had appointed
| as Electors after the day that the said Electors
gave their votes.
Third. In regard to the alleged ineligibility
of +. Z. Humphreys, there was not sufficient
bcr.
reported to tue Senate aud that body immediate
ly repaired to the House.
The following objections to the decision of the
Commission wero submitted by MIR. Field to the
| two houses.
Objections to the Qecisipa,
The lsitS2fss q " ! e6s @ SeSscsI5ss saSIHtsS Sy
Mr.. Field:
An objection is interposcd by the undersigned
Senators and Representatives to tho decision
made by the commission constituted by the act
entitled IAN &c, to approve and regulate the
counting OF the votes for President and Vice
| President, and the decision Of questions arising
| thereon, for the term commencing March 4, a. D..
1877" rs TO the true and legal electoral vote OF
Florida, on the following grounds:
| LIST. The commission determined that the
vote cast by G. Il. Pearce, e. e. Humphreys,
w. III. Holden and L. W. Long, aselectors of
President and vice President Of the United
States in and for or on behalf Of the State of
Flsrida, is the true and legal electoral vote of
the said State, when, in truth and in fact, the
vote cast by Wilkinson Call, }. l.. Younge, Rob-
ert l.. Hilton and Robert Bullock is the true
and lawful vote of said State.
ID. For that the said commission refused to re
ccve competent and material evidence tending to
prove that L. IL. Pierce, f. C.. Humphreys W.
ii. Holden and t. w. Long we not appointed
electors in the manner prescribed by the Lcgis-
lsilre of ths-s O. Of florida, but were dssip-
mated as electors by the returning board of said
State, coiruptly and fraudulcntly, in disregard
OF law, and with the intent to defeat the will of
the people expressed in the choice of Wilkinson
Call, j. f. Younge, X. c. Hilton and Robert
bullock, who were legally and regularly appoin,
ted electors by the State of Florida, in the man
ner prescribed by the Legislature thereof.
Sd. For that the decision aforesaid was foun-
ded upon the resolution and order Of said COM
mission previously made, as follows:
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 relates to
the eligibility Of &c. Humphreys, one of the
electors.
4th. For that said decision excludes all the
evidence taken by the two houses of Congress
ny the committees Of each house concerning
frauds, errors and ndirregularties committed by the
persons whose certificates taken as proof of
th'ir due appointment rs electors.
9th. For that the said decision excludes all
evidence tending to prove that the certificate OF
Stearns, Governor, as also that of the board of
state canvssers was procured given in pur-
suonce of fraudulent and corrupt conspiracy
to cheat the State IF Florida out of its rightful
choice OF electors, and to substitute therefor
those who had not been chosen appointed
electors by said State in the manner provided
by the Legislature thereof.
| 9th For that the said commission refused to
recognize the rights Of the courts of the State
or Florida to review and revise the judgment of
The returning board or board Of canvassers. rem
dered through fraud without jurisdiction and
rejected anu refused to consider the action of
said courts, after their decision that Pearce,
Humphreys, Holden and Long were not entitled
10 cast the electoral vote of the State of Florida;
which said decision ". rendered by n court of
SAID state, lawfully brought before said court,
which court had jurisdiction over the subject
matter thereof, and whose jurisdiction over the
said Pcarce, Humphreys, Holden and Long had
attached before any act was done by them as
| electors.
7th. For that the said decision excludes oil
evidence tending to show that the State of Flor
! ida. by all the departments of its government
legislative, Judicial and executive-bad decided
as fraudulent all the certificates of Stearns,
Governor, as well as that Of the State canvas
sers, upon which certificates the said COMMITS
sion has acted, and by means of which the true
electoral votes of Florida have been rejected,
and false ones substituted in their place.
9th. For that the count Of the voies Of Pearce,
Humphreys, Holden and Long, for President
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