The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-02-22

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!, Resolved, That evidence be received toshow
that so much OF the act of Louisiana establish
ing the returning board OF that State is uncon-
stitutional, and the acts of said returning
board are void.
This was rejected by the following vote:
.o;, YEAAss-Abbott, As, Bayard, Clifford, Field Hun
- Nays Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
d9rteld, Hoar, Miller, Morton Strong:-8.
follows:
Resolved, That evidence will he received
to show that the returning board of Louisiana,
at the time OF canvassing and compiling the
vote Of that State, was not legally constituted
under the law establishing it, in this that it
was composed OF four persons Of one political
party, instead Of five persons OF different par
Rejected by the same vote.
MIR. Abbott then offered another substitute {:
Resolved, That the Commission will receive
testimony on the subject of frauds alleged in
the specifications of counsel Tor the ob1ectors
to certificates one and three.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered fourth substitute !:
Resolved, That testimony tending to show
that the so-called returning board Of Louisi-'
ana had no jurisdiction to canvass the votes
tor electors for President and Vice President
is admissible.
Rejected by the same vote.
MIR. Abbott then offered fifth substitute.
which was rejected by the same vote, which
was as follows:
Resolved, That evidence is admissible that
statements and at6davits purporting to have
been made and forwarded to said returning
board in pursuance of the provisions of section
26 OF the election law Ofl872, alleging riot, tu-
multi, intimidation and violence, at or near
certain parishes were false and fabricated and
forged by certain disreputable persons under
direction and knowledge Of said returning
board; that said returning board, knowing
said statements and affidavits to be false and
forged, and that none of such statements and
af6davits were made in the manner or torn, or
within the time required by law, did know
ingly> wilfully and traudulently fail and re-
fuse to canvass or compile more than ten
thousand votes cast, as is shown by Commis-
sioners of election.
Hunton offered sixth substitute, as follows
Resolved, That evidence be received to
prove that the votes cast and given at said
election on the 7th OF Noyember last, as
shown by the return made by the Commission
ers of Election for said polls and voting
places, in said State, have never been COM
piled or canvassed, and that said returning
board never even pretended to compile or
canvass the returns made by said Commits
sioners of Election, but that said returning
board only pretended to canvass the returns
made by the State Supervisors of Registration.
Rejected by the same vote.
An eighth substitute was offered by Bayard,
as follows:
OF trust or profit under the United States is
eligible to be appointed all elector, and that
this Commission will receive evidence tend
ing to prove such ineligibility, as offered by
counsel fer objectcrs to certificates No. and
Rejected by the same vote.
Justice Field offered the 9th and last sub
stitute, as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion Of the COM
mission evidence is admissible upon the sew
eral matters which counsel for ObiectOrs to
numbers and offered to prove.
This was also rejected by the same vote and
the question on the original order submitted
by Hoar came up, viz F: 'That the evidence
offered be not received"
MIR. Payne moved to strike out the word not.
Rejected by the same vote.
The vote on the original order was then ta-
ken, and it was adopted by the following vote,
Yeas-Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strong-5.
Nays-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Payne, Thurman-7.
Upon this action being made known to the
counsel, the Democrats declined to make any
further argument, and the Commission again
went into secret session when Senator Morton
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the persons named as elect
ors in certificate No. were the lawful elect
ors of the State OF Louisiana and their votes
the United States and should be counted tor
President and Vice-President.
This resolution was adopted bya vote of s
to Z, as follows:
Yeas-Bradley, Strong, Miller, Edmunds,
Frelinghuysen, Garfield, Hoar and Morton.
Nays-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Mum
son, Payne and Thurman.
Justice Miller and Bradley and Representa-
tive Hoar were appointed committee to
adopt report OF the decision to be submitted
to Congress.
Upon the assembling of the Senate
on the 18th the decision of the Commission in
the Louisiana case was read, and the Senate
adopted motion that it was ready to meet
the House and proceed with the count. The
House, however, declined to proceed on Sat-
urday, but by vote OF 152 to Ill adopted a
to continue the count in joint convention at
IL A. II. on Monday the 18th.
ACCEPTING TIE RESULT.
An exciting Democratic caucus was held at
Washington on the evening of the 18th. Two
resolutions were offered refusing to accept the
decision of the Electoral Commission, but
they received. few affirmative votes. After
an extended debate, the following resolution
offered by Reagan of Texas with the last
clause added by Mr.. Bright, was adopted by
q vote of 6Oto 40:
Resolved, That the count of the votes
shall proceed without dilatorY opposition to
the orderly execution Of the act Of Congress
creating the Electoral Commission whose de-
cision shall be received and acted upon in
accordance with the provisions of said law.
But this resolution is accompanied with the
oo0 nd of fhn naYnnnrofiN
party against the gross and shameless violation
of law Justice and truth contained in the de.