National Republican., 1877-02-14
MAKING APRESIDENT.
tconiisusd from Ttpa Psos.l
ing Of tho ease, and the submission Of proof, tho
time 10 come out OF the four and one-half hours.
Argument Of Mr.. Matt Carpenter.


ing Of tho ease, and the submission Of proof, tho
time 70 come out OF the four and one-half hours.
Argument of Mr.. Matt Carpenter.
The request was granted, and Mr.. CARPEN.
TER began his address, asserting that he ap-
but perhaps for thenest Republican candidate.
He wanted q precedent established so that if he
should receive q majority Of The twenty thousand
in that State, no Returning Board could cheat
boards was tolerated, who was so hopeful as 10
elected By I ,he % peopieS Why 20 % into tho expense
Of political campaign, when Returning Boards
the Tribunal and the character OF the powers
He argued that as Congress had reserved the
not and could not exercise Judicial power. He
Submitted that wherein any measure was pend
ing before either Houss q Congress, it had the
be done by . committee Of either House, or BY q
Sad:become q common S practice in England. He
maintained that by no construction could this
sSmniltse ee made e apPsar ss anything else
Tho duty conferred upon the Commission was
to inquire who had been appointed electors in
Sih sn. sSS was not S hS % sS
the State Of Louisiana, and to do that IL was
clothed with all the powers Of both Houses: II
question, then II was indeed bottomless, and
there was no means to prevent the greatest fraud
the defeated candidate nor the country would be
satisfied with the action Of the Commission IL II
taken SthS1t inquiry Y nS hs scts Thls
f iftSS decision here was technical one, on false
Tribunals to veS the country for S months and per-
nG Mr. Y CARPENTER continued his argument,
election to the office, and not in tho certificates
and cited authorities for this view Of the law. He
sS s SS Of se Sesa s &c
election, to ascertain who were the legally ap-
He next went into consideration OF the cleo.
tion laws of Louisiana, covering the act of 1883,
which was Incorporated in the revised statutes,
%hsh % made ssss 6k.e, Sk 'GS S
@ sx Sa, "a passed. AEs on The eS n mats ss' T a
nc DeSls a'
arose whether the act going into effect lates. 70.
nealed the act passed subsequently but frst 10
IN 81 @ sen 1Ss vote
the two houses, each acting for ITSELF voted that
hat the vote Of the State should not be counted.
1.-THE vote ,uld be relectea Tor neyeeL this Tri.
eunal, acting for the two Houses, could reject It
yided that the election for electors should be
held with the general election and the votes
canvassed, as that election was.
TIE act Of 1872 contained no reference to Pres.
dental electors beyond general provision that
the election should be held on the day fixed by
Congress, which was wholly unnecessary, as
Congress, and not the State, fixed the time for
holding the election.
Under the law OF 1877, there wasno provision for
filllng any vacancy in the Electoral Board, ex.
oept by q popular election. II there was no law
in force then the vacancies could not be
nlled. He next argued that an election under
law In violation OF the Constitution of the State,
was, under the Federal Constitution, void, and
proposed to show that the law Of lsT2 was not in
conformity with the Constitution Of the State.
At this point Mr.. CARPrsTKR asked II the
order was intexiblc to go on to o'clock. lie said
he could hardly see by the light oTths candles,
while the smoke from them made the atmosphere
very oppressive and speaking diiicult. He was
really III through the effect Of the smoke.
Mr. ABBOTT moved that the Commission ad-
journ TO 10 o'clock A. NJ, which was agreed to
by the following vote:
Yeas, Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Bradley, Gilt.
ford, Field, hunton, Payne and Thurman-s.
Mays, Messrs. Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Hoar,
Miller and Strong-6, and at $50 p. NJ. the Com.
mission adjourned.