The New York herald., 1877-02-13
THE JOINT COMMITTEE.


WASHINGTON, Feb IL, 1877.
AT twenty -hvc minutes past two O'Clock +. N. the
Senators arrived in the hall OF tho House and took
their places, and as soon order was restored tho
presiding olicer and said:-
hS Sn. meeting OF consrss is session Tho
sss ~ ~, oy ~ In o, tue oa,s % T., the de-
Of Florida Cicrk OF tho Senate viii now read tho
decision of the senate.
Tho decision OF tho Senate having been read by its
clerk and that OF tho House by It's clerk the prcs,dpg
officer said:-
The houses ordering otherwise the
decision Of the commission win reverscd The
tho commission. Tho telers viii announce tho vote oi
Florida.
Senator ALLISON, ono OF the tellers, thereupon an.
nounced that tho State of Florida had four
Tor X. Is. Haycs OF OHIO, us President, and tour
for william A. Wheeler, oil New York, as Vice Presi.
dent.
Tho vIcE PRESIDENT then opened the certificate from
the State OF Georgia ana hanaed II to tho ,ellers.
II was read by Representative Cook, of Georgia A
slip IN the reading by which tho 10lst year OF nde
pendcncewa rendered US tho lO0lst created ripple
0f laughte throughout tho audience
The PRESIDING OFFICER asked whether thcro
any objection 10 the vote or Georgia
Mons beng madc he annOunc, d that the would
bc counted, and directed tho tcers to declare II.
Mr. Cook then declared that the State Of Georgia
hau gwen eleven votes Tor samuel j. Tildcn, Of New
York, President, and eleven votes for Thomas A.
Hendricks, OF indiana as Vice President
with II votes ior Hayes and Wheeler; Indiana, with Ii
for Tlldon and Hendricks lown with IL votes for
Hayes and Wheeler; Kansas with votes tor Hayes
aud Hendricks.
LOUISIANA
Then the certihsate from tho State OF Louisiana
showing eight votes Tor Hayes ani Wheeler, the pre-
siding oliccr stating that tho certificate had been
ceivcd by mail, und that no corresponding ono had
been received by messenger (The messenger ap
pointed for that purpose was Thomas C. Anderson, OF
The Returning Boirdl This was authenticated by
Governor, q
tors
The certificate having been read The presiding officer
handed TO the telicrs another certificate Same
State, with II corresponding ono received by mail
showing eight votes lor Tidcn and Hendricks This
was authenticated by McEncry Governor OF tho
State.
Still a third certificate was opened aud rcad u COR
responding one having been received by mail, with
votes tor Hayes and Wheeler, authenticated by Dos.
londe, Secretary oi State.
certificate received 0y mall no corresponding hav
Ing been received by messenger
BuRLEsQuE CERTIFICATE.
Mr.. STONE, OF Missouri OF the tciers proceeded
to read It. but was obvious from the nrst
fyng that John Smith had boon choscn an eoctos
from the FIRST district; John smith. No !, from tho
sseond 'ohn smith, pS", No. : IRON The rh5a John
tho Filth; John SMITH No. D. from the SIXTH aud
John Smith and Jonn smith B electors at largo.
Whcn tho reading had proceeded thus TAR, Senator
SARGENT rose anu SAID that II was obvious that the
ticatc not LOnd fdc
The PKEsniSG OFFICER said II was his duty TO submit
all the papers receiv"d by him. He asked whether the
paper SHOULD bo suppressed Volces-"No. no."
great amusement OF tho audience. 1t followed the
usual formaities showing that John Smith had been
only chosen as chairman and John smith .sD'' as
scrgcant at arms and that John smith No and John
Smith "a" were appointed tcliers; that the eight
votes OF tho state had been lor Peter Cooper vi
New York, and Sam Cary, OF Oh0.
AT this stage OF tho reading Senator MCDONALD, of
Indiana suggested that the two houses should not be
compelled to listen to tho reading. \
The PRESIDING OFFICER directed tho address on tho
envelope 10 be read. II read
To tho Vice President Of the United States Washington
President and Vice Presidemt-is76
Hc then directed tho teers to proceed with tho
reading After lew more sentences had been read,
Mr.. HoAR, OF Massachusetts. inquired whether tho
Chair held that II was not In order to dispense with
the further roadns OF the paper.
The PRESIDING OFFICER said that he had asked unan.
nous consent, but that objection had been made.
Mr. HoAR requested that any person objccting
should rise IN his place and do so.
Mr.. Mills, (dem) oil Texas rising)-As this Is a
burlcsquc act, object
Tho reading WAS then proceeded with TO its close IL
purporting 10 bc signed by John smith, company two
with the motto, ''Such IL life in Louisiana -
subsequently the PRESIDING OFFICER directed tho
paper TO be omitted from the proceedings the JOINT
senator MCDONALD, tdcm.) OF Ind, rose and sub.
mit,cd objection to the Hayes and Wheeler cer,la.
Gates.
DEMOCRATIC OBJECTION
. Tho objection Was based ON tho ground that the
Hayes electors had not been duly elected and that
their election had been certified by William i. Kellogg
WHO claimed To be, but IN act not. Governor Of
the state OF LOUISIANA, and because the Returning
Board vi SAID State was without Jurisdiction Tor tho
reason that the laws of Louisiana conferred no
power on tho Returning Board TO canvass or
compile tho votes, since they constituted out four
OF the i've persons required ny law those four
were oi the same political Darly and since thorc
vacancy IN SAID Board which the iour members had
refused to I'll; because the our members OF the Re
turning Board had uil knowledge that true compila
ton OF the votes would have shown that tho rtcn
electors had duly elected said oard had
offered tor money sell tho vote OF LOUISIANA and
because A. u. Levissee ana O. II. brewster of the re-
hAu he Ot 4 th..
government OF ths United States ut tho time Of their
appointment AZ electors
The objection signed by Mcssrs. Mcdonald, Of In
diana; Stevenson, OF kentucky salisbury. Of Dela
ware Bcpy, OF Missouri Senators. Mcssrs. jerks, OF
Pcnnsyvania; Gibson, OF Louisiana; Tucker, OF Vir.
ginla Lcvy ot Louisiana; Ellis, Of louisiana, and
Morrison, OF Illinois, members
Mr. GIBSON, oil LOUISIANA, also sent up objections to
the Hayes and Wheeler ccrtncates, BECAUSE
Frst--Ihe government OF Louisiana wins not rcpub-
Second- No canvass was made on which tho certia.
Gates OF election were lssucd
Thrd--Any alleged canvass Of the votes was an act
oil usurpltion, fraudulent aud void.
Fourut--Somc OF the electors were ineligible by tho
laws OF Louisiana, and were disquaIIncd IRON being
electors as holding State oiceskcioag bong acting
de tdcto Governors JoiiroiD supervisor OF fegIstra
ton for the parsh OF Point Coupcc; Marks District
Attorney and Burch q Dor OF the state Senate
"a memocr OF the Board OF Control OF the State PEN,
tcntary;a administrator OF the Deal and Dumb Asy.
lum and treasurer OF the School Board OF East Baton
Rouge.
FVM-Because Joiiron was specially disqualified by
the thirteenth section OF the ace OF the Legislature
passed July ~ 1874, which provides that no super.
visor OF registration shall DO eligible to any Office ut
That election ana because Joron was at the last cleo.
ton Supervisor OF election Tor the parish at Point
Coupce.
:. rms objection Is signed by senators salisbury,
Mcdonald and Herman, and by Representatives JenKs
Tucker, Gibson, Field Levy and EgbcrI
Mr. W0oD. Uf New York, submitted further oh.
jcctions 10 the Hayes and Wheeler certificates on the
ground that the electors ccctcu as provided
by the Legislature.
REPUBLICAN OBJECTIONS
Mr. HOWE, OF WISCONSIN,, submitted obec tions 10 tho
Tlucn nhd hendricks certificates, the ground that
therc was nc evidence that those electors had been
pointed III such manner AS the Legislature directed
whe there was evidence conclusive ia law that
neither of them had been 10 appointed; also
on the ground that therc no evidence that Nc.
Emery was Govcrnor Of Louisiana IN tho year 1876
whic there was conclusive evidence that Kellogg was
uurihg the year 1885, aud Tor several years prior
thcreto Governor OF that State, aud that he rccog
nEcu as such by tho utilcInl