The New York herald., 1877-02-10
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSION.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSION,
wAsHrxGroN, n. c., Feb Q, 1871
Tho Electoral Commission In secret session from
ton A. NJ until 1talf.past eight o'clock this evening
continuously with tho exception OF two short recesscs
Almost the entire timo until nearly tho close Of tho
session occupied with debate In which every ono
Of the fftcon mombers of the commission by turns
participated. Two or three Of the Justices and
several Of tho Senatorial members read elab.
oratey prepared opinions upon tho main points
at issue, aud tho discussion Is understood to
have becn from its commencement to its
close, Of extraordinary power and ability. Tho qucs-
tion Of the eligibility OF +. G. Humphreys was not
madc tho subject Of much discussion, nor was any
vote taken concerning IT, At one stage OF tho proceed
ings, however, Senator Thurman offered a resolution
declaring that thero sufficient evidence offered
to show that Humphreys was not Shipping Commits
soner on tho 7th day Of November. This resolution
was criticised by several republican members ON
tho ground that 1t might carry an implication
that If Humphreys had been such commissioner
on tho 7th Of November his vote would have In
valid, ana tho resolution was not urged there seeming
to be practically unanimty OF opinion that Hum.
phreys' resignation was legally encctual bong ten
About six O'Clock p. Nj, the debate being ended,
Senator Edmunds submitted a resolution decnrng, In
substance. that the four republican electoral Of
Florida should be aud cmbodying also various
reasons for such declaration.
REVOLUTION
Representative Hunton offered the following as
substitute
Resolved That the electors named in certificate No. 2to
pointed seesc, s BY the state Of or.s the 7h
cate arc the votes provided Tor BY tho constitution of the
This substitute rejected by tho following vose:
YrAs-Messrs Abbott. Bayard. Clifford, Field Hunton.
XAYs-Xlessrs. Bfadiey, Edmunds FrcIngh Gar.
fold, H0ar, Miller, Morton and Str0ng-S
THE REPUBLICAN RESOLUTION
Mr.. Edmunds then Withdrew his resolution, and Mr..
Garfield offered tho following. which was adopted by
tho foregoing vote reverscd-
That tho onr 9. wit Frederick q
dc% and Vice Il. Of o and ss
the
The in detail tho adoption of this resolution
was as follows:-
ds Miles, Bradley a ESmunds Garfield
.xa1s.Tessr abbott. Dsyari Clifford, Field. nun.on.
On motion Of Mr. Garfield, Messrs. Edmunds, Brad.
Icy and Miller were appointed n committee to draft
report the decision oi the COMMISSION with brief
statement OF tho therefor TO bo signed BY tho
members agreeing therein, and to bo transmitted
tho JOINT session OF tho ;wo houses as required by tho
electoral act.
THE REPORT TO CONGRESS-
The argumen,auye resolution previously oIcroi and
withdrawn By Mr Edmunds was adopted by the com.
mittcc Of three with few verbal changes their re-
port, and about eight O'Clock 7. N. II was signed by
members commission
for the adoption Of Mr.. Garleld's resolution.
Tho formal decision or report TO Congress Is very
brief, but It's complete phraseoogy Is withheld from
publicity tonight from considerations OF etiquette as
It is TO be transmitted tomorrow morning to tho
President OF tho Senate under scnl. to bc by him
Immediately lad before the joint session OF tho two
houses Its points, however, DO accurately stated
as Ioows:--
yirs-Thc cemmission exercising the power. Of both
s" papep 10 r s a. c es
authority TO hear evidence nusd or in other words to
of fbe nf
the State Florida founded upon the Of the
csnvanT IosGS ?" ,ss S'n,s ,;s :; to G y. vote
any act OF the Legislature or courts IN determining whom
Thici,In regard to tho said incIiriby Of r. q. Hum
Tho 7t Of November ''00' ""' ~ "'' ounce ON
The Secretary of the conf nmisson will Tomorrow
morning deliver TO tho President pro fen OF the senate
tho formal decision abovo described together with ali
the certificates and accompanying papers on tho
Florida case. which were referred 10 the commission
and tho Secretary will also deliver 10 the speaker OF
tho House formal notification signed by the Prcsi-
dent OF tho commission that their decision has been
Thcreupon, in compliance with tho Electoral act,
the two houses will again meet and tho decision will
be read and entered on the journal OF oach House, and
tho vote OF Florida will Immediately DO counted for
Hayes end Wheeler, ''uness, upon objection bong
made IN writing by AT least Ave Senators and lve mom-
bcrs Of the House Of Representatives, tho two houses
snail separately concur In ordering otherwise IL
being known that tho two houses viii concur II is
not thought likely that any objection will DO made 10
the immediate counting OF the Florida republican
votes as this would be unnecessary waste OF timc
The WEST VIRGINIA ELECTOR.
THE FACTS OF HIS NATURALIZATION EsTAp-
L1sHED.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
baltimore, Feb. o, 1871
United States District Attorney Archibald Stirling
Jr, upon adviccs received from Washington, made