The New York herald., 1877-02-28

suffrage and choice by the people Of Presidential
electors was prevented
These substitutes were rejected.
THE
yKAs-Mes.rs Abbott Bayard Clifford. Field. Hunton.
NAYsNessrs bradley Edmunds Frelinshuysen. Garfield.
Hcar. Miller. Morton and strong-s
1ie question recurring on the adoption OF Mr. Nor
toms resolutions they were adopteaysas 5, nays .
the above vote beng reversed.
Mr.. Frelinghuyscn offered the following
Essoysa That TSsodSrs !. harssr Msowyp 5oan
John Erwin and Kobsr. Adrich the persons named
sseSrs IN No = wsr no, the sseos'
States. and should not be counted
This adopted unanimously
Mr. Morton offered the following
Resolved h Tina, C. ,arsv & s"wsS NWns~h Thomas D.
sss,sI' Inc Care;
OF and ne s .s a and md 9Ss es
Adopted-ycas g. nays 7-same as the vote on Mr.
Norton's previous resolutions
report TO be presented TO tho two houses giving
tho grounds on which The commission had reached It's
decision. Mr.. Norton offered The ollowing:-
Resolved That The than. Of the commission dne to
banty with which he has presided
Adopted unanimously.
resolution offered by Mr. Strong was adopted,
authorizing the members OF the commission die the
remarks made by them during the CONSULTATIONS OF the
commission and have the same published with the pro-
ccodings ct the commission.
resolution removing She Injunction of secrecy
adopted.
On motion OF Xr. Garfield at six minutes TO seven
NJ. the COMMISSION adjourned until eleven O'Clock
Friday morning, March =, unless sooner called together
by its presiding officer
REPORT OF rHR COMMISSION.
The report OF the commission 10 in substance fol-
lows
certificates and papers purportng TO be certificates AMI
papers accompanying the same OF the electoral vote
IRON the State Of South Carolina aud the objections
thereto reports That has duly considered the same,
and has by majority OF votes decided and does hereby
decide that the votes Of c. O. Bowen, John wnsmith,
Thomas B. Johnston. Timothy Hurley, W. Is. Nash,
William Cook and William +. Meyers named in the
certificate OF Governor Chamberlain. which votes are
certified by said persons appears by tho certcaes
submitted 10 the commission as aforesaid and here
with returned, are the votes provided for by the
sttution OF the United Statcs and tho same are law
fully TO be counted AZ therein certicd-naney seven
votes Tor Rutherford b. Hayes OF tho State Of Ohio,
Tor President. and seven votes for W lillian A. Wheeler,
OF the state OF New York. for Vice President
Tho commission, by majority OF votes. decide aud
report that tho persons first before named
duly appointed electors IN aud tor the SAID State OF
south Carolina The briof ground ol this decision
thai IL appears upon such evidence as by hc
tion and tho law creating tho commission Is compc
tent and pertinent TO the consideration 0 the subject
that the before mentioned electors appear TO have been
lawfully appointed such electors OF President Woo
President of tho United States for the term be-
ginning March !. 1877. Of the state OF South
Carolina, and that they voted rs such at tho time and
in thd manner provided Tor by the constitution Of the
United states and the law; and tho commission has
by majority Of votes decided that II Is not compe-
tent under tho constitution and the law 90
dence dde tho papers opened by the President OF tho
Senate in the presence OF the Two houses prove
that other persons than those regularly certified
10 by tho Governor OF tho State, and
according the determination OF the appointment by
the returning officers tor elections state, PRIOR
the required tor the performance OF their du
ties had been appointed electors or by counter proof
to show that they had not, that tho
determination OF the said returning officers
was not accordance with the truth
and fact the commission by majority OF votes, being
OF the opinion that It Is not within the jurisdiction OF
the two Houses OF Congress assembled to count tho
for President and Vice President, enter upon
n trial OF such questions The report will also set
forth the fact that OF tho electors
OF South Carolina rejected by unanimous vote
oi the commission.
The Secretary Of the commission viii TO- morrow
morning deliver 10 the President tenn OF the Senate
the formal decision above described together with all
the certificates and accompanying papers tho caso
which had been referred 10 the commission and the
Secretary will also deliver TO the Speaker OF the House
formal notification, signed by tho President OF tho
commission, that their decision had been communi-
Gated TO tho President pro tenn.