The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-01
recess from Saturday until ten

o'clock Monday
Tho Republican members objected 10 this
asserting that il wac the duty 81 tho body 30 gt
uu aud nrttlr tho matter. aud an exciting dis
cutsion followed. During the discussion ~
appeal was made ffom the decision ~ "a,
Chair, hut tho Chair was sustained ~ a vote ui
100 tu 10, sud the House BY a vote uf 1913 q
lu9 voted tu adjourn
Mr Field lncm. J. of New York, for the rur
ruHr ~ bringing tho Florida matter before th,
House iu due FORM offered tho following order.
trtTui That tho counting ~ the electoral
votes from thr State - Florida rhhll not pro
ccod iu conformity with The decision uf tht
Electoral commission, bat that the votes oi
Mrssrf Call Nuupe Hilton and Bullock ht
counted as ths ,utrs frum the state - Florida
fur President and Nicc, President ~ the United
states
SIR Hale lEspl. ~ Maine. moved an amsnd.
myui or fulluWs
Oru.ci. That tho counting OF the electoral
votes from thu state ~ Florida shall proceed
iu ouufuruil, with tho decision Of the Elertaral
commission.
Ma Hale made the point Of order againsi
further amendments that under the Electoral
commission law U nAR the imperative duty ~
thr House. ai the end ~ the tNu huurs debate
g. vote uu the main question, which WAH ahUthef
the vote, should D., counted boa conformity With
tho decision, and that nothing in tho shape of
delay. lu whatever form presented, could noG
hltval lhy wheels ut lln decision.
The debate closed after many exciting
speeches uu ruth a4ies. and the House proceed
81 60 vote uu th, question. The amendment
offered by Mr. Hal, was rrlcetsd-yyAs, ~
NAYS. ltt and the original resolution offered bg
Mr. Field Was adopted y ycas los NAYS, iN3
a party vote, except that Mf. NAitthuuse, ai
New York voted With ihe Hopublltsu- II vas
then ordered, uu motion uf Mr, Ield, that tho
rlcIh inform tie Senate ~ tLr aetiuu q the
House, and also that the House is NON ready a.
meet tic Senate ia the hall ui tAe House.
uHE JoINI CONVENTION.
Mr. Adams. clerk II the House of Hepresen.
tAtlges, AppsArol ~ tny bar uf tAu Senate. and
announced tho decision % the House that tho
counting ~ tho vote II Florida shall not pro-
o,yi HI conformity with tle decision II a.,
Electoral commission, aud also notified tAs
Senate that tA, House vas nov ready 20 NEE,
the Senate la lu.ut meeting. The senators
then proceeded % the hall 81 the House, aud
took thelE places As rDau order vas 70
stoIso, Tic presiding oilovr, Mr. feuy, afOse
A.ld said
% Tho john, mostiug of Congress resume, i,.
sslUn. The two hau Is separa ,ulE have con.
siagleI aud determined tie objection submit
toiby men ~ the House o. the dsci,lo4 a
tur oOmm4ss au yl the certificates fruu q 4
Stale II florida. Iuu CLERK uf the senate nill
EuW read the decision ~ the senate.
The decision Ui tAr oyllto having bven read
ly its CLERK, and that ~ the Hone, ty its el,rA.
uc presiding ui4yrr said
" The two houses lJt caucurrlue ia ordering
otherwise, IAy dvglrsou ~ the commission all
stand uurrNsr-.I The counting will nos
proceed .u conformity vlll.tho decision of tIe
commission. The trl.gys N4i auuuuior tle
vote 81 IluF-da
senator Allison. uue ~ the trIsrs. tLsre-
upon announced iAat Tie state II Honda had
given four Nytes ius d. E Hayes, Uf Ohio. as
President and four votes fuf William A
Nhrri,T. II Mes York az Wee Iues dent
The Vice President tArH proceeded o. open
tl~ certificates and Announce the votes
Georgia, eleven Nutr- fyr Ildfu Hlusis.
turuil-yur voice far H4ye- Indiana. nfietu
votes tuI llleA luaA eleven Nul-a Tor Hatrs;
haasas I've votes Tor Hayes LHd AeA,ulky,
tas.se Nut5s Ion I-leM
Then came Tie rg3tIcate from the State u
louisiana, sEyvluB eight Notcs for Hayes and
Wheeler, iAs lrur.llF uIlecr announcing that
Tie certificate had lvru received hy mail and
tA4t uH pyTTraI IsulaluE che lad been reCe4Not!
lg messenger. Tie messenger appointed far
that purpose uas Thomas a. Anderson, ~ Tic
returning board. This Nas authenticated hy
helass 40 governor, lac beng himself one ~
the electors
Tic certificate having ba,u read. che presid-
lA- ut--ayI handed O. thr tel4rgs another ctrtl1-
Gale from the saIue stale. with q corresponding
,ts resolved lN t-s-l, shuulug c4glt votes for
Iilg4 zul Hendricks, This wAs authenticated
ly Mci-uvg a. governor 81 she state SAL D
tlln4 cs.tiAeate vAs Ufruvl and read. 4 CORE
l'uulilE u-4g having lrtl received ty mail with
votes fur Hayes and Wheeler. authenticated iy
Iraluu4e. secretary 90 State.
Another eeftl1cztc a EuFlrsgue. every name
ln & lssaF iAat pt John SmitL vas read erra-
tlng camululi and lud. -uAtluu.
Senator AcilulAla nrm.1. ~ Indiana, rose
a4d Rsln4l,ica al algvtllgl 60 tic HAYES and
IerloE Cugt4lCz{rs. 4 le objection vas ssrt
ua Jls FFa..Ad u.al thr Haycs electors had uut
been daily clpctrd aud that tLy.T election had
Teen eril il4ac4 ty William J.. htliorg who
>lallar! o. tg. Lat ia fact wAs not. E0Ntfuuf u
iAs stale ~ Louisiana. that tlt returning
board ~ sa4d state uas alIhogt Jurisdiction
iaE tlr reason that tic lave ~ Louisiana con-
icfred $40 power ua tlo sad board o. canvas
ug cal4I.ir Tie VOTES Tor cioetors. that The eail
board constituted hut four q tic i've rers5.ls
required lH lau. that those fauf we're Of tie
same political party. ard that there uas va
gaarg Boz Ha44 tHsgd which thc four fssssf.s-rs
bad refused b 90. that ihr four member gf
ihc returning board had nill mUWlelrc that
true 1yu- u-F.iauuu ~ ihc votes would Law,
.lgul tAat the Ii.dou e.oeiurs had leru auly
elected. that sa3a hoard had offered for money
% arl tAe vote a. Louisiana. and thar R
l0ElsSs and %. IL. IsscuttoF of tie Republican
S.egiNgs had Es.d p-lcrs ~ trust under the
government ,f u4r United States a. ,he tam,
u! Their appointment aF .lrciura
llC objection 10 signed ty Scua;ers Monuu-
all laa. P, s's',aso-. .ky.f haulslury Deli.
AA4 Lur1 lho.. and Representative Iui.ks
ia. ;. bihscu .lA-H Tucker ,hah. Lew flat
i4l.s lz.N zaI Morrison M
Dir. ull.-sa Dem. b 90 Louisiana aisa soui
5p objections ,u ihs Hayys and Wheeler rtrgid-
raiCs, irrsE-rs i.rat. iEy government u IyaUi-
,-aua uaa uai rrluuLcan ia fuTla SECOND. uo
ssaNaEs wac made go which tLo ctrtl Gates uf
co-tlon were issued third zuy ALLEGED can
Nasr u! tie 1ytcs nas an aci - ufuTpAtinu
fraudulent sld VOID fourth. some az tEc eloc-
toys psr, Ineligible ly tho laws ~ Louisiana
and ~crr disqualified from hong electors as
holding state Offices kc.ioRR ts.ng acting "a
f-ra governor Jct1rlum. supervisor - fcr.sira-
'4uu ior The parish Cf Iu.ul Cuupet Maria
district attorney and Hurch. a ulomltr - thc
State senate. uiemtor ~ She board - COM
ttyl ei TIC Slai, pcuileutArH au administrator
- TIE deaf and dumb asylum and treasurer %
tap school board 20 East Baton Eouro ffth.
rCcaat, a,nuou VS.. specially disqualified ~
the iAsric'uIh section 90 tAc act Of Tho lCgisla-
tlFc. passed July -. ls5s. which provides that
no tuFrGyiror a. Registration shall BE- cligablr
'o Any office al that election and hecau 20 JcrI-
tiuu was 90 lhc lat election supervisor Of rrr-
ttirai5on Tor the parsh q roiui Coupe
This objection D. signed by SouatoTs Sayls-
bury, Mcdonald and Herman, and rs Eeproscu-
taHNcs jerks. Tucker, Gibson, F.pld, Levy aud
EEhefi
Mr. Wood DEM % New York. submitted
further objections 70 tho Haycs and Whcel,r
c,rtacates, on the ground that tho electors
were ho; elected ~ provided hy tho Lcrisia-
Mr.. Havc lGcp.1 q Wisconsin, submitted OBJ
lociious 30 the nldcn and Hendricks certificates.
on the ground that there was no evidence that
tho ctur- bad been appointed Ia suCh manner
a. the Legislature directed. vhilc there vas t,i-
doucr conclusive In law that neither - them
had btcu - appointed also on the ground
that there was no evidence that McEnvTy WAS
governor - Louisiana ia the year Is7C. while
there was conclusive evidence that Kellogg was
during the wear iNTc. and for several wears PRIOR
thereto. governor IL that state and that he WA
recuFWzod o. such by the Judicial and lcEisla-
uyo departments Of Louisiana. and by all the
departments of the government % the United
StAtcz.
The presiding officer" Are there further OBJ
jcciiou- to the State 10 Louisiana after a
pausc.) There being uo further objection all
~ the certificates from that State. with the
uapcrs accompanying the same. together with
Che objections. will be now submitted 90 the
Electoral c0mmi >sion Tor Judgment and de-
cisloa. Tho Senate viii now withdraw 90 its
rhamlcr.
The Senate thcrgupon withdrew
The Electoral Tribunal.
After q secret session the doors were thrown
open Tho following is a copy OF the minute
ON the official record Of the commissions
ON motion Of Mr.. Justice Miller.
Ordered. That no evidence will hc received or
considered hy the commission which was not
submitted 81 the joint convention Of the two
houses by the president of the Senate with
the different certificates. except such a. relates
10 the eligibility of I. {. Humphreys, one Of
the olectur,
The vote was a. follows: