The New York herald., 1877-02-13
COUNTING THE VOTE.
The Joint Convention Again
in Session.
FLORIDA COUNTED FOR HAYES.
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
and Kentucky Disposed OF.
LOUISIANA REACHED AT LAST.
A Burlesque Certificate Mars the
Decorum of the Scene.
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC OBJECTIONS.
The Case Laid Before the
Electoral Commission.
THE TEN MINUTES DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
LOUISIANA REACHED AT LAST
A Burlesque Certificate Mars the
Decorum of the Scene.
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC OBJECTIONS.
The Case Laid Before the
Electoral Commission.
THE TEN MINUTES DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1877
Tho counting Of tho electoral proceeded to-day
In regular order and without delay acr tho House had
debated two hours and voted the Florida report
The debate neither lively nor interesting Few
men say much in minutes, and tho result OF
the certain It OF little Consequence what
any man said. Mr. Knott endeavored TO offer reso-
luton referring the matter back to the commission
but this SPEAKER Randall very properly ruled out of
order Mr. Field and others declared their belief that
Florida could not be counted tor Hayes except
by fraud Mr.. Frye retorted by charging fraud in
other States the democrats and Mr.. Carr, the
TO tho seat Of Speaker Kerr who threatens
become democratic war-horse told his party friends
that they had sold themselves In voting for the COM
mission and deserved to lose tho election.
1t was remarked by democrat after the adjourn.
mont that Mr Carr has succeeded to nothing of Mr.
Kerr's except his seat in the House. There was no
stoppage at Illinois, il having boon determined this
morning mako objection the ineligible elector
there because it would be futile and only need
less delay The whole session in JOINT meeting was
cminently Rood-natured.
THE LOUISIANA CASE
When Louisiana's turn arrived three certificates
came ridiculous and somewhat disgraceful scene In
the reading Of what proved TO be sham certificate in
favor Of Peter Cooper apparently got up a rcpub
lican joke on the McEnery certificate Senator Nc
Donald and Mr. Hoar tried get the reading stopped
but when 1t was once begun some members wanted to
see 1t through The Vice Pres,den, said that he had
received It through the mail
The objections to the Louisiana vote came from both
sides, Senator Howe with others Offering set to
The reception Of McEnerys certificate, ON the ground
that hc had never been Governor OF the State and
that the McEnery electors had been appointed In
accordance with any legislative authority.
From tho democratic side there were three sets of
objections the material parts of which have already
been mentioned in the HERALn Senator Mcdonald
and ohors objected the ground that there no law
Louisiana appointing electors; that McEnet is the
hghtful Governor Of the State and Kellogg Is not
that the Returning Board had no lawful authority to
count the electoral vote that II 1t had the statute
void because the authority they exercised greater
,nder the statute they could have no Jurisdiction
the Board was unlawfuiy constituted; that
!hcy exercised judicial functions in a manner ex-
pressy forbidden by the statue that tho result they
declared Is opposition to the truc result; that
tho Returning Board offered sell the vote Of the
state that two Of the electors clearly ineligible
and therefore in any only six Hayes electors
ought TO be counted; that Kellogg. who Governor
gave certificate to himself elector, could not law
fully do so, and under the Louisiana statute In
eligible because that forbds any one holding two
Offices ut the samo time.
Mr. Randall Gibson and others objected the Hayes
electors and tho reception the grounds
that louisiana has not republican form OF govern
mont; that made on which to base a
certincate that the alleged canvass was an act OF
usurpation, and hence fraudulent and vod that KeI
ogg could not bc olector because he was acting as
Governor; Jonrion, because he was Supervisor Of
Regstrstion Marks, because he District Attorney
and candidate for District Judge, and Burch,
he was Senator member Of tho Board Of Control, Ad-
minstrator of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum and Treas
nrcr OF the School Board in his parish and section
III Of the Louiziana statutes forbds person TO
hold moro than one Office Jonrion especially OK
cepted as an sector because also declares
lhatno Supervisor OF Registration shall bo candidate
for Office.
Mr Wood and others objected to the Hayes electors
IN The ground that they wero not appointed In the
manner directed by the Legislature.
MEETING or THE COMMISSION.
The commission met at tho close Of tho proceedings
TO receive tho certificates papers and then agreed
by an bipartisan adjourn to eleven O'Clock to-
morrow Tho open hearing will take up ten hours and
run through two days, and tho commission should.
therefore. begin sit in private for consultation
Thursday. Mr Matt Carpenter will open for tho dem
ucratic side tomorrow.
ANXIETY CONCERNING rnk RESULT.
Both sides are extremely anxious about Louisiana.
Il Is admitted by republicans that tho s very diff
fcrcnt FROM that OF Florida and that Of the obec
lions raised are very strong
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
WAsHNGroS Feb IL, 1877.
Tho recess having expired at ten O'Clock this morn
ing the Senate resumed ils sossen Mt shat hour with
but few Senators present
In response TO question of Mr. DAVIS (dem.) OF
W. Va, the President pro tempore, Mr. FERRY replied
that would not be In order take "a recess except
upon question raised ia tho JOINT convention. A
question raised therein Saturday and the senate
had avsled itself OF It's privilege BY taking recess
gs.n this morning. Hc further stated that business