Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-02-16


WAsHrNeToE, Feb Q.
The Electoral Commission was in
secret session from ten a. m. until S:3C
this evening continuously, with the ux
ception of two short recesses. Almost
the entire time, until nearly the close oi
the session, was occupied with debate
in which every one of the fifteen mem
bers of the commission, by turns, par.
ticipated. Two or three of the Justices
and several of the Senatorial members
read elaborately' prepared opinions upon
the main points at issue, and the dis
cussion is understood to have been, from
Its commencement to its close, of ex.
traordinary power and ability The
question of the eligibility of Humphreys
was not made the subject of much dis.
cusslon, nor was any vote taken con.
cerning it. About six o'clock, debate
being ended, Senator Edmunds sub.
mitted a resolution declaring, in sub.
stance, that the four Republican elect.
oral votes of Florida should be counted,
also embodying various reasons for such
declaration. ...
Representative Hunton offered the fol.
lowing as a substitutes:
Resotred That the electors named in certificate
No. 2, to-wit: wilkinson Call J. T. Yonge Rob.
ert Ballock and Robert b. Hilton, are the four per
sons VINO were duly appointed electors by the
State OF Florida on the 9TH day Of November and
that their votes certified by such certificate are
the votes provided for by the Constitution OF the
This substitute was rejected by the
following vote: Yeas-Messrs. Abbott,
Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hunton, Payne
and Thurman. Nays-Messrs. Brad
ley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Garfield,
Hoar, Miller, Morton and Strong g.
Senator Edmunds withdrew his reso-
luton and Mr.. Garfield offered the fol-
lowing, which was adopted by the former
vote reversed:
Rssoiced, That four persons. to-wit: Frederick
e. Humphreys, Charles W. Pearce, William IL.
pointed electors Of President and Vice President
for the State OF Florida and that the votes cast by
the aforesaid four persons are the votes provided
for by the Constitution OF the United States.
The vote in detail on the adoption of
this resolution was as follows: Yeas
Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Gar
field, Hosr, Miller, Morton and Strong
8. Nays-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford,
Field, Hunton, Payne and Thurman.
Messrs. Edmunds, Bradley, and Miller
were appointed committee to draft a
report of the decision of the commission,
with brief statement of the reasons
therefor, to be signed by the members
agreeing therein, and to be transmitted
to the joint session of the two houses,
as required by the Electoral act. The
argumentative resolution previously of
fered and withdrawn by Mr.. Edmunds
was adopted by the committee of three,
with few verbal changes, as their re-
port, and about eight o'clock p. m. it
was signed by the eight members of the
commission who had voted for the adop
tion of Mr.. Gartield's resolution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
The Electoral Commission was called
to order at 4:30 p. m, and received the
certificates and accompanying papers in
the case of Louisiana from the pre-
siding officer of the joint session.
Upon the arrival of the various coun-
sci, Messrs. Field, Campbell, Trumbull,
Carpenter, Merrick, Hoadley and Green
for the Democratic side of the question,
and Evarts, Matthews, SheHabarger and
Stoughton for the Republican side, the
presiding Justice inquired who would
the objectors.
Mr.. Field responded that Senator Nc
Donald and Mr.. jerks, of the House,
would appear as objectors to certificates
Nos. and 8. .... ...... ..r.
Mr.. Evarts announced that Mr.. Howe,
of the Senate, and Hurlbut, of the House,
would appear as objectors to certificate
No. Q.
Adjourned.