The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-02-22


Mr. Fieid withdrew rs resolution
PHneREss 90 ThE cotNF.
The electoral Comm scion decided,
90 Friday after elaborate agreements on
both sides. rot 70 admi evidence oct
side Of the rctsras, and counsel NOT
desiring % argue case further. the vote
was taken and tbe commission deeid.
"a. T. Z that the vote Of Lonisiana
should loo counted foe Hayes aud
Wheeler To have decided 20 admi,
evidetce ootsije 81 the returns except
As 10 the eligibility Of the electors
would have been contrary 70 their de-.
cisioh ii the Florida case The Dem.
ocrats claimed that two Of the elo ctors
were ineligi IDLE At The time Of the elee
ton Nov. 9Th bat did not claim that they
we're not eligible on the day they vot.
ed. and as they were elected by the
board TO iill vacancies caused by their
own absence from the meeting Of the
board, their right to act accrued from
their new election rather then The cleo.
ton by tee people This poiut covers
the Vermont case and also virtually
the Oregon case AS the two Republi.
can electors who we're commissioned
by the governor met and elected Watts
10 GU the vac ,ncy caused by his ali
sente aud il he was eligible at the time
Of this last election his election ma st
stand
\ On Monday the two hoGses met il
joint assembly for the purpose OF re.
ceiving the report Of the Electora
commission he report was read ant
! objections made to it on the part OF
the Democrats. The two houses then
separated for the purpose OF considering
the objections, but the lower body yot
ed 10 take recess until Tuesday by q
vote Of l40 TO 1870. The Democrats
say that was done not for the purpose
OF delaying the count but to give them
a chance To prepare objections to the
vote of Oregon, Monday evening the
Democrats held another caucus AT
which several resolutions were present
ed denouncing the electoral commits
sion and oounseling resistance to its
action but no vote was taken and the
caucus adjourned to meet after the
vote OF Oregon is counted.
On Tuesday the question of sustain
ing or rejecting the decision of the
Commission 10 the Louisiana case was
debated in the House Some very
bitter speeches against the Commits
sion were made on the part of "a,
Democrats. Congressman Pierce anc
Seely Of Massachusetts siding with the
Democrats on the ground that through
the decision Of tue Co mmission may
have been strictly according TO law
yet the exigency required an examiD
animation into the evidence upon
which the charges of fraud on one sid
and murder and intimidation on th
other were founded Seeey sal,
that he did not doubt that the
charges on both sides were true and h
was in doubt as to which part,
was really entitled to the vote of the
state After the debate was finshe,
the vote to reject the decision was cal
ried l12 to 80 the two Republican
named voting with the Democrats
joint session was then held aud as the
Senate had previously sustained tn,
decision OF the Commission the vote o
, Louisiana was given TO Hayes an,
: Wheeler The count then proceede
When Michigan was reached one vot
was objected to but was dnslIy count
ed and no farther objections were mao
until Nevada was reached One of tn,
electors IN this state was objected {
for the reason that it is claimed b
,Y.a :. n = 1nuniaai,,n.. l..l.r, Al,
lime and after his election The Join
session then took a recess.