The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-13

the great amusement of the audience.
1t followed the usual formslities, show.
ing that John Smith had been chosen
chairman and Jonn Smith B as sergeant.
alarms. and that John Smith No. ] and
John Smith A were appointed tellers;
that eight votes of the state had been cast
for Peter Cooper, of New York, and Sam
Carey, of Ohio.
At this stage of the reading, Senator
Mcdonald suggested that the two houses
should not be compelled TO listen to the
reading.
The presiding officer directed the sd-
dress on the envelope TO be read.
1t read: ITO the Vice President Of
the United States, Washington; vote of
the Electoral College of the State of
Louisiana for President and Vice Presi-
dent 1876"
He then directed the teller 70 proceed
with the reading.
After few sentences more had been
read, Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the
Chair held that II WIS not in order to
dispense with the further reading OF the
paper.
The presiding officer said that he had
asked the unanimous consent, but that
objection had been made.
Mr.. Hoar replied that any person OBJ
jec!ing, should rise in his place and do so.
Mr.. Mills (rising)-As this is bur-
lesque act, object.
The reading was then proceeded with
to its close, 1t purporting to be signed
BY John Smith No 2, the bull.dozers'
Governor Of Louisiana and winding up
with the motto "Sucn is lite in Louis
lana subsequently the President Of
the Senate directed the paper to be
omitted iromlthe proceedings OF the joint
convention.
Senator Mcdonald submitted an OBJ
lection TO the Hayes and Wheeler certi-
tcates. The objection WAS based on the
gound that the Hayes electors had not
been duly elected; that their election
had been certified to By VIM. z. Kellogg,
who claimed to be, but, in fact, was not
Governor of the State OF Louisiana. and
because the returning board of said
State was without jurisdiction, for
the reason that the laws OF Louis
lana conferred no power on
the Returning Board to canvass or CON-
pie the votes, since they constituted but
four OF the five persons required by law,
since those four were OF the same pollt-
cal party, and since there was vacancy
10 said board which the four members had
refused to illl because the four members OF
the Returning Board had fall knowledge
that a true compilation ot the votes
would have shown that Tiiden electors
mad been duly elected; because said
board had offered for money TO sell the
vote of Louisiana, and because A. b.
Levlssce and y. A Brewster of the Re-
publican electors had he,t Offices OF trust
under the government OF ne | nlted States
at the time of their appointment as
electors.
The objection Is signed by MessrS Nc
Donald, Stevenson, Salisbury and Bogy,
Senators, and BY Messrs. jerks, Glbsos.
Tucker. Levy, Ellis and Morrison, men,
bers OF the House. Mr.. Gibson also
sent up objections to the Hayes and
Wheeler certificates, bccause-FIrst, the
government of Louisiana WAS not Repub-
ican in form; Second, 10 canvass WAS
made on which certificates OF election
were issued; Third, any alleged canvass
Of votes was sn act of usurpation, fraud
ulent and void; Fourth, some OF the
electors were ineligible by the laws of
Louisians, and were disqualified from be-
ing electors as holding State off.
ce., Kellogg being acting de tdcto
governor, .Jeiirlcn, supervisor OF
registration Tor the parish Of Point
Coupee, Marks, district attorney
and Burch. member of the State Sen
ate, member OF the Board of Control 81
the State penitentiSry, an Administrator
OF the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, nrJ
Treasurer of the School Board Of Fast
Baton Rouge.
Fluh-Becsuse Jutfricn was specially
disqualified by the 18th sec.Ion of the
act of the Legislature of the 24tn of July,
1874, when provides that No supervisors
OF election shall be eligible IN any Office
ut that election, and because .lotirIen was,
at the last election, supervisor OF
Registration for the parish of Port
Coupee. Th. objection is signed by
Senators Salisbury, Mcdonald and k"r.
nan, aud by Representatives Jenks,
T Tucker Gibson, Field, Lorg and Eg bert
Mr.. Wood, of New York, submitted
A further objection to tho Hayes and
Wheeler certificate on the ground that
the electors were not elected rs provided
by the legislature.
Mr.. Howe submitted an objection TO
the TIlden and Hendricks certificates on
the ground ihs. there I. was no
evidence that those electors had
been appointed in such manner as the
legislature directed, while there was
evidence conclusive on tie law
that neither Of them had been so sp-
pointed. Also, on the ground that there
was no evidence that McEnery was e V
ernor OF Louisiana IN tho year 1876,
while there was conclusive evidence that
Kellogg Was during the wear 1876 sbd
for several years prior thereto, Governor
! of that State. was recognized as such By
the judicial and legislative departments
Of Louisiar a, and by all the departments
of the government Of the United States.
The Presiding OfhCer-Are there
| further objections 70 the vote OF the State
! of louisiana
iAf.er pauseJ-There being no
| further objection MI OF the Certldrst"s
| from that Stste, with pspers accompany
ing the same, together with the ooec
tions. will be now submitted to the EIec-
torsl Commission FOR judgmen: and de-
cision. The Senate will how withdraw
| 70 its chsmber.
Then the Senate wIIhdreg.
Mr.. Cox, from the Committee on
Rules, reported resolution 80 amend
ing the rules OF the House that pending
the count OF the elsctOra! vote, and when
the House il not engaged therein, Il
shall, in assembling every calendar day
after recess from the day preceding, pro
ceed at II O'Clock with lis business As
though the Legislative day had expired
by adjournment He explained that
there wxs but seventeen working dAyt
before the end Of the session. that there
were eleven ofthe regular appropriation