Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-15

And the Four Votes of Florida
. Are Finally, and for the
Z; Last Time, Counted
!. :. :. : g..i,s,i. Tia fer Hayes.
THEN GEORGIA, ILLINOIS,
INDIANA IOWA, KANSAS
AND KENTUCKY ARE
3-.s COUNTED WITHOUT -
- OBJECTION. ~ Nt'f
Objections Are Made 10 the Lou.
p tFsifa isiana Ceraifieates. : s'a

The Electoral Commission reported
to the joint session of Congress on Sat
.urday iii favor of counting the Florida
Electoral vote for Hayes and Wheeler.
The House made objections to accept
Jog the report, and the two bodies sep
'arated for elaboration. The Senate,
without discussion, adopted the report
by Il vote of 1t to %. The House,
without action, took recess till Mon
day, when. Mr.. Field submitted an
order to the effect that the electoral
vote -of,the State of Florida shall not be
counted in conformity with the decision
of the Electoral Commission, but that
the votes Of the Democratic, Electors Of
that State shall be counted. Amend.
Substitutes we're offered, but
voted duwn, and several members en-
gagged l1 d iIscpssion. Mr. Carr, Demo-
eFat; ;sel EadiaRay made speech assert
iag his conviction that under the facts
7Dehiiid tne ssGUvernor's certificate the
vote of Florida should be returned for
RiideK, bait holding that the Democrat
.ic.Iua joriIy had no right to complain at
1heSdesisspa 1 of the Electoral COninis-
sion. He charged that in passing the
electoral bill the Democrats OF the
House haa been ign0rantly or corruptly
recreant to 'theronfidt nee imposed 10.
theur, aud faithlessto the trusts confid.
csd in tbesn.. The, order submitted by
Mr. Field .wast finally adopted, and
soon afterward the senate joined the
House in joint convention for the pur-.
pose of proeeeding. with the electoral
count. r Florida WAS counted for Hayes,
Georgia and indiana for Tilden, Lii.
Tnois, Iowa and Kansas for Hayes, and
Kentucky for 1ilden.. Three certif-
Gates from Eouisisna' were presented I:
l.. Fer Hayes electors, signed by Gov
|ernor Kellogg. 2. Fer Tilden electors,
signed by MCEneryi as Governor. 3.
For Hayes electors, authenticated by
5ecretary of State. Senator Mcdonald
submitted objections to the Hayes GER
|tificates -on the following grounds /:
That the Hayes electors were not duly
elected; that Kellogg, who signed the
certificate, was not Governor; that the
Returning Board was without jurisdic-
tion on account of refusing to fill u
vacancy; that a true compilation .oi
votes Wdntd have shown Tilden's elec-
itiou; That the Board had offered to sell
the vote of Louisiana; and that two OF
THE Repub blican elections held Offices OF
trust under the United States. Mr..
Gibson submitted objection to the
Hayes certificates on the following
grounds: That the Louisiana Govern
me1twas not Republican; that the al
ieged canvass WAS fraudulent and void,
and that,some Of the Republican elec.
tors were ineligible on account OF hold
lag State offices. Mr.. Wood submitted
an objection the Hayes certificates on
the ground that the electors were not
elected as provided blythe Legislature.
Mr.. Howe. submitted an objection to
the rrildeh certificate on the ground
that there.isho evidence that the Til.
dan electors had been appointed accor-
ding to law, while there was conclusive
|evilence5fhat they we're not; and that
there was ms eyidedence that McEnery
was GavernQr, while there was conclu.
sive evidenyedhat kellogg was Cover,
nor, and was rfeognized.as Governor by
al ttre State and National departments.
The Louisiana certificates, with the ac.
mpanyiHg papers and objections,
were reterredato the Electoral Com.
mission, ,sand the Senate returned to its
chamber. i