The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-02-18

. commission was discussed, and by a strict
t party vote it was decided that the finding was
Ti1d III correct G and that the State had gone for
JOINT Convention and the concurrence Of the
senate and concurrence of the JIonse
reported. AS the Electoral Bill REQUIRES that
, ocCn houses should agree to reverse a decison
, OF Ghe commission before such decision can he
4 Iald aside or reversed the protest of the
El; L1pu5s was of no avail and the four votes of
rlorlda were counted for Hayes- The connt
tnen proceedeG-Georgia Ipdana and Knn
LUCKY 1or lllden, and Illinois, low and Kansas
tGf hayes Louisiana was chen reached and
She Two sets of certificates read as also set of
ooSus certlncates, showing that John Smith |
:, s. etc. had been elected, and had cast thar
hu;s hotes doT Cooper and Carey: These last after
| haVlng been real were thrown aside The
| vice PRESIDENT then asked if there were anv
99pleGtions 9i to the count of the Louisiana vote
that Dtenn1oIa,s zen answered armatively, stating
tns1 tne returning Board was an unconstitn,
tionai oody that 1T was not legally organized
mat 1T had acted corruptIy and illegally in
ti tinro~ing out ten thousand votes, that its ao-
Con " az tainted with fraud and that several |
OF the Republican electors were ineIioihla |
ho!ding office at the time of their election
The papers were then turned over to tho
HlecIora! Com mission and :he two HoDses
separated. ou9ee
Since Monday the Commission has been in
session on the Louisiana case: 1t has heard
arguments from Matt Carpenter, judges
Irnmbull, MeIrick, and Carnpb.li for The
democrats, and of Shcllaborger Evarts: and
Stooghton for the RepLbIicans on the on.stinH1 |
ot. admitting evidence The vote of the Com
I'D ID sslon was taken Friday evening at o'oIoct-
ne eight Rcpu olican members voted nrairst
!he hVs Democratic propositions, first as to +
jurisdiction; second to the insu flciencv cC !
evidence; third, showing no compilatio3 of +
returns fourth, as to inelig iblity: fifth rem
81 al resolution as togeneral matters. After nil
tIeee propositions bad been rejected Judge | I
H"aF resolution that no evidence be RECEIVED +
was adopted by eight to SEVEN Justice Bradley !
V"tlhg With the Republicans q
james feI!eller, of New Orleans, testified h.- :
lo'o t"e Powers aud Privileges COMMITTEES. He G.
los'lued no WAS waiter at the restaurant f.
"heIe on Sunday December g. tho. ru.Inb.rs g
ana clerks Of the Returning B1ard cIr.d IT., -
overheard conversation between Wells An l.
ioTson and LiJtlt field. Heard Wells saw. b.
Il reply to question Of LittIetield: No mat. ii
er II Iiiden has "A hundred thousand maioTity q
II me State, the vote wUuld be gwen to Iil,es ~
Ihd That be, Wells, did not care hat wCuli G,
become be Stare. -
Toe H)nse has adcpted the report cf irs
om'nittee to Investigate Florida at,.jr, A
mere was but little interest in the deba,e nm. sc
! II NF' PuTmaE, (Rep) of Florids, rosA. and II
ltet CeEsuilng Els party a-4ucjatts in the Il
oIth I"r the md ference which il had shown | r
"" result Of the elCctiou5iu the south and ~
II t,3 LiundcIs it had made i'll rcfuslnp, 10 adj -
it Hihch back INTO the Guifed $ ates Sana,e '"
senator Iuui Louisiana. he GecI sred tI,at ~
louEh ttanEch RriIbIican he rclt it IN, Il
IVY 10 say thAf lCc IlidCn electors Lr,l lrru Cd
uiy ti'c'ed II Florida, AZ Il he chaTact.ril Il al
A1 I&aN.1es ~ Hoard Ot that State as a b,,It 81
h'@ruUuiv Us, tiauuuirut body. TIE .rp, a., cs,
.clteu much applause from Inc Democrf.- | T.,
no gathered around him aud paid close a;i,r. W
IN To lis remarks.