The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-13

Ihe IOur had refused to I'LL I;
because the four members OF the re-.
turning board had full knowledge that
true compilation of the votes would
nave shown that the Tilden
electors had been duly elected; be.
cause said board had offered for
money TO sell the vote Of Louisiana
aud because A. b. Levisee and A. II.
Brewster, as the Republican electors
had held offices of trust under the
government of he United States at
the time of their appointment as cleo.
tors. The objection was signed by
Senators Mcdonald, of Indian; Ste.
venson, OF Kentucky; Salisbury, of
Delaware, and B9Fy, of Missouri.
Members, jerks, of Pennsylvania
Gibson, of Louisiana; Tucker, of Viz.
gmia Levy, of louisiana; Ellis, of
Louisiana; Morrison, OF Illinois; Glib.
son, Of Louisiana, also sent up objec.
lions to the Hayes and Wheeler certi-
ticates, because,
First-Ihe government Of Louisiana
WAS not Republican in form.
Second No canvass was mado on
which the certificates Of election were
issued.
Third Any alleged canvass Of votes
was an act of usurpation, fraudulent
and void.
Fourth--Some Of the electoN were
ineligible by the law OF Louisiana and
were disqualified from holding the Of
flee Of electors as holding State OH.
GERS,
Kellogg being acting defacto Gov
ernor.
Jeilrion, the supervisor of registra.
tions for the parish of POinte CJupee.
Marks, district attorney and Burch, a
member OF the State Senate and
member Of the board of control of
State penitentiary, an administrator
of the deaf and dumb asylum, and
treasurer OF the school board OF East
Baton Rouge.
FlCth-BeCause Jelfrion was espec
tally disqualified by the thirteenth
section of the act of the legislature of
the oath of July, 1874, which provides
that no supervisor of registration shall
be eligible to any office at that cleo
ton, and because Jeil'rioh was AT the
last election supervisor of registration
for the parish OF Point Coupee.
This objection is signed by Senators
Salisbury, Mcdonald and Teller, aud
10y Representatives jerks, Fucker,
Gibson, Field, Levy and Egbert.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, submit.
ted further objection to the Hayes
and Wheeler certificates on the
ground that the electors were not
elected as prescribed by the legisla.
ture.
Mr.. Howe, of Wisconsin, submitted
objections to the TiIden and Hendricks
certificates on the ground that there
was nc evidence that these electors
had been appointed in such manner as
the Legislature directed, while there
was evidence CONCLUSIVE In law that
neither of them had been 40 appoint
ed, Also, on the ground that there
was no evidence that McEury was
governor of Louisiana in the year
1876, while there was conclusive evil
deuce that Kellogg was during 1876
and several years prior thcreto SOv-
ernor Of that State and we,7 recognized
as such 10y the Judicial and legislative
departments Of Louisiana and all the
departments OF the government of the
United States.
Presiding Officer Are there further
objections to the vote Of Louisiana ?
(After pause.) There being ma other
objections, all the certiH atcs trom that
state, with papers accompanying the
same, together with the objections,
will now be submitted to thp electoral
commission for Judgment and deci-
sion. The Senate viii nov withdraw
to its chamOer.
The Senate tbereupon withdrew and
the curtain fell Ou the third act Of the
joint commission.