The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-22

Dayafu, until every possible point was
covered 1t was q terrible ordeal for poor
Bradley, and be WINGED under it. Morton
and Garfield, fearing he would weaken.
protested but the minority insisted on their
right to offer these resolutions and claim
a vote on each While these votes We're
progressing Morton and Garfield acted as
though in torment, and Miller was SO eX-
cited that he could not sit still. From the
start he has been the most partisan mem
Der Of the Commission, and has made his
craftsmanship 50 obtrusiye that member
of the Commission told Morton tonight
he would look to him quicker for fairness
than to Miller Bradley answered to his
name in each case in low voice and in a
pitiable way. as though ashamed Of his
own action.
DETAILED REPORT OF TIE PROCEEDINGS
OF TIE COMMISSION.
The following are the resolutions acted
upon by the Commission in their secret
sessions. and afterwards reported to coun-
sci. Mr.. IIoar submitted the following =
Ordered, that the evidence be not re-
ceived
Mr.. Abbott offered the following as a
substitute -
Resolved, That evidence be received to slow
that so much of the act of Louisiana, establish
ing the Returning Board for that state is UNI
CONSTITUTIONAL and the acts Of said Returning
Board are void.
This was reected--vcas, Messrs. Alb
bot. Bayard Clifford, Field lIunton.
PAYNE and Thurman -; nays, Messrs
Bradley. Edmunds. Frelinghuysen. Gar
| field, uoar, Miller, Morton and Strong.
4 t,,t
| follows:
| Resolved. Thai c> lencc VIII lac received IT,
| show that the Returning Board OF Louisiana, At
| the time of canyassing and compiling the vote
OF that State, AT the last election i'll that state
| was not legally constituted under the law cS-
| tablishng it. in this, that il was c0mpo ed OF
four persons Of one political party inetea nj
| i've persons OF different parie7.
Rejected by the same vote, MI Abbott
| then offered another substitute -
! Resolved That the Commission will receive
| testimony on the subject Of the frauds alle@et
| in the specification OF counsel lor the otjeCtnrz
| to certificates am! three.
Rejected by the same vote. Mr. Abbott
then offered fourth substitute -
| Resolved, That testimony tending 10 show
| that the eo-called Returning Board OF Louisiana
had no jurisdiction to canvass the vote for elec
| tors for President and ce-Pre7 dent j. aImis
| sible.
Rejected by the same vote. Ar. Abbott
offered a fifth, which was rejected by the
same vote, which was Is follows:
Resolved, That evidence is admissible TIA
the statements and a1tdavits purportiug to have
been made and forwarded to said Returning
| Board in pursuance OF the provisions Of Section
=" W MISREPRESENTATION m " i1,' o., ~ I'm ~
nt,'' .iiiil,'''',on 'iiC' ',['
forged BIZ certain ,lisreputaole pcrsons urde,
the direction and knowledge Of said Returning
Board; that sad Returning Koard' khoWln'
forged, and that none OF such siatements wer'
maae n Inc manner or FORM "lln lhG .Ime re
fraudulentlv fail and REUSE to cnya ' Or com
pile more than 10000 votes east rs + novn b.
The commissioners Of Election.
MIR. Hunton offered i 4l@lh a4bsttnt,
as follows
pasotved rh,, ay;da,,.a will y. r..Aiyn., +,
prove thai the votes cast and given al said clec
ton on the eth of November last as shown h
the return made hy the commissioners Of Eler
ton lof Saio "lS i h N"aIm@ i,l;'eeS III aa
yas>ed, and that said Returning Board ncye
even intended to compile or canvass the re
turns by said Commissioners of Election, bl
that said Returning Board only pretend to to can r
NHSS the returns ill(It DIV the @IilP SUPERVISOR
OF Registration.
rejected by the same vote, y seventh
substitute was offered by MT. bayard, Il
follows
Resolved. That no person holding an office q
trust or profit under the nlted states is eli
@iDle 70 pc apn0,ihled an eleclor' ana lh:t I'M
WV paiJ ;noit,;Iilitr nttoroa w.
for directors TO certificates Nos. and 3.
Rejected by the same vote. Mr.. Fiel,
offered the eighth and las substitute, a
folloWs:-
- Or" - ;-s---.s'-',i' "l'on ,ne >c'
tors TO Nos. md 2 offered to nrn\a ''' "''e'
TIL, ~ 49,, ,;...,
iHi' was aloo itJecIeu py the same
vote, ana lne questl0n on the original or
derS submitted BY Mr. HOar came up. viz
That the evidence offered lac MOI 10
ceived.
Mr. Payne moved to strike out the wor,
not Inns was rejected by the same
vote The vote on the original orde
was then taken and if was adantnd hv fin
| fo1Io,,,;,,lr ,,ato. W.
yr,eEuossr. pr.,,a, ,,in,,,.,. ,,..,;,..
huysen, Garfield. IIolr. Miller, Morton m,
Strong-S.
NAYS - Messrs. Abbott. hayard, Clifford
'''' ''''u'o''' "s,''' 'n'' ""''''''''--'
Alter the conclusion had been reached
ny tle COMMISSION. counse. were admItte'
ana the above resolutions were read b,
ihe Secretary AS soon as The final vot
hao been taken, 'usl'fe Field moved tina
lhe injunction OF SerreSy be removed iron
'he proceedings OF the COMMISSION. !
was unanimously adopted
TIM fINAL DECISION N rnl sr,Elr SIS
sIoN
Immediately after the doors were rI,e4,
Senator Morton o1lHred the following res
o4ullol
kesoiae u, ina' NE persons named As elector
n - No. MeIe ltie laWin electors
votes provided by 1he Ionstjtmtinn Of tba a. n ~.
ed States, and should he counted for Presiden
and \i"e-'resident.
This resolution was adopted b> A vot,
of : to (, az follows
! YEAS Bradley, Edm,md.. FreIpobuysen
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton and strong.
NAYs-Abbott,, Bayard, Clifford, Field. Hun