The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
TIE ELECTORAL COENISSION De.
CIDES FLORIDA IN ~ TOR OF
HAYES.

The electoral commission, SIS was pub
lished in the Reporter, is composed of 5
republicans and : democrats, The frs,
action or the Commission was 10 order
that it would not 80 back Of the returns
for evidence. This was carried by n
party vote, the republicans voting Tor
i; and the democrats against. This cut
out al evidence, lhs. would prove there
WAS fraud committed by the returning
board in counting Florida Tor Hayes.
and which had been clearly proven hy
the democratic committee, and by the
recount ordered by the Supreme court
OF Florida which showed the first count;
in favor Of Hayes to be fraud and the
second and honest count in favor Of Til
den by 90 majority. This kind OF evil
denoe was cut out by the commission by
the above party vote.
The second action Of the board was TO
order that tie commission would inquire
into the eligibility OF electors, this was
carried by the democrats and Judge
Bradley voting yes"
Tie Commission ,hereupon took up
the return rom Florida and without in
quiring into the proven frauds decided
on last Friday evening that he electors
% ;ha. state should be counted for
hayes, which was carried by the S re-
pubIicans voting yes"
A formal report to this effect was
signed at $50 p. NJ. by Messrs. Bradley,
Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Garfield, Hoar
Miller, Morton and Strong, and was sent
to the President ofthe Senate next morn
ing.
The commission on Saturday morning
made its report TO the joint convention
in favor OF the Republican electors from
Florida. The two houses separated.
The Senate by strict party vote ratified
the action of the commission and took
recess the House by a vote less strict,
but still party vote took a recess ill
Monday morning, 2.
The decision Of the Commission was
read in joint convention, from it We
quote the ground upon which it based
lis decision:
The ground Of this decision stated
briefly as required by said act Is as fol
lows That IL il not competent under
he Constitution and the law as IL existed
II the date OF the passage Of said act TO
20 into evidence aliuude, the papers
opened by the President Of the Senate
u the presence Of The two houses 10
prove that other persons than those reg
llarly certified to by the Governor ofthe
State Of Florida, in and according 10 the
determination and declaration OF theap~
continent by the Board OF State Can
'assers of said State prior 10 the time re-
Iuircd for the performance Of their du~ ,
ics, had been appointed electors, or by
Ounter proof, to show that they had not
nd that all proceedings Of the courts, or
cts Of the Legislature, or of the Execu- 7
i've ofElorida, subsequent to the casting {
fthe votes of the electors On the pre-
cribed day, are inadmissable for any {
lch purpose"
After the reading Of the decision, the !
residing officer arose, and asked wheth- 1
+ there was any objection to the deci- .
on.
Mr.. Field N. " then rose and pre-
;nted objections, which were there
pon read by the Clerk of the House
lis objections were that the Commits =
on reached it's decision without hear p
e the proof OF fraud aud corruption, +.
] taken by the two houses of Com d
'ess. q
The House on Monday by vote or ii
4 ayes to I04 naysrejected the decision CO
the commission. At 2.I5 the two Of
'uses met in joint session to proceed 'e'