The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-21

question fully and covered the whole merits
of the case. They had so considered it during
the time allowed them.
The motion was withdrawn.
Mr.. Hoar then moved that the commission
go into secret session for the purpose of con-
sultation on the main question. Adopted,
and the crowd GireVed to leave the room.
THE HAYES ELECTORS COUNTED IN.
Immediately after the doors were closed
Senator Morton offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the persons named as eiec-
tors in certificate No. i were the lawful cleo
tors of the state of Louisiana, and that their
votes are the votes provided by the constitu-
ton of the United states and should be
counted for president and vice president
This resolution was adopted by vote of s to
Z, as follows:
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton and StrOng-S.
Nays Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Payne and THURMAN.
Justices Miller and Bradley and Representa-
tive Hear were then appointed committee TO
draft report of the decision, with a brief
statement of the easons therefor, to be signed
by the members agr eng therein, and to be
transmitted 10 the joint session of the two
houses, as required by the electoral act.
REPORT OF THE RADICAL EIGHT.
y recess of about one hour was then taken,
to afford time for the drafting of the report,
which, upon reassembling of the commission,
was presented, and after being read was
signed by Miller, Strong, Bradley, Edmunds,
Morton, Frelinghuysen, Garfield and Hoar
electoral comm ssion having received
certain certificates and papers pur-
porting to be the certificates of the cleo
toral votes OF the state of Louisiana, and
certain papers accompanying the same and
objections thereto, report that II has duly con-
s'dered the same, and has divided, and does
Pitt Kellogg, o. II. Brewster, A. b. Levisse,
Oscar Joffrian, Peter Joseph, j. II. Birch, l.. A.
Sheldon and Morris Marks, named in the GER
tifcate of William p. Kellogg, governor of said
state, which votes are certified by the said
persons, as appears by the Ger
as aforesaid, and marked number one,
by said commission and herewith returned,
are the votes provided for by the constitution
of the United States. and that the same are
lawfully to be counted as therein certified,
namely, eight votes for Ruthsrford Il. Hayes,
of the state of Ohio, for president,
and eight votes for William A. Wheeler, of the
state of New York, for ce president. The
commission also decides and reports that the
persons first before named were duly APP
pointed electors in and by said safe OF Bouisi-
ana. The ground of this decision, stated
briefly, Is substantially as follows:
That IL is not competent to go into the evil
dence olitude as TO the papers opened by the
president of the senate in the presence of the
| two houses TO prove that other persons than
those regularly certified to by the governor OF
| the state of l. uisiana, in and according
| to a determination and declaration OF
their appointment. In other words, to go be-
hind the certlhcate Oh me governor SO iar as II
is founded upon the action Of the returning
| board The r. >ort will also state that the com.
| mission could not receive any evidence to show
| that any elector was ineligible on the 9TH oi
| November, the day of the election, on the
| ground that II was not essential that an
| elector ineligible that day
c Ssg his vote IN the sOe elec woSI
/ college, and the fact appears that the alleged
| ineligible electors, Brewster and Levisse
| were chosen to I'LL the vacancies caused by
| their own absence from the college, and there
1 was no allegation of ineligibility at the time
1 they cast their vote.
| The commission was addressed on the count
| ing of the vote Of the Hayes electors by Nor
lNon, Thu man, Garfield, Bayard, Edmunds
| Hunton. Hoar and Bradley, the last named
| closing the discussion.
The commission remained in session until
| o'clock, when an adjournment to 4 O'Clock
| p. m. to morrow ordered.