The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-13
/ Cor TiIaen, and IIIIuola, Iosn, and Kansas


| for Tilden, and Illinois, Iosyn, and Kansas
! for Hayes. I'll :tjt #
Among the certificates from Louisiana
submitted by the president OF the Senate
was one signed by John Smith, certifying
that, several other John Smiths designated
/ by numbers had been duly elected electors,
and had met and cast the vote Of Louisiana
for Peter Cooper and, Sam. Cary, and de-
claring that Cooper and Cary had been
elected President and Vice-president OF the
United States. Though the paper was
manifestiy burlesque, and 1t was beneath
the dignity Of the joint convention to con-
slider It, and though Senators Sargent aud
Mcdonald and Mr.. Hoar objected to
IFS being read, Mr.. Ferry said be
had received the paper by mail and bad
no discretion In the matter. The reading
pro ceeded some time. and kept
THE AUGUST BODY IN LAUGHTER.
Mr.. Hoar again called attention to its tri-
vial character, end asked unanimous con-
sent that its further reading be dispensed
with. Mills, OF Texas, rose and objected,
saying if It was burlesque, he wanted to
hear all of it. So it was decided to read tito
the end; but afterwards, the Vice-Presidcnt
having taken q second thought, asked and
was given unanimous consent to suppress it..
| Objections to the Hayes certificates were
separately submitted by Senator McDon-
maid and Repres cntatives Wood and Glib
son for themselves and others; and to the
Tnden certificates by Senator Howe for
himself and other Republicans. The GER
tifcates and accompanying papers were
then referred to the Electoral Commission,
and the Senate withdrew to its chamber.
POINTS THE DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE IN THE
LOUISIANA CASE.
Macdonald and jerks have been Sc
lected Democratic managers in the Louis
lana case, and Howe and Hurlburt for the
Republicans. Carpenter, Trumbull, and
Campbell are counsel for the Democrats.
The Commission will take up the case to-
morrow, and hurry through with it as
rapidly as possible.
The points the Democrats will try to
make are that the law under which the Re-
turning Board acted was unconstitutional
the State has not government republican
in form; the Board was composed entirely
OF members OF one party; the State law de-
wolves upon the Governor, Licutenant-Gov-
ernor, and Judge of the District Court OF
Orleans parish the duty Of canyassing votes
for President and Vicc.President, and not
upon the Returning Board; no legal
canvass has been made even under
the law under which the Board pretended
to act. Over thirteen thousand votes were
thrown out without sufficient cause.
Two of the Hayes electors held Federal
offices, and others held State offices, and
acted as electors contrary to State law.
The Democratic electors had n majority on
the face OF the returns.
The point against Josephs, said to have
been convicted fe.on, was not pressed
because it was impossible to procure tho
necessary evidence in time.
The Proceedings in the Louisiana
Case.
Associated Press Reports by Telegraph TO thu
Dspalch.l
The Electoral Commission was called tc
order at O'Clock, and read the certificates
and accompanying papers in the Louisiana
case. Messrs. Field, Campbell, Trumbull
Carpenter, Merrick, Hoadley, and Green
counsel for the Democrats, and Evarts
Matthews, Shelabarger, and Houghton, fol
the Republicans, appeared. Senator Nc
Donald and Representative jerks will ap'
pear as directors on the part OF the Demo
Gratis: Senator Howe and Representative
Shcllabarger on the part OF the Republic
cans. The Commission adjourned until IL
O'Clock tomorrow.
TIE OBJECTIONS TO LOUISIANAs ELECTORS
assert the foulness OF the Returning Board
Two electors were Federal officers; the
certifying Governor a creature OF compro'
mise, and barely de facto not by any con
struction de jure and that half the elect
ors were State officers, whom the Constitu
ton Of Louisiana forbids exercising func
tons like those Of presidential electors.
SENIOR M'DoSALD
rose and submitted an objection to tho
HAYES and Wheeler certificates. The Ques.
ton was based on the ground that the Hayes
electors had not been duly elected, but that
their election had been certified by William
p. Kellogg, who claimed to be, but in facl
was not, the Governor Of Louisiana, anC
because the Returning Board OF said State
was without Jurisdiction, for the reason
that the laws Of Louisiana conferred nc
power on the Returning Board to canvass OF
compile the votes, since they constituted
but four OF the five persons required by law.
sincet hose five were Of the same political
party, and since there was vacancy in SAID
Board which the four members had refused
to fill because the four members or the Re.
turning Board had full knowledge that {
true compilation Of the votes would have
shown that the
TIIDES ELECTORS HAD BEEN DULY ELECTED
Because said Board had offered for money
to sell the vote Of Louisiana; and because
A. B. Levisce and o. II. Brewster, of the
Republican electors, had held offices Of
trust under the Government OF the United
States at the time Of their appointment as
electors. {. .es...s...as .......
The objections are signed by Senator:
Macdonald of Indiana, Stevenson OF Ken
lucky. Salisbury of Delaware, Bogy OF Mis-
souri,; Members jerks Of Pennsylvania
Gibson of Louisiana, Tucker OF Virginia
Levy OF Louisiana, Ellis of Louisiana, Nor
rison of Illinois. ~... ..'. g..
OTHER OBJECTIONS. .s..
MIR. Gibson, of Louisiana, also sent UP
objections to the Hayes and Wheeler certi.
ticates, because-First. The government OF
Louisiana was not republican in form
Second. No canvass was made on which the
certificates OF election were issued. Third
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