The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-12

meet of the vote bt an ineligible eeetof the ev-
ienee does not show that lie held the Office OF
Shipping Commissioner on the day when the
.ln4lnra were appointed. The Commission has
also decided, and l9es hereby decide and fepttt :
that - a conse1 uenee Of the foregoing, ana
upen the grounds ed.lneither of the papers
putporting to he Ger itiB tea Df the .iectiefa,
votes Of eaid State Of Florida ntiptb red two aud
three by the Commission, aud herewith sub-
mitted are The certificates Of the United States,
and they ought not 81 be counted at suehs Done
at Washington. the dey and year hrst above
written,
signed aam T, Miller, W, Strong, Joseph
Bradley, Geo T. Edinunds, q. ?. Morton. Fred
efic Frplinghuysen, Jas A. Garfield, Geo. H.
Hoar, Commissioners.
The objection was then read, aud The innt
Ar ssiun of both hUusps, withont tutt her busi-
neas, took recess Until 10 oeioth Mdhday.
rhr Senate.
The President laid before the Senate The fol
lowing a.. Ans.
i2t'-1 am directed by the Electoral UUmmis-
slot to inf rm the sen4te that II has considered
and decihed upon The ma ter snbmitted 30 1t, nh-
der the act Of Congress cunN erning the same,
touching the electoral votes from the state Of
~ rda, end herewith, by direction nf eaid utf,
mieeion. transmit to luu The sad decision in
writing. siautd by he inhnbers agreeing there
IN, to be tead at The meeting Of the two huuses.
acc riding to said act.
ntssi, II by the President Of The senate are here
wi h returned.
E,tuAF CItFFoRr.
President OF the commission.
To Hon. +. ". Fefr5, President pf The Behate.
The Senate then repaired tn the House. Upon
returning the Secretary read the objections sub
mitted.
A motion for p secess to Monday was urged by
the Democrats and lusb-26 10 4t-a sti let party
vote
R{. .,H tIn Fail.
Resolved. That the decision Of he Commission
upon the electoral votes Of the State OF Florida
stand as the Judgment Of the aenate, the obiet-
tions made thetetu to the contrary hotwithstaha1
ing.
Adopted by a strict party vote hseess to 10
Monday. ..
An objection is interposed BY the undersigned
Henatefs and Representatives to the decision
made by the Commission, constituted by the act
entitled, tan act TO approve and regulate the
counting Of the votes for President and Vice
President, aud the decision of questions arising
therefren, for the term commencing March 4, A,
y. 1877" ss TO the true aud legal electoral vote
of Florida, on the following grounds
The decision determined that the vote east by
@. II. pearee, T. q. Humphreys, w, FL, Holden
aud T. W. Long, az electors Of President and Vice
President OF the United Hates In and for and on
behalf Of the State Of Florida, IL the true and
legal electoral vote OF said state, when, In truth
and In fact, the vote cast by Wilkinson Gall. J. u.
Yonnge, Robt II. Hilton and Eobt. Dul och Ia tie
true and lawful vote OF said State, for that said
commission refused 20 receive competent snd
material evidence tending 10 prove that g. II.
Pierce, +. o. Hum mphrevs W. II. Holden and r.
W. Long were not appointed electors IN The man.
ner prescribed by the Legislature OF the State Of
Florida, but were designated electors by the Re-
turning Board OF sad y ate, cerruptls aud fraud
uently III disregard Of law. and with the intent
30 defeat the will of the people, expressed Ia the
choice of Wilkinson Oall, J. u. founge, II. q.
Hilton and Robert Bullock. who were legally and
regularly appointed eleetor, by The State Of Fot-
ida, In the manner prescribed by the Legislature
thereof.
.. Fer that The deeisioh aforesaid, founded
upon the rt solution and order Of aad Commits
siun previously made, "a follows Ordered that
evidence will be received or considered by the
Commission which was not submitted to the joint
convention by the two houses by the President
of the beuets. with the diff rent cettiHcat,s p ex-
cppt auch aa reHten tn the eligibility OF i. q.
Humphreys, one Of the electors.
a. For that nsii decision excludes All the evil
denee taken by the two houses OF Congress. aud
by The committees Of each house, concerning
fraude, errors and irregularities committed by
the persoss whnee ceftitie ttea are ahen no proof
Of the due appointment ss electors.
8. For that said decision excludes all evidence
tending TO prove that the certificates # htearpa.
Governor, az aso that Of the Board of State Gam
vaseers. was procured or given IN purchase Of
fraudulent and corrupt conspiracy TO cheat the
Atae Of Florida out Of ita rghtful choice Of ep.
tore, and to aubatitute therefor those who hah
not been chosen or apponted eleotota BY eaid
State, in Il @ manner provided by the Legislature
thereof.
6. For that the paid Comu etnn refused to
the courts If the State Of florida TO re-.
view aud revefee the Judgment Of tho Returning
Board or Board Of Canvasserp, rendered through
fraud without Jurisdiction, and +, ieotcd aud re-.
fuped to conaid, the attion of ea d courtH after
hri bat ufIIsn
and Long were mol euttled 30 capt the electoral
vote Of the state of Florida. VIII oh eaid decision
was rendered bv court OF aid state, lawfully
brought before naid court. which court had juris-
dictton over tho Ruhieot matter thereof, and
whuan jurisdiction over the aaid Fearrp, Humph
reye, Holden aud Long, had attached before any
act was done by them as eleotprs.
7. For that aaid dec,son excludes all evidengs
tendirg to ahOw that the Stata of Florida, by nj
the departments Of itR government. legieiative
judicial and executive. had dpcrped AZ fraudulent
all the certificates Of htesrnB, Governor. as well
aa Il at OF tho state cRnvaReers, upon which cff.
thcateR the said o4nvauRnrs had acted, and by
mcRn' OF which tho true cleo oral votes of Flor
ida have been rejected and also ones substituted
i'll their Head.
8. For that The count Of The votes Of posrce
Humphreys, Holden and Long for rreFide It and
Vice President would be y violation of tho eonstt-
tuition OF tho Uuted Statep. Signed. Senators
Jonoa, Cooper, 1Iarnup,, Herman. Saushury, Nc
Donald, aud Representatives Knott, Field, Etol.
man, Tucker, Thompson, jerks. Finley, sayler
Morrison. Hewitt and Springer.