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The Electoral Tribunal

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
March
Year
1877
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tuehday, Feb. 27. - The commission met at 10 o'clock a. va., and the South Carolina case ivas at once taken un. Mr. Hurd atated that 110 counsel woiüd appear for the objeetors to certifícate No. 1 (the Iiopublican certifícate), and then aubmittod hia reasona why the coramissiqn shonld reject that certificate. Whcn Mr. Hurd had finished. Mr. Cochrane stated that Judge Black and Mr. Blak would appear an counsel for the objectors to certificate No. 1. They hafl b?n uncertain whether they could attend, but weïe htw present. Mr. Cochrane then aubmitted certain pi'oftefs of proof, which lie proposcd to make good. Mr. Lavrmce followed in an argument for the Hayes objectora. Senator Christiancy waived his right to 'be heard as an objeetor, añd Mr. Blaii-, for the Demócrata, addretwed the coört, He said tluy Wüuld offer to prove that, owing te yiolence and intimidatiou and the preaence of United States troopa on the day of election, there was no fiill and flfir election by the people ; that there was no registration of voters in the State, which waa a palpable violation of the constitution ; and that the use of the military iu the State was alone suflicient ground for throwing aaide thfe vote of 809th Orolina. Judge Black closed the argument on behalf of the Demócrata, and the commiasion went hito accTot session. Mr. Morton siibmitted the following : That it Ls fltft iiwmjïeteiït for the twö liouses aseenibled for the piiipfpfc of éoimting the votes for President and Vice President ie Mdnire by evidence whether a State regularly reprcpenfírd i the two houses of Congress, and reoognized afi a State Of the United Staten by the other departiuents of the Governntent, has a goveruinent repnblican in form. Resolved, That while the eiietence of public disturbance and anarchy in auy State, to such an extent ag to make it inipoBsible for the State to exeroiee its right to appoint electora of President and Vioe President, and to express its will in that behalf, is suifleient canse for rejecting any electoral votes purportilig tö bc ÖW votn of electors appointed thereby, yet that when a State ÍB tfgtünlr represented a a State in the Congrese of the Unitca Stats. and is recognized ae a State by the other departinents of the Government, a'ncl has a government reiíiibhcan in form, and doe6 apixiint electora in the nianner preBoribsd y the Legislature thereof, evidence cannot be receivêd l?y tbi two housee of Congrefis aeeembled to count the voteo for Tf-riAmt and Vice President as aforesaid to ehow that distüfiffiwo existcd at the time of the election which inay have ítiterfored to a greater or lem extent witli the freedoni of election at the pollB in Baid State. Htmlvtd, That it is not competent for the two hottseiiof OongresB. when aeaemWed to countthe mlHtary force into ny "state" for the piêsemSon of order or suppresifion of insurrection and doniestic violcnce, iu order by Buch proof to lay a rfround for rejecting the electoral vote of suoh %anlve&. Thai, 1U V-- H the proporitionn containcd in the three foregoing rétiSH.t ie evidence ofieral to show that the State of South CUpB at I the late election did not have a publican form Of ïovcrnment, and the evidence offered on the subject Si dixordcr and violence, and the presence of troops in aaid State during aid election is not competent, but that aot-.vithHtnn.lini; the offer of uch evidence the -electoral votes of the ttt.te of South Carolina ongnt to be received and counted, if llot objcctionable on other grounds. Rtmtoed That the other objections to certiflcate Ho. 1 sbov, 10 "lkl,cause for rejecting Hiesame Jtr Field offered u jfflwtthiteto the effect that evidénee tg admissible to show that the military and Demity Umted States Marshals werc bUtioned at the various poUiiig place m boutli Carolina, thereby interfering with the f ree aud full nimdsl of the right of suffrage. Tlus was reiected bv a tfiet party vote- yeas, 7 ; nays, 8 Mr Morton' resolUUoiJH were then adopted-8to7. Aresohition was tlietl offwod by Mr Frelinghuyxen that the Tilden electors "ot üie lawful electora of South Carolina. üBSfffWéWBT adopted. Mr. Morton offered a resolution that QiS pwwns aI"cd ,m. certifícate No. 1 íHayes elector) ffi tototó electors of South Caroüna, and that thej Ms counted as snch. Adopted- yeas 8 ; nays . A resolution returning thanks to Justice Clifford for the ability, impartiality and urbanitv wlth wlilch he ha presided over the dehhcnitiotiK of the coirmiiKÍon was offered by Mr. Morton and unanÍí?aV íoptd . . . . Adjourned tul Friday, March 2. Fbiday, March 2.- The Electoral t'otMWWion met pursuant to adiournment. CommisídorieM Clifford. JttUleri Stjong, Field. Bradley Morton, Frellnghttywn, Kernan, Payne and Abbott nrese'fí? AObí f ixln the ftmount of compensation to be paíd OfrifWt "f1 'f)cr rni])loyes, and extendinK until March SI ÜW tin.e h.i-ctofore allowed for ffling opimons by mOTDW, the conunission adjourned.

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