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Show WASHINGTON. A Uutcli ol Ineligible Elector tu Itepubiicau Eyes. WorKlnc at a DlHitdvautfre Under Hie Compromise Bill. We will Hear from Florida Next Heck, Inciting Scene iu the limine. Wasnington, 1. Senator Mitchell's report from the elections committeo to-day en Edmunds' resolution, covered the cases of eligibility aa presidential pre-sidential elector of Williamson of New Jersey, Frost of Missouri, and Halliday of Virginia. In the case of Williamson the committee find that the United States circuit court about twenty-five years ago appointed him United Stales commissioner,- which office ho never resigned, being con-' con-' sequently ineligible as an elector. On the 7th of November he resigned and did not attend the moeting of the electoral college, and tho electors filled tho vacancy as under New Jer-aey's Jer-aey's constitution tney legally could. The committee report in the case of Fiost that he was before the rebellion a United States officer, had taken the required oath as such, aud as a member mem-ber of the Missouri- legislature, to support the constitution. . He was a confederate officer. These fads rendered ren-dered him ineligible as au elector under the third section of the fourteenth four-teenth constitutional amendment. Ho was pardoned by tbe president in 18G5, but this pardon did not remove his disabilities, which could only be removed by two thirds of both houses of congress. Frost absented himself from the electoral college, and ita members filled the vacancy. - This act under the Missouri Btate constitution they had no power whatever to perform, per-form, consequently their action was void. Frost being ineligible to bo an elector he was also ineligible to be appointed. In the case of Halliday the committeo com-mitteo say that he was a centennial commissioner at the time of the election; elec-tion; that being an office of trust, and he, therefore, was . ineligible aa an elector. Halliday did not attend the meeting of the college, and those present filled the vacancy, as they could legally do under the Biatutes of Virginia. The committee further find that should the doctrine assumed by Governor Gov-ernor Grovev of Oregon be couceded, which the doinmittee report as indefensible, inde-fensible, iu either law or morals, then Hifel, lepublican candidate in opposition oppo-sition to Frost, in Missouri, and the republican candidate iu opposition to Halliday, were each entitled to receive the certificate of the governor, and each entitled to act aa presidential elector.'" The report does not coyer tho Oregon Ore-gon case as the investigation in tbat case is under a Bpecial resolution of the ssuate. The report on the case will be made in a few days, Tho new board of police commissioners commis-sioners to-rday reinstalled Major Richards Rich-ards euperinleudentol police, and also the detective who had been sus pended . Speaker Randall and President pro tern Ferry held a conference this afternoon concerning embarrassments embarrass-ments likely to result from the provision pro-vision ot the olectoral act prohibiting the dissolution of the joint meeting ot the two bouses until the count of the electoral votes shall be completed and the result declared. This provision of the act is closely followed by others which authorize either house to take a recess from the afternoon of one day j until not later than 10 next morning, i in the event of questions having amen about counting any electoral votes, and also to proceed with ita ordinary business, while any question is being considered by the commission. commis-sion. The effect of the first described proyisiou will be, however, to keep both bouses technically in continu.ou.8 session, ao that all proceedings in either one uf them, until the completion comple-tion of the count, must bear the date of to day. This will greatly impede legislative business, as under the rules a aiugle objection is sufficient iu many cases to prevent the consideration ol certain classes Gf business Until the next legislative day after it is presented. pre-sented. Difficulties might aUo arise concerning bills sent to the president for approval, pending the completion of the count, as they would all bear the legislative date of to day. The speaker and Wilson of Iowa, member of the house committee on rules, called on Ferry aa soon as the house took recess, and invited Senators Blaine, Hamlin and ConkMng to participate in the conference on this eubject, aa the result of which, it was agreed to tie necessary to. immediately repeal ao much of the elect jrai act as prohibits adjournment from day to! .lay, while questions remain under consideration by tho commis-iou-WiUou will, to-morrow, oiler a bill m the house for ibis purp-so, and it will ioub-Jess be promptly passed by both ixxlies. Tue subject was aleo discussed dis-cussed informally irj the legislative st-sion ol the seuate this alternoon. Kitidall having been criticized for appointing two democratic tellers on the part f the house, it is proper to state that this cour?e w.is adopted in uiuauauce ot a determination of the democratic caucus, it being understood, under-stood, however, at the s-itiie mue. that the presiding officer of the a-n-ate should be notified of tho arrangement arrange-ment so that he might appoint two republican tellers on the part of the aermts- The proceedinge of the joint session of the house and senate wero devoid of excitement or of aay special interest, inter-est, such as naturally urose. from tho importance of the ultimate result to be reached by the means thus for- rually set in motion, and from the M f l,,r..f. a number of dietinguibbed men ot tho uaiiou in the presence of tho throng ot expectant expect-ant sight ?eers. Ferry presided with well poised dignity.- Perfect order was pnwerved by all of the immense crowd of spectators, and tho proceedings wre conducted throughout with gravity and lnipressiveness. The objections and counter objections concerning con-cerning the Florida case had been prepared with great comprehensiveness comprehensive-ness and ability. Uboso presented by Sargent have earned fur him univorsal commendation among republicans, nut only as displaying a thorough i knowledge of the csay from a republican repub-lican standpoint, but aa a complete i revision of and defense against tho 'strong points presented by the democrats. demo-crats. The ducisions ol the tripartite commission regarding various features' of the Florida case are awaited with' iutenso interest, aa they involve primarily pri-marily the main question whether tbe commission baa power to go behind be-hind the actiou of the Btate returning boaida. The fifth rule promulgated by the commission to-day. is regarded by many persons as a positive intimation intima-tion that such will be exercised, but the general opinion is that its provisions pro-visions are intended merely to cover a possibility which is etili to be determined deter-mined by a majority of the commission commis-sion after hearing arguments in public pub-lic and duly deliberating on the question ques-tion in aecret conference. No further joint aesaion of both houses will be held until all disputed questions concerning con-cerning the Florida returns are do?, cided by tho electoral commission, which is not expected for nearly a week. In the mean time ordinary legislative business will bo transacted by both houses. ' After the joint session terminated to-day, the houso was a scene 1 of renewed excitement occasioned by the renewal of last night's attempt of democrats to force action on the report of the majority al the Florida invcutigating committee, declaring the electoral vote of Lhat state should be counted forTilden and Hendricks. The republicans denounced this attempt at-tempt as not only unfair to the minority mi-nority of the committee, Dunnell aud Woodburn, who had uot yet an opportunity to properly prepare their report, the complete testimony being atill imprinted, but as grossly improper im-proper and indecent in view of the fact that both houses had lo day referred re-ferred the wholo question lo the tripartite tri-partite commission for iU decision. They therefore threatened to filibuster hy various dilatory. ; motions, and finally forced a postponement of the matter for at least to-day. - Pago took a prominent part last ! night and lo-day lo-day in their forcing the majority to recognize the rights and powers ot tho minority. Iu the 'course of -the proceedings, Luttrell, - walking up and down in front of ilie clerk's desk, vociferated as a point of order that members should take their seats. This ehot at tho indignant and excited ex-cited republicans was answered by Page, who exclaimed, "Sit down your.-elf," whereupon the speaker direoted the aergeant-at-arms to enforce en-force compliance with the rules. That officer, Btalkiug around with his ridiculous ri-diculous mace of office, finally secured se-cured good order, iu the midst of which the-house adjourned, the re : publicans having largely uuccecded in carrying their point. |