Blectoral Commission

a commi ion appointed by an Act of Congre , January 29, 1877, to investigate certain charges of fraudulent return of electoral votes from Florida, Louisiana, Oregon and South Carolina, during the Presidential election of 1876. Hayes and Tilden were the respective Republican and Democratic candidates for that term. The commi ion numbered fifteen: three Republican Senators, two Democratic Senators, three Democratic Representatives, two Republican Representatives, and five A ociate Justices of the Supreme Court, Bradley, the fifth Justice selected, had the casting vote. February 9, the commi ion sustained the validity of the Hayes electoral ticket in Florida, and later gave similar decisions regarding the other States, The appointment of a commi ion of this sort was hitherto an unheard of step and has by some been deemed unconstitutional. 239