But the Republicans pressed their objections so strongly that the Democrats were induced to yield the point, and Justice Bradley was selected as the fifth Justice.

Next to Davis, Bradley came as near being an Independent as any member of the Court.

Although he had been appointed as a Republican by President Grant,--as had Justice Davis by President Lincoln,--yet he had rendered several decisions which gave the Democrats hope that he might give the deciding vote in their favor and thus make Mr.Tilden President.

In this they were disappointed; for it turned out that the substitution of Bradley for Davis made Hayes President of the United States.

It would, perhaps, be unfair to say that the decisions of the commission were rendered regardless of the evidence, the law, and the arguments, yet it so happened that every important point was decided by a strict party vote,--eight to seven.
In this connection it will not be out of place to refer to a scene that was created on the Democratic side of the House by Hon.Ben.Hill, of Georgia.