Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-02-05

fearful tragedy that had been enacted there
and the spirit of Grace Minor was with its God.
THE OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL RETURNS,
Report Of the Judiciary oomm;ttse Of the SEN
ate, made January 23d, 1855.
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom
was referred the following portion of the Cover
nors Message, viz: " 1t is again obligatory on
me to comply with that provision of our Consti-
tuition which requires the Governor to commu-
nieafe to the Legislature the condition of the
State, and commend for consideration such
measures as in his judgment are expedient,' y
with instructions to examine all returns in the
oiice of Secretary of State of votes cast for the
office of Governor at the last general election,
and to report the whole facts to the Senate for
its consideration, submit the following
REPORTS:
Your committee, as instructed by said reso-
luton, have made careful examination of all the
returns in the office of Secretary of State, OF
votes cast for the office of Governor at the late
general election that in such examination your
committee have not confined themselves to an
examination of the certified copies Of the state
ments of the several Boards Of County Canvas
sers of the State as returned and sent up to the
Office of the Secretary of State By the several
Clerks of the Boards of Supervisors of the sew
eral counties of this State, but have also made
examination of al ether papers in the Secre-
tarys Office relating TO such general election and
which are sid to have been considered and
acted upon ly the the State Canvassers, in can
vassing the votes and determining the result OF
-.
Governor.
From these examinations your committed have
arranged a tabular statement, showing the whole
number of votes cast in4each county at the late
general election for fhe office of Governor, and
the names of the persons for whom the same
We're cast, as, ascertained and determined by the
certified copies of the statements made by the
several Boards of County Canyassers of the
State, as returned into the office of the said Sec
retary of State by the several Clerks of the
Boards of Supervisors of this State; the number
of votes cast for the office OF Governor in each
county, as determined and certified by the
Board Of State Canvassers, the additional deduc-
tions made by the Board of State Canvassers to
and from the number of votes cast for said office,
as returned and stated in the certified copies of
statements of County Canvassers, designating
the counties TO and from which such additions
and deductions are made, together with the date
Of the filing OF the several certified copies Of
statements of County Canvassers.
From this statement ii appears that the whole
number of votes east for Coles Baslford for the
Office of Governor, at the late general election,
computed from the certified copies of the state
ments of the several Boards OF County Canvas
sers, as returned into the Office of the Secretary
of State by the Clerks Of the Boards of Super
visors Of the several counties of this State, is
35,S72 and the whole number of votes east for
Wm. A. Barstow for the office of Governor at
said election, computed from the same certified
statements, is 1923, being 349 votes less than
the number cast for Coles Bashford.
In this computation your committee have not
included in the votes cast for Coles Bashford, 81
allowed to him by the State Canvassers, which
were cast in the county of Door, and Were can
vassed by the Board of Canvassers of Brown
county on the 18th day of November, 1855, as
appears from a certified copy of the statement
of said canvass, sent to the office of the Secre-
tary of State by the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors of Brown county, true copy of
which certified statement is herewith submit
Jed, marked " /. .
And your committee are informed by the Sec
retary of State that returns of any kind were
received iIfthe said office at the time of making
the canvass by the State Canvassers, from the
counties of La Crosse, Kewaunee, La Pointe
AID St. Croix-
1t also appears from examinations made by
your committee and from the tabular statement
herewith submitted, that the State Canyassers
have added to the number Of votes east for Coles
B;shford for the office of Governor, as returned
and stated by the several Boards of County Can
vassers 356 votes, including the 81 votes as
above stated cast in Door county, and have de-
Quoted from the number of votes cast for said
Bashlord, as returned and stated by the several
Boards of County Canvassers, 10 votes. Said
( State Canvassers have also added to the number
of votes cast for VIM \. Barstow for the Office
/ OF Governor, as returned and stated by said sew
eral Boards of County Canyassers, 632 votes
and have certified the whole number Of votes
cast for Coles Bashford for the Office of Cover
nor at the late election at 36,198, and the whole
number cast for VIM. A Barstow for the same
office at 1885.
The additions and deductions made by th'
State Canvassers We're made to and from th'
following named counties, viz: Adams, Chippe
wa Door, Douglass, Dunn, Green, Manitowoe
Monroe, Oconto, OutagaInie, Polk, Sheboygan