The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-22
IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY.

Proceedings Of the Board or State CanvasscsS.
SERIOUS IMMORTALITY REsPEcrIKG THE RETURN Or
OOEGREssMEN FROM THE METROPOLIS.
ALBANY, Dec Il, 1853.
The Board OF State Canvassers have been in al
the afternoon The discovery that in of the
ricts representatives in Congress Illegally returned
as members Of Congress- makes likely that several II
the districts viii be declared vacant including the THIRD
Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Nothing certain .
known as yet, however, as IL the returns amended
By the County Canvassers they will be accepted. The
Board meet again at half past nne this evening, when
final action will be taken.
EVENING SESSION.
The Board of State Canvassers re assembled at half pa
l0P.M.
special messenger who had been sent TO New York 70
ascertain the facts reng to tho for tho Con-
gressiona districts presented the following report from
the County Clerk
State of Ne,o Fork, City and County of Mem York;
Richard Connolly Clerk Of the county Of New York. d
certify that such clerk entrusted by law with the
election returns for the different districts OF such county
for the election held in the month Of November of each
year in and for such city and county That my attention
in the statements prepared by the Board Of Coan
ty Canvassers Of the county Of New York,
from my returns filed in my office, as aforesaid,
in November last duplicates of which statements were
returned the Board OF State Canvassers examined the
returns in my office, and found that q clerich
character really existed, and had been made In their
preparation either by the printer or by the person
authorised by law TO have such returns prepared
Of the term Member Of Congress, when the proper de-
sgnaton Of the office should have bee Representative
in congress" Had not The law of the State, Ia
relation to the manner and mode OF conduct
ing elections, been ample and provisional in
ts character this difficulty nlormalty might have been
irremedabe; but, fortunately of its provisions
quirng copies Of each ticket voted for to be attached
the return ed in the office Of the clerk the wOs
mality, for such 1t clearly appears to be,
is satisfactorily explained for by an examination
sional district throughout the city a copy OF the
ticket voted for in such Congressional district
has been attached to returns ed in my Office and by
an examination Of such ticket find that il is regular in
its FORM tho following being copy of tho tickets voted
for in the respective districts and attached 70 the re-
turns
For Representative in Congress, Daniel E. Sickles.
For Representative in Congress, Thomas J. Bari
For Representative in Congress George Briggs
For Representative in Congress Horace y. Clark.
That the tickets OF which the foregoing copies were
the tickets voted for in each Of the respective districts
which they belonged as appears from such examination
made the returns filed in my Office but that in
making up the returns to be filed at my Office accord
ance with the law in such case made and PROVIDED the
clerks OF the different election districts the city followed
the defective blank returns statements furnished them
by the person whose duty was by law to furnish the
same and thus this information so clearly and satsato
In witness whereof have hercunto set my hand and
affixed my official seal this 2ist day OF December 1853
RICHARD ID. CONNOLLY,
Clerk OF the County of New York.
After long time consumed in the business OF correcting
the returns and making them conform the actual
ucatcs Of the County Canvassors and desultory
versation motion Of Comptroller Church, certificate
agreed TO setting forth the plain facts in the
and declaring that whic the Board OF State Can
cannot give TO the members elect in the dig
ricts named their Official certificates in consequence Of
the normay in the returns they yet recognise the fact
that from the certificates Board Of County
appears that the 10 have received the
highest number Of votes did actually receive such highest
number Of votes for the office Of Representative Con-
gress.
This leaves the House Of Representatives at liberty to
decide they doubtless will after the organization,
that the members from the districts named are duly
elected
resolution was adopted reprobating the manner in
which returns made by Boards OF County
and at A. H. the Board Of state Canvassers adjourned
SINE die.
This result viii give the opposition the House. and tho
district Of Daniel sckles is contested may dcbar him
from taking his seat