New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-15
PUBLTC MEETINGS.
BoARp OF CITY CANVAssERs.

BOARD OF CITY CANVASSERS.
The Board OF Canvaseers re-assemoled yesterday
morning at O'clock mr. bp sS a ' IgId
dr. Eleventh Ward Mr.. ADAMS addressed the Board
~ relation 20 the alleged frauds in his the With Al
xermapic District. lie offered the afidavs Of Jonn
y Tdwonds, Sergeant of Police in the Seventh
Wsnd: Officer Howe OF the same: g. w. Evans, Ian,
ssser in the XIth District Of the same, and SEVERN
oahers, alleging that they were cognizant OF any
amount Of Illegal voting in the Nth Dstfc, % -
F1even.b and the XIth Dstric of the Seventh WARDS
PORTION Of the aftdayits were read' 20 sne IN ne
that some OF the Canvassers IN Che above n5'usu
trcts were intoxicated liquor introduced uui '
ros,e Of the canvass; that tickets were htLlcu ~
- = 49, ~, (anvassers: that one hcl1augh-
In OF he WITH District Eleventh Ward was one OF tne
intoxicated Canvassers; that on inquiry al lhe
houees where voters had sworn they VET Ioo'uo.'e
,hev bsd found no such persons hyingi tbat many Oh
the voters came from places not IN the DISTRICTS tha
sailors. who had owned up 20 having snipped from
Rostop had voted without beng vouched 1or by h9nse
holders; that one OF the three CAnVassers IA Tue i
Distfict he'd left while the canvass was PrOSresnng
and snbstituted another man. named Mooney, not ie-
vsllv sworn in his place; that more than hundred
had been cast in the IVth District above the vote
for Tiemaun; finally, that several respectable citizens
had recsnyassed these Districts, and reported that
there were from sixty TO seventy less votes cast than
were returned by the CanvasseTs.
Mr. ApAHs spoke strongly IN favor Of nstitutng an
INQUIRY into these fraud and making an example OF
tbe Offending parties The question then arose as to
the disposition OF the ahidavip, when motion was
made that they shoud be returned 70 the gentleman
" no had presented them. debate ensnedi some
thinking they should be placed in the hands OF the Dis
tTct-AiOrney. In the end they were laid over, TO DO
taken up at the pleasure OF the Board.
The canvass of the returns from the disputed dig
trcts was made on motion Of Mr. Adams the order OF
the day for O'Clock p NJ, and the Board TOOK recess
till that time. , -,
Afier he recess the returns from the Ist lid, and
With Districts Of the Thirteenth Ward, were about to
be eanvassed, when
Mr. ADAMS in compliance with the request OF mem
hers moved these returns be again postponed, and
made the special order for o'clock on Thursday.
Mr.. CEsIr hoped not. Members could not go be-
hind the returns Tomorrow they would be az I'M
decided how to act "a to-day.
Mr.. OwTSs, from courtesy, would support Mr..
Adanss wish.
Nj (EsEr said the last speaker not at his post
one honr in the day, and knew nothing OF the matter
Mr.. owens claimed be had not shirked his duties.
The CHAIR put the question, and the motion was
earned by a vote of TO 5. Mr.. Peck voting m the
Affirmative explained his vote on the ground that too
much caution could not be used. Mr.. Bradley voted
in the negative in consequence OF the decision OF the
Chair that morning, that " no matter how black the
returns appeared; SO long they agreed, the Board
I" could not 90 behind them.
Mr.. ADAss offered resolution that the District
Attorney be requested TO give his opinion as TO their
power 10 decide in matters Of fraud.
Mr. sTEPHEss offered as a substitute, that the Cor
poration Counsels opinion should be solicited.
Mr. BRADY thought the Corporation Counsel was
the proper authority TO apply TO. Did gentlemen sug-
vest the District-Atorney because be might favor
particular candidate
Mr. ADAMS called the gentleman TO order. He
would not permit any such reflection on his motives.
Mr.. BRADY insisted he had cast no personal redec-
tons. The Chair thought him out of order. Mr. H..
was accordingly about taking his seat, when Mr..
ADAMS aceut ed him of speaking ialsely. Mr.. BRADY
sharply retorted when ydisc editabe scene en-
eued-Mr ADAss rising from his seat and approaching
Mr. Brady with menacing gestures. personal
rencounter might have eDsued, had it not been for
the mterpositi0n Of AID. MeSpedon, and the Chair,
who ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms 10 conduct Mr..
Adams 20 bis seat.
After quiei was restored Mr.. DARPAGH moved 10
Law Mr.. Stepbenss substitute on the table.
The motion was lost by vote of 10 10 y
Mr.. PICK made some remarks regretting the late
scene.
Mr. BRADY finally moved TO adopt both resolutions--
thus obtaining the opinion of both the Corporation
Counsel and District Attorney. Carried-no one OPP
posing and 10 the question finally settled for the
day, Mr. Adams and the Clerks OF the Board re-
tanning respective copies OF the returns from the
districts in dispute.
The regular canvassing then proceeded, and the
BOARD cot through with the Ist With, ard lXth Dis
fcts OF tie Sixth Ward the let of the Fourth Ward
the It I'D and lid Of the Third Ward the lst, Id
lid, IVth, Vth and With of the Seventh Ward the
IVth VIII and With of the Tenth Wmd, and were
proceeding with the Eighth Ward at Of o'clock p. M