The New York herald., 1863-11-22
CITY POLITICS.
The County Canvass.

TsIx M'CusN AND B0swu1trH QUESTION
Tho Board OF County Canvsssers met yesterday after
noon pursuant TO Adjournment, Supervisor Little in the
chair. Tho lobby not so thronged previous
days, probably owing to the storm.
Tho PRgsipisr announced that the Hrst business In
order receive the report Supervisor wiseman.
Supervisor wsoman handel in his report, and Super
visor PrRDY said before receiving the report would be
well to ascertain they had authority lie asked whether
there was any precedent for the proceeding.
supervisor TWEED consdered the report In order He
ready to act without a precedent question Of
right wrong After receiving the report, will still be
with the Board to act upon it AS they think proper
Superv BuSr asked If there any difference be-
the pocd and tho record Of tho poll clerks.
He was IN favor OF having light.
Super wisgsAs stated he had carried out his IN
structons from the i,oard irnpartaly he could.
The report Was then read. 1t stated that the four poll
clerks OF the Tenth district of the Eighth ward
sworn that morning They they were all present
the votes directed by law. They counted The
ballots and found they were properly enered that there
from 2iO 10 $50 in the box. On ali tho judiciary
tickets there were two names and that II3 tor
Mcunn for Garwn, 49, Iosworth. IS, and Smith, 81
The poll clerk announced the number OF FOR Nc.
Gum and smith. both OF which omittcd they did
not know how because ono OF the went away
Supervisor LirTIK took tho ground that report
showed errors on its iace From the report appeared
there 2ls cast in the district while the real
| number was 2i2 He objected TO the reception of the
| report.
Little right the whole district should be thrown out
Supervisor LITTLE idered this be the OF
canvass agreeable TO the returns In their hands.
The question WAS upon the reception OF Supervisor
Wseman's report. The report was adopied-seven t.
three.
Supervisor TWEED moved that the vote OF the disputed
district be sent b lck to be corrected.
supervisor IIrik considered the motion ont " order,
the question was uron completing the canvass con
formally to the record before them
supervisor TwEx thon desired TO move 1t as nm amend
nent TO the cues iirn.
supervisor Lrix ho cd the Board would not establish
the dangerous precedent sending the report back
! correction the suppositiou that 1t was wrong.
Supervisor DAVIS considered that the relort only
thed matters he in favor than of adj
herring to the record was not proper to receive this
| outside testimony at all
supervisor IwKED called for the question his amend
mept.
Supervisor SAID that ho considered out OF order
Tho question WAS then put, with the following result
All the democrats and supervisor Wisemhn in the arma-
tive aud the rest OF the republicans IN the negative.
| The vote stood seven 20 i've
supervisor BLUNT then moved that Supervisor Roach
be authorized 20 conier with the poll clerks and district
TO investigate III returns from The sixth dis
tr!ct Of tho sixth ward and report to the Board.
The mott WAS adopted.
supervisor LlInE moved ,ha, Supervisor Tweed ins,i
tnte similar inquiry into tho Tenth district Of tho
! seventh ward. Adopted.
The Board adjourned for hour At three p. 81.
they again met.
Supervisor Roach stated that he had examined tho
in the disputed district OF the sixth ward directed aud
that the mstrkes there according TO the statements OF
the po clerks aud OF the district
recording hhe tally Ia 33l being entered
for Dosworth Instead Of l3i lie snore two of the dis
trict canyasscrs u on the day o. election himself
Supervisor LITrIE asked how such mi STAKES occurred
| Supervisor SHOOK waited to kaow how 33l
nounced. instead OF l3i and argued that tailed with
| the police report.
Mr. Twyyp moved that hs explanation OF the alleged
dscro ancy in the sixth ward be received Carried.
smsr motion concerning tho disputed district ia the
| seventh ward also adoftcd.
| Supervisor WrsESAS reported that he had again con
ferrcd with the Io clerks and oI The cntl
district Eighth ward aud the result oi his investigation
that there eleven that capnot Dc
and that ffur l.HnAY mt " I'm
votes poed, there four hundred and ninety i've
| corded.
Supervisor rrRpr suggcstcd that the return as pre-
scnted by supervisor Wiseman DO accepted corr CT
Ho moved the rejection OF tho vote Tor Judiciary IN the
| disputed district
| supervisor DAVIS offered amendment that the I1ard
proceed upon the record Arst presented List by tic
| vote.
SUPERVISED TwIEo moved as an amendment that the
returns the d putci district be rejected so f'f
a. they relate to the vote tor Justice OF tho Superior
Court.
| The amendment carried, Ncssrs Little and Stewart
| alone voting ia the negative.
The Board then adjourned 70 Monday, at eleven A. 81.