Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-28
/ WASHINGTON.
The Progress Of Investigations.
The Louisiana Case Taken NJ
Testimony before the senate Com
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WASHINGTON, Jan. Pin the louisiana
investigation by the Senate Commlttee on
Privileges and Elections this morning b. h'
Foreman, of the Foreman Returning Board,
at the request of Morton, produced the Of
fetal election returns. Foreman on exam
ination testified that the returns were de-
livered to him by B. Rsgdon, Secretary OF
the previous Board, on the 11th Of Decem-
| Der. Some of the returns had Oeen opened.
All the returns were canvassed and have
been under lock since the canvass. Didn't
examine the vote for President and Vice
President. A few polls were thrown out
on evidence that they were stuffed by the
Fusionists. The whole vote of Iberia, st.
James and st. Michael parishes was thrown
out on account of intimidation at the polls.
! Couldn't speak positively of the rejected
parishes. Thought most Of them were Re-
pablican.
WarmOth.
Gov. Warmoth sworn: Did not as Gov
ernor, make any certificate Of the election
of electors. The law does not require it.
Made certificates of the result OF the cleo
ton. Sent copies of the certificates to the
parties elected. These were the Greeley
electors, No canvass had been msde by
any Board of Canvassers. The certificates
were issued on the report of Woodward,
Assistant Secretary of State, who gave the
figures Of the election. He had no authors
ty to count Che vote. Had returns from
ali the parishes but two. These returns
we're opend by himself in the presence of
the members of the Wharton Board.
The returns were put into the hands OF
Brsgdon, who was directed to employ
clerks enough to mako calculation OF the
yete of the entire State. The Board was
then enioined from counting or canvassing
the returns, and no canvasswas made. The
vote was tabulated. A number OF votes
were thrown out.
Lyncb-A Returning Board without
Returns.
John Lynch testified: Wien the votes
for Electors were counted the Board OF
Canvassers hSd before it returns from the
United States and State Supervisors, and
affidaVits from certain individuals In certain
parishes. Had returns from United States
Supervisors from all but two or three par
ishes. The evidence before the board
showed that the supervisors had been driven
from the polls in many places in New Or
leans, comprising about one quarter OF the
vote of the State. There were few par
ishes from which the board had returns
from neither State or United States Super
visors. In some cases the board acted upon
information which was not sworn TO.
These sffidavits were sometimes as to the
reason why no returns were made, and
sometimes as to the result of the vote. In
some cases the parish as whole was
thrown out, and the board counted the
votes Of persons who swore they had
been illegally deprived of voting In
the Bossier parish 1859 such votes
were counted. Did not pretend that. the
results reported were technically correct;
believd they were in the main. The whole
vote Of Mcintosh Parish was thrown out
and 1880 votes counted on affidavit, all for
the Republican ticket. The whole number
of votes thrown out did not exceed 5000.
Pinchback was a candidate for Congress-
man st large, and the board counted in
him outside of the city Of New Orleans.
| The supervisors upon whose returns the
board acted were Republican supervisors.
Did not remember whether any returns
were signed by both Republican and Dem
ocrst supervisors. Witness admitted that
the board had no official returns according
to the law of the State, and counted in
some votes never cast, under the laws OF
the United States and in obedience to the
PRINCIPLES of Justice. The reason they had
no official returns was that the Governor
refused to give them. PreSumes that all
| the State officers were opposed to the Re-
| publican paatY. From TWO wards in New
| Orleans the board made no returns. Don't
| know within thousand how many votes
were cast in those wards. The impTessio n
is they were Greeley wards, and also that
the votes in them were counted for Presi-
dent and Governor, and thrown out on the
legislative ticket. Witness detailed the diff
fculties of overturniEg the registry before
the election. No publication was made OF
the polling places in his parish, and every
obstacle was thrown in the way of voters
in largely Republican localities, not particu-
lsrIy on account of color, but against the
Republicans. Witness couldn't tell how it
was that his board returned 4, 900 less votes
for McEnery in New Orleans than the 9TH
er board.
The Fusion Senator.
Gen. Mcmillan submitted certificates oi
the United States supervisors that the re-
turns of the State officers in New Orleans
were correct.
Witness said this was the rule, but there
were cases Of exceptions in which the su.
pervisors noted the errors on the back Of
the returns.
LOngstreet.
Gen. Lonestreet testified that he was {
member of the Lynch returning board
Made an official demand upon Gov. War
moth for the official returns, but did no
obtain them.
After some further, but unimportant ev
idence, the taking of testimony was ad
iourned till tomorrow and the com
mittee NWent into secret session
The Cotton Tax.
The rejection by the Ways and Mean
Committee to-day of several bills refundinl
the cotton tax demoraliZed the lobb.
operators in that interest. No action wa
taken on Mr.. Beck's bill.
Bogus Tax.Gatherers.
Letters sent to the Internal Revenu
Office from North Carolina show that som
parties in that State are engaged in bust
ness falsely representing themselves to b
in authority as Revenue officials, even Il
the extent Of issuing bogus commission
and letters of instructions to people un
Way enough to be their dupes.
The Owner of PennsyIvania.
The credentials of Senator Cameron fc
six wears from the 4th of March next Wer
presented in the Senate to-day.
The CIarksviIle Collector.
The Senate to day confirmed Charles J
Kinney as Collector of Internal Revenu
for the sixth district of Tennessee, vic
Jesse Taylor, removed.
NfmmO sheIved.
The Senate to-day rejected the nominf
ton of Jos. Nimmo, Jr., to be Supervisor
Inspector General of Steamboats,.
Senator Blair
appeared in bis seat to-day for the fir
, time in over month. He was warml
greeted by his fellow Senators.
Proposed Postal Lsw-Prepaymen
ON Newspapers-Patsnt Oatstde
TabaOed.
Mr.. Farnsworth in pursuance of permit
sion granted him by the Postal Committee
to-day reported the following bill: 9
T Be it enacted, etc, that on and after tt
! first day of July next, on mall matte
which is wholly or partly in writing, exceE
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