The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-14

The last open session OF the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections for the investigation OF Lousl
ana affairs was held this morning.
Governor Warmoth made q statement. in the ma
ture Of sworn testimony concerning the appoint
ment and removal OF the various gentlemen who
have figured as Secretaries OF State in Louisiana
during the past year. r.e r
GOVERNOR wARMOTH's STATEMENT.
By him law in reiaon to e GFesi pao
'
PROMULGATED DEFIANCE oovERSoR w1Rzorns
These facts were certed to the Legislature when it
next mbed and the Legislature postponed action
once. the Court without touching the
Once ON the stousd
Iature had opportunity act which opportunity had
claim the power of removal r''0 0verr0'e'
Governor Warmoth then went
the ground ofd9falcatiOn as heretofore shown, and
sn$a q ns Spa Of me session q
q aSs NJ Vie T II. nj Il ss
p1 a' under ss Of e h 4nea
yHss 1sss 90 s * at
that election ana that therefore he acted the Board
ts% IS sSsng
sss SS r. s'sa Of 81 Gn
ton was appointed Secretary Of State November
aa Saaia p'n '9s %s~ $s:
Sns w or
s. s s sa se shSa 5 time ssass
until he was excluded hererom and Mr. BOvee indicted
warmoth gave detailed account of N''''""
up to the time when Heron and Lynch took their depar
na ae
NS %as p nf p oe CT na w
Wits these facts taken from the records Of
the en- oo and which n in the
s and the
tsSaston Is soon as possible The returns for s@eers
q the legislature were promugSed BY the De Ferret
result my The then
and
Ss Es ss c ou re- sa o"ss ss q
y act Of Legislature ia $50 which provides hs. hs
the Senate appoint Judge and clerk serve until the
vacancy could be filed By general election Mr. pibbe
on + "rsf
HELD POSSESSION OF TIE BENCH UNTIL THE kELLoGG LEcs
an, and during which time he TscoEnzea Judge BY
decision II suit under the Election law and in other
legislature by the act abosng his court as the only
War%ot again ne ci'ea law to sustain his acts and
sa taf hg ksSsg Msgaue abolished the Seventh
TO GET RID OF JUDGES WHO HAD JUST BEEN ELECTED
and a that mi s sS ss the S
es BY District GSSr Of
TSsS p5eSSss !nps holding t%s:
a 3 that k Of
states senator Antoine entenan Governor and Coec.
United States and !ha! nine members Of the Kellogg
hsa qaen he testified
that the returns produced by s9uhmayd and Mitchell
CITY Before s Ho Gene
s ss4asy
s az h With %1 w ws as
msga sa wh9a his snanhre s Won 70 deliver -
your SIGNATURE after the adjournment Of the Legislatures
Governor wsrm mo- answered that The PRONUNCIATION
Should neither 18th sign nor veto t. Under the
was United States Collector when appointed Secretary
State, and he resigned the former Office.
THE LEGALITY or MUNYON'S REMOVAL
svl$enes 70 decide the point he supreme Sa
saa ns Of Sae % to
settle his accounts, which he never did.
Mr. RayIf you had not ascertained that Heron would
not act with you the returning Board would you
removed him on the ground that he dcfaulter2
Mr. Warmoth had objection to giving fu expana
ton of the matter, but similar question put Mr. Pack
ard yesterday had been ruled out
Mr.. Morton remarked that Warmoth had already said
he removed Heron because of conspiracy into which
he had entered.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he had examined
THE LYNCH BOARD RETURNS
ana found that they were signed by only United
States Supervisor for the entire list OF polls In the parish
that the returns Of the United states Supervisors in
many statements of votes cast for republican
candidates only and that aidayt from parishes where
frauds were alleged did not state that parties
vented from voting account of race color, &c
Mr.. MOrton--Oh that Is admitted. Witness had been
informed by Lynch that In many Instances the adavts
were not before his Board but they counted
certificate of the Clerk OF the United States Court that
certain number were file in his Office Afdavs from
Caddo were rule, In trplicae and in many instances
there four copies.
Mr. Mcmillan placed the returns in evidence to substan
tate his statements.
At the request of Representative Foreman he stated
that several of tho adavits from Caddo purported
have been signed by parties whom Foreman knew had
voted.
Mr. Ray submitted certain of the of the De Fer
ret Board wherein was evident that the signatures oil
the Commissioners OF Election were forgcrics
ME- Morton Their announced that the examination Of
witnesses was closed.