, 1874-11-13

denco fot which tho Witnesses would DO held
hlr. Trunbnl1 remarked that ho had rataod no
tlr. swott-Do you contend that you l,avo
right before theHo canyaasers to provo that tho
jud8oB of tho election
Hr. Tfutnbull-UndoubIcdl that tho roturn
fn no rcturt,.:
:. nlr. swotEWoll, II tho Court is to 80 into
t tnnt question want aubpUt.as for witnesses.
was to b tried OF partc Ho wantod tho Court,
II it NaA court to judge TINT question, TO grant
MIN compulsory proceAs to bring in wftncssos. II
tho matter WINS to ho ajudicatcd, had 10 no right
to crosB-oxRnlino tho persons WHO lad BEned q
bundle Of atlltavite which tho gontlo1nan had IN
his posHeBeton Had 1t not become provorb in
tho country that tho mau got his seat who had
tho moat yosee In Congress He looked upon
tue objections as an effort, undcr another nano,
portion Of tho votcrs OF Cook County. Tho du-
ty OF tho Honrd WIS simply to count tho votoe,
and report upon the return,
Mr.. Trum,'ull-Wo dony that 1t Is 4 return.
N1r. Bwott-You dony 1t il q return bccause
you ray thoro wero Illegal votes.
Mr.. Truinbull-No, no; because 1t iB fraud-
utent
MIR. swott-WAat Is thai but illegal votes?
Mr. Trunbnll--Fraud IN tho act OF tho ol.lcora
II re cnu show such fraud as tho Supreme Court
sayH wiiroteot tho rotnru, wo hayo the right to
do it.
Mr.. swott-Wc bavo tho fraud limited now.
II tlio Board In to judge Of the fraud ~ to an
otlcaa, why shall IL not Judge OF TINT Of votor
THE HOARD tB NOT COUNT.
Il oannot awenr witnossos or tcst the question Of
fraud III the election. Its dntteB wcro nochahi-
cal--mathematical, and 1t could not 90 back Of
ll1o: returns. It might Judge wl,ethor tho
could only compute tho voteA for tho Hoyoral
candidates, aud docaro tue resu!t Ho Contend
Cd. TINT. under the decisons Of tho Supreme
Court OF thia State, tho board Of Canvassora
Trutnbull had presented in Ills protest. ,Thoro
vera TWO Questions, First, whother return
embracing corsatu Yotes Bhould bo raieood bo-
causo certain directory requirements OF tho law
had not boon complied with, and, second,
gality and fraud in tho election. Those quos-
tons should bo Investigated aud, Whenever
! the tribunal WAS roachod which had Jurisdiction
OF tho'n. aud whose decision should bo final. he
would bo I'LL ready to lnoot them as the othor
aido was to present them. llo said
LET THE COURT PROVIDED 1Y LAW
take chargo OF tho question; lot tho wilnessos
on both sidos bc summoned and sworn IN suoh a
manuer aB to attach Ba,ct1on and puuah-
n,nnt II thoy perjnred thomsolves; lot them be-
subjectod to croas- examination: let nil the facta
In relation to tho election bo vonsiiated to their
utmost oxtont, and iot tile court which tho law
provided pass upon the result. Nothing could
bo productive Of grcater mischief Or fraud. or
evil. thu the recognition Of the ooucso which it
waH Sought to pursue III the case. Al 10 o'clock
Wednesday, marnlng Judge 'Tru'nhul had
coma in with hia objections, and q
po;ekot.Iul aIl Of a1niiayits, 1 and al.l et 2
given lis opponent a Chance to study tho ca6e,
and 1lo came in aEntn that morning, and pro-
posed TINT tho Doard, witlo,,t over ha'rng aeon
the witnesses, and without authority to pass
vote Of certain prauinets.