New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-12
The XeiWPninH Beard.

Immediately after this body vas called
to orier yesterday. Mr.. Arroyo made .
statement in regard to tho returns Of Do
Soto parOh, reiterating what Democratic
I counsel had previously said about them
| Che reported attempt 60 dispose o: :be Pc
turns by the supervisor of DE- Soto carish;
his mysterious disappearance: the attempt
to have the board get possession Of the 70.
turns by writ of se4uestrstion, etc. After
this story Of Democratic counsel had been
fselingly retold by NJ. Arroyo, tha. gen.
tleman Informed the board tha: there was
Still another chance to obtain the returns
from De Soto. Vie said the clerk G: the
district court Of that parish wa. present
with original copies Of the returns. which
he Mr. ArrOyci desired the board should
receive as evidence cf the rasul: q the
election held in tina; parish or the ssc.ui q
November last.
President Wells reminded the gentleman
that the clerk Of tho Listric; Court o: De
So'" parish was rot authorized ~ law to
furnish the board with r. turns, and tia. the
board had no authority 70: receiving re.
turns other than those transmitted to i: in
accordance with law. Tho president: eaid
there were no returns before .he board.
and ruled that none could .s received e1-
cept they ca.ue through CharueiA author
lied BY law.
C2On being further pressed ~ receive :he
papers in the hands IT the cle,. q: the dis.
Iva IA k.. HoA
already ruled them out: but II the gentle
man tMr. Arroyo! was dssat;. fed with the
ru!in: oS the chair he could appca! from it.
In that case the consideration cf the papers
Democratic counsel desired 10 have intro.
ducsd would rest with the beard. !: the
board desired TO receive them as returns
from De Soto. it could Go 80 ~ ave:-a!ic:
the decision OF the chair.
After some further discussion ,pc:sti: sub
ject, INDUCED in chiefly by Democratic coun.
sci, President Wells reminded speakers that
they were uselessly consuming the time o:
the board: that he should adhere to his
ruling until the board had determined to
act differently. II members were dissatis.
fled with the ruling of the chair an appeal
should be taken. He reps stsd that there
were no returns from De Soto parish before
the board.
Mr.. Arroyo said that returns could De iaG
1t the board would decide to receive them.
Lie again offered the papers. contained in q
package. and sealed. in possession Of the
clerk OF the district court Of De Soto. and
said the board could order them opened.
The president said the board had no all.
thority to do this. as che pape-s did not
belong to the board.
Mr.. Arroyo then hande. .t,am lack 20
Mr.. Reynolds. the clerk Of che district court
o: -. Soto psrisl,. az .ha. gentleman
opened ,he packa.a. IL. :.a?es. ~..e.x.
.-i.-lnea ~ Mr. Anderson.
M.ssrs. Wni,sks. am. Z .ri.a,'. ccnten..e
that they should lee secei ysd aa4 .lc.e.: uron
by the board.
The president H.u.ly adhered T. hi.
ruling. ard again reminded gent!s.nen tina.
!: was useless to further discuss the matter.
and again advised an appea. ::o.. h;s de.
e!sion J: any !legH6ey was dissatisfied. VIII, /!
i.
Mr.. Andersen, afte. iooiliny eve. :h. ga.
pers, said he believed the ruling q the |
chair was correct; that there vas nothing
legally before the board from De Soto na:.