The Morning herald., 1876-11-22
The Great Delay.
SLOW But sure FOR T|lDEN.
WASHINGTON H1vs.
Troops Concentrating
arrival OfHon, "A n stephens
Anxiety About the States Of
Florida and louisiana
OVER THE CABLE
THE EASTERN WAR,
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES.
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Anxiety About the States Of
Florida and louisiana
OVER THE CABLE
THE EASTERN WAR.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
LOUISIANA

BY Associated Press. ff ara TtE4
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2l.-The State
House, the Senate Chamber, and It's sur
roundings today betoken the approaching
session Of the Returning Board. In the
middle of the apartment were arranged
three tables in = circle, one for the Re-
turning Board and the others for the Re-
publican and Democratic committees. The
corridors surrounding the rotunds We're
closed by barricades guarded by the assist
ant sergeant. alarms. A squad Of police
we're stationed near the Senate chamber to
be on hand in case of disturbance.
Toward noon the Republican and Demo
cratic committees entered the room. Re-
presenting the Republicans were Measrs'
Tuttle, Garfield Sherman, Hale, and Slough.
ton, and for the Democrats appeared Measra
Trumbull, Palmer, Bigler, G. B. Smith, G.
W. Julian, and Watson. The Returning
Board had determined to exclude during
their executive sessions oil persons except
members of the national committees.
Counsel will only be called in whsEs the
contests are raised THAT Is where d contest
has been fled or accompanies srsturrs
Counsel will not be allowed to examta5 the
returns when opened, but merely to %itnssa
the unsealing Of packages.
The Democratic Committee on Neturne
will have . room IA the neighborA Nod oi
the Hall of Representatives to NJ within
easy reach Of the Senate chambsE Each
Of the national Committees 10 accompanied
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'ceedings for their respaSle letvs u Inittses.
When the board goes Into executive session
members Of the press viii be excluded. The
sessions Of the board will continue from
day to day from 10 A. NJ. until 4 r. NJ.
Clerks of.the board were posted in room
back of the Senate chamber. T
Local committees representing Democrats
and Republicans were present up to the
executive session.
The board met at 1880 O'Clock, all the
members being present. The minutes were
read and adopted. Gov. Wells said that q
system of rules for the government of the
board had been adopted. The rules were
read. The board will first take up the par.
ishss in which there are no contests, All
motions, &c., made by attorneys, must be
in writing no oral argument will BE- allow
ed. Any candidate or his representative
who presents witness, must also present
interrogatorles. No ex parte aAadavits will
be received.
Judge spoford, of counsel for the Demo-
Gratis, for the Secretary Of State and other
candidates, asked the adoption ofs motion
to the following effect /: J g-.fa
That all the proceedings Of the board bs
held in open session with leave to interested
candidates to he present by themselves Of
counsel and that . reasonable number o.
press reporters for each political party b
permitted to attend at all times. Judgt
spoford urged the adoption of the motor
in short speech Of which the following
are extracts. Addressing the President o.
the board he said.
You, Mr.. President, remarked the othel
day, that your functions were partly minis.
terial and partly judicial. The ministerial
duties are few and simple. They consist
only in the addition and tabulation of votes
There is no call for privacy'tn applying the
rules of arithmetic. In performing all the
rest of your duties-the judicial duties
publicity is imleratively demanded. It ID
essential at every stage of the investigst ION
m order to ensure just argument, to adopt
this order, 90 that every whisper In your
chamber may be heard to the uttermost ex.
tremity of the Union. Thus and thus only
in my humble judgment, will 1t BE- possible
for you to reassure perturbed and anxious
country, and to establish through oil gener'
stions the righteousness Of your interlocu'
tory rulings and final award.
Gov. Wells overruled the motion. Thu
board also ovsrruled the protest made BY
the Democratic Committee on the returns
on Saturday, against the constitutionality
of the board and Ito legal authority to count
the electoral vote. u w.