The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-31
the LOUisIAvA rvvEsr1oArIoN.
What the Senate and House Committees
Have Brought TO Light.

NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 80. - The Senate
committees have spent the week on Ouchita
and Daton Rouge, principally In search Of out
rsges. They nave gone back ten years In their
indefatiglble quest. In all the cases they have
investigated occurring within the past eight
wears tho testimony Of numerous igaorant ne
gro witnesses has cen refuted Ivy that Of mtelll-
gent and respectable citz ns. The Republican
Senators have become mo I thoroughly disgust
cd within the past three davs with the sherman
specially, Eliza Pinkston. nator Howe said In
open committee yosterdar. when the Pinkston
examination wns suggested that II WIS entirely
apparent that nothing Eliza Plnkston had said
or might -ay was to be believed. Her state
mcuts could accuse no man, and II was need l.ss
to examine anV more witnesses to show her bnd
character md utter unreliaD'lity senator Siul--
bury inst ted ON a thorough examination. say
ibg that the case had hecn given notOrietv IA
Wide ~ the country. aud that II wis due to the
country that II be fully Investigated.
Nr Norrison's committee has devoted me
week to an examination OF the virOus Republi-
can election crimes. from political murders
down to the my steries Of the rf1idavit system
and the rascaiities rractisod bv keilogg's regis
trors. In the volumnous testimony taken they
have discovered now ballot boxes were stuffed In
tbrec instances; how orders weie issued the
nrht before election nv the Republican Cam
n ign Committee to ca Commissioners aud Can
vassers to obstruct as much IA possible the vote
at white polls and hurry up that at the special
neg o polls, and they have exposed three more
crossest acknowledgements, Neazey, aud Con
dOlphi.
Mr.. Blackburn hns unraveled n few mysteries
OF Marmoths political career In the last cam
pagn. and Of course traced several hundred
fr udulent votes cast for the HAYES electors in
plaquemines-this 80 plainly that even Gen.
Hurlbut was satisfied OF the frauds.
Mr.. McMahon's committee has GOT through
with three bulldOzed parishes In north LOuisnna,
ana will finish fourth on Monday. He has
found tnat much intimidation was practised, ,
but none bt Democrats. and tn Il the only bull
doing was done bv Wells, Anderson Go.
Mr.. Meade's and judge news committees on
Red River and In the Felicanas have examined
parties. and their un nimOus testimony dis-
proves the charge OF Madison Wells. and refutes
the ISLANDERS ofJohn sherman and Clerical Error
Stoughton. 1t Is expected that the country
committees will complete their detailed inves-
tigation. aud return to the main committee the
latter Dart Of next week.
The House Sub Committee took further test-
mony to day with reference To Puduemne.
Haden Wilson, United States supervisor,
swore that the registration was not fairly CON
Quoted that 800 voter, failed to obtain registra-
tion y pers on account Of "croukedncss."
Jagenar Neasey. Supervisor Of Lafayette p1r-
ish. was examined at great length in reference
to the retur Is from that parish and the protest
accom- muanying them. lie said the latter was
written at ,he Custom House, and he was told
he must sign Tito make his returns regular that
new tally sheets we're made out with certain
polls re- iected. which he signed after they were
made out at the Custom House. witness said
e election was fair aud pelceable. and that the
statements In the protest weie from hearsay
evidence.