The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-22
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THE SUPREME COURT or so,tijrH CARo1ry..
coNsIDERIN9THE RETUREs-IoIus-
1ANA's RETURNING BOARD AT WORE,
THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA IsNJo1sEn.-
CONCERNING THE DISQUALIFIED Er.Ec..
TOR IN VERMoNT-IIAYEss MAJORITY Is
PENNSYLVANIA ONLY ! 7,o44, SC.
The news this morning concerning tile
presidential contest in Louisiana md FIori.
da is not specially interesting.
The Supreme Court OF South Carolina. mr.
its session yesterday, received the returns
OF the Board of Canvasscrs, and then took
recess for half an hour in order to give
the Court and counsel an opportunity of
examining the returns, and time to
Democratic counsel to prepare /. the
order they desired to. submit to the
Court. After recess the Court agreed to
allow the Board to decide only congressman
and legislators as indicated by the returns.
To- day the Court will probably act regard
ing the report Of the Board on electors and
State officers. Our special kilograms give q
full and interesting report of the proceed
ings yesterday. iE
The dispatches from South Carolina show
that the Democrats have gained in the late
election nearly their entire State ticket and
seven State senators and thirty-one repre-
scntativcs. Having majority in the Legis-
Iature, they will elect United States sena-
| tor.
Florida is claimed to-day by the Repub-
licans, but the Democratic State Committee
assert that there is no doubt about the cleo
ton Of their ticket. The Governor, it APP
pears, is to be enioined from canyassing the
returns, and the State Board has been or
dered to canvass them at once,
In Louisiana yesterday the Returning
Board commenced work in earnest. The
public were admitted for few minutes,
when the room was cleared and the Board
went into secret session. A delegation Of
negroes, who assert that they voted the
white mans ticket in Ouachita parish, yes
terday called on the Democratic Committee
at the St. Charles Hotel, in New Orleans, to
tell them why they had voted for Mr.. Tilden:
In Vermont yesterday the Canvassing
Board adopted resolution declaring that
the duties of the Board were merely minis
terial, and clearly defined by statute. They
:. therefore declined to hear or receive evil
dence outside Of the certificates OF votes by
the proper authorities. In view OF this ac-
ton the counsel for the contesting Demo
. cratic elector will apply to the Supreme
Court OF the State for IN injunction.
!: SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE SUPREME COURT ASKED TO ALLOW j. r..
TALBOT, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR So
PERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, TO BECOME
A PARTY TO THE PROCEEDINGS WITH THE
RELATIONSHIPS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF
CANyASsERS SUBMITTED TO THE CoURT-TIiE
COURT TAXES A RECESS. rr..
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
COLUMBIA, S. c., November 21.-The SUI
preme Courtroom was packed this morning
to hear the report OF the Board OF State
Canyasscrs. District-Attorney Corbin, for
the Board, stated that the report would be
submitted in an hour.
Pending the reception OF the report eX-
Attorney-G General Alderman, Of Georgia,
publican candidate for Superintendent of
Education, asking to be made party to
the proceedings with the REALTORS, and
claiming to be elected to the office.
Dir. Conner, counsel for the Democrats,
stated the Court was not hearing contests,
but were considering petitions askingfo for a
definition of the powers and duties of the
State Board OF Canvassers.
The Court admitted the petition OF Mr..
Alderman, but denied him the privilege OF
making a motion in the present aspect OF
the case. .s -... ... ....-..
Soon afterward the report Of the Board
was received and presented through Mr..
Corbin, who read the introduction, in
which the Board stated that below were
submitted the number of votes received by
each candidate for all offices at an election
held on the eth OF November, and
wound up with 4 protest against
the action of the Court requiring
the Board to make report to the Court. 1t
further stated that certain protests had been
entered against the election in the Demo
cratic counties OF Edgeield, Laurens, and
Barnwcll, and made certain corrections in
favor OF two OF the Republican candidates
Tor State Offices. s-.. r., W,
At the request OF the Democratic counsel
! the Court took recess for hall an hour to
allow counsel an opportunity of examining
the report of the Board, and to prepare the
necessary order to be submitted in the case.
Second Dispatch. ~ l.i
AN ORDER ENTERED REQUIRING THE BOARD OF
CANVASSERS TO SUBMIT TO THE COURT THE
COUNTY CANyASsERS' RETURNS--AN ENCoUR-
AGING TELEGRAM-MEETING OF THE SOUTH
T. CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
... Especial telegram to the Dspatch.I
COLUMBIA, S. C. November 21-Nidnight.
The Board OF Canvassers, under compul-
sion, made their return to the Court to-day.
BY the return made from the face of the
County CanYassers' returns it is ascer-
tanned that the Hayes electoral ticket
has received maiorities ranging from
800 to 1,1O0; that the Republicans
have elected their members of Congress,
State Treasurer, Attorney-General, See
rotary OF State, Adiutant, and retain their
majority in the State Senate; while the
Democrats elect two members OF Congress,
| the Comntrol1er' General SuDerintenflent of