The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-21
The Returning Board Organized
for Its Work.
Its OfiiCers Guarding the Passage to the
Senate Chamber, and a Squad Of
Police Stationed Near by
Ready for Use
A Resolution TO Allow Representatives
Of Zach Party and Press RepOr-
tcrS IL be Present During
lis sessions Voted Down.

New ORLEANS, November 20. The
Senate Chamber and its surroundings
hetokened the approach Of the Return.
ing Board. In the middle Of the apart.
ment were arranged three tables In a
circle, one for the Returning Board,
AMI the others for the Republican and
Democratic committees. The CORR.
ders aud rotunda were closed and the
passages 70 the chamber guarded by
the assistant seagcant.at,arms. A
squad Of police were stationed in near
vicinity OF the Senate Chamber In
order TO be ON hand In ease OF II dis
turhance. Towards noon the Repub.
lican and Democratic committees en-
tered the room, The representative
Republicans We're Messrs. futile, Gar
field, sherman, Hale aud Staughton,
aud for the Democrats appeared
Messrs, TrumbulI, Palmer, Bigler, q.
ID. Smith, q. w. Julian and Waiter
son.
The Returning Board had deter
mined to exclude, during the execus
tive session, all persons except mem.
bcrs Of the national committees, and
counsel will only be called in where
contests are raised. This is where q
contest has been filed, or accompa-
MES the returns, Counsel will not be
allowed to examine the returns when
opened, merely to witness the unseal-
ing of packages. The Democratic
Committee on returns will have "A
room in the neighborhood Of the
llall5ot Representatives, in order to
be within easy reach of the Senate
Chamber. Each Of the national com
mittees are accompanied 10y phohogra
pliers, who will report all of the pro
ceediugs for retrospective committees
When the board goes into executive
session. the members Of the press will
Toe excluded. The session OF the boar
will continue from day to day, from II
A. NJ. until 4P. NJ. The clerks Of thu
board were posted in II room back o
the Senate Chamber. The local com
mittee, representing Democrats ant
Republicans, were present previous to
the executive session Of the board, al
2;3O. Al OF the members were pres
ent. The minutes were read and
adopted.
Governor Wells stated that system
of rules for the Returning Board had
been adopted. The rules were then
read.
The board will first take up the par
ishes in which there are no contests
aud after dispOsing Of these parishes
those will be taken up in which there
are objections.
Motions, etc made by the attorneys
must be made in writing, No oral ar
guments will he allowed. Any can
didate or representative, who presents
witness must also present interrogato
ries. No eXparte atlldavits Will be re
ctived.
Jutge Spaflord offered q rule rs ,
substitute for the rule of the eX
ecutive session, to the effect that thu
sessions Of the board should he public
and the representatives OF each party
and all press reporters allowed to b
present. Judge Spatiord spoke in he
half OF his motion.
Governor VI ellis stated that tn
board could not accept Of the amend
ment. # had decided to admit onl.
members Of the national committee
aud their reporters.
An answer TO the protest OF tn
Democrats Of the Democratic com
mlttee on returns, was read.
Colonel Zacharie filed an additions
protest in behalf Of members OF Cor
gress,
Governor Wells stated that tn
, name of DR.. Hugh Kennedy had bee
, submitted to fill one vacancy. Tn
anulicatiou was laid over subject
call.
colonel Zacharie gave notice OF
! protest against the board proceedin
until the vacancy was filled.
On motion of Kenner, the board r.
solved to take up the returns of Il
! parishes to canvass, and for oompil
, ton OF those to which there had bee
no objection.
Colonel Zacharie made an apple
ton for the admission of United Stat
Supervisors, which was taken und
advisement. He stated he hi
District Attorney Beckwith's opinit
on the subject. The returns Of Asce
sion, Assumption snd Aveyelles we
sent for, and the board went into q
ecutlve session.
Returns from thirty-nine parish
are now with the Secretary OF Sta
leaving seventeen parishes still 1
heard from. Notwithstanding Oh
hut thirty-six parishes have be
handed to the Returning Board, sbo
ing the Radicals mean manipulate
IL and to prove that 1t IL known th
haya ordarad m counle of hundred Ia