The New York herald., 1876-12-21
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE coMsurrEr.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE coMsuTrEr.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 81, 1870
At to-day's session OF the House Committee, George
A. Bransorpe (colorsd) testified that no voted the
democratic ticket; was afterward knocked down and
BEATEN then the parish prison for
ten days; beaten because he voted tho democratic
ticket; named the parties who attacked him; mado a
complaint to the police. but they refused to protect
him threatened before the election; the women
went around telling the colored men they would be
turned 10 slavery II the democrats succeeded.
Cross-cxamined :-Was not troubled during the eec-
ton reiterated that he had been attacked detailed
tho circumstances of tho attack; after being assaed
made complaint to the police; they arrested him for
disturbing the pcace ho was tried by the Justices
Court and condemned TO pay Que OF s. or ten days
in PRISON; was sent to prison; was formerly repub-
can, but changed his politics because he had nothing
to do and wanted work.
4 MEMBER or THE RETURNING BOARD
Charles Cassnavc, OF tho Returning Board, testified
that no born in New Orleans Recorder Of Births
Deaths and Marriages; has bcsn member OF the Re-
turning Board since 1872; all the members OF tho
Board belonged 10 the republican party there
recommendation to NIL tho vacancy. but the Board
could not agree; Mr. Kennedy proposed; witness
refused 10 whether not he favored the elec
returns OF supervisors wore returned direct
to the Board, others to the Secretary OF
presence or representative or both parties; All
final decisions were made in private session; the
Board made up returns from consolidated statomcnts
Of Supervisors and never allowed any additions to DO
made by the supervisors alter the statements werc
received BY tho Board IN tow instances they sent for
boxes, but don't remember to what parishes; did
Grant parish received irrcg ular rclurns
out East Feciana because OF general intimda-
ton before and during the election; don't remember
Dre ~ tD
the last registration. When asked whether he in
tended TO bring Tor the inspection OF the committee tho
original returns OF SUPERVISORS he said he had not
brought the papers, could not bring them without the
consent OF the Board; would consult with the other
ho would bring the returns; don't know whether
the TiIden the Hayes electors had majority Of the
never heard any OF the members say who had :
majority; knows thcy threw out two parishes and
out aggregated several ihousand could not say how
many; thinks probably 1000 or 5000 don't recollect
the number Of parishes IN which votes we're thrown
out; thinks there were fourtenn or fifteen.
ANDgRsoN's TESTIMONY SUPPORTED.
Mr. Casanave gave testimony similar that of Gen.
cra Anderson last night regarding the three questioned
polls IN Orleans parish and most other matters ~ 10
tho action OF the Board
RETURN or rHE ELrcroRAL vorE
General Anderson on being recalled handed . state
ment 10 the committee, saying Il was the original
statement signed BY ali the mem6ers OF the Returning
Board showing the vote for PRESIDENTIAL electors 10
the State. The statement contained the aggregate
vote. M not the vote By General
the Secretary q sa,s but . ds nss nss
through . parish We sent s s to " the 20 clsSs sIs
marked compiled. to be Immediately entered on tho
jected" ard sent TO the clerk; We could no, mako
complete list OF the vote by parishes In time to pro-
do II afterward; was absent when the three parishes
were being completed by the Board; tho clerk made
the addition OF the votes leaving polls reicctcd
the Board revised these additions
MISTAKE C0RRxcrED.
In the statement handed to the committee It was
evident that the figures and letters had been
changed, which explained by General Andsr.
son saying that some OF tho parishes had been mis-
placed by the clerk, but he did not remember yery
we'll how the mistake and that the clerk had
satisfactorily explained IL At the time No one was
present IN the room where the Board was at work
the night before the pronugation except members
OF the Board and counsel when brought In TO give
advice
RxJxcrrD POLLS
Witness produced memorandum of the polls rc
ectcd by tho Returning Board, with the reason thero
parishes were thrown OUT aud the parishes OF Grant
aud East Fcl.cana- In answer 10 interroRatorcs
General Anderson tcssined:-wc made our compiIa-
tion tho consolidated statements u tho Super.
vlsors Of Registration, and did not consider any
turns made by the Commissioners of Election; IL tho
Supervisors made the returns with three polls
LET'S out counted only those returned and consd.
cred returns OF the Commissioners; refused To-
receive tho evidence OF cerled copies OF tho rcurns
OF tho Comm OF Election filed the District
courts revising the vote for electors III Madison
parish we had the evidence OF tho Commission
crs OF Election showing that those electors
received tho number OF votes given thcm don't know
which party received majority OF the polls thrown
out; don't know that every poll thrown out ravo u
democratic majority; dont know that the supervisor
OF East Baton Rouge madc his protest alter making
his returns to the Board.
ORIGINAL RETURNS DExAyDRD.
Tho Chairman read to the witness Instructions to
bring the papers before the committee that wero men.
toned In the subpoena served upon hun, and stated
that the committee desired only 10 inspect the original
documents, and that the Board need part with
them that the clerks OF the committee had been 1T
work eight days copying tho originals and not
yet through that II necessary tho committee
should see the papers soon possible.
The witness replied that he would submit the
to the Board