New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
LOUISA IA.
ACCESS To THE RETURNS ALLOWED

A CORPS OF EIGHT CLERKS APPOINTED TO TRANS
CRlBE THEM-sUB-CoMMITTEEs APPOINTED.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13.-All the members OF the
Returning Board appeared before the House Com
mittee to-day. Ex-Gov. Wells was the only
one of them examined. He refused to testify
about any matters which took place IN the
secret sessions of the board He however, said that
no decisions as to the returns of any poll
were made by the board except on evidence
now ON file among the records of the board
The board has agreed to allow the COM
mittee to have copies of returns and all
evidence ON file Immediately. Thecommittee has fur
nished funds and a corps of eight clerks, and the
work of copying will begin tomorrow. The COM
mttee will therefore i'll few days know the
grounds upon which the board acted i'll rejecting
the returns of certain polls.
.Cbe committee held caucus last night and de-
cided TO divide into five subcommittee. Two
subcommittee will remain in this city. One will
90 to Shreveport and the adjacent parish,
another to Onachita and the country contiguous
and the remaining subcommittee Will VISIT
the Felieianas and the Parish of East Baton
Rouge. These committees will begin their work as
soon "a the copies of the evidence which the Re-
turning Board acted are obtained. The Republicans
at the Custom-house are actively preparing for the
that they will furnish some startling testimony
The Chairman appointed the following sub-com-
tees to be located as follows:
At Shreveport, for adjoining parishcs-Mead, Chalr
man Diem, n. Yl House (Den, Tenn), Dantorth uSep"
sSAt Monroe for Ouachta and adjacent parishes
hon tDem., Ohio, Chairman; Ross Dem, NJ Jh Cr"ppo
For Baton Rouge and adjacent Parshes-New Dem
Ind Chairman; BeeDe lDem ~ Sc1Ge ehe srbp
(Dem., Ky.), chairman; Phelps tDen' Conh'h huiiou'
GepneIal committee with headquarters at Neworeans
Morrison Dem, III, chairman; jerks tDem' fehhI
Townsend tRep, PENN
The date of departure OF the subcommittee Is not yet
decided They will not leave, however until copies OF
the Returning Board records have been obtained.
OVERAWING REPUBLICAN WITNESSES.
. PROTEST TO THE COMMITTEE BY REPUBLICAN
Corysy11-Ex-Gov WELLS REFUSES TO BE CUES
TONED.
Nrw-OgLEANs, Dec. 13.-Ex-Gov. Wells OF tho
Returning Board was before the Congressional Com
roittee to-day. He declined answering quesuohs'
and denied the authority of the committee 10 ihter
roaate him as to Returning Board matters MI
Morrison said they would not press the quesuohs
Mr.. Wells stated that II the committee "ouiu eni-
nov eight clerks In addition to the clerical force
pf The hoard all the papers could be copied and
with them the committee would have all the informal
n "a 70 the votes cast in the State and the evidence
which prompted the action of the Returning Doaiu'
The other members of the Returning Board were IN
formed that they would be examined hereafter
Other witnesses were examined as to the late elec
ton but nothing new OF startling was developed
THE Republican counsel this evening sent the fol
lowing to the Investigating CommitteH
NEw-ORLEANs, Dec. 10, 1875.
The Hon W. L. MORRISON. n. O.. Chairman Of ne Specid
Committee on LOutetdnd ADar% a., ,,..,,,,,oo
sfR The undersigned, Of counsel Tor the hepuoaacian
& In the investigation respecting Louisiana Affairs
now being conducted BY your honorable comnI.tee, re-
soectfnllV represent that, while due ana conyenent
Access and accommodation are obtained ana seem 10
Sae een nroylded for the committee representing cue
Marty no such accommodation mas up 10 Tue
,Iresent fime been afforded 10 them. A.,
e sessIons of the committee being hod III one " t1
oeriors of public hotel place OF general resort, III
he avenues leading to the committee foon aS LII LII
stsntly thronged by persons whose cOnaucs ~
sses Of the Republican party is OF such ntuIS ~ ~
materiaIIy interfere with fair investigation leao
and onprobrious remarks Of the most violent htS WI
made to-day In the hearing OF the nDdetsigeo, nnd
tIers during the examination OF exG0v Meiis, pre-
dent of the Board OF Returning omeers,, anu Par
SIover' supervisor OF Registration OK I ne
ish OF East Baton Rouge arecs 'rson PremUrEed
a@ainsf the witnesses. One unknown person ,
I'M voice audible to several bystanders .na nc msrSed
on Sbt 10 have his throat cut AhotneI GU. ~ ~
mt GOV Wells was O - - haf' ana oush' /" w