The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-17


gate the votes
Twenty-nine counties have sent in oflicia
returns, but they are in custody OF the
Secretary OF State, and inaccessible. There
are strong indications tonight that two o.
the Tilden electors are elected. The vote
Ii close, and it will take the official count
to determine the national result. /.
9faGR Associated Press kilograms. T; z f,
THE BOARD OF CANvAssERs ADDING UP THE
RETURNs-THE SUPREME COURT IN SESSION
UNTIL NIGHT-;INTEREsT1NG PROCEEDINGS
COLUMBIA, November 18.-The Supreme
Court met to-day at 1890 P. NJ. The coun.
sci for the Board Of Canyassers asked fol
orders instructing the Board to proceed
with the canvass Of the returns, to save
time, strictly in ministerial capacity.
The order was granted, but was subse.
quently amended, on motion Of the Demo.
cratic counsel, to read: "Shall proceed In
ministerial capacity" instead Of "may, .
| as Is in the original order; .whereupon II
was withdrawn. &fj'i .'nIs,rrt !.
| The Court heard argument from counsel
on both sides until s O'Clock p. M, when
it adjourned. The decision was reserved,
and win be delivered tomorrow.
The returns are in custody Of the Secre.
| tary Of State, and are inaccessible.
CHARLESTON, November 16.-Full official
returns show that in 81 OF the 80 counties
in the State the majority for Hayes is 1,03G
more than the majority for Chamberlain. :
Five additional witnesses were examined
Mt the inquest upon the body of Mr.. Walker,
but no proof was adduced to identify the
murderer. The case will be continued to-
| morrow.
New YORK, November l6.-The Herald's
Columbia Is. c. dispatch says: 'fAfte1
hearing various protests the Board OF Can.
yassers made no answer, but in reply to
another protest against their character as
having judicial functions they adopted the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Board will not act
upon any proposition until the question
OF its powers and duties be decided by the
| Supreme Court"
The Board then adjourned.
...s,' LOUISIANA.
NEW YORK, November 16.-The HeralPs
New Orleans special makes Governor Kel.
logg say he has no control over the person
mel or organization Of the Returning Board
General Sheridan's visit is simply in a mill.
tary capacity to preserve the peace. He
spends most of his time with General Augur
The disposition OF the troops there is rs
follows: Two companies at the Mechanics
Institute, six companies at the custom.
house, five companies back OF the State.
House, on St. Charles street. The tota
number Of troops is $50.
The dispatch further says: i $500
ssln an interview with your correspond.
cnt tonight Mr.. E. w. Stolghton, Of New
York, stated that his visit to this city, as
we'll as that OF Messrs. Noyes, Matthews,
and Sherman, was only in the interest of o
true;and just count of the votes cast: in the
State, no matter which OF the competing
candidates it might elect. 1t has now been
finally decided by the Democratic visitors
to entrust their case to Messrs. Trumbull,
Palmer, and Potter, who will remain here
to watch and conduct it." - = ''''- .i.
THE REPUBLICANS REPLY IN RELATION TO THE
g.. CONFERENCE. a..
NEW ORLEANS, November 1G.-The fol.
lowing is the reply OF the Republicans to
the Democrats in relation to the confer.
ence .. .
Ne,o Orleans, November 16.-Gentlemen
The majority OF the undersigned, to whom
your note OF the 18th instant was addressed,
only arrived in this city yesterday evening.
We have therefore been unable to reply TIL
this morning, and can only regret that your
communications should have been given to
the press Immediately upon its delivery and
without possibility Of an answer accompany
ing it. You remark that you are informed
that we came at the request OF the President
to see that the Board Of Canvassers make q
fair count OF the votes actually cast, and ask
that we meet and confer in order that such
influence as we possess may be extended on
behalf of sucha canvass OF the votes actu-
ally cast as by its fairness and impartiality
shall command therespect and acquiescence
Of the American people OF all parties. We
join heartily with you in counsels OF peace,
and in the expression OF an earnest. desire
for perfectly honest and just declaration OF
the results of the recent election in Lou
isiana by its lawfully constituted authori-
ties, and we may add that we know Of no
reason to doubt that such declaration will
be made. But we do not see the propriety
or utility of q conference on the basis and
subject to the limitation you propose; for
we have no such duty imposed on us, and
as suggested by the clause OF your note first
quoted, we are almost requested to be wit
nesses of what shall occur in the canvass OF
the votes without power or legal influence
over the result, or over the means by which,
under the laws of Louisiana, the result is to
be determined. We cannot doubt that
in this you, upon reflection, will con-
cur with US. We are here as pri-
vate citizens, with no official power. We
therefore cannot superssde or modify any
laws OF that State; nor have we any right
to control or influence any Of its officers as
to tine manner in which they shall perform
ministerial or judicial duties imposed upon
them ny its laws; and should we, being
strangers and without official functions, at
tempt this, we should be condemned by the
people of every State in the Union for an
improper interference with civil govern
ment. The following. extract. from the laws
of Louisiana shows that the Canvassing
Board is expressly required, in certain
cases, to exercise judicial as well as minis
terial functions: = :. - .-..
J "Section g. That in such canvass and COM
pilation the returning officers shall observe
the following order: They shall compile
first the statements from all polls or voting
places at which there shall have been fair,
free, and peaceful registration and election.
Whenever from any poll or voting place
there shall be received the statement OF any
supervisor OF registration or commissioner
OF election, in form as required by section
26 OF this act, an affidavit Of three or more
citizens, OF any riot, tumult, aetS OF
violence, intimidation, armed disturbance,
bribery, or corrupt influence, which pre-
vented or tended to prevent q fair, free,
and peaceable vote of all qualified electors
entitled to vote at such polling or YotlnR
places, such returning officers shall not cam
yass, count, or compile the statements from
s1,ch ;noiIs or yotin r-places until the state