The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-22

| The motion came from the Republican side.
The Republican caucus this morning re-
solved to Iress Mitchclrs Oregon resolution
| to avote. The Oregon witnesses, including
the Governor and the Secretary Of tate,
are expected here bv the middle Of next
week.
SOUTH CAROLINA. :.
! ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF CITIZENS--wADE
| HAMPTON RECOGNIZED As THE LAWFUL. GOV
ERTOR OF THE STATE-CHAMBERLA1N AND
HIS GOVERNMENT RErUnIATEp.
! AELESTON, December 21.-A meeting OF
Conservative taxpayers was held tonight.
| Ii was the largest ever held within doors in
Charleston. Hibcrnian Hall, the most spa
ciouS in the city, was densely crowded.
The lower floor was packed with those who
were unable to find room in the hall where
the meeting was held, and the street out
side was lined with hundreds of persons
who could not squeeze into the building.
The proceedings were entirely harmoni-
Gus; and the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted, and committee ap-
pointed to carry them into effect:
| ReSolred,i That the conservative citizens
OF Charleston, Democrats and Republicans,
| do recognize Wade Hampton and none
!
lina; to him alone will they yield. as Gov
ernor, obedience and support, and TO him
they pledge such aid and assistance moral.
financial, and matcrial-aS may be required
| for the establishment and maintenance OF
constitutional government Of which he is
the head.
| ReSolred, Tia. We recognize W. ID. Simp
son, and none other. As the lawful Lieu
| tenant-Goycrnor of South Carolina: and
| that we recognize the House Of which Hon.
". II. Wallace is Speaker rs the legaly-con
stituted House OF Representatives OF South
Caroline.
Resolrcd. That y. II. Chamberlain. hav-
| ing been defeated 1T the polls a. q cand'-
| date ior reelection. and placed in Office
! upon the declaration OF an illegal General
AsScmbl: by the understandable Use of mil
! itary force, is regarded by lis rs q ltSurper;
and we here aroW our interchangeable rcso-
luton never to recognize him as Governor,
and cur iIileXiblc determination to repu-
! datc his every act, and every act Of the
pretended Licutcnant-Governor and every
act OF the pretended General Assembly, as
being without authority OF law. null. and
| void.
LOUISIANA.
THE MEMBERS OF THE RETURNING BOARD
|
HUNDRED WITNESSES TO BE EXAMINED.
NEW ORLEANS. December 2l.-In the Sen-
ate committee to-day Mcdonald endeurored
to have the members OF the Returning
Board Subpunaed. The matter was post
poned till tomorrow. The question of re-
opening the testimony OF Eliza Pinkston
was also postponed TO tomorrow. The
counsel for the Republicans stated they had
tf
Ouachita parish. The Democratic counsel
| had summoned their witnesses from East
Baton Rouge, and would not be ready with
! Ouachita till Tuesday. The Republicans
stated their witnesses from all the parishes
would reach five hundred.
Mr.. salisbury thought it would be best
to limit witnesses, as five hundred on each
side would consume all the time to the 4th
of March.
The Chairman thought time would
be saved by counsel agreeing to the
testimony taken before the Returning
Board. 1t appears from the taDulated
statements furnished by the Returning
Board that the polls have been rejected in
twenty-five parishes. The labor necessary
! 10 determine the fairness of the election in
these alone would be very great.
1t was finally agreed TO proceed with
OuaCnlta PARISH.
WHAT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE DID fESTER-
| pAY-TESTlMONY OF WELLS, TIKI PRESI-
DENT OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
NEW ORLEANS, December 2l.-In the
Housed committee to-day j. Madison Wells,
president Of the Returning Board, testified:
In canvassing the returns the Board COM
pared the supervisors reports with the
tally-sheets OF the commissioners. Where
they did not agree we deducted, but con-
sdered principally the tally-sheets. We
sent for the tally-sheets when parties inter-
eSted in the election asked for them. We
sent for the boxes OF Concordia parish at
the instance Of ex-senator Harris. We
now, that, he had any interest as q
candidate ut the late election. We found
on examining the tickets that all the
electors had been voted for, but the
votes were not properly counted. We
counted the tickets and included them in
our compilation. The votes omitted were
on the Republican side. Have not made
an estimate of the aggregate vote thrown
out; we will furnish the committee with
such statement Cannot tell the num-
Der of votes thrown out for each
party without referring to the books.
Did not consider what party would
be affected by the votes thrown out. Think
they threw out East or West Baton Rouge;
don't recollect which. We declined to fur
nish the original papers to the committee
because they belong to the State. The
papers are still in the control OF the Board.
The law requires the supervisors to seal
up and forward the returns by mail
Some OF the returns came by hand, and
were counted. Returns from Grant
parish were not sent by supervisors. When
supervisors reports are sent they should be
accompanied by tally-sheets. Don't recol-
Iecy that the law requires the Board to can
vass from the statement OF commissioners
instead Of supervisors. We received boxes
from Concordia that did not come through
the supervisors. We refused TO consider
Grant parish because it did not come
through the supervisors.
sir. jerks: Ii the supervisor was knave
enough not to forward the returns and you
had returns made by commissioners OF cleo
ton, did you canvass such vote
| Governor Wells No, sir; we canyassed
no votes not received through the super
yiSors.
/ The attention OF Governor Wells was
here called to the fact that polls from Con-
cordia did not come through the super
viSors.
Governor Wells replied, excitedly, No,
! sir. How could they!"
| In answer 10 questions Governor Weiis