The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-21

proceedings and evidence before the Re
turning Board, SO that an important state
ment may be given to the public and semitic
the President. They have also determined
to change their committee from time to
time, so that MI members may observe t,,e
mode OF proceedings and the appearance
and character OF the witnesses examined.
The total vote OF Louisiana, as made mn
from duplicate poli-lists received from Az
parishes, and 10 parishes estimated by re-
gistratIon this year and the vote OF 1874, Is
rs follows: For Nichols, 84. 202:
Packard IS, 112 The increase Of the vote
this year over, that OF 1874 il 1850. Nj,
cilols's majority of the votes polleti over
Packard Is 5000. Or the TiIden electors,
five have majority Of 9,249 over the high
est vote for the Republicans. The other
two Tilden electors have q najority OF I, 036.
The discrepancy in the majorities is caused
by the omissions OF the names OF five of the
Hayes electors from the Republican tickets
In several parishes. up ~ .i"E eL.i.'.
The Returning Board have received re-
turns from thirty-fye of the seventy-one
parishes. and will commence the canvass
Monday to-day. Counsel will be permit
ted to inspect the returns when received, to
see that they had not been tempered with.
: Visiting Democrats have appointed the
following to remain here and be present to
witness the count: John NJ. Palmer, Of
Illinois; Lyman Trumbull, Of Illinois !;
William Biger, OF Pennsylvania; George
Is. Smith, of Wisconsin; 7, II. Watson, Of
Ohio. ~ $50 81 - .:ri
Senator Sherman, on behalf of the Repub-
licans, has accepted the Invitation Of the
Board, but the five Republicans to act have
not been designated. ..,.,
NEW YORK, November 20.-The 7inaeS'S
New Orleans dispatch says: 8: 1t will be
remembered that the Returning Board was
created by the same Legislature that elected
Pinchback to the United States Senate. He
was refused his seat on the ground that the
Legislature was not properly and legally
organized. Now he claims that if the Re-
turning Board is recognized as legal body
he should be seated"
NEW ORLEANS, November 20.-Tlie ar
rangements for canYassing the vote are
completed. Three tables have been placed
| in a circle in the Senate chamber-one for
the Returning Board, and one for each COM
mittee. The corridors are barricaded and
guarded by the assistant sergeants-at-arms.
The committees entered the chamber at
noon. The Republicans are Messrs. Tuttle,
Garfield, Sherman, Hale, and Stoughton.
The Democrats are as before reported. Each
committee has photographers to report the
proceedings. The committees will be pre-
sent during the executive sessions OF the
Board. Sessions will be held daily from 10
A. N. to- 4 P. NJ. o'clock.
Soon after the meeting OF the Returning
Board the following rules were adopted:
The Board will first take up the parishes in
which there are no contests. After dis
posing OF these parishes those VIII be taken
up in which there are no objections. All
motions made by attorneys must be in
writing. No oral arguments will be al
lowed. Any candidate or his representa-
tive who presents witness must also pre-
sent interrogatories. No er.parte affidavits
to be received.
| Judge Spah'ord offered rule as substi-
tute for the rule for, executive sessions to
the effect that the sessions OF the Board
should be public, and that representatives
of each party and press reporters be allowed
to be present. Judge Spatford spoke in be-
half of his motion.
Governor Wells stated that the Board
could not accept the amendment. It had
been decided to admit the national commit
fees and their reporters.
The answer to the protest OF the Demo
cratic committee was read,
Colonel Zacharie filed an additional pro-
test in behalf OF the members Of Congress.
| Governor Wells stated that the name Of
DR.. Kennedy had been submitted to fill the
vacancy on the Board, and that he knew Of
only one vacancy.
The application was laid over, subject to
call.
Colonel Zacharie gave notice OF a protest
against the Board proceeding until the
vacancy was filled.
80 4 ord rn-
solved to take UP the returns OF parishes,
| to the canvass and compilation OF winch
there had been no objection.
Colonel Zacharie made application for the
admission Of the United States supervisors,
which was taken under Amusement. He
stated that he had District-Attorney Beck
| rYith's opinion on the subject.
The returns Of the parishes OF Ascension,
Assumption, and Avoyelles were then sent
for, and the Board went into executive ses-
sion.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN TO BE PLACED ON THE
RETURNING BoARD-FIGURES On THE VOTE
OF THE STATE.
New ORLEANS, November 20.-The day
has been very quiet. In an interview be-
tween State Senator Brewster (RepubGcan),
| who is also 4 candidate as Hayes elector,
| he stated that it was more than probable
the Returning Board would to-day reject
| the name OF DR.. Kennedy Democrat, and
proceed to elect some Republican lawyer to
| fill the vacant place.
| He further stated that the law requiring
the Senate to select representatives OF both
political parties in its composition OF the
| Board applied only to its first formation,
| but when any vacancy occurs subsequently
the power to fill it is vested entirely in the
Board itself. -
The Republicans desire to have some good
constitutional lawyer on the Board OF their
| own political persuasion.
FLORIDA.
!, TALLAHASSEE, November 19.-There is
| reasonable ground for believing that Gov
ernor Stems, OF this State, will assume that
| the State Board has nopoWer to canvass the
vote, but that that power resides with the
| Governor. This assumption will permit the
Governor to decide all issues pertaining to
the canvass, and give his certificate to which
| ever set Of electors he decides are elected.
This assumption Is based upon the fact that
the act creating the Returning Board does
not use the word ELECTORS" in giving the
| list Of officers whose vote the Board shall
canvass. The power to canvass votes not
being especially conferred upon the Board,
| he contends it resides in him, as required by
the United States law, to issue the electors
certificates, and he must canvass IN order 70
decide who are entitled to certificates.
The Democrats are very much asConlsned
that this claim should be set up, and con-
tend that the word Collectors is not USED
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