The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-14
Florida.
THE MANpAMus CASE,

sci were not ready with the papers. 1t
Will meet tomorrow.
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
The congressional committee met this
morning and decided to go into investi-
CATION of both the state and national
elections. A call was made on the sec
rotary of state for the returns, which
will be furnished. The minutes of the
canyassing board during its executive
session show that the following counties
were canvassed according to the face of
the returns, viz: Brcvard. Bradford,
Calhoun, Dade. Escambia, Franklin,
Gadsden, Marion, st. John, Suwanee,
Putnam. Polk. Santa Rosa, Sumter,
Taylor. Volusia, Wakulla. Walton and
Washington.
Baker county was canvassed according
to the precinct returns by the unanimous
vote Of the board. In Clay county
twcnty-nine votes were added to and
four illegal votes taken from the Demo-
cratic electoral and state vote. and eight
votes were added to and two illegal votes
taken from the Republican votes, and
with these amendments the county was
canvassed by unanimous vote. In
fernando county five illegal
votes were deducted from the Dem
ocratic electoral vote; with this deduc-
ton the county was canvassed by unan.
imous vote. Nassau county was can
vassed according to the face of the re-
turns by unanimous vote. In Orange
county seven illegal votes were deducted
from the Democratic electoral and state
vote, and with this deduction the county
was canvassed by unanimous vote. In
Jefferson county six Illegal votes were
deducted from the Republican vote. In
Leon county two Illegal votes were de-
Quoted from the Republican vote, and
with this deduction the county was can
vassed by unanimous vote. Manatee
county was thrown out of the canvass on
account OF the entire absence of any and
all legal steps in the preparation for the
election, and in holding the same. The
vote stood as follows Secretary of state
and comptroller for its rejection, and the
attorneys general tor returning it. Duval
county was canvassed by compaiin ing the
county return with the several precinct
returns, on account OF the former
not bearing the signature of the
county Judge. The vote stood /:
Secretary OF state and comptroller for
canvassing the county; the attorney gen
eral for refusing it. In Hamiltan county
eighty-three Democratic votes and fifty
eight Republican, which had been illeg-
ally added to the electoral vote on the
face of the return, were thrown out.
Jasper precinct No. 2. giving 1913 votes
for the Democratic electors and lS5 tor
the Republican electors, was thrown out
OF the canvass without adjournment al
lowing unauthorized persons to handle
the ballots and assist in the count, in adj
journing over night and going to another
place, and in signing the returns the next
day which they had not themselves made
or verified, and the contents of which
they did not know. With these deduc-
tons this county was canvassed by a
unanimous vote.
Monroe county, precinct No. 3, Key
West, al to the Democratic electoral and
state tickets and 40 votes to the Republic
cans. and was thrown out on account OF
gross violation OF the election laws, by
the inspectors in adjourning before the
completion Of the canvass, and compile
ting it next day in different place and
without public notice. The vote for its
rejection was unanimous. The attor-
ney-general decided, in reply to
question put to him as to the legal eff
feet OF these violations OF law, that it
must be thrown out. With this deduc-
ton the county was canvassed. Alachua
county, Ia illegal electoral yotcs-4 Re
publican and l3 Democatic-at Waldo
precinct were thrown out unanimously.
A vote was taken on returning or throw
ing out Archer precinct No. 2 the secre-
tary of state aud comptroller voting to
retain, and the Encouragement voting
to throw 1t out. 1t was retained, and the
county canyassed with the before men,
toned reduction.
Jackson county, Completion precinct,
giving the Republican electoral and state
tickets u, and tor the Democratic cleo
toral and state tickets pol, was thrown
out OF the canvass on account OF viola.
ton OF the election laws by the nspec-
tors, in removing the ballot box from the
election room at adjournment for dinner.
into an adjoining store, and leaving it
there unscaled and concealed from the
public during said adjournment, in not
the ballots at the close OF the
polls, and comparing them with the num-
Der of namas on the poll list, and because
only 7G Republican ballots were counted
ont OF the ballot box, whereas 1913 persons
swear that they voted the iull Republl-
can ticket at that poll. The vote of the
board was as follows: Secretary of state
and comptroller for rejecting it. the al
torney-general for retaining.
Friendship Church precinct, giving Tor
the Republican electoral and state tickets
ii votes, and foi the Democratic electoral
and state tickets l35 votes, was thrown out
OF the canvass on account of a violation OF
the election laws bV the iusDe ctor In DIacinp