, 1876-12-19

Nov. Wells stated TINT he
KNEW OF NO SUCH STATEMENT
being in existence but that III would causc tho
desired information to bc given to tho Commit
Ice a. suon ns It could DO prepared.
Senator Mcdonald l,ad printed table which
Ind been furnished him by Democratic
counsel, sh!cf, he thought tho correct
statement Of the voto Of ths State
rs IL came to the Boars1 Gov. Wells looked
oyer the paper in n 1nbtnu4 way, but could
not say whether II WIS Right or not. Finally,
with tho understanding TINT tho clerks md
photographers Of the Committee should With
Gov. Wells 70 to tho rooms of tho Returning
Doart!, and be ptaccd III possession Of tho ,'c-
sired Information to bo ready for tho use Of tho
Committee tomorrow.
The Board adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing at II o'clock.
Tho Committee adopted a regulation TINT
tllcro should only be allowed at its sitting tho
counsel for The two political parties, conslsting
Of lvc cach, and tho press reporters.
Tho Republicans we're to.t1ay represented by
Judge Hugh j. Campbell and the lion. Frank
Ntorcy. The Democrats wcre unrcpresentcd by
counsel.
THE wITNEssHs.
Tho flow Of tcstimony from such sources as
hlacktnai'crs, cx-1tcpublfcans, and bankrupt
chuek.a-lurk gamblers before Mr.. Morrison's
t.,t,do,In,t .o,nnt+trr ,vos .on,cwhat varlnd i,v
tho at,ncoranro nm tlc wItnes..ofnnl of cr4f1oy.
n. C. Wicklilfc, and cx-Suprcme Judge j. II.
Kcnnard, and few other respectable people.
Thc majority, however, was Of tho former
character. Hcvcral witnesses testified to terri
blo trials whlcl, colorcd Democrats had to l1n-
dcrgo. Ono Ind lIcarti q Republican co'orcd
man say he would like to cut oil
sm -ms'' .av,r,inottor ho od,n,ttni, 4hot h.
~, ..,e, ,,nssa ~ ~. .o.+,h,n fost hotn ,,or.
xs.,.'oI ao,o,o,, no+raorot .oa,,fo1, ,fat n
N..'as.,,a no.,.,, ho ~, ot,,or co,n-n, f1nt,,.
era,io o.s ,n J., -, .rnh IN tr tbo mil. viii
,.,,m., =, ,,sntoot t,,nn, f-on ,hntr t,oodthr.,v
aniorns h,n,,,rnn ,r,o warn .hnut thc mills n
s. s,,..,,e.s .,,, .l,. ~, c,t,sra oorst.t M ~
s.n .,,ts mon
IN" "'''' ''~" ..--
Ho'' "teNLtsA
teetl1lcd 70 INC pcaecab1o eohaiton OF altalFs IN
nus parlsh tEaat fcl!clana} previous 10 anu our.
the regulators aha secret afmca o1Kan'za"on'
hut statea taat IL eouaPffsea among Hs
RANKS Kopuollean, 81 Inc taS-eol'eetof appo'ntoo
ny ho'' hciso8E. 1ne person nc 'cie1s w.
col. ffnnK fo*ere,-"hh oshoE Dc'hoefate' was
hppomsca ~ t,c oosesnoe ueeause wv o1i',o .l,''
etatS o1oso NJ tne hepuptisat's ou' h!te. yum
oa'F WIS kelle'., ahel nov' he!o9s eF'ca 10 SC.
euro o CONSERVATIVE support os toat tacans' IL
"as' however, unsuccesslult anu
COL" POWERS
Is regarded ns enc o1 the bulldozcrs, os no ID IN
conl'naha oL an ofEan'satlon Oh fcRulasofa'
.'uaee hcnnasa aam'ttca tMe o1,s1oneo ot inc
.hegulatofs' = III nus pafsn tmess felle'aha} G ana
tnat SONG men Aa. ueen k'iIeu. Ing Dhsihess
tno y heRnlatofs WIS top"nlsn t''oscs' nn'
tne tmcFes "ofo whipped OF hams' aecosaine 10
ne!ctoao'e s''e" ooo y. wv ncpao'cau "a!o'''j'
Dlt LUIS seas ease ouo uehoe1as'e unues thc aa.
ihliaple tcsuiat'ohs oA 1he @eulatofs'
Jnaee hennasd !clt sure that neafls Oil thc col
oTcd men desircu 10 JON tue democratic party,
but Weto III fcnr OF tho small minority Which de-
sreil to retain their vic affiliations With the Re-
publIcanB
TESTIMONY.
n ths Wts'ern h@oe:afed Irxss
New ORLEANS, La, Doc. 18.-GcOrgc John
sou (colorcd) who testified q fow llnys ago, was
recalled. lie statcd tint to had boon assaulted
t1y col,rrcl Republicans sncc he testified before
tho Committee. ue knows other witnesses who
fear ylocncu II thcy testify.
THOSE rELEanAMs.
E. ". Barnes, tho Manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, who had been sub
nGnacl 10 produce dispatches sent and received
i,y Ncssrs. Kallocr, Packard. Dll,t1u. Warmoth.
Cnrter. md Gen. AuEur, from md nftrr Inn
18th Of August, 1916. was called
1,efore the Committee. In answcr to
a nuestton. Mr., Bnr,es stated that
ho lad not brought any messages fro,n him
tint lie Ind been instructed by General suncr.
tcndcpt Van Horne no. to deliver nor nrofirrc
tho r,essarcs, and consequently II. must. un,lcr
l1s Instructions. refuse to 1oliycr tho telegram
called fur l,y tte subnonna. The Con,1Ittcc,
after consultation, aaoptcd tho fol1ownr rcso.
hltlou, which tho Chairman was instructed to
communicates to tbs Housp of 1,enrcscutattves
by telegraph:
R<sortd, Tint, for thd efficient prosecution OF
tic inquiry ordered by tho House, tA[A Committee
communicate TO tho Hourc, for tls consideration
the refusal Of E. -. baFnes to produce before the
Committee tho tcsegramH referred to In tl'c sub.
p!fna aaces teeam served npon h'm Dec II 1876
~ 1e'a.a. , .e."s !" eo"'oiap' o1 1ao lonso Of
"ept.e'41a"usa, l..' 41...,,s''. A.. A., ,-
.,,ae ,o's1 tuss NV 'aet etausc'
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