The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-20

board.
(Sigued) F.s.ZAcHARlE,
Fl. II. Brown,
CHAs. CAvANAC,
f. A. BURKE,
J. r. ALcoE,
- GouTuERAux, a.
s5oo.slb. l.: =; ii;;;SHs fiFi:'''' :
The Senate Committee was called to
order at 1890, by Senator Howe, Chair
man, who stated that the committee was
not yet provided with the desired tables
OF returns. He said that the statement
given the Clerks OF the Senate Com
mi,tee by the Secretary. OF the Re
turning Board was defective in several
particulars. Itdid not indicate the votes
thrown out in detail, but simply gave the
aggregate number, whereas il was desir-
ed 10 obtain the votes rejected at each
poll.
! Mr.. Morey, of the Republican counsel
stated that atitwopla tBe we'll 3forihe com;
mittee 10 takertlle testim6nyof arwitness
named Eaton Haywood, who Is about 10
10 die OF wounds received in 0uachita
parish, and who was now in the city.
Mr.. McGloin, Of the Democratic Coun.
sci, urged that In cases where il was al.
legged that the witness could not appear
before the committee on account Of sick.
ness DOCTORS certificate 10 that effect be
filed with the committee.
After some discussion as to the beat
way OF taking the testimony OF haywood,
it was decided that il should be taken be-
fore a Commissioned athis residence.
The evidence slicited was materially
thesame aSgiven BY Laywoodbefore lie
Returning Board, November 2S, and in.
cluded in Senator Sherman's report to
the President.
The Clerk was instructed 10 procure
the required tables from the Board, and
the committee adjourned until Wednes-
day at IL A!M.!. G l'll.lI. SCH
LINE OF EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO SENATE
!, COMMITTEE ny COUNSEL ON BEHALF OF
II THE REPUBLICANS. 49,
We charge as true and propose 10
prove on behalf cf the Republicans the
following facts; at .a.t.f u .4y.. ,l
lat. That the late election in Louisiana
was at certain polls and In certain pre-.
cints and parishes made null and void
in law by violence and intimidation.
This occasioned by and consisting OF Sc:
cret conspiracies, leagues and armed
bands OF brigands, known as bnll.dozers,
who have inflicted upon white and col
ored Republicans whippings, shoolings,
hanging, burning, mutilstions,' assassina; |;
tions, and III many cases have perpetrated
murder and massacre. That by these
means a condition Of terror had been
produced among the, Republicans In cer-
tain sections oi Louisiana which lave
continued for q period Of more than
twelve months prior to the late election.
Cd. That the election law OF this State
was enacted 10 meet a similar condition
Of affdirs which had occurred In 1868:
that the law declared an election held
under such conditions 10 be null and void,
and votes pretended to De cast under the
insecurity, danger, fear and terror thus
.occasioned to be null and void; that the
law yests 7ihe returning officers Of The
c,",o ,,;Ii, ,,nSvas a. .;nn1;sa ;,,n and ey.
anime the facts where such condition
Of affairs Is charged and TO ascertain the
truth Of said charges, and, II proven, to
declare null any Of such elections, and
carry into elIac. such huiliiy by rejecting
anu refusing 70 count Wy ptei,eIhalea ,I.l .ote o.
SO made nun aug yoiu any 'las .nss
elcctloh law ~ tlgn'eous, JUST anu neSes: ;e',.
saryS,Lh, dI.L- 6s5a -
~. lhat ,!e retutnlns 9hcets niu 10
examine ana inquire aecotuing 70 the law
ana dia hna t9aI ~ certain paflsnsss ~. aaa NY
polls the election was msde nun anu ,, Voiu
ny me causes ABOVE recieeai anu .he ; ,e,
turning omcers is sofhm1h1,ea " isw @ u'I
DECLARE tnls nuliity ana a,u REJECT anu
reuse 10 count the pretended VOC linus
made null IN the Localities tnus maue TER
rorlIsd by brlganas ana onli-aotefs; !.
{ AN; That a. me recent election irom
loVoV 10 4o,VoV Nepupiican voters mno
were desirou OF Voung anu VINO maae
earnest and aiiigeht ehota 70 Vo'e lne
Republican ticket were put IN lear oi
saS'' ny ives and tetrihed ny tnese sys.em'
atlc ~ od1Fases o.sa 80 sssy Yere driven from
trC tnS % oeo Su y ooH parUh,;c.n sn,ast
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