, 1876-12-22

feb we're not sent bv the Supervisor. When Sn-
ppanied bv tal}y sheets. Don't rccollect that thc
law requires tue Board to cansass from INC stae
1ncnt OF Commissioners instead OF id not
come through the Supervisors. Refused TO con
tider Grant Parish because it did mol co"'e
through the snpervisors 1,,vc cnouch
Mr.. Jenks-If the Supervisor was knate W.. v'"r,s |
not t. forward tue returns. and yon haa ee "a xnn
made by tile Commissioners OF Eiect'on' o4D ''N
1;ov WrIls-So. sir We eanvassed no votes
not received through supervisors: 4,.+ +hc |
Mr.. Wells continued le ae.m ,nT he apaoued from
10th nartcs but don't know that al inc po1!s ism ~
the statc were represented by Demoeratc ,sos nmv
1nmnr-s,c Supervisor Of Registration in the state:
Sent Tor the bailut- in East Bnton Rouse; nn5
I'D tasse bo5es Tor va %ai sydenee was
faken tue nGasd as1 Mhetner sthne thq boxes
secret session, ur that the Democrats knew that
these boxer were being sent for benese me se.
quts made 70 send for tue Boxes OF sme pps ~
me sde ea5es no reusna p The Board did to
send for them Threw out no poll in the Parish Of
orleans that was returned to ne G"s ay
turned. Am decided partisan. 9ut wnniu a, nu'
allow politics to influence me TO 40 anythlng aM
s;mn,v because they gave Democratic majorities.
Don't know thar any Republican POL IN t9i Inc sa!e
W. fe;ced Did ne not Esasbcsns Il sd
mac machinsTy W Of the Government, md ! had
claim against the Government, that ny
action Of the Returnlng ioara mug M ne
my family against The Government amount, ~ enI
aggregate, 10 about qo oon VA nof ihn1snIsu et
Ter saving he world veto such claims asSnl1ne HlN
not influence my course. Am SnrysEos no't O.. luz
Port sna President o. me Sta'e H., bops Of both
nosi!io,s III eonrnye ution Of Grants ofaes snal no
Federu. officer shal; hold State ofhce; Oo NJ. n.y.
Rcturnns Board. but receive per diem ant mileage.
Expect tic Legislature to make an arproptla.lol, ,
for nem'ers Of 'h Returning noafa o. ,se gene avo 1
1urns We're Seseiyei, whether 0y ,xs mail taef or
the rrturn shall be made by mail did not cou
s1ruc it that way. Eept Minute book VI a.! p
credings Of the Board No minutes were 1aken "a
secret session. They were made afterwards ~
stated to tie Committee in letter Of the boaEd le-
fusng give ur all tic papers that oelns ~ H.ate
officer, could not part wltn me fecosu5, S "" ~.
noard filed TIC vacancy in 1871, caused BY the
resignation Of Gcn Lunsstrec but d,a NOT ~ m ane
yacancy in 1876 caused by tue resisnntoan o. ; M1;
he = Democrat On tho Board Think it the dniy ot
ne Board to OIL y:cancies Son out ~, an onTd noi
eea could iu' not % agree. T. Dr., Hugh Kennedy,
tie gentleman proposed for ths -, xasant ,snn
iuc irreproachable character. nnd friendo1 hlnt'
but the BOARD could not agree upon MS appSo'na. ~.
| mcnt. and no other name was presented. Did not
vote on the question ana aon dn,nh u. H. an1 1ennrdy
but in talking over the question we 1ouho tna' VIC
| could not agree. ,.,-,. ,oa,,
| showing all the proceedings Of the board, anu Tue
RECENT book showing the date Of the RECEPTION ot
tue returns. and how received whether ~ mall MALI VI
o1hcrwjsc The law says the returns must De eealed
and forwarded by the Supervisors Of NeSstfauon ~
| mail II was found when the minute book arrived
that it did not contain the proceedings OF the secret
| A0H 1rffn
hook. Witness took the receipt book, and sald IT
was not the right one; that there were others: .,o
stubs (the other portion Of the leaves being torn
OH the date Of reception by the Returning boaro
e returns rcm the ,he m retnrns had
been received part by 1nail and part by band. lW3
or three we're marked received by express. aud
| the greater portion were not mufAed US oe1us te-
| ceiyeI either by nlail. express, or ltanu-
When book mad been gone through mnnsts III e.
st.1ed tnt since he heard its contents reaa hs G!a
not believe the Board had any other recelpt-oooh'
| CHARLES S, ABELL, -.
Assistant Secretary OF the Returning Bonrd, was
eslled 70 the stand Resided on Kopss9n sttee nsgs
rom Shreveport Has been in the state
since since 1sU9 ls native Of Rhode lsand: L:
Has ,,e been noorG sf'Ian fiRce y Sovem5er 1
not present continually during the sessions OF tle
Board during The open session: Mhem ne peo 11o
! not present all the time. but only Occasionally
when in executive session. Received returns
, when they came to hand, aud reccspted ZOE tleu
to The Supervisors. In no case were amended re-
tnFns RECEIVED Some papers presented ny IN
| Democratic Committee were received by me. II
the case Of Baon houGe Inc a Goaea on ~efT fTnn Con-
cordia. Did not know now these sGtu1s aneetel M ~
the original returns. They we're asked for ny t sns
from Concorttia from person styling h'mse' 's,t
clerk Of Tic Court. They had no record OF 1ate t
no official 5e:s fo5 H. no i'm a each st
war,l Could not state whether the returs wer
received from all the polls in the Stae only know
rfpGis t waetaef M anS ?SeeTety
him control Of the clerks, bnt ne never eAnnil'e' ~
. the tahnlatcd statement. That duty was le't 10
vasscd Iii tue returns returned it. Cannot stat
what the result for the different Electors wns.
cUy T., ss and be vas asked a. TO its accurac
in regard to the whole number, "nlee Mas W. ~, ~
! being asked the total number OF votes, VII VIZ
ness stated he had not footed them up, and W y,
e ! directed TO furnish the addition to- morrow. Ii
not know that any polls IN the rnrlsh OF osissl
n thrown out me oaro nan ~ tho ho snnrr Sslr
e vsors. and could not act polls not before them
:. Arn paid BY the fees of office, which run lro:
+ he Il Custom @ ii House At 81 or per day WAS ths
q Assistant Secretary of the Returning Board: WI
ness stated he had real estate but refused sta!
: Where it was located, saving it was out Of III
a. state. and refused to answer a number of ques
lions relative 10 h1s business and income in an en-
nc ma1nef INT the neard nah;esn aa poard The vote
rrrsdenfial Electors was delivered TO the Secreta'
70 tf State at 5 o'clock on Nov l5 me mint. mimi.
hook Of the Returning Doaru was shown witness
and he was asked in reference to whether Inc boa
did not refuse to receive any further testimony :
az Friday. Dec J. and replied that he did not Know
~ Couli ind no record Of it.
/. PRANK JOHNSON, .-.,
o. eolorcd of Catalonia Parish, voted the Democrat
=; :. | ticket, Cunyueacd the parish. Nns munster
~ tnc Raptist Church. Was turned out OF cAur'
NJ, because be was Democrat Knew 81 secreI o
sn "a r.n;yafion called the Council Of Freedom"
- - ! was oath bound. The members hau arms al
~ | cartridges Vas President Of u coloreu penn
" cratic club of about thirty members. No :ntlmiu
M lion was used tn induce colorcd men TO JOIN I
~ III democrats but the Republicans intImidatec Del
ocrnt ID sucakers and told negroes II the Denocfa
m a succceded they wou}d all be put back TO slaSer
~ cross examined: Quit preaching when he JOIN
r. the Democratic party; They drove MN OUT
u. | church and took his license AWAY 1fe
~. ~ | him His registration papcrs we're tok
81 81 IN hv the President OF the Frcedmen's Counc
~ 'They were returned On the day OF the eicct'on
Fl or near the polls. and the men marched up q
~ ~ voted for the Republicans in platoons lhe elt
tiun nassed off quietly NJ the polls where vote
~, ho ONLY the straight Republican ticket was 'otea
~ that poll.
~ CONTEMPT
~ ~ THE House Committee in executive session
~ ~ | dnv instructed Mr.. Morrison, ita Chairman, 10
~ ~ mort the members OF the Returning Board 70
r. House ia. contempt in refusing to produce Inc Fl
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