The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC.


to-day. The Senate committee will rot
| go to Jackson county, but will await
witnesses here. Senator Sargent was
called on, but the reporters and public |
were denied admission, the sereeant-at-
arms saying he had orders to admit no
one. The cards to the chairman were
| returned with the statement that the
session would be secret. The day was
consumed in examining the Republican
members of the canvassing board.
Judge Coekke Is summoned to appear
before the committee.
The House committee had before it
Is negroes whose names on the poll
list at Richardson's precinct, i'll Leon
county, as having voted there, who
swore that they did not vote there and
were not at the precinct all day. There
were votes in the ballot-box to accord
with these names. The committee will
summon other witnesses tomorrow.
The Introduction of colored witnesses
to-day and their testimony created
senSation.
The supreme court continued its ses-
sion today for hearing the argument in
the mandamus case. The argument
will be concluded tomorrow, and the
decision probably announced Wednes-
day. Gen. Lew Wallace arrives to-
night.
NEW oRk. Dec. 18.-The Times
Tallahassee special says the counsel tor
the board of canyassers filed to-day
their amended answer to the alternate
writ of mandamus, and the matter has
been the subject OF argument before the
Supreme Court during the entire day.
The amended answer sets forth the
grounds upon which tie board rejected,
or added votes, or otherwise went aside
: from the face OF the returns. The coun-
sci for the Democrats demurred to the
answer, with which demurrer Judge
Emmons joined issue. The Democrats
concluded their argument in support of
their demurrer to-day, and the counsel
for cauyassers will occupy the attention
ot the court tomorrow,
The iilden Congressional committee
is still at work, bat simply fritting away
its time for it has accomplished nothing.
1t will find 1t difficult job to make
ont g case for IiIden III the light OF
the Proceedings of the past week. The
: fact is that frauds have a been coifioed
t To the Democratic patty, and the com
mittce by this time Cannot but be aware
of this state of affairs. Tie committee
will leave .or jacksonville Wednesday
morning.
; The Senate committee commenced
work this morning in the Office ut the
] adiutart general, Which bad been placed
al their disposal. nhe secretary OF
state has been called tn1on by it for all
: testimony which was Bprodnced before
! the cauva>siIlg board, and a corps oi
clerks is at work copying il. The com
S mittee sat with closed doors to-day
n The State caHvassers We're before it.
Senator Conover, OF Florida, believes
. the returning board OF Florida will obey
: the mandate ot the court ard make s
new canvass. The returrs on their face
:. will elect the Democratic State ticket
= but Will not affect the electoral ticket
as the coIrt has 10 authority TO go bach
n of the action OF the board, so far as tht
g electoral count is concerned.
COLUMBIA. Dec. 1S.-Dem9crats Oh
the committee abandoned all attempt
. to change the electoral vote of til,
r, State, and are now going hunting fo
ia those mythical persons known as intim
ID idators Of Democratic negroes. Dem
ocrats here have told them that dow
II in Beaufort there were several negToe
: who were dying to vote the Democratl
: ticket, bat their wives would not le
as them, anu the committee are on tn
ne war path for these intolerant sponse'
~ The committee are bound to do some
rs thing, and if they can not show tina
oorr1aA Sa,fh {'arGli.s0 tho
10 hope to prove that he would have ge
ut at least few coiored votes, lad th
nm Democratic negroes like their candidat
O. remained bachelors.
rv The committee to-day took testimon
II introduced by Republicans showin
tn why 30 regular return was made frol
ne Robbins precinct, Barnwcll count,
M which polled 1870 majority, and whic
was not couhted by the State canvassi:l
!. board. II was proved that the bull,
',s ing where the polls was held was fire
e, INTO by Democrats, and the votir
''' broken up. One of tie bullets graze
the head of one of the managers.
~ was shown why no polls was held
u Canaan Fair precinct in Hale count
TIA One of the managers, David Nixon, {
ea going to Block Hill to get the ballo
as box, found the following anonymo
nc letter:
tie To Mr.. David AIixon-You had be
ter not go to the voting precinct
! Canaan Fair, as we have heard the
h would be no soldiers there, and we
he tend to carry that box, or kill yeu al
a the other man: SO as friend, | wa
nn You to stay away from there. Ia
on heed to what | say. Your friend,
Tor JUDAS.n
\ similar condition of things W
.te proved to exist at Willow precin,
ng Managers state that the leaders engag
ed in intimidation and violence in that pl
cinct were from Georgia.
ais The following correspondence pass
is between Hampton and Gov. Chambt
- lain:
~ Roeais Executive DErr. CoLuMBIA. S. c. /
III. December 18TH
m 10 D. IF. CHAMBERLAIN, Eso.-S,
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