The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-24
Louisiana Progressing Slowly.
Gen. Anderson Explains the, Law3of
, 49,. Returns. 49,
The Siege Of spofford and zaoharis
Democratic JugsIsry rip Oregon.
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New YORK, November GA dispatch
TO the Herald says the action OF the Can.
wasting Board is based upon the law
which requires the canvass 81 the soteto
be performed in ten days, which time ex,
pired at II o'clock ? ~ n r.
The same dispatch gives the following
as the action OF the Board before adjourn.
ing, on the question as to whether the state
ment Of the County Canvasscrs Of Laurens
county should be included in the state
ment and determination OF the Board, the
vote was, yeas 9, nays 8. Those voting
in the negative were the Adjutant and In
spector General, Comptroller General
and State Treasurer. Those voting in
tue affirmative wero the Secretary Of State
and Attorney General. On the same ques.
tion asIto the county Of Edgeicld all Of
the members OF the Board voted for its
exclusion except the Secretary Of State.
TIE LAW IN THE CASE.
The Times Columbia dispatch says the
Court has adjourned until Fridhy 10 hear
the argument for and against the new
mandamus prayed for by the Democratic
council In reference to the fetnrns for
Presidential Electors. Inrthe meantime
the Board Of Canvassers, who held their
session ut tue other end SOf the Capital,
had taken action which will greatly sim.
plify II It does not render unnecessary any
further proceedings before the Courti in
reference to their powers and duties.
The luw OF South Carolina as inter.
preted by the Board, and always actedson
heretofore, requires the Board TO com;
plete their work as State Csnv assers
within ten days from the time they CON
meIce their sessions, Sundays excepted.
The time expired at noon to-day. There
Is difference OF opinion among lawyers
as TO the true Interpretation OF the stat.
utes, but at all events there Is no law and
has been no order Of the court requiring
them to set longer than the ten days they
have been accustomed tosit. The Board
therefore completed its work and ad'
journed sine die at the expiration Of that
time, and ia no longer in existence
The Board gives as'reason for theft nd
tournament sine die. First, that the statute
as they interpret 1t, required them to
do SO. Second, that II they had not done
doneit, the Democrats might hereafter
claim that they had no power to issue
Ger ti6cates, because the time Tor them tG
doithad expired; in other. words II was
donoto preventive possibiltyof the Dem.
ocrats getting any advantage hereafter on
nretense that The Boardshad not complied
With the Law.
- INTERVIEW WITH GOV. CHAMBERLAIN
The World'scorrespopdent at Columbia
interviewed Gov. Chamberlain yesterday
upon the action OF the canvasSers and the
Supreme Court. The Gov. sustains the
action Of the Board and says that under
the law, which'is mandatory, It could dc
nothing but adjourn. The law says that
It shall sit ten days. The Board was or
ganized on Friday, the 10th inst, at noon
and, omitting Sundays, ten days had ex-
pired at 12 NJ, to-day. The Gov, says
that the Board did only is.dnty by certi.
flying the election Of Hayes and Wheeler
Electors and in throwing outthe counties
OF Edgefeld and Lanrens. He does mol
admit the power OF the Supreme Court tc
control the action Of the Board during
the time OF is existence, and he Is Ger.
tain that the Court has no power to
extend that time. He also insists that
the Board has not been guilty of con-
tempt, because the Court mall. .its pro.
ceedings has put,no restrainihg order on
the Board. When asked what would be
the effect OF the action Of the Board, the
Governor said he was not certain, buI
thought 1t might be the opening act in a
great drama, In which the whole nation
might be called upon 10 take part. When
asked his opinion Of the Supreme Courts
action, the Governor said lie would mol
question It's motives, and would only say
that they had acted In n feeble and tam
pering manner, II it had made re-
straining order in the first place, such
action as the Board had taken today
would clearly place the,meniSSrs In con
tempt,
A JUDICIAL POINT.
The iRonlda Columbia correspondent
says: Judge Bond Is here, but for what
purpose do not know. / don't know
but that Il Is the Intention Of the Rnpub.
licans to carry the matter to the Federal
Court, but It Il my Impression that any
duties OF the Board affecting the election
OF member Of Congress or Presidential
electors might be taken up by the United
States Stipreme Court, II the State Su.
preme Court should take any action here.
after that would affect or threaten "a
affect the, Presidential electors or mem.
bers Of Congress, I think il likely thai
the Jurisdiction of the, United States
Court could interfere 10 proteckthe mem
bers Of the Board on the ground thai
they we're in the disGharge Of Federal
duties, and, having discharged them &c.
cording to law, couldnotbe punished for
contempt by the State Court. ~
T Iri3dGsNtt 10 Che questt6 jthether the
/ 10. s, Court could Ia any way interfere
with the State matters, the Goyernor said
The Court might say that the order 10 re-
convene the Board Of CanvaSsers for any
purpose would affect the Federal Off.
cials, and might interfere and stop It
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