, 1876-11-22
Some Interesting Facts About
the Twenty-second
Joint Rule.
1t Never Was Constitutional. and
Is Not Now in Force.
The President Of the Senate Alone Au-
thorized to Count the Elect
oral Vote.
LOUISIANA.
RETURNS FAVORABLE TO 11ATEs,

Special Df&pdtcA 10 7ae Tribune
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9l.-Tho Returning
Board to-day passed upon six pnrts1.es from
which there were no protests, and FIVE othcrs,
from which there were protests, wero laid over
for future actlon. The firm course pursued by
the Board III refusing to he delayed and brow
beaten BY tho Democratic attorneys cannot bo
too highly commended. Among other docu~
mcuts was ono received from bulldozcr In New
York, addressed to Gov. Wells, threatening as-
sassinatton In case Tildon was not counted III.
Coy. Palmer, md other gentlemen representing
this Democrats, denounced tho sc,lti1nents cx-
pressed ia untneasurcd torlus: Sufficient ro-
turns have been received to leave no doubt ttat
Packard and tho whole Electoral ticket aro
elected, throwing out such polls as cycn tho
Northern Democrats must c0nccde to bo unfair.
COUNTING ur.
70 fas Ms'sr. dssocfas<d Prts.
NE" ohEEANs, Nov. .l.-The Returning
board ut ll;lo opened Its doors to tho prcss.
ABOUT twenty petsons only were 1t, tho room,
including members Of the Board, representa-
t7es oil tho two Committees, stcnographcrs,
elcrSs' etc. Messrs' Wclls, Cansarayc, mud
hcnhcF we're alfeaay present. alr. Anderson
arrived low minutes after
A. aaout LISP wl1e'I tic Board was callcdto
osaef, doV' "ella WIS anxious to opoH the door
anu ad'nit tllc crowd outside. This was done,
and tle Uc1aocrRt[c CoHlnittee OIL Elections
WIS admitted hchind tho bar, followed by i]f-
teen persons who lanpered to bo in attendance
~ hps,tr,, f,,r ...,' na,. ~ 't' "'sea'uee'
NY "pp'''5 ~ oue' cohceesloH.
MI. 1achaFle then fiica tic protest that ho
had given notice Of on Monday OH belalt Ut tho
Democratic canllatcs for Congress.
uo".u ~ -, So'''c ifeor Ien minutes,
"he,' ats' "e4s thch h'oYco that tic boaru now
70 Into executive scsstu1s. This was at once
The conn,,t,r. . ~ 1srt Mort,,orn po,,,,,t.,uu l.,
...nn.1 49, sas.,.. ~ No' t .nesi 1opapHeahs 10
attenu tf!c session OF the Board has been
changed since Mondays meeting, and now eon-
Halo Of Na,nc. Vim Allen NJ Noy Wi,
e.a.,.s.. - w.. - W. 1A'.ea ~ ~" 1"fh'
e''"S"'''t ~ t,." toiA' aI'u oa'"e'u o. ohlo'
ORDER or bos1NEss.
tive scasion. During this session tbs ouly ncr-
aons nrcscnt arc tl. iwo c,m,rjtt,o. ~ .a,.,1a
,,,a, tse.1 80 MI. tr,s" ~ sont4c
% lnen IRON thc Nosth' Ing action during this
parish arc taken up, placed OH tllo table
where tlo Chairman n ihc two Cun,u,,t.oa
Democratic ami Nrnuh,,con NJ, .,,,o, IL. .t.
- ~ "nN ''sPup''.Mn' ~, wv oca.eo VI the
sue ol tue members These gentlemen aro
then Invited to examine them anl sec whether
they have been dsturbcd or tampcsea With.
dated yoto Ut the parisl for eacl, EIcctor called
of. Tho returns ilro thuu hnf,tIrf] ia tim clgrks
who verify tho oIdtiuns n,utlu I,y fin f.rn,is.
sioners OF Election. II ;hran nrnyc ~ rornrt w.
members OF the Uourfl s,en an,} a,nrovc ti,s,,,
AsoT1irn ,,t,nTrsr '&'@'"'
Judge II. NJ. SnotTtri cn,1n.e1 for ccrto,,
penloGrstIr cnndifatcs. fitcI II ,,ratcst owainst
beipr oxcudcI frutn Tia roon f}',rn~ ~; nans
Was Of tho rstnrma anl n1"inst III .x",,ts..,
and secret sessjo,,s ri lin H6.rJ 'A' o~'eot'7
Still ANoT,tEa
Co,,nscl for tha Initial sfnt"a a,,no.v,.ox. ,f
Tlcctinn flci nrotcst apai,lst ~" fxnnst,'s ~
smnervsors d,trnr In eTnvnas s1 nni1 ~
ri {ho vote Thn 7aInwinw r. IN ex%o,., ~ ~
nrotcst: Tint unIer liz dftt. s;tn, ~ - H. H.
tinIted 8tatcs art ri Fail. n iii tho -. ~ w
bo md rcnain where tbs ~ VI Ecn ~