Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-14
Address by Republican Counsel TO the
Committee Subcommittee Appoint.
ed for the Interior Parishes.
The Congressional Committee in Florida
Preparing to Enter upon the In
VestigatiOn of the Election
Returns.
The Democratic Legislature in South
Carolina will Count the Guberna-
tOrial Vote TO-Day-No Sena.
tor Elected Yet.
LOUISIANA,

New ORLEANS, December 13.-Mr Wells,
| Of the returning board, was before the con-
gressional committee to-day. He declined
answering questions, denying the authority
| of the committee to interrogate him as to the
returning board matters. Mr. Morrison says
| they would not press the questions. Gov
| ernor Wells stated that if the committee
would employ eight clerks, in addition to the
clerical force Of the board, all the papers
could soon be copied, and with them the com
mittee would have all the information as to
the votes cast in the State, and the evidence
which prompted the action of the board
Other members eff the returning borad were
notified that they would be examined hereaf-
ter. Other witnesses were examined as to
the late election, but nothing new or startling
was developed.
The Republican counsel this evening sent
the following to the investigating committee:
NEW ORLEANS, December 13, 1875.
To Hon. W. R. Morrison, Chairman of the Special
Committee on Louisiana Affairs:
SIR--The undersigned, of the counsel for the Re
publican party In the investigation of Louisiana
affairs, now being conducted by your honorable COM
mlttee, respectfully represent that while due and
convenient access and accommodation are obtained
and seem to have been provided for the committee
representing the Democratic party, no such accom-
mOdattDn has, up to the present time, been afforded
them, the sessions Of the committee being held In
one of the parlOrs of public hotel, a place
OF general resort All the avenues leading to The
commttee-rOom are constantly thrOnged by persons
whose conduct toward the witnesses of the Repub-
can party Is of such nature as to materially in
terfere with a fair Investigation. Threats and
OpprobouS remarks Of the most violent nature were
made to-day in the hearing of the undersigned and
Others during the examination Of Ex-Governor
Wells, president of the returning board, and +.
Clover supervisor of registration Of the parish of
East Baton Rouge directed personally against the
witnesses. Cne person, unknown, remarked In
voice audible to several bystanders that he Clover
ought to have his God damned throat cut.
Another said that Governor Wells was a God
damned liar, and ought to be killed. Wehave reason
to believe that the persons who made use OF these
and similar threats did so for the purpose Of over
awtng the witnesses and preventing full express
sion of the truth regarding the subject matter of
YOUR investigation. We respectfully request that
your honorable body direct that full access
and suitable accommodations be afforded to
the counsel representing the Republican party In
this Investigations and, also, that witnesses sub
penaed by your committee may be enabled to reach
your cOmmttee-room without passing through a
crowd of hostile and diSOrdeTly persons, and that
when uUder examination before your committee they
will be protected against insult and threats. We
have the honor to BE- very specfuly obedient
servants, JOHN RAY,
H G. DTRBIE