Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-08

anerdnen, be presented which shall
give the counting If the votes to se
electoral college. Laid on he table
on metion el Mr. Elmunds, as having
been already reported.
Anthony from lie pnnling com-
mi,teefeported, favoring The printing
Of the deposl,ions accompanying Sen.
alor Shrrman's report on elections.
Salisbury disseuted. from the ma.
Jorlty declaring that e:c Rsrte testt-
mony should not be disseminated
Mcdonald favored printing aR The
testimony on both sides concerning
South Clrolna, Louisiana aud Flor.
ada elections.
Sherman answering Nerlimon said
there we're three classes Of testimony
presented will, tile communication.
FIRST Oral, taken bpIore the board
and proof readings Of the board:
"a, Supervisors sworn state
ments:
81, Testimony taken legally on
iuterrogatories aud cross lhlerfoga,o-
ries.
Eaton opposed printing any other
testimony that what was taken ~
the regular congressional committees
in the regular way.
Morton said the democratic diem.
ma could not be Strengthened by all
the ingenuity of the other side.
When the republicans, in4ated the
democrats to lay the whole case be-
fore the country, the latter refssed,
and when the republicans offered TO
publish, had the democrats asked
them not to do so.
Sherman defended his commnnica.
tion which presented all obtainable
evidence. On this testimony the re-
turning board made lis decision.
/ Thurman reaf1icrned that this was
not the repor. Of an Off ;ial body, aud
this was not ap authorized Tft,rt t.
1 Where was the statute authorizing il /:
K imunds SAID the ID arTiiiicf. OF the
| federal constitution ordered the pres
/ ldent 10 transmit, from time To ,ihe
Information as 10 the state of the
union. |, was his boaaden duiy and
! he obeyed it by invi,lng certain citi-
izens 10 90 To New Orleans ge. such
information and report. He then
presented the result To congress. l.
WAS unprecedented to refuse to prim
Information sent in by the presidents.
Mr.. Thurman did not wish TO sup
!. pres any facts but d,sliked to torres
stall public opinior. He would no,
object to this together with the forth
coming testimony concerning the
EouisianR returning board. ltrts WIS
the third time they had thwartcd the
will Of the people Of that State, and
now that the matter concerned the
whole republic he wanted to scruri
nlze the testimony upon which this
extraordinary result had been reach
ed. Sherman had not mentioned the
i secret sessions of the board aud The
resolutions which converted seve,
thousand democratic majority int,
! 1000 republican, majority. That wa
: done in the worst kind Of secrecy
The very determination Of the boart
not to fill the vacancy from tn. S3,
COO democrats who voted in the stat,
showed there WAS . wrong purpose
A democrat on the board would hay,
Witnessed the secret work of III,
board. All the wnitewashing couls
not erase or hide this guilt He pro
. tested against . majority Of the sen
ate giving this one sided evidence Il
! the country until all could be given
Morton said .he singular spec.acl
vas presented Of the democrats de
nouncing the returning board as
: fraud, and yet ohjec,ing to the pub
lication Of evidence which determine,
their action. The democratic visitin,
2 committee al New Orleans had refuse,
an invitation Of the republicans te
publish jointly, the evidence laid be
, fore the board. They wanted NOR
testimony to make up . case not be
: fore the board. They confessed the
were dissatisfied with their own cast
: if the returning hoard acted unfairl
b in bringing forward proof.