Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-13

Two Of Then, Now Beyond Doubt.


Under the above heads the N. Y. Tribttpe
has the following: Congressional committee
men n Columbia, =. C., are surprised To find
in doubt, and ask .What the people are COM
planning about?' No protest of Attorney
General Cooke against the Florida canvas
the canvassers are therefore unanimous ON
the record. The facts about the attempt to
bride South Carolina elector are to be made
public. Well known New Workers are said
TO be concerned, Smith Weed being one.
Louisiana.
THE CONGRESSIONAL INYESTIG ALTON MAX
ING SLOW HEADwAY.
TIE Congressional committee met i'm New
Orleans yesterday, Mr. Morrison in the chair.
a large number of witnesses were present.
Gen. Hurlbut gave notice that he would to-
day file protest TO Me jurisdiction of the
committee, under the resolution, going into
election matters. Mr.. Morrison inquired of
The sergeant-at-arms If Mr.. Wells was pre-
sent. Charles Abel, secretary of the return
ing board, stepped forward and presented
sealed envelope, which was found to contain
communication signed by all the members
OF the board. Ii states, in substance, that
four members OF the returning boarl deny
the authority of the House of Representatives
TO review the decision of the returning board
until they deliver their documents to the
general assembly, They also protest against
the attempt of the House of Representatives
of the United States to obtain and review the
documents in their possession, and claim
that as individuals they cannot under the
constitution and laws OF the state, surrender
them. They state, further, that they will
have copies of all documents made for the
committee If the committee will provide the
necessary means that the state legislature
has made no appropriation for them, and
they cannot therefore furnish copies unless
the committee furnish funds. These copies
they say, Will be made as soon as they are
through with the documents, provided funds
are furnished.
When the communication had been heart.
the chairman asked Mr.. Wells was present
and being answered in the negative. he in
structed the sergeant alarms to notify the
members of the returning board that their
Wednesday, in obedience to the orders of the
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
OF the United States.
Another communication. from Charles s.
Abel, secretary of the returning board. was
then read, in answer TO the subpoena duces
fecup served on him, declining to furnish
documents, as he had been instructed not to
do so.
These refusals created considerable excite
nfent. The room was crowded with specta-
tors and witnesses.
Florida.
The Supreme Court did not meet yesterday
for the hearing OF the D,dndaHus ease, as the
democratic counsel were not ready with their
papers. 1t Will meet to-day.
The congressional committee met yeSter-
day morning, and spent the day in discuss
ing Its powers under the resolution that
called for its appointment. IL was decided
10 go into an investigation of both state and
national elections. A call made upon the
secretary of state for copies of the returns,
which will be furnished. After adopting
certain rules for the government of the COM
mittee il adjourned until to-day.
A special from this city to the y. Y. TIL
b,1Ie says: Representative Thornburg has re-
turned from Florids .He was one of the re-
publican visiting Ieumntee there. He says
that nothing etVept,evident dishonesty can
deprive Gov. Hayes of the electoral vote of
that state. Mr.. Thornburg does not appear TO
be so clear that the action of the returning
board as TO the state ticket was defensible.