The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.

master at Lebanon, Tenn; and kenney as
| postmaster at Austin, Texas.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE RADICAL LEGISLATURE TO ADJOURN ON
| THE 22D INSTANT SINE DIE-A PRoCLAMA-
TON TO BE ISSCED BY GOVERNOR HAMPTON.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. December 20.--The Sem
ate to-day decided by strict party vote to
adjourn with the Republican House sine die
on the I'D instant.
Their tax and appropriation bills have
| been passed to second reading in the Sem
ate. The taX-leyy aggre gates seventeen
mills. exclusive Of local taxes, and is equal
10 two million ten thousand dollars:
Resolutions were passed in the Demo-
cratic House to-day instructing Governor
Hampton to issue proclamation calling
! upon the citizens to pay to such persons as
| he may designate twenty-five per cent. Of
the State and county tax for the last fiscal
year; and persons paying such tax SHALL re-
ceiye certificates receivable for taxes here
after.
LOUISIANA.
A MEMBER OF THE RETURNING BOARD BEFORE
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMlTTEE-PER-
soNAL. ..-..
NEW ORLEANS, December 20.-Charles
Casanans, member Of the Returning
Board, testified before the congressional
committee to-day at great length.
j. Milton Turner, Minister resident OF
Liberia, left tonight for New York, and
leaves for Liberia at an early day. ..
Mr.. Casanova testified that he had been a
member OF the Returning Board since 1872
The Board were all Republicans. There
was 4 recommendation to fill the vacancy,
but the Board could not agree. He could
not produce the original papers without the
consent fthe Board. Didn't know whether
Tilden or Hayes electors had a majority Of
votes cast, according to the supervisors
statements; never heard any Of the men,
, berS say who had majority; knew they
threw out two parishes and several polls in
, other parishes. Thought the vote thrown
:, out aggregated several thousand, but
, couldn't say how many; he thought proba-
bly, four or tive thousand. Did not recol-
lect the number Of parishes in which votes
, were thrown out, but thought there were
! fourteen or fifteen.
In the Senate committee i statement of
, the votes rejected in each parish was re-
: ceived from the Returning Board.
Senator Mcdonald made a motion that a
s,tJpo,na duceS team issue to the Return
, ing Board for all protests and aftidavits ac-
: companying the consolidated statements Of
the supervisors, also for the returns of the
! commissioner of each poll in each parish.
= Senator Howe, chairman, said he could
! not understand what necessity there was
r for these affdaylts, which formed the basis
OF the action OF the Returning Board.
= They could not be used in this inyestiga-
q ton unless the committee proposed to re-
+ view the action OF the Board in an appellate
Il capacity.
q Senator Mcdonald said it was not the
o. province OF the committee to determine
+ anything. The committee wanted only the
r. facts for the information of the body from
+ which the committee derives its authority.
q The committee ought to know the facts
o upon which the Board rejected the votes
n which by their statements they admit
4 they did reject. The question OF calling
+ for other documents OF the Returning
n Board is being discussed by the committee
q Mr.. Casanove's evidence was quite SINH.
: lar to that given by George Anderson.
: George Anderson was recalled. and
. handed q statement TO the committee, saying
4 it was the original statement Of the vote o!
y presidential electors signed by all the mem
n bers OF the Board. The statement con
. tanned the aggregate vote, not the vote by
4 parishes He did not know whether the list
by parishes had been made out. The Board
. could not make a'comp!ete list by parshe;
y in time for PRONUNCIATION, but ordered the
clerk to do it. Afterwards the clerk made
an addition Of the votes, leaving out the re-
iected polls. TIE Board revised these add
tons. +
Explaining the alterations, Anderson said
= some Of the parishes had been misplaced
: by the clerk, but did not remember how
the mistake occurred. The clerk had eN.
, planned at the time. No one was present
in the room where the Board was at work
on the night before the PRONUNCIATION. The
/ witness produced a memorandum of polls
thrown out-viZ., fiity-four polls in twenty
parishes, and the parishes OF Grant and
| East Feliciana. The supervisors made
) returns with three OF four polls
| left out; did not count those left
out; only counted those returned. They
considered no returns Of the commission
ers; refused to receive evidence Of certi.
fed copies OF returns Of commissioners OF
elections made in district courts. The conn
mittee ordered the witness to bring certain
papers. He replied that he would submit
. the matter to the Board. JlyftGafHE q
, L0ter.-Anderson read communication
to the committee saying the Board refused
I TO surrender the original papers, as they
2 were for the inspection Of the General AS
: sembly only. al.se -,.. .,o,,.aY .y-1f
: XLTVTHCONGRESS--Sec Second Session.
:. 4" - WASHINGTON, December 90, 1876. Z
I 81 &@'s< 8. go SENATE. '@'t.'-'
| Mr. Wright gave notice that he would on
Friday morning call up the resolution de-
claring the true meaning of the Pacific
railroad acts; ~ ! +sss
4 The bill organizing Pembina into al Ter
lritory was passed. The new Territory is
"A named Huron. f'i.t' d&SSi< i
I The pension bill was passed. t9
The Oregon resolution was resumed
During the debate Mr.. Sherman, OF Ohio,
said he was not informed that the Returning
Board lad returned Mr.. Long as elected to
the Legislature from De Soto parish. He
thought the gentleman leaped before he
came to the stile. He then referred to the
aftidayits of intimidation In DE Soto parish !;
and, resuming, said that the win Of the PEG.
\ pie OF oregon had been fairly expressed in
a favor OF the Hayes: electors, and he was en-
4 titled to the three votes from that State.
A g. MIR. B1gy, of Missouri: Apply thesane