New-York tribune., 1876-12-21
LOUISIANA.

BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
CAssANovE AND ANDERSON or THE RETURNING
BoARD-A VICTIM OF REPUBLICAN VIOLENCE.
NEw-0RLEANs, Dec. 20.-At to-day's session
OF tho House Committee George A. BransOrple e0lOred
testified that he voted the Democratic ticket and was
aferward knocked down and beaten then arrested and
sent to the parish prison for days because he voted tho
Democratic ticket.
Charles Cassanove of the Returning Board testified
that all the members Of the board belonged to the Re-
publican party; there recommendation to fill the
vacancy, but the board could not agree; Mr. Kennedy
proposed. Witness refused TO answer whether OF
not he favored the election Of Kennedy member OF
the board He related tho general mode of procedure Of
the board in counting the votes, but stated nothing
When asked whether he intended to bring for the nspec
ton of the committee the original returns Of super
vsOr he said he had not brought he could not
bring them without the consent OF the board h. would
consult with the other members OF the y and II they
consented ho would bring the returns he didn't know
whether the Tden the Hayes electors had majority
of the votes cast according % the supervisors state
mentsi he never heard any OF the members say say
scvcra polls in other parishes; he thinks tue vote
thrown aggregated several thousand, bat condntssy
how many-lrobsbly 1000 or 5000 nr. Cissdnoye
gave testimony similar 10 that OF Gen Anderson last
night regarding the tAree quesuontd polls ~ NeH-
Orleans Parish and most other matters as TO the action
Gen Anderson. on being recalled handed statement
10 the committee, saying IL the original statement
signed by AL the members Of the Returning Board show
the for Presidential electors in the state Inc
statement contained the aggregate vote rot The vote Dy
parishes. Gen Anderson said he ordered the cerS TO
make complete statement OF the vote by parishes
10 fled before the Secretary OF State, but DID not
know whether that was done. As we got through
parish" said. sent 1t 10 the clerk marked cDm-
piled be Immediately entered the list; when pOus
were rejected they marked rejected ana sent 70
the CLERK We could not make complete list OF The
vote by parishes In time to prOmuiGne IL accord
ing to law, but OrdCICd tho cc.k t0 do 1t
afterwarl was absent when the three parishes were
being completed by the board the clerd made the addi-
ton of vOteF leaving out the pOlis rejected; ne
board revised these additions. In the statement handed
to the committee it evident that the hgurcs ana
letters had been changed. TINS was explained by Cen
Anderson saying that OF the parishes had Doen
isplucrd the clerk, hut he did not remember very
well how the mistake occurred, AMI that the clerk had
satstactoi ily explained II at tha tine"
Thomas 4. Anderson crosse Xa'nned ana tesuned
as follows: " 80 O age and planter but nave
been "A merchant Confederate soldier during the
war; am worth In real estate situated III
Louisiana about TlOOODG; became Republican
M 1870; We based Reasons for throwing
out polls on what considered good and
euglccut evidence: We took UP contested parishes
after we were through with unr1utcsteh oncs, aud gave
annie oppcrtuuty to all to take testmony in some III
stInres Tr eXIerded the time for iakinS testimony we
fhrcw out the entire Parish Of East Feciana because
We had good reasons iug doing We had no lhe 10
uow witnesses be brought from the parBh hct, hhu
N tie nuoccuI suffered fCy the guilty 10 osiEE TIE elect
of their franchise 10 thcr own fauti ticy hau no
bu,insss to be In bad company"