The New York herald., 1876-12-19
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.

Ngt ORLEANS, Dec. is, 1876
The Senate Investigating Committee met to-day IN
the United States District Court In the Custom
House.
There were present Messrs Howe, OF Wisconsin
(chairmanl; Mcmillan, OF Minnesota; ogesoy, oil
Illinois; wardeigh, OF New Hampshire; Mcdonald o
Indiana, and sausbury OF Delaware number Of
prominent local republicans were III the room
The committee having been called to order, Mr..
Howe stated that in the interest OF harmony there
would only DO a certain number OF persons present
viz, Ave representatives Of each party to
act counsel and the members OF the
press. He also said that counsel for the
Board desired TO submit OF their objections
IN writing Such statement the Chairman thought
would greatly facilitate the business OF the committee.
He wished the document to be brief and 10 be sub
mtted as early as possible.
Judge CaUpocli desired to file counter statement,
and was accorded that privilege.
The Chairman said II was desired 10 procure tabu-
lated statement OF the votes returned to the Board.
None OF the democratic counsel were present,
Tho committee discussed the best mode OF obtaining
. full statement OF the votes returned.
1t was urged by tho democratic members that copy
should be procured not only of the SUPERVISORS abu
lated statements, but also the Commissioners OF Elec-
tions' returns 10 the Supervisors, in order that II
might be clearly secn what polls were thrown out BY
the Board. Governor Wells president of tho Return
ing Board, was called IN to give some Information
the subject. Ho said he would furnish the committee
with the required statement OF tho poled aud
votes excluded, but as the Board was busy preparing
It's repor, to tho Legislature the clerks would have
time to make copies.
The Chairman that the six stcnographcrs Of the
committee would DO tho work.
The committee then adjourned until eleven A NJ to-
morrow
Witnesses have bccn summoned to testify in tho
case Of East Baton Rouge.
SLOW WORK by thin SENATE COMMITTEE.
The work OF the Senate mttce Will be necessarily
slow at first as " Is the object of tho committee to OBJ
from the Returning Board the aggregate OF
tho State returned by tho Supervisors OF the differ
ent parishes aud the votes OF tho parishes
rejected bv tho Board also tho Of
rejected II doubtful the committee will be sub
divided tho House committee as a large nu m
Der of witnesses already here TO testify before tho
committee and others are on their way. Tho commit
tee hope to finish their work by January Is, but it is
hardly probable that 1t can be done by that me Thus
IA the House committee have examined no witnesses
the republican side.
TO RETURNED BAyoSErs.
At tho night session OF the House Investigating Com
mittee William Hunter, Of Concordia parish, testified
us follows :-Employed from thirty to sixty coorod
people; heard David Young tcolorcd) in a speech say
that $. B. Packard would be the next Governors that
IL Tor the democrats TO do anything; that
the republicans were IN power In this state and
intended TO remain so that IL not successful
the Returning Board; that democratic MAORI
ties had been overcome by the Returning Board
heretofore md had been sustained by bayoncts and
they would be sustained in doing so again; heard
Shelton make q speech saying nc could cut of the
head OF any negro voting the democratic ticket and
drink his blood; heard another coored man say that
tho negroes had persuaded his wife to leave him
fifteen colorcd voted the democratic ticket
poll