Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-22
TELE GRA APHIC-
4 O'clock. p. M.
LOUISIANA.
The Senate Committee Refuse
to Order the Returning !.
Board to Produce
Certain Records.
Doings Of the House Inyestisa-
ting Committee.
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA.
LOUISIANA.
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Orleans Dec. 22-Senatnr
McDonalds resolution requiring the
returning board TO produce the re-
cords Of the state presidential vote
was discussed.
Mcdonald stated he had been ad
vised lha,l,he aggregate vote of the
state would not correspond. with the
total vote furnished by the super
visors.s.
Senator Howe said the board had
furnished certified copies not only OF
the aggregate vote OF the state
but also, OF those rejected.
Mcdonald said the copies furnished
did not show the votes rejected hy
the supervisors.
The chairman stated that the re
turning board bad to complete its
work before the 9Th of January, and
this might prevent the completion
He preferred that the matter be post
poned till the Iabors OF the board are
completed.
The democratic member opposed
The postponement, asserting that to-
fully com prehend the whole question,
it was necessary to examine not only
the work Of the returning board, but
those polls which were rejected BY.
the supervisors, and Why tie board in
other cases went behind the action Of
the supervisors and rejected the polls.
Senator Wadleight said the com
mittee did not have power TO compel
1.-The production Of these papers, and it
would embarass the lAbors Of the
board. He wouldslike to see the
original papers, hut did not like to
take the authority Of compelling their
production.
4 McDona Id, the democratic counsel
claimed that the board could not re.
lect poll save on tfe statement OF
protest OF the supervisors, and ,ha,
polls had been rejected without thei,
protests, and IT WAS in order to deter
mine the fact, that the original pa
pers were desired. He did not wish
TO embarass the lai,ors Of the board
bot wanted the whole truth in The
matter at the earliest possible time.
The resolution was defeated by =
party vote, the republican mem
hers stating they We're ready tc
agree at the proper time te
any AGtion that would throw
: light on the subject, but thought th'
resolution impracticable At present
The law of the state governing elec
tions was discussed at some length.
e THE HousE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
New Orleans, Dec. 22.-In tn
house committee Wm. Williams, ool
ored. of New Orleans, testified .hA
9 oolored republicans had in,imidate'
" him from vo.irg and aterward
> Knocked him down because they be
'e lieved he voted the democratic sicke
= Cross -exsmined Was not threa,
!, ened before the election but feared I
. vote or account general threats.
II Hogan, colored, OF West Feiic
ma, testified that there was perfect
" y fair and peaccable election. Prs
:. viously colorcd men had ,hreatene
. !. to shoot any negro voting the dem,
J, cratic ticket. He knew OF no arme
Ia men riding over the parish except q
~ organization Of white and colore
o, ." men who whipped persons for stealin
- He made affidavit ct the custo
/, house soon after election the same /,
to testified now, with some mo
'r, about the killing Of John Gair Al
A. others. He stated what he had heal
they wrote along With . s,ateme,
what he signed, but does not kno
what WAS in it. only swore to n
system. =
Gross e1amined-WAs formerly
IA republican and WAS . member OF {
police Jury. Wss Indicted With 9th