The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-28
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Several colored citizens were examined
by the House Committee on the 18TH and gave
testimony similar in substance to hat Of wit.
(colored) was recall ed, and stated that h. had
heen assaulted by colored Re"ublicans e:nce he
testified before The committee; be knew other
tired E. W. Barnes, Manager Of the Wes' ern
Union Telegraph Co npany, who had been sub
pee. aed 20 produce dispatches set and received
cy rom and If er the h
August 1876, ca led b. fore he CON mittee and
a d tina he had been ins,ru d by ne,a su-
the messag 8. and consequently he must: under
his Instr ctions. re- use 10 deliver the kilograms
called for by the subpoena. resolut on was
tnen adopted. by party vote tthe publican
- his refusal being in CO.. tempt" the House. be.
in :, they thought, the best j. dye of tina question:
to commut icatt to ,he house, for its consi err
zion, Mr. Barnes refusal to produce the tele
grams, his refusal beir.g in contempt of the
House of Representatives"
The House Committee met on the 18th
and decided to investigate both the National and
State cleo ions A call was made on the Secreta-
ry Of State r the returns, which were furnished
The House Committee, on the 18th, d.
vided into two divisions, the Republicans voting
against the division. sub-commtt. e started
for the eastern counties.
A Tallahassee telegram, of the 18th, says
the House Committee had discovered what is al
legged to be an Interpolation of seventy two names
ON the pol!-list Of precinct in Leon County. The
Democrats charge that this was made to cover
seventytwo fraudulent tickets Of minute size
hidden in the folds of the regular tics cts. and
thus struggled into the box. The citizens of the
precinct fail to identify of the names hat ap-
pc r. on two pages co9secqslvely aud the poll st
proper explanations could be given.
The House Committee were at work
considering the returns from Leon County. Fla,
on the 18th. The Republicans were given an op-
portunty of exp aiming the discrepancies reported
Oh the preceding day.
The House Committee closed the inves-
tiga,ion OF Leon County on the 18th. No official
re: or would be made on any county until all had
been investigated. The Senate Committee had
arrived at Tallahassee.
The Senatorial Committee was called
to order on the 18th by Sera'or S'rgent. Re-
porters AID the public wee denied admission,
tn" Seq "ant-at- Arms say hg he had orders 20 ad
| nit no one. Cards to me Cha rman were re-
he secret. TIE day was nsumed in examining
the r pub lean menbe's OF the Canvas-ing
Board. Judge Cooke was summoned to appear
bel. re the commit,ee
The House Committee was at work
on the 18th Eighteen negroes, whose names
were on the poll-list in Leon County as having
voted there swore that they did not vote there
and were rot at the prec net during The day.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The House Committee began their ses-
sop at Columbia on the 18th, and continued
their investigations throughout the 18th. but an
bounced no results.
The House Committee were busy at
Columbia, on the 18th, in hearing testimony con
corning the late election and collecting docu-
mentary evidence relating thereto. The Senate
Committee had all arrived except Senator Merri-
mon who was expected on the following day,
when the committee would get to work
The House and Senatorial Investigating
Commi tees, at Columbia. were working actively
and quietly on the .Sth. There were rumors Of
compromise between the Republicans and the
Democrats favorable to the latter.