The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-14

printed up He s' contendcd that V1 the s ION
was exercising 10 certain, extent political.
iiy' to go 20 behind the returns to deter deter
mine an election. BY the laws Of Louisiana,
Judge and only tribunal which has the right TO
give "a prma facie certificate Of election for all
eictions held in the State. and Il The Prcsden-
ta elstion Of 1876 was an election held within
Eisdictiop. He quoted from The laws q ,t6e
the power " canvass tho votes for Presidential
SleSIs ,h Any nausy S,9 m an,I tng m9as IN which
.ne o@rd Wsd rsSurs the & MUFFIN. m r
solve tseif into tribunal TO try the question Of
who did vote and who did not vote in louisiana.
alundi. which the commission have already de-
cided il cannot entertain, II this commission
turning Board II will do what the Supreme
Court OF Louisiana declined 10 do which de-
sided that the rc,drns ma mads by the board arc
missions to all officers n the Stte, and can only
be gono bchind in judicial trials He appre-
judicial tribunal TO try which Of the two gem
tlemen named for President has actually bcen
elected and which ia entitled TO hold and enjoy
the Office.
SENATOR HowE's spvrcH.
Senator Howe thcn !addrcesed the commits
sion on behalf Of the Republican objoctors. as
follows:
l am somewhat mortified. having been assigned to
speak in supper, Of objection number four 10 Md how
YOU .haI no, count the votes nie by ScEnsry 's am
his associates frsi, bccan-c you have no evidence
Louisiana to vote Tor President and you ough,
% ss n%ss o q h rG sS ET % rS'ySS oS S ' have '9s e
No can have his vote ~ clcctor counted t rre-
uned by thc Go,crnor Of the sa.. Thee. gentlemen
Encrv do no, ~k to i,ro@c from The suihory Q, the
United states ai ~ Their Nor, 4. You nnd TO elevate
ou lana and 81 yon md him ectuiy ing as gyeInor OF
the he's Of Ia Ntu Is "A
rseiesi dn,gy sniS H. ,hS "S'es' no, ia & ,n" ~
last snd never was, Governor oi Louisiana How do
rational being. and -. .ach we are bound 10 KNOW
4 We may b, i.norsni o' sr,A, man, udni+ bu,
isncrant ", AZ, bound 10 know who i the Governor
q STATE Of h; tnon and bsns bound TO kno" lhM no
who that man uen Ne Know That all the RS, Of Go
c Irop".'n IA. ia, We are boan to iakc uiici, notice
to take nm. sort o. nose nHl every m,m' ol
@ .n hs ry.S ca 10 m ntTa hs, idhS Se M,R9er, RG,
Somsns of ,on a. oecnry :. ai re re Who long to the
scunic. hn,' oieu -cu % ,s!n.iure OF Nckn,ry at
ton AMI knsk'n4 Tor nimi, to the S'na,c. but You
have never oinnc' ,'ur door, i" ~, "a demand Anl
that name ais Dicd to The Credentials OF those who
a-kcd io O." Aifioi q" hc doi.tau'ns oi that heiy.
I'VE dol not o~ sou. John ~, ~ No not Know
that he ha. ever appeared i.lor the supreme Court.
hni ang,. % s"i ~. 10y al ,.,,9 m r' ,,' @ "' @ & IA, % n
mcni has h,en given IN that cout upon e issue thcrv
s. e 'S lSa cs H UPON r,y " Ra.s aGsmcn, % 'r an
IN, lrrnncc and ha's all sy"n " Judgment as9n., 4
SAID you have nlrcaiy determined ON another
%is,% n, kSf%s T.. g5ssi silea XVI %,i s's!, aai
been rcesrscd a. is lawful ''2'rqo- whsn ne Pre-.
The llou-'. one ceruyins that slcn'er wa cnud 70
.rnt uc iiou-o Of R.rre-ntai4,e. ,ad We know X
ss ~ on, W. de- MT -, my ,, VI f m ' .r',1r & Mn,
back TT. resident. NOR, tnan vhc, hss r'.tmt.i
., The .,atusr on ha. r,iu-i 10 sen them, ami l'r
k,iogs, u,nk viii pss here as slewhsre
me and r.. ,s. Sou L'Sa xSs % in The SGs. c.s,sl.
.! ths! saie =. elected BY he re9p ~ NSyGmesr
!hs ps.eIiOed 9amseI Of siSe,oT. in .S,h WAY 4. ,ls
. "si' es saSa 81 ss s'' 70 'N. d'' and Si,AcP
ss5aac%iS ., % GgveEsor %S s';s s,co e
with the direction @ the I-,ssaiuf, or hs. not
hS s sa Srsn S he s. SSSs q s9G S % sS n
y.;' the Sos % N teos Of ma, ~ ss s m S 1 her.
electoral u,ket heai'i BY Rsngfs. and mi.
SeFScry si % wi, I' mi 'i' s, " Sss'a n''' s
sS sS. gwen a all ins election. sra to dccss ,he result
They alc called the rruImng oh,er' e" NE siai", and
p, p,%, ls,s aSs,iease o. lGs. f.hi ssyis @sa
lSer " sSrans",s and the STATE had no, aid So yoa
lar board ia r,er, state uiat kno~ Of an tho Um6n
made To- the character OF TN. ooar a.t Wa instituted
IN >o,ent~r ll-t. ami have taken The trouble {" look
'o ,u' law books and to rad some Applications On
] that subject
Mr.. Howe then took up the different parishes
! investigated hy In" Senptr committee. and alter
! rrrting instances Of intimidation and Nlol"n -
toward Republican voters. ~ proved by the tr--
| timony he said that he had among his papers
n = 'hrduly Of eighty odd different outras"s com
mittcd in Louisiana durngth the last few months
preceding the ee'tion.. He gave this on his
! own responsibility. lIe showed the great
changes that have taken place in the Re-
| publican and Democratic registration lists he.
tween that in 1872 and that in 1870. and claimed
| that II was all tn" result Of intlmidhtl IN. | am
! rlrur upon the point said hr. that in tn 49,
parishes where you hear 40 murh complaint
/ that votes were r"Jeot'd from thc count not
withstanding the reduction the Democratic
! ticket has a larger Not' than II had III thc same
parishes two years ago.
THE COUNSEL For 10TH SIDES.
At the conclusion Of Senator How"'s arcu-
mrni IN lgc Campbell informed the comWis~i n
that McsSrs Carpenter. Trumbull. ana himself
would appeal as counsel Tor the Demo ratle
Mr. Eyarts announced that NJ cssrs Stought n
Shcllaharecr, and himself would appear f.. the
N-puhllIns.
ln.l-a Camubcll rcnr's,el that tho time for
the arguments ON the merits b" 'Nt 'ni"d t. -iN
hours Tor cAeh side, and tnmm!-rioner Abbou
submitted "a motion tp that effect,
Commissioner Garfield moved 10 amend Is
max king tho time tour hours for each side.
uont voting on he, 2,n,u "a S,,2n ,n.., NJ,
rast I@,t'uff,,,1r f"1rr oci"sk on rra.eon6iing IL,
commission announced TINT four hours ana q
half would be- allowed 10 each side Tor thrii
commence the hearing at o',in'k nnd ~ unit
O'Clock this evening, Mr.. Carpenter will iol
low comparatively briefly.
When the commission again mlcd Mt
O'Clock ex-senator Carpenter rose AMI Spnk" ot
tn" merits OF the ease, hut lnrrroh ,udlhE hi'
arguments the commission adjourned.