The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-16
Thr 8ulIetim.
the GREAT TRIBUNAL.
Matt Carpenter Continues His
Speech.


mission this morning, resumed ms arGu'
mont, contending that the constitution oil
the United States forbade the comforting
Of Judicial power upon the returning
board Of Louisiana, and that the law OF
the state which attempted to confer such
power was void. One man could not be
punished for another's offense. Suppose
we take Milwaukee county where Demo
Gratis can give 5000 majority and one
hundred Of the Republicans bulldoze an
other hundred Republicans, and because
Of this the whole vote is thrown out, would
that be just? The returning board, had
1t possessed judicial powers. had gone
outside of lite power Tho statute requires
duplicate returns TO be made within
twenty-four hours, and said returns were
not made within fifteen days.
He read from the report OF Messrs.
Hoar. Wheeler and Frye to show how
this delay could be taken advantage OF to
change the result and say they were pre-
pared to show that 10000 voters had
been disfranchised. Senator Howe weat
upon the theory that il the plaintiffs
agents commit robbery, defendants
agents nay commit robbery. This wa
not q matter tor Louisiana to settle for
herself. The whole nation was inter-
ested in the laws the representatives and
senators In congress may assist in max
ing, and In the president of the United
States that her vste would make.
He read from the report previously
quoted and said: Wouldn't Wheeler
wake up astonished to find himself
elected by the very means he con-
demned: He did not deny there were
wrongs perpeTated in the South, but
they were brought about by the smart
produced by Illegal acts by which
fraudulent government was put upon
them and he denounced In bitter terms
the tour men acting as returning board
who toisted the kellogg government
through fraud and yillany upon the peo-
pie OF Louisiana. A careful and thor
ough examination OF this case by this tri-
bunAl would do more to restore peace to
Louisiana than q regiment Of soldiers.
Mr.. Trumbull said he supposed they
should now present evidence. Fraud,
irregularity and illegality on the part OF
the returning board were charged and
proof offered to be produced. Kellogg
and others were accused likewise Of SIM
Of omission and commission and III,
proof thereof would Be furnished by Mr.
Trumbull-''
The question sprung up a. to the tim
to be allowed tor argument on the intel
Iocutory question Is to the admissibilit
OF evidence offered.
Mr.. Thurman thought the case woul
be expsdiafed by allowing evidence {
20 In subject to objections, instead c
frittering their time on the admissibility o
testimony. He thought 1t was making
this commission q court Of common plea
instead of the great tribunal 1t was In
tended TO be.
Mr.. Edmunds argued that the effect o
taking testimony Professionally might b
that at the end OF ten days they nigh
find the evidence inadmissable and til,
whole time wasted.
Judge Bradley thought they should g
on In manner similar to the Floridi
case.
Judge Miller asked If it could be 20 ar
ranged that the case could be argued 81
that when the commission went into con
sultation, II II was decided not to admi
the evidence, It would not be necessary
to hear further argument.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the following
Ordered that counsel now be heard OF
the whole subject as the case now stands
and that four hours on each side be al.
lowed.
Judge Miller thought the effect Of this
order was to permit the case to be
argued as it now stands leaving the ad-
instability OF testimony to be considered
afterwards. II that was admitted, OF
course they would have to come back
and listen to argument on it.
Mr.. Abbott was opposed TO mixing up
the case. II evidence was excluded he
wanted to hear argument on what was
left OF the case.
Mr.. Thurman agreed with Mr.. Abbott
that the case should not be mixed. He,
however, favored considering the evi.
osnce On both sides a. before them, sub
lect to future decision a. to admissibp,lty
49, 0. ~ .f,ered a substitute, Civ.
Mr.. tn uasam.'sibility ON each side to
msnt, making it th..s an sas .ns..
Mr.. Edmunds' proposition was ,e
)ectsd Yeas, 4; nays. IL. The proposi
ton OF Judge Strong was agreed !.
without division.
Judge Bradley moved that the eo,,ss
on either side may take, in addition TO IN
Two hours allowed to discuss the ints,lo
cutory question as to the admissibilitv q
evidence, such additional time as the
may desire to be deducted from IN. 4
nours allowed yesterday for genera
debate.
As commission then took a recess.
Mr. IHuMBuLL's ARGUMENT.
Aner recess Mr.. Trumbuu nro.o..
VIII ns argument, saving that the,
e's u'ougnt lace to taco with the one.
uoa whether the president Of the trn,,a,
o0ses u 70 DO made through fr,na sn'
..anv on the part Of oficisIs whoS
o"'y" was TO Issue certificates. Thss
was no other tribunsl IN No., Aue1