, 1877-10-27

"'noeo OF swearing In 10
- .1ate Baker md Kt1so,
ed At tho polls II cnn-
fAfA

.ho had not only htes I'd At tho polls II can-
p ssroS1En ' = k...s7unsr*o HOARD,
md the!. eompetiso' actually elected md 3D.
,s T. r % s 9. 9's s.nss9.i s; I'd .s: T.; !:
t,t ste as no %oee o. snas..
feet.
In continuing IS satencns, Judge spotrorl
t; q ty'"1n' sas s!ana' 4
lscgis,ra,ton, their nppolntees, thc Com
msssouers Of Ear Ion, and sent one set to tho
Clerk Of the District Court of each county par
tsh. and !" tho Secretary Ct State IN the city,
ca!led), showed 2 majority Of votes actually cast
throughout tic State OF about 8UD for Nichols
and Niltz over Packard aid Antoine for Cor
cruor and Lfcuscnant-t;orernor.
IN GU:ci,UstOa
the statement chatgrs tie Returning Bodrtl With
changing Tie result Of The election tn Dc Soto
ParIsn 'ty the suppression VI votes, so a. to re-
tutn Kcpabltcai' REPRESENTATIVES. who wcro
admitted ln a letter written by one Of tl,c ltc-
publican Representatives. 80 returned, CODY Of
.vltctl letter will hereafter bu submitted 10 tho
c0'nmtkes; K e., SUPPLEMENTAL. .7.,,xrx,
Kellogg dcfltca gcnrFal'r md spceli!cully tho
material avetincnts ul Spofrorll. and asks that
In tho cycnt That tie Committee shall decide to
take testimony In regard to Vito wcsu duly
1nrestisatton shall te matle turou.t,, i pbclli-
c!,cc 10 the election laws OF Louisiana; that It
slllal decide who were elected, aiter excluding
3t,tn tue election returns RHclI polls fhH elcc
t!un Lass Of Louisiana designed should be ex-
cludcd; and lie states further TINT II such cxclu-
s[ous arc made as arc required bJ tue designs Ut
the law It Will be fuut,I that tito action ot tho
Returning board In certifying, tho elcction Ut
WAS justified by evidence and law In the case.
sPOFFuAp's SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT.
spo4ord+ ln Ills supplemental statement,
says:
The saRncncsr Of the statements OF Kellogg ~
fur n,e tu specify Whit shall derra To aaducu II,
reoustal, 4 suit upon .uch pleadlnse could have
md fn te ssa 9 dSsfs o. Ke'9ss
this matter should de determined speedily, Cor.in.
ly within few wcckH, ~ ~ the specific document
Committee u thc I'D n.t "nal III ae.ita % to It pross s%s
taat tue act creating the superior Crit Cours Tell
through :. an utter abostioa; that Il td not Re;
p.et cou1 q Nv ofeans So'' i nssef me- I'll
abollrh H. hut the Court 1Ia+ continued and still!
sub<sts in The full cxeFc,.c ot ,ts original jurisle
lion. though there has been no Inv rowling It. II
It he deen,cd oroper ,atcrla! to ~ Into general
Investigation twh1rc lsutlkon j. honndlesal In.
dlcascd by kellogg. lhe only effect Of which Will
bs !aosan!e delay md psoatless vranYlin:; the
psore; to ln,t he qaota,on. @ "Io'1 to tcst'nony M
takcn by the Aowe committee, but that
the testimony taken br the Aot'tson Committee Of
tho liousc .hould. !n con,mon fairness the other
| side. be allowed consideration. ~ course tho
joatnats and act* Of the Assembly Of the t;lehols
lys!atnte 9:,a ~ printed In volumes by authority
The Undersigned. in rciurn. agrcce that news.
paper repotts of tue journals q tic Packard lsgl4
lature may bc referred to by either party.
The Committee. after hearing the statements
FCAIl. trlrf ArK5tUtI itrEfFrfd