The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-16
POLITICAL POINTS.

Gov. Wells was again before the House
Committee on the 9Th inst, and, in answer
to question by David Dudley Field as to
whether, in canvassing the Louisiana returns
he lad altered any figures or destroyed any
retu ms. stated that he declined to answer any
question touching the action of the board UNI
til the House gave him his liberty and re-
lieved him of his disability. He wanted to
know whether he was the peer of
any member of the committee or a
mere vassal." A number of questions were
put to the witness concerning his action as a
member of the Returning Board to all Of
which he declined to answer until relieved of
the sentence imposed by the House, which
holdr lin in duress. Charles S. Abel, Sec
rotary Of the Returning Board, was also exam
ined. He said he dined with the board on
Sunday, Dec. 4, at which time Littlefield told
him he had destroyed the Vernon parish paper
No one ordered him to destroy them. Witness
said he certified to 17s votes for the Republic
ans from that parish, having full confidence in
the clerks knew nothing about the transposi-
ton of votes Judge Davis, Chief Clerk of the
board, gave testimony similar to that of Abel,
SO far as it affected Littlefeld.
Duncan f. Kenner. of New Orleans denies
that he offered j. Madison Wells 5000, 900 to
give the vote of Louisiana to Tilden. He says
Wells asked for S200,OO0 to count the vote of
has asked to be summoned to Washington.
Louis NJ Kenner, a member, and T. W.
Eaton and York A. Woodward, clerks of the
Louisiana Returning Board, testified before the
Congressional committee on the It'll inst. Ken
ner said he had no knowledge of any altera-
tons having been made in the Vernon parish
return, or Of any papers having been burned or
destroyed nor did he know Of any proposition
for receiving money for any act in connection
with the electoral vote the Returning Board,
he said, did not feel safe-felt intimidated-
hence the necessity for troops to protect them.
Eaton testified that he did not see L4ttlefeld or
any one else make erasures in the original re-
turns; Littlefed never asked him to assist
in making any terations. Woodward, in
his testimony, said he worked with Littlefeld
ON the returns the night of Dec g. when the
alteration is alleged to have been made,
but did not see him make any ,erasures first
heard Of the Vernon parish transfer when iae
came to Washington.
The lower house of the Rhode Island Legs
lsture has resolved that the Imprisonment Of
tine members of the Louisiana Returning Board
by Congress is a "gross violation of the re-
rerwed rightsof the States"
TM-Gov Stearns, of Florida, was before the
House Privileges Committee, on the 9th inst
He testified that he never received or sent any
telegram saying that We (neaning TIM Repub-
icanfD must have Louisiana, FlorlGa and
South Carolina, by fair means or foul Never
received a telegram from ANYBODY outside the
State requesting him to send couriers for re-
turns which must he made to show majority
for Hayes. He said the dispatch from W. Z.
Chandler, Bismarck ought ia come heGe at
once, =" wassent to C. ID. Willard ct Washington,
and had reference to railroad matters. Nothang
was said about money in any telegram which
passed between himsaf and persons in the
North, and be also said he had NO knowledge
of any money having been received from the
North either before on after the election.
"A. b. Levisea, one of The Hayes electors in
louisiana, was examined before the Senate
COfLlLlItet. btstllltu NidJ vi tIc ftn VI
December last, in New Orleans, one s. NJ.
Asher, claiming 10 act az the agent of Demo
Gratis approached him with am offer of $40, 900
to cast his vote in the Electoral Col
lege Cor Tilden- Levisee rejected the
offer, when. as he claims, Hhe bride was
raised to 800, 900. Levisee held out for $780,
900, and The negotiation fell through. Levi
10 hot 10 tba
he thought could be paid, and claims that his
purpose in Che affair was only to sse how far /
the Democrats would 60.
G. Irving Ditty, of Maryland, one of the /
d" visiting statesmen" at New Orleans during
the count, was called before the House COM
mittee, and testified to the bad reputa-
ton of Maddox as 20 truth and /
veracity, and said he would not be-
lieve him on oath. Witness admitted.
in answer TO question, that he was at Little
fields quadroon ball in New Orleans A num-
Der Of other gentlemen of both visiting COM
mttees were there, including Lyman Trumbull.
An excited war of words occurred at this point
between members of the committee and wit
ness, Mr.. Sparks having said he believed Judge
rrumbull would designate witness story as
,tun. Capt. Ditty replied angrily that IL the
chairman meant to insinuate that his (witnessO
statement was untrue, he (the Chairman) as
umed something which he had no right to as
lime. Witness continued-Au parties went to
he ball as a matter of curiosity. One Of the
eatures Of the ball was woman with pink
yes. ,
John F. MulheI1p, one Of the clerks Of the