Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-07
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
ESPECIAL TO rHE DAILY sENrIN Ell.
WASHINGTON.
Governor Wells Testifies Arrest
and Examination of Littiefieid-
Evarts Makes Rn Argument.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.
The Inter Oceans Washington spe-
cial says: Wells testimony was ex-
plicit, full and convincing. His ex-
PLANTATION was much fuller and more
plausible than was that of Maddox.
James Wilson. of Iowa. after having
by an order Of Speaker Randall gained
admission to see Wells and the other
members of the Returning Board, who
are now confined III prison, says Casa
more and Kenner are in very pleasant
quarters, but Wells and Anderson are
in a dungeon, a place not tit for blasts
t O live in; the walls are damp and
Shiny, and water drips from the cell
ing. After an interview, Wilson ill.,
formed Randall That unless better
quarters were afforded these prisoners
he would call the attention of the
House to it. Randall promised that
a change should be made. Only DEM
ocrats are admitted to zee Wells and
Anderson. Lit,letield. late this after
noon, was captured by the sergeant
at and taken before the House
Committee and submit,ed to a merci-
less cross examination before several
witnesses who are here to contra
diet him. Littlefield was entirely
broken up; he testified, among other
other things. that he accompanied Sen.
atom Trumbull and Governor Palmer
to a quadroon ball at a house Of pro>ti-
tuition. in New Orleans, the night be-
fore thew left.
The Commission will meet in execu-
tive session tomorrow and have passed
a resolution not to adjourn until a de-
cision can be reached on the question
OF the admission of the testimony re-
gardinX the fact that Field presented an
er pd,te report of the testimony taken
before the House Investigating Com
mittee, pretending that 1t was complete,
though really he had carefully eiiini
mated all cross examination and an
swers that would prejudice his case.
His course in the matter has cost him
all the influence he had before the
Commission, and has caused eve
Proctor Knott, Sparks, and other DEM
ecrats, 70 dsnounce the act; they
chaslissd him severely in the secret
session, and he made n very tumiliat-
ing apology; and no action was taken
by them ut his request, and no record
was made of the affair.
NdICAdO, Oh. U.
The Tribune's Washington special
gives the following resume Ofthe points
made in Evaits' spe ech, which vas ev-
identity the work of a master hand,
and is avery logical, comprehensive
and clear statement OF his argument:
The only evidence for the Commission
to CONSIDER is that which gives to the
basis of fact and record on which the
Governors certificate Is founded by
the decision of The state -sers.
Beyond this 1t cannot 90. Ii this
boundary Of final de~terminative Stale
action be passed, there is no limit t0
investigation. Until il is ascertained
how every man voted; If the Cover
nor's certificate is a forgery; or If il
cert,fies to a ~falsehood, the Commits.
sion can 60 back of it; 81 the fact O
be certified to is the finding of the
lawful canvassing authority. Tue
States own record of the result of thp
election is conclusive. There could ex
ist no adequate power to go behind:
that would of necessity be judicial in
its nature, and no pienarv judicial
powers have been conferred by The
law upon any tribunal except II in.
ferior to tine supreme Court. The
Commission il not a court, and has no
power to adopt methods of trials for
determining the rights of individuals.
A quo Wdrfdnto proceeding involves a
trial of Jury, and Common Law inter.
poses a barrier to the Commission as
sumIng TO 60 tn such IN issue as Ia
the alleged ineligibility OF Humphreys,
one of the Florida electors, that has
been looked into by the State Canvass
ing Board, which examined him un-
der oath and found him to
be qualified. There is no act
OF Congress for ascertaining whether
an elector is qualified or not, Con-
gress can not entertain questions Of