The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

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dent of the Senate power to examine and
ascertain The votes to>be counted. but does
confer such power on the Senate and
House; and thatthc House has equal power
with The Senate in such privileges, and that
no vote can be counted against the iudg-
ment and detrminafion Of the House. The
report, together with. a minority report by
Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois, was ordered
printed. Messrs. Field and Lawrence were
10 print the testimony taken by the Elec ton
Committee IN South Carolina. Adjourned
to the 18TH
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TEE. INvE8TIGAT
Compiled from Associated Press Reports, unless
it Otherwise Designated.
LOUISIANA
Before the Senate Committee, on
the 9th, the Rev. John Reilley and six others
(colored nen) testified to, nunerous. acts of
violenceednd reign Of terror among the
blacks in East Feliciana., One ofsthe wit
nesses stated that he was taken out by a
band OF men and hung up by the neck; an
other that he was afraid to vote the
Republican, ticket, and third that
he, was severely whipped and COM
PEELED to vote the Democratic ticket
Reilley stated that there had been great de al
dissat sfactio IN with the officials, not only
Republicans, but also Democrats Samuel
Robinson and seven other colorsd men tes-
tilted they had voted the Democratic ticket
without Intimidation, because they thought
the times were worse and wanted change.
Nothing was done by the House Committee
to-day, beyond continuing the examination
the Returning Board. &
Before the Senate Committee, on the
10th, six colored men of East Feliciana testi-
fled that they were intimidated, and through
fear were forced 10 vote the Democratic
ticket. Supervisor Anderson testified to the
general intimidation of colored voters, and
detail an attempt to assassinate himself,
and said his protest to the returns was made
in New Orleans, because be dare not make il
there. Judge Thomas B. Lyons, Of
that parish, testified to the general
character OF the canvass there; while
stating that the election was fair and
peaceable, he admitted there had been
great amount oflawlessness in the parish,
caused more by the ravages of thieves, but
that the argument which induced the color
ed voters to join the Democrats was that
thy should have protection, and all lswless-
ness from which they aud the whites bad
suffered should be put down. With regard
to East Baton Rouge, two white and two
colored men testified before The sub-com-
mittee to peaceful election and no intmi-
dation, while another colored witness
testified to general intimidation, interru2-
ton of Republican meetings, and that he
had been shot at several times. Be-
fore the House Committee, W s.. sCatlin, of
New Orleans, chief clerk of the Republican
Committee on Registration, testified to the
effect that he thought the registration was
correct and according to law. VIM. X.
Williams (colOred) said he was Deput,
Uni ed States Marshal at Poll b, Ninth Ward,
Orleans. and on the eyening of the election,
Alfred Bourger, Republican candiaate for
Sheriff, asked him how the election
was going, and, on his replying Dem
ocratic, Bourger told him he must eu-
ter protest to that poll If it would help
The ward. but witness declined to do so, as
the election was fair. The subcommittee
heard the testimony Of several witnesses to !
The effect that the el ction in the parish of |
st. Landry was devoid of intimidation A
number Of witnesses from the parishes of
Lafourchc, Iberia and franklin also testified |
70 peaceable election. John Butler and J. |
!. Wise, of Rapides, testified to the bad
of j. Madison Wells, and that he |
y aould not be believed on oat h in the par |
sh on any question in which he was con-
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