The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-22
LOUISIANA.
The Infamy Completed.
The Rottenness, Corruption VilIainy, and FOrgeries of the Returning Board Sustained by the
 Commission.

l Vilia1ny, ana EOrgerleS O1 the Returning Board Sustained by the
 Commission.
 The Nation to be disgraced by the Installment of a Presi- dent not Elected. The proceedings of the Electo ral Commission last Friday were as follows:
 The Commission convened pur- suant to adjournment. MT. Payne moved that one hours time be allowed speakers on each side for argument, but counsel on both sides indicated no desire to occupy any further time, and the Commission there upon went into secret session, with a yiew to reaching si final decision of the whole case this evening.
 The Elect cral Commission, in secret session this evening, by a vote of 8 against ', adopted res olution submitted by Senator Morton, declaring that the eight Hayes and Wheeler electoral votes of Louisiana should be counted. A report embodying this decision will be presented to Congress to- morrow morning. The following are the resolutions acted upon by the Commission in their secret session, and afterward reported te the counsel:
 Mir. Hoar submitted the follow ing:
 Ordered, That the evidence be not received. Mir. Abbott offered the follow ing as substitute:
 Resolved, That evidence be re- celved to show that so much of the acts of Louisiana establishing a Returning Board for the State is unconstitutional, and the acts of said Returning Board are void.
 This was rejected by the follow ing vote;
 Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, HuLter, Payne and Thurman -.
 Nays-Messrs. Bradley, Ed munds, Frelinghuysen, Garfield Hoar, Miller, Morton and Strong -S.
 Mir. Abbott offered another sub stitute, as follows:
 Resolved, That evidence will be received to show that the Return ing Board of the State of Louis jana, at the time of canvassing and compiling the vote of that State at the last election in that State. was not legally constituted under the law establishing it, in this; that It was composed of four persons of one political party, instead of five persons of different parties. Rejected by the same vote.
 MT. Abbott then offered anoth- CT substitute, as follows:
 Resolved, That the Commission will receive testimony on the sub ject of frauds alleged in the speci- ticaticn of the counsel for object ors to certificates one and three.
 Rejected by the same vote.
 MT. Abbott then offered, as a fourth substitute:
 Resolved, That the testimony tending to show that the so called Returning Board of Louisiana had no jurisdiction to canvass votes for Electors for President and Vice President is admissible.
 Rejected by tue same vote.
 Mr. Abbott then offered a sub stitute, which was rejected by the same vote, which was as follows: Re olved, That evidence is mad missable that the statements and afIidavits purporting to have been made and forwarded to said Re turning Board in pursuance of the provisions of section 26 of Election law of 1872, alleging riot, tumult, intimidation and vio. lence at or near certain polls and | in certain parishes were false, and fabricated and forged ky cer- tain disreputable persons under the direction and knowledge of said Returning Board; that said | Returning Board, knowing said to be false and forged, { and that none of such statements | were made Tn the manner or form, or within the time required by law, did knowingly,
 wILLFULLY AND FRAUpULENTLY, fail and refuse to canvass or com pile more than l0,0Q0 votes cast, as IS shown by summaries Of the election.
 Mir. Hunter offered sixth sub stitute, as follows:
 Resolved, That evidence be re- ceived to prove that the votes cast and given at said election on the 7th of November last as shown by the returns made by the Commis- sioners of Election for said polls and voting places i'll said State. have never been compiled nor canvassed, and that said Return