The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-22
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the Louisiana case, except the electoral
certificates Numerous propositions
were made to take various kinds of
evidence, but all were rejected by
vote OF eight to seven.
Commissioner Payne m we'd to allow
the counsel one hours time, but the
counsel declined, and the commission
resumed the secret session, with the
view OF reaching a final decision to-
hight.
WASHINGTON, february 16.-The
following are the resolutions acted
upon by the commission:
Mr.. Hoar submitted the following:
Ordered, That the evidence be not
received.
Mr.. Abbott offered the following as
q substitute:
ResoIced, That evidence be received
to show that so much of the act of
Louisiana establishing the returning
board for that State is unconstitutional,
and the acts of the said returning board
are void.
This was rejected by the following
votes:
Yeas-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford,
Field, Hunton, Payne and Thurman.
Nays-Brajley, Edmunds, Freling-
huysen, Garfield, uoar, Miller, Nor
ton and Strong.
Mr.. Abbott offered another substi-
tute as follows:
Resolred, That evidence will be re-
ceived to show that the returning
board of Louisiana, at the time of can
wasting and compiling the vote of that
State at the last election in that State,
was not constituted under the laws es-
tablishing it; IN this, that it was COM
posed of four persons of one political
party instead of five persons of differ
ent parties.
Rejected by the same vote.
Nc. Abbott then offered another sub
stitute.
ResoLred, That the commission will
receive testimony on the subject of the
frauds alleged in the specification of
the counsel for the DIRECTORS to certifi-
Gates one and three.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered a fourth
substitute.
RESOLVED, That testimony tending to
show that the so-called returning
board of Louisiana had no jurisdiction
to canvass the votes for electors for
president and vice president is ad-
missible.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott offered fifth substitute,
which was rejected by the same vote,
which was as follows:
ResolUed, That the evidence is ad-
missable that the statements and affi-
davits purporting to have been made
and forwarded to said returning board
in pursuance of the provisions of Sec
ton 26 of the election law of 1872, al
leging riot, tumult, intimidation and
violence, at or near certain polls, and
in certain parishes, were false, and
falsely stated, and were forged by GER
tain disreputable persons under the
! direction and knowledge of the said
returning board; and that said return
ing board, knowing the said state
ments and affidavits to be false, and
that none of such statements and affi-
davits were made in the manner and
form or within the time required by
law, did knowingly, willtully and
frauduleptly fail and refuse to canvass
or compile more than ten thousand of
the votes cast, as is shown by the
statement of the votes 10y the COM
missioners of election.
Mr.. Hunton offered the sixth sub
stitute, as follows:
RESOLVED, That evidence be received
to prove that the votes cast and given
at the said election of the seventh of
November last, as shown by the re-
turns made by the commissioners of
election TO; the said polls and voting
places in said State, have never been
compiled nor canvassed, and that the
said returning board never even pre-
tended to compile or canvass the re-
turns by said commissioners of cleo
ton, but that said returning boar.
only pretended to canvass the returns
by the State supervisors of registra
ton.
Rejected by the same vote.
A seventh substitute was offered by
Mr.. Bayard as follows:
ResOlged, That no person holding an
Office of trust or profit under the Uni
ted States is eligible to be appointed
an elector, and that this commission
will receive evidence tending to prove
said lnelligibility as offered by the
counsel for the DIRECTORS to certificates
number one and three.
Rejected by the same vote.
Justice Field offered the eighth and
last substitute as follows:
Resolved, That IN the opinion of the
commission the evidence is admissible
upon the several matters which the
counsel for DIRECTORS to Nos. ! and 8
offer to prove.
This was also rejected by the same
vote, and the question on the original
order, submitted by Mr.. Hoar, came up,
viz, that the evidence offered be not
received. s.:. q q
Mr.. Payne moved to strike out the
word mot" Rejected by the same
vote. 1853
The vote on the original order was
then taken, and it was adopted by
the following vote: Yeas-Bradley,
Edmunds, FrelInghuysen, Garfield,
Hoar, Miller, Morton, Strong-S.
Nays-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field.
Hunton, Payne, Thurman.
Latest-Immediately after the doors
were closed, Mr.. Morton submitted a
resolution declaring that the votes Of
the Hayes and Wheeler electors oil
Louisiana should be counted, and as
signed reasons therefor which are I'M
derstood to also cover the cases oil
Oregon and South Carolina. His res
olution was adopted by vote of eight
to seven our readers will please be
calm, and Justices Miller and Bradley
and Representative Abbott were then
appointed a committee to draft re-
port for presentation to Congress.
WASHINGTON, February 16.-Before
Woods's committee Governor Stearns il
teshfying about the use and abuse Of
troop, in Florida.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections are still deciphering the Ore
gon dispatches.
The Committee ON Privileges and
Powers have no session.
Howe's Louisiana committee is still
on the Littlefield developments.
The Louisianans here suspect that
Weldon is Mrs. Pinkston in male at
tire.
The President has signed the def
cheney bill, whereupon the printers EN-
ployed in the government printing
Office struck.
Gen. Ruger will testify Monday OF
the use of troops. Gen. Sherman vii
also be called.
Rear-Admiral Davis, in charge OF