The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-23
THE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL.

WEDNESDAY, Eeb. 14.-On the reassembiing
OF the commission, ex-senator Carpenter re-
sumed his argument, contending that the con-
stitation of the United States forbade confer
l1ng judicial power upon the Returning Board
Of the United States, and that the law of the
State which attempted to confer such power
was void The Returning Board had il pos
sessed judicial powers, had gone outside its
privilege. The statuterequires duplicate returns
to he made within twenty-four hours, and such
returns were not made within fifteen DAYS. He
depounced in bitter terms the members of
the Returning Board and said careful and
thorough examination of the case by the COM
NISSAN would do move to restore peace in
Louisiana than regiment of soldiers. At the
conclusion of Mr. Carpenters argument, propo-
sitions were introduced to discuss the admissi-
bility OF evidence in the Louisiana case, and to
debate the whole case. The former prevailed,
the lattar being rejected. After a short recess,
Lyman Trumbull took the floor and proceeded
with his argument, saying that they were
brought face to face with the question whether
President Of the United States is to be made
through fraud and villainy on the part of Off
cials whose duty it was to issue the certificates
There was no ether other tribunal to which APP
plication could he made except this tribunal He
spoke of the tribunal as the Tribunal of the two
houses of Congress. Could it be, he asked, that
the constitution had made no provision against
u
fraud, and by conspiracy between the men
who certify to his election? He felt Inundated
that as q citizen Of the republic lhe was called
upon TO argue this question beflre q national
tribanal. Mr.. Trurpbull agreed that il was not
only the right bat the duty Of the commission
to 90 to the very bottom facts in the
case, and ascertain who were the legally
elected electors in Louisiana. He went
into general reviewed. Louisiana f.ffars, and
made w.fat is claimed to be the ak,iest argu-
ment in behalf of I6lden yet delivepad before
the commission. He was followed by f. w.
Stoughtop on the Republican side wl.e argued
that the Vteturning Board was legal body,
and had power to appOation the vote and finally
certify it Gt seemed to him that the decision
of the coElns;ssion in the Florida case deter
mined the entire question here raised A. t. the
right of the commission 80 30 behind the acton
of the Returning Board and he could not
less the asain question: was now
open for Argument. 10 conclusion
tlse said Talk TO me aboslt outrage, frauds
and disfranchsanent of voters. There are
two sides of the question, and If you ,nt here
to go back and CANVASS votes, you sit here to
administer the lawsof Louisiana and you must
administer them by learning who have been
disfranchised and what was the lawful vote Of
that State in harmony with her laws
and not in harmony with the will of
a party" Mr.. Shellabarger next addressed
the commission on the same side. lie argued
that Kellogg was the rightful Governor of
Louisiana. that the Returning Board was
legal body, that the electors objected to were
not ineligible and that il is not competent for
the commission to go behind the action Of the
Returning Board for the purpose of finding
mt what happened in It's exercise of jurisdic-
Iior, bestowed by the statute.
THuRsDAY, Feb. 15.--Argument on the adrnis-
sibiIty of evidence in the Louisiana case was