The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-24

Clifford, Field. Hunton, Paype ana
Thurman. Nays-Messrs. Bradley,
Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Garfield,
Hoar, Miller, Morton and Strong.
Mr.. Abbott offered another substi.
/ tute, as follows:
| Rcsoived. That evidence will be re-
ceived 10 show that the returning
| board OF Louisian, at the time of can
vassing and compiling the vote OF
that State at the last election in that
! state, WAS not constituted uuder the
laws establishing il, in this: that II
was composed OF four persons OF one
| political party, instead of i've persons
| of different parties.
Rejected by the same vote.
| Mr.. Abbott then offered another sub
stitute:
! he soteed, That the commission will
/ receive testimony on the subject of the
| frauds alleged in the specification oi
/ counse for the opjectors TO certificates
one and three.
| Rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Abbott then offered fourth
/ subs titute:
Rcs0lved, That the so-ealled return
ing BOARD of Louisiana had DO juris-
diction to canvass the votes for electors
for president and vice president is adj
| missible.
| Rejected 10y the same vote.
| Mr.. Abbott offered "a fifth substitute
which was rejected by the same vote,
which was rs follows:
ReSOired, That evidence is admissi-
| BILE that the statements aud afiidavits
| purporting to have been made aud for
warded 10 said returning board, in pur-
I suanee of the provisions of section Is,
| of the election law of 1872, alleging
| riot, tumult, Intimidation and vio-
leuce, at or near certain polls and in
| certain parishes, were false, and were
| fabricated and forged by certain dis
| reputable persons, under the direction
! and knowledge of the said returning
| board; that said returning board,
| knowing the said statements and affi
/ dav t. TO be false and forged, aud that
u such statements and atlidavits were
made in the manner or form within the
! time required by Law did, knowingly,
| willfuily aud fraudulently fail and re.
/ fuse to canvass or compile more than
| ten thousand votes cast, az is shown
by thekstate nent votes OF the com.
missioners of election.
Mr.. Hunton, offered the sixth sub
stitUte, as follows:
| hes0tUei, That evidence be received
| to prove that the votes csst anu given
| at the said election on the 7th of No
vember last, rs shown by the returns
| made by the commissioners of election
for the said polls aud voting places in
said State, have never been compiled
nor canvassed, aud that the said re-
| turning board compiled or pretended
| to compile or canvass the returns by
said commissioners of election, but
that said returning board only pre-
| tended to canvass the returns made
| by the State supervisors of registra-
| tion.
Rejected by the same vote.
| a seventh substitute was offered by
Mr. Bayard, ~ follows:
Resotoed, That DO person holding
| an office of trust or profit under the
| United States, is eligible to be appoint
| ed an eiector, aud that this commits
sion will receive evidence tending to
/ prove said ineiiglbility as offered 10y
the counsel for objections to the certiii-
Gates number one and three.
Rejected by the same vote.
Justice Field offered the eighth and
last substitute, as follows:
Resotued, That, in the opinion of the
commission, evidence is admissible
upon the several matters which the
taAInaat FaF nt.iz..f aE N bSx.x
one and three and offer to prove.
This was also rejected by the same
vote, and the question on the origina
order submitted by Mr.. Hoar came up
viz: That the evidence offered be no
received.
Mr.. Payne moved to strike out th,
word mot" Rejected by the sam,
vote.
The vote ON the original order wa
then taken, and 1t was adopted by th,
following vote:
| Yeas-Messfs. Bradley, Edmunds
Frelinghuysen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller
Morton and StroDg-S.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Gilt
ford, Field. Hunton, Payne al Il Thur
mani.
After the conclusion had beel
reached by the commission, the coun
sel were called, and the above resol1
tions were read by the secretary.
The commission is now in secret ses
sion. There is little doubt Of the re
suit.
immediately after the doors wer
closed, Mr.. Morton submitted resc
luton declaring that the votes O
the Hayes and Wheeler electors q
Louisiana should be counted, and as
signed reasons therefor, which are un
derstood TO also cover the case of Ore
gon and South Carolina. His resolu
ton was adopted by u vote OF eight t
, seven.
Justices Miller and Bradley an
Representative Abbott were then az
pointed q committee to draft repor
for presentation to Congress, and Q
, i6:l5 p. m. the commission took rs
cess to I o'clock.
Commissioner Payne moved to allo,
he counsel one hours time, but th
counsel declined, and the commissio
resumed their secret session, with
view to reaching final decision Il
night.
The understanding that Morton
, resoltitiou covers the S,oilth Garalip