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| HOW THE SELECTIONS WERE MADE IN THE BEN
| ATE AND HoEsE--aARfIELD sNUBBED INTHE
yoTE-5UsTICE BRADLEY THE FIFTH JUDGE
| SUBTRACTION ALL MISUNDERSTANDING TO
| COUNT THE Notwithstanding FRAUDS BIZ
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GEAR
ACTER OF SOME OF GRANTS oFr1CE-HoLD-
ERs-LITTLEFIELD MAKES SOME INTEREST
| ING DEvELoPMENrS-AwFUL DISCLOSURES
ANTIcIPATED--J. MADIsON WELLS SHOWN
UP, &C., &C. d7
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 30.-The
four judges conferred to-day and selected
Bradley as the fifth Judge. The choice is
approved by both parties.
When Grant was Informed OF the nature
Of Littlefeld's testimony before Morrison's
committee he was very much annoyed, and
is said to have remarked that most OF the
troubles Of his administration had grown
out Of the rascally character OF the Louisiana
politicians. - !,
When Wells heard Littlefeld had confess
ed, he paced his place Of confinement, and
refused to say anything, Through. strate-
gem Of Wilson's, counsel for the Board,
Wells got possession to-day Of package OF.
papers sent by Kenner's hands, and about
which Wells has been very uneasy.
Maddox, a Treasury clerk, who was in
New Orleans until week or two ago as
clerk in the custom-house, has been sum-
moned to appear before Morrison's commit
tee to tell about the affidavits of intimida-
ton he manufactured for Wells & Co. He
was surprised into an exclamation that he
supposed he would have to tell the truth,
though it would be an awful disclosure.
1t is thought pretty certain that Pitkin
and others will strike pretty near one or
more of the Republican statesmen who Wis
tied New Orleans to witness fair count
There is some conflict between Morrison's
Louisiana committee and Knott's Commit
tee on the Powers and Duties OF the House.
The former has authority to investigate the
Louisiana election, and the latter may in
yestigate the presidential election in any
State. Both are now unearthing Louisiana
frauds; both want the witnesses and papers
at the same time, and some embarrassment
has ensued; but they are getting at the bot
tom facts. To-day Littlefeld came before
Morrison's committee and volunteered to
answer the questions he yesterday refused
to answer. He said he made the changes OF
figures in the returns from Vernon
parish from Democratic to Republi-
can candidates, including electors.
Governor Wells, as president OF the
Returning Board, ordered the work to be
done, and he did it with the assistance Of
another clerk (Woodward), the latter max
ing erasures and Littlefeld transposing the
figures. Wells gave him the original re-
turn from the parish, after copy had been
made out and placed among the records,
with the request that he destroy it. He
promised to destroy 1t, but having put it in
bis pocket and no opportunity occurring, he
finally gave it to Mr.. Spearing, who desired
to make some point in favor Of Governor
Nichols.
A concurrent resolution authorizing the
Sergeant-at-Arms to appoint fifty special
policemen for service at the Capitol during
the counting OF the electoral vote has been
passed by the Senate.
The election of five commissioners on the
part OF the House OF course drew great
crowd. Mr.. Lamar, as chairman OF the
Democratic caucus, placed in nomination
the five names selected by the party eau
cuses. Republicans generally voted for the
nominees, but the matter being in the ma
ture OF avote OF confidence some Democrats
withheld endorsement OF Garfield, 80
that he fell behind by twenty-five
votes. Payne, of Ohio, received 1853 votes;
Abbott, Of Massachusetts, 262; Hunton, of
Virginia, 263; Hoar, OF Massachusetts,, 264;
Garfield, of Ohio, $40; Foster Republican,,
S; McCrary Republican,, 8; Willard (Re-
publican), 2; Townsend (Republican), 1;
Lynde, Terry, Wood, Singleton, Mills, and
Blackburn Democrats), each one vote
Hartrldge, Blackburn, Buckner, Cook.
Hurd, Hcnkle, Heref ford, Poppleton, John
Reilley, Rice, Roberts, Cochrane, Ellis, Da-
Wis of North Carolina, Ross, Stenger. Terry,
Vance OF Ohio, Walling, Wells, and Hop
kins, were among the Democrats who re-
fused to vote for Garfield.
General Terry vote for Martin I. Town
send radical Republican, and Townsend
turned the joke by voting for General
Terry, Of Virginia" ~.
In the Senate 68 votes were cast, and Sem
ators Edmunds, Morton. Frelinghuysen,
Thurman, and Bayard were unanimously
chosen. Those who did not wish to vote
for Objectionable men refrained from voting
at all. These elections were not concluded
until P. NJ, and it was agreed by the CON-
naissioners to meet tomorrow morning at
II O. clock for the purpose of organization.
rAssociated rress Reports by telegraph to the
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WASHINGTON, January 30.-Kenner will
tomorrow produce his private memo
randa of the proceedings in the secret ses-
sion of the Louisiana Returning Board.
Congressman Field. who is conducting
the examination, is gleeful over his pro-
gress. =.
Littlefeld, in purging himself OF con-
tempt, testified that he did make the
changes in the Vernon parish returns by
order OF ]. Madison Wells. He refused to
forge the name OF the supervisor, and it
was done by somebody else.
Before the Privileges and Powers Com
mittee, Governor Kellogg was briefly ex-
amined regarding Levesee and Brewster,