, 1877-01-03

party was directed to that end, in order 10
prevent ttte Returning Board from scl1ing upon
II. Il. prctext fnr throwing ont rutes, They
contralIctci the statement Of Donrges in refer
cncc tn the tnss,,r!ary speech Of Gor. McEner7
ut fsaton 1sougc. anu salt. that while II waa m
aggressive one. l,othtus wa. sald about a*sasat-
nation. On tho contrary, they advised subm!s-
hiu tu anything rather tjIan provoke collision.
Muir was eSanfnel at great length In refer
ene to the political situation In Louisiana, and
saii l,c, III common wiki many cthers, had
thought that the elective Franchise should be
given negroes with sonle property OF education
al qualifications. Int how they THE ncEroes)
were hcgsanIng 10 think for themselves and liz
ten to argument, mid would lero1ne NIL tnp,r~
tant political element.
Richard harrington, catorej testified he hal
taken IN aetlye t,ast IN ,lIr eanvaae for the Dcn
ocrats and that Richard Dunn md others, cnl~
orttl leaders, had done likewise, because tlscy
thought any change would he Tor the better.
Knew plumbers of c010rcd men WIN voted the
Democratic ticket voluntarily, anil did not Know
Of any iptlmilaslun to ca'i.e them to Do 80.
Thought the killing of l'inks.on and others
wn,,id damage instead of improving tue Demo
eratlc tnlltt.
sto1s. repeated Ills Testimony already inbliahcd
in reference to her character, and the contradict
ors statclneElts rs to wtlo lad Killed her llus-
On cro.s.cxa,ninatfon by Mr.. Og1c.by, 1rl-
wells said FlnGstnu Was a Radical hrRru.
THE sESAIE sEH-:uMAlTTEE
hcnrtt the evidences: o. Fran:c*, vile u raul
johnson tco,orcd): ot East bI'ou Rouge, IN ref
errnre to tic masked rlcn coming to lcr house,
brrahtng III. niid asking him io tigt, 1'Aser,
and acc!!t1iig him Of organizing MI armed cum,
panr. That they tied a rope nrould hfs neck,
aul carried lin 0'1. She t,nI tracked him i've
rnttna In fJIf rn11I. ~ him Hr0ir
Heard the iMly liaI been found with tho cyts
| picked out by 6uxzar1a. Wltncts said that all
| the mer et'nrcsl.tta were basGefl cxrcpt two,
| whom she recognized, hut, notwithstanding shc
was pre,tr.l u give lu,s,cs. and assured ly Sen
Atur Wna!righ VI protection, she fetuach I" give
the names, iii she knew she would l'c killed.
TIE ereatcE portion ot Tue se;sioil was taken ,st:
| up III hcArit,E tho testimony OF ticoEge Klein
! fcltcr In reiercncr tu East Daton Rouge. W.T.
ness gaze a 9rca. deal Ut hcur.ay cvidcucc. The
| principal points Of his Testimony we're: lie bad
becn ordered ANONYMOUSLY to quit buying sea e
| tinlfdation, md knew that the ep1orcl Demo-
cratic Club In tic Twelfth WnE.a lad 112 Euet1l-
btrs. Had heard uf two negroes being shot fur
| oflente. Had belonged to tho Knights Of thu
White Camrlita. but mt to the TWO Ninety
eight Society, though most Of the yotnE men
belonged IT, the latter HOW, and wnre badges.
llMl always heard IL wa6 INT political society,"
.E.1uIre Steve Tins, co'orcd. Ut the Tenth
Ward, testified that n party o1 twenty men
can,c to Ills house At Night and nlade him give
up his official books; alsu. thai Republican
Jcrry Meyers ani his son. They were honest
mud Industrious men. Nru. to Baton Rouge,
and voted the Republican ticket. Had not hcrn
nnIcstcd alncc liurTrt ner1aln, colurcd, said her
| hush1nl Inst February received nOte, sayll.s.
"Gct out vi your 1,ottc ~ sum IA tish VIII let
you. or We will hang you by The ncck.H After
wards tho house net on lirr, bur. being Wcf,
did not h,.rn. They then 'lsed 81 hsas, and ca"c
Both Committees adjourned until evening.
At the evening kctsinn tho Senate enb.Com-
mittce heard Earuest Clla. tolorcd, WHO detail.
cd thu arrest Of john titin, prominent culorc1
On charge Of having Is'lsoncd DR. Saunders
family, md seeing him s'M'. To death on thy
road by body Of men. Ilc EaEs thc namee s, VI
snms eight lms*ans connected With II. That hS,
Paul Jollnsou. atnI others buried the body, dc*-
pltc the warning not to DO that. johnson waa
aftcruard rarsicd of by sosno armed men a1,'!
never sect, Agal, ard the fneu enme to INC Wit
aess' house. 1roye Oh lta vile and children bare.
footed and hurncd It. lie gave tue naInca OF a
number OF tncse men.
TIE MorsE COMMITTEE
examined fvc witnesses, VIM tetttaesl TO the
fasllcss Of the election, and ahsence OF intlnas'
| daton IN tho election. IN Canr0F1la Parrish.
George T. Davis, clerk u tho Returning
Board, testified Tint tIle ral6Ing at the llepub.
]ican Electoral vote In Vernon Parish from 17t
haIi bern 1one l,y tlcri:ai errcr.
Thr House Sub-ton,nittee examined NUM-
her oI witnesses relative 10 Livingston Parish
6yivcstcr Syntsncs. Tax Collector. testified that
tha u!vv.!oN wub pcaveabc and asllct, aud thai
lis affidavit appearing In the SEcrman report
wa7 prepared tn tho Cnstonl-ilnusc, md Ma.ic
hin, say things he knuw nulhlng nbout, anu hs
never Knew VI any ar.nrl organizations there.
Samuel Darkstuil, Augustus Ward, and T.
Splitter, tatly runtra1lcte,l tc Affidavit Of super
Visor Davls IN. Us to intimidation, and said thc1
would not believe Inn IN oasll.
! plnN'r KNOW THEN.
Il Committee 1run t,e Sennte to-day waited
tlpun Secretary nf stats UestonIc, aud asked
FIR the uttlrint returns Ut tho State clrrsiou,
UcsIo,ntc declined to recuenizc them, and sa'l
thu luw uircrtctl him to furnish them to tht
Speaker Ut the House, wlirn he had done.
tins Eienihrr of Tic Democratic tlonse to-day
hcscrscAthat tA,Ay, una reported at the State
| liousc.
Eight member. returned elected by the Doart
Aru still abscnt frpna thu vity.