The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-15
Strona Points Of tho Demo
cratic Case on Louisiana.
Argument on the Objections to
the Hayes and Wheeler
Certificates.
Tho Tribunal Puts In q Full Day
and More Than Earns
Its Money.
Ex-senator Carpenter Beginning
an Elaborate Argument.
The Tribunal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-At the meet
ng of the electoral commission to-day
Senator Thurman was absent owing 70
sickness, but after delay OF fifteen min.
utes the senator arrived.
Ten minutes later argument was begun
BY Senator Mcdonald, who supported
the objections to the Hayes certificates
from Louisiana.
SENATOR M'DoNALD's REMARKS.
Mr.. Mcdonald referred to the previous
congressional action and laws TO show
that the returning board had no power
to look into irregularities at election un.
less proper foundation is laid by state
ment of supervisors of registration or
commissioners OF election or ether
proper affidavits. In the election OF 1872
the vote OF Louisiana had been rejected
because the returning board had not
complied with the law, and they now
proposed to show the law had not been
complied with in the present case. A
popular majority had bsen returned in
one way and that majority had been re-
versed BY this board. Through actual
fraud they had thrown aside returns sent
them by the proper officers. and had
taken reports Of the supervisor OF regis
tration in their place. But even this
they did not follow at all times. The
people Of sixty-nine polls had been dis
frlnchised.
Mr.. Thurman asked how many OF these
returns had been accompanied by pro-
iesess
Mr.. AcDonxld replied that not one pro-
test lad accompanied the returns from
tnsse sixry-nine poliing-plaoes. The two
houses Of congress had already taken
steps To inquire into the legality OF the
elSciio. il LouikiAna, and he mxjnisibed
the comi4iasio0 possessing the powers o.
Tie two houses had q right, and j, Wal
tneic erty 70 CONSIDER the information Ii
possession u tie two hoases. Thei
duties we're Jaflea2l, rot merely clerical
And lac conjured them 10 carefully w<ixl
TIE evidence IL Possession Of the tn
hoassss ior which they were acting.
Mr., JEsEs' OBJECTIONS.
NJ. jerks sxad they were prepared {
show that the Hayes electors were no
elected in conformity with Law. wool,
TIE evidence De accepted He would ais.
chow that certificate No. more nezrl,
eonformed TO The law; that .: wss law
fnl IN oil essential points. Should ih'
clause uhss The governor shsn certify over
ride ~ constitutional provision az 70 Ia.
mode Of choice and legislative enact
meet ~ 10 the time Of holding the cleo
iioa: Hso. they would show that fraud
vas connected with tia: certificate, and
TIA; tie governor who issEed the certifi-
c&k va party 70 the frand. He A.
ssned ~ facts tia, the law required the
eseciioo Of electors by 8 popular vote
AID ;hss the Itidsn electors received 4
rs5se'sy q from 400 10 300 votes.
BE procseded to review the election In
1e several parishes. They were, he
sA4d, pss11ed 70 show that 1t was deter.
n@os1 before he result was known tina.
u 1scessAsy 20 effect THE resuli the re-
i2rzs1g board vzs prepared 70 give the
RTE 70 Hayes regardless for whom the
F9.<s La teec east.
II esse-i2sasn i4s asxed that the moral
Ax1i a LIE ralrsrse n1zh; " allowed 10
s-aas z;o. ia trxnsaesion, scs the ns-
i4ps - free frosa lie Vie ar. Of RI. rs-
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nt'2neec La: ic2r is01rs and half ~oaic
t< allowed % exei4 siee ior their sryu.
rsen,s, AID thai the csnnissson woald
ormmsnce bearing al O'Clock AID ii,
until O'clock this evening.
MATT cAgyExIEE's sFTEcH.
When the commission again asseH, be-,
a. o'clock ex-senator Carpenter rose
and aid IL the court please, 10 relieve
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