, 1877-01-30

tlona might have bccn maflc bY members Of the
Hoard. lie t'l not know by conversation Or
hers Of tho I,ar, Or other lending official. con-
ficctcsi Will the vote. of having II come out in
particular way. lie could give M explanation as
to thc ciangr Of the record OF votes IN Vernon
Parrish.
1l Davenport Ia, testified that. having received
telegram fl December, t,e went tn ul1ra,,nl,cc
.! rerneet contained therein IL 81. Louis, and
tlsEe nact Mr stcaring and Mr. I.litlchel. Lit
tlctlcid tsnwc'1 to hin tltc return from Vernon
rari:l, for Inspection. When wstcss handed 1t
back to him, subsequently,, stear,nr ha,.lc'l the
tafnc paper tn wltncss. No tn,,iIty c1tnbtitta-
t5on was paid by the latter for tic pa]rr. IT.
s]cttctd made abatement 10 witnc.s nln',t this
return, and witness repaired to Springfield 10
confuit viii, Gov, Palmer IN the subject.
!.filctield's abatement was that while the
Returning Boar'l was in secret scesIon, Gov.
nenE Mt his awn desk with tLe returns from
fcrnon Parish before him. Gov. Wells re-
questcl Litt!treld 10
TRASsrosE THE VOTE
Of tho hecotrl ard ninth precincts to the other
such tranbposIt!on should elect Republican can
dI1atcs for District Ju.lge and District Attor-
ney of this District. L ttlei1cid told Witness
called Gov. Wells to tcetlfy, Wells sali
to 1.lttlcIcld that there being sornc all
noyance about the rasisl OF Vernon,
asked L,ttlcci'i whether he could not dEure @ up
and sec whether lie could not nake l75 votes fnr
those candidates. Ltttlctlclst snil he could do
i ~ nli:rtng thrce other prec5ncta.-1. !. and
the recurtl Alsl We will iayc tho affl1avIts pre-
rarcl.' Wclls tuld him to make copv, an1
ccrtn!h tally sliccts were then destroyed hy Gov.
Wells. Tic Witness vent to New Drfcant to
verify the statement wh'c', was repeated by the
fhR ftAf4 4nrp nj hnS
present IN the ctt)mmittec.soom duriuK the time
that 4tttlcflcl1 was here.
L1TTLErlELp LIED.
1,tttlencla testified thai !lc never rccetrcd anv
witness to the contrary, saying that Wells did
20 instruct lin.
Tho Co1nnlittce on powers, privileges. and
duties of the House IN counting the Electoral
l:ttlcfcld bcforc thctn. They uskcd him ques-
t.ons conccrnns tic precincts In ques-
ton, .bu. fe declined to answer.
wl'etlcr he Ind any conference with any Dcno-
Gratis concerning tho pApcrs continuing the re-
turing. lie stated In reply IL question, that he
went to New Orleans eight years ugo, und lat
terly held Il position under ths Kellogg Govern
lnellt.
The Committee agreed TINT Ltttlctcld should
nEroRTEp TO THE HOUSE
Tor not answering various questions psopoundcd
tu him.
Mr.. Lawrence morcil TINT the telegraph
opcrasors. Dc!,crry and Brush be also reported
fur sltnilnr reasons, but this nst,t!or was post-
poncd until the next meeting VI the Committee.
APPLICATION FOlt HAEEAs coRrEs.
h runlur prevailed Tonight that Messrs. Shell.
labargcr and Wilson, attorneys for the members
Of the Returning Board OF Louis!aun. nuw IT.,
contempt VI the House Of Representatives, had
made MI application for writ Of tlabcas corpus,
the return fur which was fixed tor to-nlorrow.
There sccms IN doubt that the application was
made to one Of tic Judges Of the Supreme
Court nf this District, hut Up to Il very late
lln.lr the Clerk of The Cour. has .at Issued tic
writ. Chci-Justicc Cartier, It fl bciIevcl, was