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straight Republican ticket was 70 ed at that poll.
The House Committee in executive session to-
day instructed Mr.. Morrison, CHAIRMAN, TO re-
port the members OF the Returning Board TO the
House for contempt in refusing 70 produce the
records called for.
Before the House Committee, on the 22d,
Ri. Hogan, colored, Of West Feliciana Parish.
testified that the election was fair, free and
peaceable; the only intimidation was by color
ed Republicans of colored Democrats; witness
made an affidavit at the Custom house ssn1e time
after election; did not know what was in it, and
witnesses say they did not know what was in the
afidavits they swore to. Several witnesses
swore that the election at Poll 2, Eleventh
Ward, was fair and Peaceabie, and that the re
turns were legally signed. This poll was
thrown out by the Returning Board. Lieut..
Samuel N. Holmes. of the 18th United States
Infantry, testified: During the election
the people during the canvass in East Baton
Rouge and East Feliciana was to avoid any dis
turbances of any kind by either party, and es-
pecially was that the case with Democrats; have
not heard complaints of an unfair cleo
ten by either party beyond the fact that
Democrats expressed themselves surprised at
that poll being thrown out, they having ma
jority there; in East Feiciana, before the cleo
ton, knew that meetings were held by both
parties, and every thing was conducted quietly
and peaceably; am not well enough conversant
with the situation to say whether or not there
A. NJ. C. Hearsey testified before the
House Committee on the Esd: Am Republi-
can; was a Commissioner of Election at Poll 9,
Eleventh Ward, New Orleans; there was no in
timidation during the election, but there was
after the voting closed; the Democratic Commits
sioners would not allow me to quit counting and
go home as wanted to do; the law required the
counting to be completed in "A hours; didn't
think the tally sheets were correctly kept; think
naunnprata rpppVa1 all the that yUa
counted for them, and that all the votes PEELED
were legal. A. W. KemptOn. another Repubh-
can Commissioner at the same poll, testified that
the election was fair and peaceable; get sick
while counting the votes and wanted to quit, but
was threatened and compelled to finish the
count; signed the taly-sheets because he
was afraid of his life. Louis Bacchus, Repub
lican, Supervisor OF Registration of the Eleventh
Ward, testified: Had been told by number of
eolored men before the election that they would
vote the Republican ticket, but were afraid OF
losing their situations; know 81 colored men who
have been discharged since election fer voting
the Republican ticket; objected TO give the names
of any of them, as they had requested him
for Gods sake not to do so. The statement OF
Abel, the Secretary OF the Returning Board, as
given to the committee, shows that the Board
threw out 10 ,2SO Democratic and 1853 Republi-
can votes exclusive of those not returned by the
Supervisors. The committee adjourned till
Tuesday.
The House Committee, on the Goth,
ADOPTED resolution, tnat tne REFUSAL Oh Nllldlh
Orion and E. W. Barnes to respond to the sub
p@nas OF the committee be reported to the House,
such refusal, in the opinion of the committee,
being in contempt of the process of the House.
1.-THE Morrison sub committee heard the
evidence Of A. B. Morgan, who was em-
ployed in the Custom-house up to Nov.
10 last: Stated that the affdavits made out in
the Custom house were different from the state
ments Of the witnesses; a man named Harris
seemed to be at the head Of the AFFIDAVIT making
business in the Custom house; know of an in
stance where the answers to crOss-interrogato-
RES were struck out by Harriss orders and
other answers put in; this was the case of
Mr.. simmons of Livingston Parish; Harris
said the first answer wouldn't do. A number OF
negroes testified to being assaulted and beaten
for voting the Democratic ticket $50. The Black
burn subcommittee examined witnesses as to
the election in Livingston, Lafayette, Tangi
testified that the election was fair and peace
able