The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-14
HOUSE.
PROVIDING AGAINST coSMusIsM.


The vote by which the main question
was ordered on the bill to regulate inter:
State Commerce was reconsidered, and
the bill went over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Lapham introduced JOINT resolu-
ton reciling the danger TO which tbs
country may be subjected by the threat.
ened eruption Of Sitting Bull, BY raids
across the Mexican and Canadian bor-
ders, and by insIrrection in several States
such as occurred last year, authorizing
the President, II, in his judgment, 1t may
seem necessary,to increase the army dur
ing the recess Of Congress by the enlist
ment OF volunteers not TO exceed 70, 600 in
number.
Mr. Potter as 4 question Of privilege
presented the following preamble and
resolution:
WHEREAS, The State Of Maryland has
by i,s Legislature formally declared that
due effect was not given to the electoral
vote cast by that State on the sixth day
Of December, 1876, by reason OF fraudu-
lent returns in electoral votes from the
States Of Florida and Louisiana, and
WHEREAS, An affidavit BY Samuel B.
McLin, Chairman of the Board ot State
Canvassers OF the State OF Florida for the
election held in that State in November
1875 for the electors Of President and
Vice President has been made public,
alleging force and fraudulent returns
10 the votes for such election in that
State, whereby the choice OF people in that
State was annulled and reversed and that
action Of the Board OF State Canyassers
making such returns was influenced by
the conduct and promise OF the Hon. Ed
ward F. Noyes, now Minister to the
Government Of France; and
WHEREAS, It Is alleged that conspira-
cy existed in the State Of Louisians,
whereby the Republican vote in all the
precincts ot the Pariph Of East Feliciana
and In some Of the Precincts Of West Fe.
leciana, at the general election in No.
yember 20, 1876, was purposely withheld
from the polls 10 afford pretext for the
exclusion by the Returning Board OF that
State OF the vote cast in these Precincts
for the electors OF President and Vice
President, and that James E. Anderson,
Supervisor Of Registration Of East Fele.
ciana, and D. A. Wells, Supervisor oi
Registration In the Parish ot West
Feleciana, In that State, In iurLh.
erance Of that conspiracy false
ly protested that the election in
such precincts had not been fair and
free, and that the State Returning Board
thereupon falsely and frAudulently ex.
cluded the votes oi Said precincts and By
means thereof and Of other false and
fraudulent action by the Returning Board
the choice Of the people Of that State wss
annulled and reversed, and that such
action Of said Wells and Anderson was
induced or encouraged BY the assurances
Of Hon. John Sherman, Secretary Of the
Treasury Of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The gravity Of these charges
the nature Of the evidence upon which
they are reported to be based, and the
official dignity and position Of the per
sons named in connection with said frauds
make II proper that the same should b
inquired into, 10 the end that the honor
oi the nation maybe yindicated and thS
truth As 70 such elections made kno Ep
therefore be Il
Retolped, That 3 select committee, con-
sisting Of eleven members OF this House
be appointed to inquire into the afore,
said allegation As 10 the conduct Of thC
persons IN office Aforesaid In respect o.
said election and Into the alleged falls,
and fraudulent canVaSs, and the return O
The votes BY the state, county, parish ant