New-York tribune., 1878-06-08

tion and even the chairman and the Democratic mem
bers smiled as If in sympathy with the sentiments OK
pressed by the anonymous correspondent.
A MYSTERY ENTIRELY CLEARED UP.
Mr. James Mckinney, deputy-clerk OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States, was then sworn ana ex
amned with regard to the identity OF the envelopes ana
their contents already received and examined by the
committed being the Electoral returns aud papers con,
neeted herewith which had been before tue Eeeioia'
Commission. Mr. Mckinney had been the seq
Identified the envelopes and tho Endorsements
thereon some of the latter having been made by HIM
Howard who had been his fret and second assistants
The letters n c." which had been puzzle 10 the
committee were explained by him to be the initials or
Nathan Clifford, president Of tue commission Ihe
papers all returned IN the envelopes by m 10 the
Mr. Blackburn (who had been absent from the execu-
tive SESSION. desired to be informed about what had Deeh
consent OF the cOmInitte stated that the Original eec
returns, far they professed to be orglna had
printed In the volume known as the Count Oi
the Electoral Vote" and that II had Dee1 io,na
and before the Electoral Commission ana ldta Wllcn
was called" No. l." was the certlneaIe e
there was only one list OF Electors and not two) that ~
whero they voted at the same time for Preseeht m anu
tcate which contained two sets OF Electors sthat ls
the President and VcePresdent were yoIed ior
day Levssees was forged shad not been prlnIe1
In the "COunt Of the Electoral Vote under tue head OF
crrffcate No (Which was its number, but that No
with some trAng alterations had been printed No. g.
Blr. McMahOD-YOu discovered IN addition tnat the
original paper, No l, had but one llst OIL ELECTORS
Tne Cuuirman-I 50 stated. 49,,
Mr. McMahon-Whereas the improper returns had two
lists in accordance With the constitutional require
The cboirmap-The fact is that the certificate called
No. prnted on page 2Oo OF the count Is the a eert
cate that admitted TO be genuine, and that the cer
called 70. B. 20 which LsYiSsee tesned tet MS
forged is not copy Of No. l. the difference
between the two being that the one contains the vote
cast for President aud VcePresdent I'm the one ton Oh
certhcae) while the other has them separately Qn TWO
Mr. Cox-Tnat certificate No. has been before the
Electoral Commission, and has been printed IS part oI
Its record 10 does not appear to have been oDected 10
by anybody throughout that proceeding
Mr.. McMahOn-Ihat was because NOBODY snspecteu al
that time that they were bogus or forged ana because
Mr.. Cox-Mr Mcmahon ought TO withhold his con-
illusions abOut Orgeries and everything else at ume
when the testimony Is incomplete. Tbat Is mattef
which suppose the committee VIII pass upon some day
M. MeMahon--I thought 1t had been agreed upon
among members that the signature OF LeVssce IN that
certificate not his handWrlting ,
The Chairman-Mr. Mcmahon spoke merely for the
purpose OF distinction Wheh ne caeu tuoll yOs l.,
Mr. MeMab0D-Tbat covers ali the ground reacheu IN
the executive session.
The Chairman-Yes, that covers 1t entirely.
Mr.. McaiahOnI wanted our friends outside lmeanhlS
the reporters Of the press TO get II IN mass WlthOu get
ting II from members IN detail.
Mr. CJXI would state, however that II that practlee
is 10 be hllOwed-Of a member asking IN open session
place Ia secret sessOu-the usual understands
ing of secrecy might as well be dispensed WIN aIto-
Mr. Reed-I shall understand Of course, that it Is dis
penscd with.
are all spread ON the record aud viii be printed 10
morrow, 50 that there is no secrecy about them;
taking notes. and therefore assumed that 10 was not
properly the work of an executive session. .
Tue Chairman announced that he had sent q message
mttee and that Mr. Ferry had sent word that was not
TO- him to attend at present. - -,
The committee thereupon adjourned to IL O'CLOCK