The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-06-26

Mr.. Butler, a. an Individual member Of the
i-diciary committee, submitted to the House
hfs reasons for dissenting from the resolution
and report Of the majority In regard 10 the In
volatility OF the Presidents title. Mr.. buuer
was absent At the time the committees report
was presented. He declared II A. ms opinion
that Congress was clothed with power 10 enable
the courts to adjudicAte on the presidential
title and denies That there was no remedy for
fraud in elections The death OF Representa-
tive Quinn was announced Adjourned.
The House Presidential Investigation.
After holding several sessions al which I'M
important testimony was taken the COMMITTEES
called Orlando II. Brewster, one OF the mem-
bors Of the Electoral College In Louisiana. who
testified in regard 10 his connection With sign
ing the certificates Of the election. Two or
three weeks after the election he heard that =
defect existed In the certificate Of the State
through the private secretary OF William p.
Kellogg, st whose suggestion he signed others.
He knew nothing about the signature OF his
fellow electors. The committee next received
aud had read q communication from Secretary
Evarts, stating that he had received a resolu
ton OF the committee calling upon him ITO
furnish this committee all the original com
munications, whether written, printed or tele'
graphic, now in, or which may have been In
the Office Of the secretary OF State, and which
may be under his control, received by him
or other persons in the State department, pur-
porting 10 come from either or all Of the mem.
beers OF a commission Of which Hon. Wayne
McVeagh and the Hon. James II. Harlan were
members, which commission was sent by the
President 10 New Orleans. La, in April, 1877,
and also certified copies Of all communications
whether written, printed or telegraphic, de-
liyeTed TO or sent to said commission or to al
or either OF the members Of said commission
from the State department or the President
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secretary then continues "Upon laying thiI
request before the President [ am instructed
by him to say that while he considers it not a
all incompatible with the public interests tina
all the documents sought for by this resolution
should be made publis, yet he is unable to per
ceive that the subject embraced in said resolu
ton is within the authority for inquiry i'm
parted to your committee by the House o
Representatives. The President has upon thi
view of the matter directed me to communi
cate to the House Of Representatives tn,
information sought in the resolution OF you
committee for such disposition by that honor
able body as shall seem to 1t meet" Ad
journed.
MIR. H. Conquest Clark, formerly private sec
rotary to Governor Kellogg, was examined rel
alive to the Louisiana certificates, and ~testifie
that General Anderson, of the returning board
had stated that there was an error in the Gel
~tiicates, in consequence Of which Governo
Kellogg requested witness to examine then
, He was present when Governor Kellogg signe
) the second set of certificates, and had himse
sealed them up and forwarded them to Wasl
ington by Mr.. Charles Hill. He also sealed th
/, first set and handed them to the district judg,
! 1t was two or three days after he received Il
! first set back from Anderson that he forwarde
: the second set. Governor Kellogg was fir
! signer to the second set of certificates. Witne
! was not present when the other signatur,
4 were added, and could not ray in what ord
} they were written. After examining Mr.. Clal
at length concerning the part he took in &c
ting the certificates started for Washington Il
d committee adjourned.