The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-14
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resolutions:
WHEREAS, The State of Maryland
has, by its Legislature. formally de-
clared that due fleet was not given to
the electoral vote cast by that State Gu
tue 9th day OF December, 1876. by
reason of fraudulent returns III tie
electoral votes from the states o. Flor
ida aud. Louisiana; aud. w hereas, IN af
tidavlt by Samuel b. McLIn. Chairman
Of the Board of State Canvassers Ut the
Stale of Florida, for the election held In
thai Stale III November 1876. for Elect
ors for president ami Vice President
has been lnade puoiic alleging false
aud fraudulent rrturus TOR the votes ut
such ELECTORS III tnat state, Whereby
The choice Ut the peopls OF that State
Was annniled aud reversed, aud. that
the actlou OF the Board of STATE Jan
yassers making such Returns Was lnHu
enced by the conduct aud promise of
Hou. Edward +. Noyes. now Mlulster
to the Government of Frauce; and
whereas. ii /, alleged that u Conspiracy
existed in the state vi l. ,nlsiaua wnere
by the Republican vote iu ali the pre-
cinc,s OF the parish Ut + .st FelIcIaua,
aud III some Ut the preciucts vi West
Feiiciana, at. the. general election III
November. 1876. was purposely
withheld from the polls to af
ford pretext for exclusion. by
the Board VI tuat State. Ut the vote
Cast III the PRECINCTS for Electors OF
President aud Wee Presiden, aud that
Joseph E.. Anderson. Supervisor OF
Registration Ut East FencIaua, and d.
A Websr.- Supervisor OF Registration
III the Parish of West Fe.iciaua, IN that
Stale. III tar. herauce OF that conspiracy,
falsely. protested tuat the election Ill
such prociucls bad not been talr and
free. aud that the State RcturuiDg
Board thereupon falsely aud fraudu.
leutly excluded the votes of said pre-
cincls, aud W means thereof of other
false aud fraudulent action by said
Board, the chUice of the people OF thai
State Was annuiied aud reversed, aud
that such action of said Weber aud
Anderson Was Induced or encouraged
by assurances OF HDn. Johu Shrrman,
Secretary OF the Treasury Ut the Uuited
States; aud whereas, the gravity of the
charges, the nature of the evidences
upon which they are reported to be-
based, aud the official dignity aud
position OF the persons named III cou-
nectlon with said frauds, make it
proper that the same shOnld be iu
qmred into. to the end that the honor
OF the nation may be- viudlc tied aud
the truth as TO such elections made
known; therefore, be 1t
AooVtCoU, AAns ooieCt COm mllIee,
consisting OF eleven mrmbers ut this
House. be appointed to Inquire Into the
aforesaid aiIeg .tIOn rs 10 the couduc, of
person, III the Offices aiorsaId IN 70
spect Ut said elecliou. aud into the al
legged false ana fraudulent CANVASS aud
return Ut vutes by the State OF. Louis
iana aud Florida, aud into all tue facts
which III the judgement Of said 'Com.
mittee are conuected with or pertinent
there to; and lhai said committee, tor
the purpose OF executing this ,resolu-
ton. shall have power 10 .. nj tor per
SOUS aud papers, To adminlster oalhs,
to take testimony. aud in their dis
cretiOn tO detail u sub COMMITTEES with
like fun authority of.sAid committee III
every particular. aud with power to SIT
IN FLORIDA aud Luuisiana.
by vote of l2S ayes to 1OS noes,
the appeal which was taken BY, Congsr
was laid gu the tabs. The vote. Was "a
party one. with the exception !. OF
Mitchell. Butler Of Massach usetrs and
Fort, who voted with the Democrats.
and Mills aud Buckner. who voted with
the Republicans.