The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-14

Randall The House Sustaining his uniing.
WAsmiNGroS. May l3.-In the House, Mr..
GARRISON y Potter Dem, y. Y rosc, and as a
onestion of privilege. presented the following
preamble aud resolution.
wl,,.,. The state oi MARYLAND has by IL. Legislature
troA, d, Jared that duc effect wa, not given tn the
s.,rN vote cast hy that state the eth day Of u.
.r',f i-76. by reason OF fraudulent returns in tie
t,tfa vote, from ue States of FLORIDA and louisiana
sm
w.. -i. an afidayitby Samuel n McIin Chairman of
he Board OF state Ctnvasscrs the state Ut rlori, tor
Oh, election held n that state In November 1870. ior
electors " President and Vice scnt has been made
tu a ns aise nnt fraudulent returns tor votes Tor
such election in that state whereof, the choice OF the
Icorc THAT STATE anunilcd AMI reversed. aud that
tc action ct the Board Of state ClrNascrs iu making
sh returns info. need D., the couu,t anil rrom..,
l. tNc Hon Edward No,c.. now Mini.t To the Geo,
CHment Vt France. and
uis'rs, II j. alleged that conspiracy existed i'm the
state ut Louisiana, whctci the Republican otc IN all
u, precinct. o the pa- of Fast fclicna and In som"
precincts of West f,io.ua at uc general coouon ia No
Ntuior 1870 was purtu-, withheld from the lu, 60
Afford prctcNt for the exclusion hi the Il, turning Hoard
Of that state OF the cast m those precincts for cio
tors o. President ANA Vie, rros Gen amd that james
Anl,rson the supervisor Registration OF Fast Fcci
una and u A W'h,r supervisor of Registration IN the
inris OF West IDhcia. IA that STATE in nrihcronco ct
tat consI tracy. falsely protested that the election in
.ah precincts had no; been fr and irc, and that the
STATE Returning BUarl u.croupon falsely AMI iraudu.
fnr, excluded the vote 90 the said precincts amd D.,
'u' thereof and of other false and iraudnl' nt action
'' '., 'u.,'n- ,','' ',' 'D9''' OF u' I'"i,' '
u.iui tlo said M,l,r and Anderson was induced aud
encourage hs the the Hon John She rman
..f,r. ot Tie Treasury OF the United states. and.
H'.f THE gravity o these carscs tic nature of the
,,tu.c upon whrh they are reported To he based and
rr,al .n,,it, ant t,.,,i,.r o the r,.r.,r. named In
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'n' SHOULD hr inquired INTO 70 the cn' that the honor
$500. nation may De sniicated. and the truth ~ &c such
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III. 49,. ,.,.,.,, . -. H., Az,
"i, n'''' We AZ l''.ur ", ''.qu''' l'''o ''e
srr aforesaid in respect the said election AMI into
uo alleged false and fraudulent canvass and return Of
,., d., stnte ,ouutv nn,i.l AMI nr,ciprt officers in
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,,iwIh or rncn, thereto and ,a, .aid commit.
t, for the purposc Of executing this resolution shall
,e rover 10 .,nl for rcr.,n. and r,rer. 10 ntn,in.
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'' ''''' 'n' 10 '"N' '''""'"n'. anu lh u'lr us
.tHn t"desn subcommittee with like iuli authority
.ai committee inc,ery rsrucular. aud with power To
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s'nmlti'' ana sub committees may employ s"ntrSpn'
49,. ai hc attended each by Deputy sergcautat Arms.
may during % liUu-.
&C. ,a,atan amt that said committee proceed In this
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Tho prnamhle and resolution HAVING bnon
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nu that they did not present question Of
privilege. and he also made the further point
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'"" ul' po",'s prop's'u III inc resolution
eNuld not be given 10y "A mere majority vote. but
wglli require suspension OF the rules.
Mr Potter Dom. y. w. sad one would sup,
po-e VA t there was any subject which should
%" entitled Ia preference III this House III re-
-pect To the order Of the bus nos II was sub
ect brought TO liz notice 10y the memorial Of
-oNer"igu state touching the official conduct of
nigh officers of the Government and relating e.
a fraud alleged to have occurred. changing th,
result OF the election oil the highest officers ol
Ais Gov"rnment.
mr. Cohgerm mas ,hs m,inorlai OF inc s9ate ol
from New York snthat ne has any possession
~ i ON which TO offer such n r.solutiont
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question OF order Later on II 4 nave az o.
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Nr G4rfnll- The Spoakrr'- reference to the
f .f petition Is entirely unnecessary. That
QA.sIIau WAS discussed On this very MARYLAND
I.-.Ulfon. and everybody here granted the
Ir.rt ami unuucstfonnble right Of petition.