The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
lfOI 'SI',

III luC uOuSt, bl Lut lOJL NlI. UILtI,
as question Of privilege, presented the
following preamble and resolution; Whereas,
The state of Maryland has, by its legislature,
formally declared that due effect was not
given to the electoral vote east by that state
on the 9th day Of December, 1876, by reason
OF fraudulent returns in the electoral votes
from tn" states of Florida and Louisiana
and Whereas, As an affidavit by Samuel B.
McLin, chairman of the board of state can.
YaSscrs, OF the state OF Florida for the elec,
tiOn held in that state in November, 1876,
tor electors of president and vice president,
has been made public, alleging false and
fraudulent returns Of the votes for such
election III that state, whereby the choice OF
the people in that ST te was annuIled and
reversed, and that action OF the board Ol
state canyassers making such returns was
Influenced by the conduct and promises Of
Hon, Edward P. NOyes now minister to the
government OF France; and Whereas, II is
alleged that a conspiracy existed in the state
OF Louisiana whereby the republican vote in
all the precincts OF the parish OF east Feici.
ana, at a general election in November,
1876, was purpOsely withheld from the polls
TO afford a preteXt for the exclusion by the
returning board OF that state of the vote cast
in these precincts for electors of president
and vice president and that James Il. Ander-
son, supervisor of registration Of east
FeIiciana, and y. A. Weber, supervisor OF
registration in the parish Of west Feliciana,
in that state, III lurtherance Of that cen
spiracv falsely protested that the election in
such precincts had not been fair and free,
aud that the state returning thereupon
falsely and frauduIeutly, excluded the votes
Of said precincts, and by means thereof aud
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returning board the choice OF the people Of
that state was annulled and reversed, and
that such action Of said Weber and Ander.
son was indnced or encouraged by assurances
Of Hon. John Sherman, secretary Of the
treasury of the United States And, whereas,
The gravity Of these charges, the nature Of
evidence upon which they are reported to
be based and the official dignity aud posi-
tiOn of the persons named in connection
with said frauds, make II proper that the
sane should he inquired into to the end that
the honor Ot the nation may be yndicatcd,
and toe truth a.. Ia such elections made
known. Therefore he il resolved, That
select committee, consisting Of Il members
from this house, be appointed to inquire
into the aforesaid allegations rs to the son.
duet Of persons in Office Aforesaid, ~ respect
Of said election, and into the alleged false
and fraudulent canvass and return Ot votes
by .tatG, county, parish precinct officers IN
the said states of Louisiana and Florida, and
into all the facts which, in the Judgment OF
said committee are connected with or perti>
nrnt thereto, and that said committee, for
the pu, pose Of executing this resolution,
shall have power to send for persons aud
papers, to administer oath, and to take t"sll'
mOny, and in their discretion to detail sub
committees with like full authority of said
committee IN every particular, and with
power TO set in Florida and Louislana;
which subcommittee shall he committees
ul this house, and the chairman thereof shall
be authorized to administer oaths. ibat
said committees and sub committees may
employ stenOgraphers, ami he attended,
each bya deputy sergeant.at.arms, and may
set during the sessions of this house, and
during vacation, aud that said committee
proceed in their enquiry, and have leave to
report at any time The republican side OF
the house hereupOn resorted to the parlia-
mentary expedien. Of Withholding their
votes, 50 that when the question came to be
tested by the tellers, there were only llb
ayes to nay, No quorum voting, Mr.. Potter
moved the call Of the house, which was
made, and all the republicans answered to
their names, so that no further proceedings
under the call could be taken ..... Mr.. Potter
then asked the speaker whether II the house
adjourned now this question would come up
As unfinished business. The speaker in>
formed him that it would remain before the
house until disposed Of. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 14th, Immediately
after the reading Of the journal, demands
for the regular order were made on both
tl.. l-aF m
uounred the regular order. On seCOnding
the demand for the previous question on
the resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Pot.
ter the republicans refrsined from voting,
thus leaving the house without quorum, as
there we're but one hundred aud eleven
democrats present, one hundred and forty.
six being necessary TO make quorum. \
all of the house was then ordered, the call .
disclosing the fact that there were two hume
dred aud forty-iye members present.
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with, and the question REQUIRED
on segOnding the demand for the previous
question, when the republicans again re-
sorted to flibuStering tactics, and the house
was left without quorum, the democrats
being able to muster only one hundred and
thirteen vaters....Mr. Wood-As the facti-
Gus minority seem determined to obstruct
business, | move that the house adjourn.
The motion was opposed By the republicans
but was carried by yeas 1870, nays lei.
In the house, on the 18th, after another
Intellectual attempt to secure a quorum, the
house. on motion OF Mr.. Potter, adjourned
without division.
The house, on the 18th, adjourned
without transaeting any business.
In the house, on the 18th, the regular
order OF business was demanded BY
Mr. Potter, and the question reeurred on
seeonding the demand for the previous