Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-08

lends. can indorse him as a worthy young man and
Ii he served in the capacity Of supervisor of regis
taton in East Feliclana parish of Louisiana the
Il measure instrumental in saving us the State
We would add that We believe him to be needy and
ably consider his claims and accord him such aid as
you consistently can' am, yours truly co>,>
Office of steubenvIlle Dally and weekly Rcrald.
James M'KInney.
deputy-clerk of the supreme court of the
United States, was sworn and examined as to
the identity OF the envelopes and their coz
tents already received and examined by the
committee, they being the electoral returns,
and papers connected Herewith, which had
been before the electoral commission.
NJ Kinney had been secretary of that COM
mission. He recognized and identified the
envelopes and the Endorsements thereon,
some OF which were made by himself, and
others by Mr.. Cattell and George A. Howard,
who had been his first and second assistants.
The letters IN. c., which had been puzzle
to the committee, were explained by him to
be the initials of Nathaniel Clifford, president
of the commission. The papers were all re-
turDedin envelopes by him to the president
of the senate.
Mr.. Blackburn, who had been absent from
the executive session, desired to be informed
as to what had been done there.
The chairman stated that the original cleo
ton returns, so far as they professed to be
original, had been compared with each other
and with copies printed in the volume known
as the Count of Electoral Votes; and that it
had been found that the certificate which
had been before congress and before the
electoral commission, and which was called
"No. 1" was the certificate first executed
and bearing genuine signatures, where there
was but one list of electors and not two-that
Is, where they voted at the same time for
President and Vce-President; and that it
was also found that the certificate which con-
tanned two sets of electors-that is, where the
President and Vice President were voted for
separately, and to which Levisse testified
yesterday that his name was forged, had not
been printed in the count of the electoral vote
under the head of certificate No. 3. which
was its number, but that No. /, with some
trihing alterations, had been printed as No. 3.
Mr.. M 'Mahon-You discovered, in addi
ton, that the original paper No. had but
one list of electors.
The Cha1rman-I so stated.
Mr.. NJ 'Mahon-Whereas the improper re-
turns had two lists, In accordance with the
constitutional requirement.
The Chairman--The fact is that the certif-
cate called No. /, printed on page 205 of the
account, is the certificate that Is admitted to
be genuine, and that the certificate called
No. 3, to which Levisse testified that his
name was forged, is not copy of No. l, the
difference between the two being that one
contains the. vote cast for President and
Vice7President in one form of the certificate,
while the other has them separately IN the
two forms.
Mr.. Cox-That certificate No has been
before the electorsl commission, and has been
printed as part of its record. 1t does not ap
pear 10 have been objected to by anybody
throughout that proceeding.
Mr.. M 'Mahon-That was because nobody
inspected at that time that they were bogus
or forged, and because there was no use In
making objection.
Mr.. Cox-Mr. M'Mahon ought to with
hold his conclusions about forgeries and
everything else at time when the testimony
is incomplete; that is matter which [ sup
pose the committee will pass upon some day.
Mr.. M'Mahon-I thought it had been
agreed upon among the members that the
signature of Levisse in that certificate was
not his handwriting.
The Chairman-Mr M'Mahon spoke mere
called them "bogus.'
Mr.. M 'Mahon-That covers all the ground
reached in the executive session.
.TLe Chairman-Yes, that covers it en-
tirely.
Mr.. M'Mahon-I wanted our friends out
side (meaning the reporters of the press) to
get 1t In mass without getting it from the
members in detail.
Mr.. Cox-I would state, however, if that
practice is to be allowed of the members
asking In open session what took place in
secret session, the usual understanding of
secresy might as well be dispensed with al
together.
Mr.. Reed shall understand, of course,
that it is dispensed with.
Mr.. M 'Mahon-The proceedings of the Sc
cret session are all spread on record, and will
be printed tomorrow, so there is no secresy
about them.
Mr.. Blackburn saw that the stenograph-
er was taking notes, and therefore | assumed
that it was not properly the work of an ex-
ecutive session.
The chairman announced that Leyisse,
who was to be further examined, had gone
home for to-day, and that the ether witness
whom he had sent for had not arrived. He
also stated that he had sent message to
Senator Ferry, asking him to come before the
committee, and that Ferry had sent word
that it was not convenient for him to attend
at present, thereupon the committee adjourn
ed tlll to- morrow.
MAJOR BURKE,
of New Orleans, who it is alleged represent
ed Governor Nichols and the Louisiana
Democrats at the celebrated Wormley confer
ence, has been summoned to appear before
the Potter investigating committee. Le-
| visse will probably be further examined to-
| morrow.
THE SENATE AGREES TO SUBMIT ALL PAPERS
DEMANDED.
On the assembling of the senate this morn
ing the president pro tenn. laid before the
senate communication from the secretary
announcing that he had been summoned be-
| fore the Potter committee to produce the
| Louisiana election returns, and that he had
| obeyed the subpoena. In conclusion, he says
81 respectfully request that you lay this
| communication before the senate if deemed
necessary and proper. | may have instruc-
lions as to my duty in this and any similar
| cases that may hereafter arise.
Senator Edmunds submitted an order that
| the secretary of the senate attend the COM
mittee of the house mentioned with the pa
pers described by the committee and submit
the papers for examination from time to
time, according to the convenience of the
committee.
A long discussion ensued, several claiming
that the proper way would have been for the
house to have requested the senate to furnish
the papers. Other senators argued that the
papers were not In the custody OF the senate
by any law. They we're merely in the pos
| session of the secretary, according to usage
| since the organization of the government,
and therefore the committee have right to
summon the secretary to produce them.
The order of Mr.. Edmunds was modified
so as to reserve all questions touching the
regularity of the action of the committee of
the;house in calling for papers, and instruct
ing the secretary to attend the meeting, etc.,
and as modified was agreed to.