New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-29

lv9 leSlslaJure,- formally declared that due
effect was not given to the electoral vote cast
on the 9th day Of December, 1876, by reason Of
fraudulent counts in the electoral votes from
the States of Florida and Louisiana:
AND WHEREAS, Ansaafiidayit by Samuel
McLin, chairman of the board Of State can
vassers of the State of Florida, for the election
held in that State in November, 1876 for tho.
election Of President and Vice President, has
been made public, charging wrong, false and
frapdulent returns for the votes for such
election IN that Stata, whereby the choice Of
the people Of that State was annulled, and
that the action ofthe board of State canvass
ers in making such returns was influen ced by.
the conduct and promises of Hon. Edward F.
Noyes, now minister to the government of
France:
| AND WHEREAS. 1t is alleged that g con-
spiracy existed in the State Of Louisiana
whereby the Republican vote in all the pre-
cincts OF the parish OF East Feliciana, and in
some precincts of West Fcliciana, at the gen
eral election in November, 1876, was purpose
" withheld from the polls to afford a pretext
| for exclusion by the board of that State Of the
vote cast in those precincts for electors of
President and Vice president, and that JAS E..
Anderson, supervisor of registration of East
Feliciana and D. A. Weber, supervisor Of reg
istration in the parish of West Feliciana in
that State, in furtherance Of that conspiracy
falsely protested that the election in such pre-
cincts had not been fair and free, and that the
State return thereupon falsely and fraudut
lently excluded the votes of said precincts
and BY means thereof, and of other false and
fraudulent action by said returning board, the
choice OF the people of that State was annulled
and reversed, and that such action of said
Weber and Anderson was induced or en-
couraged by assurances by Hon. John G..
sherman, secretary of the treasury of the
United States;
AND WHEREAS, The gravity Of the charges,
the nature OF the evidence upon which they
are reported to be based and the official dig
nifty and posistion of the persons named in
connection with said, frauds make it proper
that the same should be inquired into, to the
end that the honor of the nation may be vim
dicated and the truth as to such elections be
made known. Therefore be it g.f
Hesolved, That q select committee consist
ing of eleven members of this House. be ap-
pointed to inquire into the aforesaid allega-
lions as to the conduct of the persons in office
aforesaid in respect of said election and into
the alleged false and fraudulent canvass and
return Of votes by State, county, parish and
precinct officers in said States of Louisiana
and Florida, and into all the facts which, in
the Judgment Of said committee, are connect
ed with or pertinent thereto. and that said
committee, for the purpose of executing this
resolution, shall have power to send for per-
sons and papers, to administer oaths and
take !. testimony, and in their discretion, to
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of said committee in every particular, with
power to sit in Florida and Louisiana, which
subcommittee shall be committees of this
House, and the chairmen thereof shall be
authorized to administer oaths; that said
subcommittee may employ stenographers
and be attended each by q deputy sergeant
alarms, and may sit during the sessions of
this House and during the vacation; and that
said committee proceed in this inquiry and
have leave to report at any time. ..&i
SENATE, May 2O-The bill for the adj
mission of women to practice in the supreme
court was adversely reported. Bills were in
PRODUCED, among them one by Mr.. Mcmillan
to authorize the construction OF bridge over
the Mississippi river at Fort Smelling. Con-
ference committees were authorized on the In
dian and pension appropriation bills. Mr..
Morrill, then addressedthe senate in opposition
to the bill for the repeal thespecie resumption
act Mr.. Cockrell called up the bill to place
Gen. Shields on the retired list of the army,
and Sargent offered an amendment placing
Gen. Grant upon the retired list also. The
amendment wasi adopted 80 to %, nearly a
party vote. A long discussion followed
HOUSE, May 20.-Bills were introduce
ed under call of the States including one
guaranteeing five per cent. interest on bonds
| OF large number of southern railroad and
canal corporations The speaker announced
the committee to investigate the Florida
frauds, as given elsewhere. The house then
considered the army bill in committee of the
whole, and soon after adjourned.
SENATE, May 2l.-The bill to forbid
the farther retirement of United States legal
tender notes, was favorably reported from the
! finance committee. The bill to place Gen.
Shields on the retired list of the army came
up. The amendment placing Gen. Grants
name on the same list was adopted, 80 to IS
and then the bill as amended was rejected SO
to a. The senate also concurred in the house
amendments to the timber cultivation bill, and
appointed acommittee Of conference on the
West Point bill. Mr.. Matthews called up the
Texas Pacific bill which was discussed;
HOUSE, May 21.-The house went into
committee Of the whole on the army bill,
| which was discussed at length throughout the
day and evening session.
TUE FORESTRY ACT.