The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-15
AFTER HAYES.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
FRAUDS TO BE INVESTI-
GATED.
Resolutions introduced into the Lower
House of Congress.
Fight Over Them by the Democrat.
ic and Republican Leaders.

WASHINGTON, May 13-Mr. Potter, as a
question of privilege, presented the follow
ing preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, the State Of Maryland has by
It's legislature, formally declared that due
effect was not given to the electoral vote cast
by the State on the 9th Of December, 1876,
by reason of fraudulent returns in the cleo
toral votes from the States of florida and
louisiana; and,
WHEREAS, An affidavit by Samuel B.
McLin, chairman OF the board OF state can
vasscrs of the State of Florida for the cleo
ton held in that State in November 1876,
for the election of president and vice-presi-
dent has been made public alleging false
and fraudulent returns of the votes for such
election in that State whereby the choice
of the people of that State was amulet and
reversed, that the action of the State board
of canvassers, making such returns was in
fuenced by the conduct and promises of
Hon, Edward F. Noyes, now minister to
the government of France; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that a conspiracy
existed in the state OF Louisiana, whereby
the Republican vote in all the precincts of
the parish of East Feiciana and in some
precincts of West Fcliciana, at the 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 Prcsi-
dent, and that Jas. +. Anderson, superinten.
dent of registration of East Feliciana, and
ID. A. Weber, supervisor Of registration in
the parish of West Feliciana, in that State,
in turtherance of that conspiracy, falsely
protested that the election in such precincts
had not been fair and free, and that the
State returning board thcreupon falsely and
irrudrlently excluded the votes of said pre-
cincts, and by means thereof and of other
false and fraudulent aeon by said return
ing 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 encouraged by the assur-
ances OF Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of
the Treasury of the United States, and
WHEREAS, The gravity of these charges
the nature of the evidences upon which they
are reported to be based, and the official
dignity and position 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 ma
ton may be vindicatcd and the truth as to
such elections made known; therefore, be it
Resolved, That Il committee consisting
of eleven members of the house, be APP
pointed to inquire into the aforesaid al
legations as to the conduct of 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 committe, are con-
nccted with or pertinent thereto, and
that said committee for the purpose Of exc
cutting this resolution shall hayc power to
send for persons and papers, to administer
oaths and to take testimony, and in their
discretion to detail subcommittee, with
like full authority of said committee in
every particular, with power to sit in