New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-20

THE COUNCIL STILL REFUSES TO ALLOW RETURNS
TO BE ExAMTNED-THE REPUBLICANS TO TEST
THE QUESTION AT ISSUE IN THE SUPREME
COURT.
AUGUSTA. Me-, Nov 19.-G0vernOr Garcelon sat
with the Council to-day both in the forenoon and
afternoon Session. The Hon. Andrew Lacy, of Wis
casset who called at the Council Chamber in the
forenoon to see the returns from Lincoln County,
stated that he had been promised by the Governor
that he might them. The Governor stated that
the conversation related to returns of the election
Of County officers, and not to those of Senators and
Representatives Mr. Lacy then said his desire
was to see the returns of the vote for County Com
missioner and Senator, but the Council declined to
let him see the returns in either case.
The Hon. L. G. Harrington, of Fryeburg. a men,
Der of Governor Connor's Council for two years
stated TO the Advisory Committee to-day that the
uniform custom during his terms was to advise the
persons interested of defective returns in all eases
where their rejection could possibly change the re-
suit of the election and that the returns
were in all cases freely exhibited. He
cited the legh-Madigan case, in which
the Hon. Mr. Madigau and Peter Charles kecg IN, of
Aroostook were permitted to spend long time IN
examining returns from every town and plantation
IN the county
No communications having been received from
the Council response to any of the letters adj
dressed to them by counsel or by Scnators-elect.
Messrs. Baker & Baker addressed the following let
ter this afternoon:
AUGUSTA. Me-. Nov. 10.
To Tie Honorable the GorerlOr and Council ofme state
We beg to call the ttention Of your honorable body
to communication LAID before YOU yesterday.
After its reception you continued in session for some
hours and today held another session. ldstlbg the
euiire forenoon and up indeed TO o'clock pm Wecannot
wait over ur adjournment q; tEs alter oons session
rfa
Board the great bartslips ana wrongs under whlch
our clients are sun ring IN consequence ,S %.
Il ctlOn returns. You have, by an oiiclal ORDER
duy recorded tle Office OF the secrc airy OF state. de-
clar,a that the twenty days allowed by statnte FOR
applications for corrections should begin to run from
Monday, tne 18th lust We arc now 40 the close
OF wednesday. the l0th and have lost three
days the legal period. according to the terms OF sal
order. Exc uing the three Sundays November % and
80 and December 7. should only have fourteen days
for examination of returns II We were permitted
one OF our clients has received suggestion from
member OF your honorable Board that he ght get Ger
towns IN TINS county Putting OF consideration the
honorable Board that after all the certified copies had
been procured client wOnd stand precisely where
he stands to-day. What he needs to know
know, us respectfully suomlt. ~ whether
he returns before Your r are pod dsfec rS
these points for which the statutes provide the mode OF
done: If Irregular and detective on those points
which curabie by reference TO the town
IecOrdf then tho interested NJ
tne necessary cert!cations from the town clerks IL
surely cannot be necessary To argue before Your hohpt
Board that the law giving the right 10 correct errors
carries IT, Of necessity the right to ascertain what
those errors IL could not possibly have been
In the contemplation OF The makDg power 10 con-
FER upon tue parties Interested the right TO correct
errors In the returns. and at the same time to give
To the Governor aud Council the right To say that these
parties shall opportunity 10 flnd out the nature
and extent of these errors. With great RESPECT, your
ohediert servants. BAKER e BAKER of counsel
When the messenger bearing the letter reached
the State House at haf-past o'clock, he was in
formed that the Council had adjourned until Friday.
II is now understood that the question
of the right of Senators and Representatives
elect to examine tie election returns IN their
cases by themselves by counsel, will he tested
by proceedings before the supreme Judicial Court.
1t is said Chicf-Justicc Appleton Is the Judge be-
fore whom PROCEEDINGS vii b. taken.