New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-13
TO INQUIRE INTO MR. GIBSON'S ELECTION.
PERTINENT QUERIES REGARDfNG THE RECENT
ELECTION IN LOUISIANA.


Washington. June 10 (specaD.-Mr Chambers res
onon I'm the Senate to-day referring the credentials oil
senator Gibson, OF Louisiana, TO the COMMITTEE on
Privileges and Elections, with instructions to inquire
into and report upon certain specified aud peculiar
conditions attending Mr. Glbsons reelection, would
probably have created breeze In less thnly attended
Senate Some discussion may possibly arise on the
question tomorrow, when the resolution comes up
for adoption under the rules. The points made by
Mr. Chandler striking He wishes TO Know
whether or not at the recent state election IN
louisiana which included the election OF the State
Legislature, the 136,746 votes returned for the can
didate Of the Democratic party for Governor were
actually cast In view OF the fact that at no previous
election had the for the candidate OF such party
exceeded se,794; and why IN the parish OF Madison
$3.50 cast for party and none for the
other; ia East Feliciana, "21o to o; In Mooehouse,
I5S4 to Ia in Ouachta, 1904 to g. In Sabine, al
10 .; I'm Tensas 4,627 to 1l3-with similar returns
from other parishes
The parishes to which he refers are nearly all on
the river belt opposite the Mississippi lne In the
vicinity Of Arkansas and Texas. Madison has pop
ulaton OF nearly twelve oIed TO white, and
Tensas has population of fifteen colored to one white.
These parishes among the most prosperous and
productive In the State. The celored people largely
| own and cultivate their farms, and they all
ardent Republicans These two parishes raise one
fourth Of the whole cotton crop produced In the entire
state. The parishes have no floating debt and their
! bonds at par.
MIR. Chambers resolution instructs the committee,
in they shall conclude that in the elections in
these and other parishes there egalitIes frauds,
false caEvasses and false returns extensive and
systematic In their character to show deliberate
plan TO carry the election without regard to the votes
actually cast and to choose Governor, State officers
and state Legislature by such Illegal, false and fraud
ulent MEANS then the committee shall proceed further
and inquire and report whether the Legislature
actually and duly elected by the people OF louisiana
or was in fact, solely the creation OF the returning
! and canvassing officers. and whether the state Of
Louisiana had on the Odd of May, 1888 (the day of
Senator Gibson's election a republican form OF gov
eminent, including a Legislature entitled TO choose
| United States Senator
Tho same resolution will also apply to the election
| of g. d. White who has been chosen by the same b.
ennal Legi stature succeed Senator Euss sena or
| ator Eustlss term ends March ., 1891. Both SEN
ators ere in the boat. IL the election Of one
should be nvaildatcd, the other VIII follow as matter
| Of course.
THE DEADLY WIRE QUESTION IN THE SENATE
Washington, June II CspecaD. 1.-The important ques-
on OF putting telegraph telephone and electric light
wires underground led 10 interesting discussion In
the Senate this afternoon during which frequent al
| usons were made TO the experiments and efforts in
that line I'm other Cities notably New-York and Pha-
dnlpbla Senator Chandler took exception to a do
nothing policy In the face OF the provision In tho
District of Columbia appropriation bill then under
consideration to appropriate $4,000 :" for putting
District wires undergOundp-the wires belonging to
the District which arc used for official telegraph tee
phone and fire alarm purposes. lie regarded II as a
manifest inconsistency the part OF the Committee 10
allow the streets Of this city 10 be torn up put Dis
trc wires underground and in the same breath strlo
ing out on nlnsy pretcxis, the provision which had
been put In the bill by the House directing the Com
nlssioners of the District to require all telegraph
| telephone ard other wires to be removed from all
streets avenues and alleys wherefrom the District
wires have been or may be removed, and to require
all wires TO be placed under ground at the expense Of
the company or person owning or using the samc'
Mr. Chandler demanded that something should DO
done Immediately to provide against serious caam-
fly from overhead wires. The discussion will be PRO-
loDged To- mUrt Vs. and vote by yeas and nays viii
| bc taken on the question whether or not tho House
| ptoyislon shall remain In lie bill.
| BONDS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED.
| Washington June 1.-The bond offerings to day
aggregated se,67s, 500, as follows -Four per cont
coupons, $4,000 at 1e7 SIS $1,000 at 127 SIS -Four
per cont registered $1,000 at 1877 $4,000 at Iao 5s