Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-25


 boxes and see the wrongs, if there were any, lighted. He stated that he would vote "I" and added that he didn't believe there was any court in the country that could infiict a punishment on any member of that committee for entering those boxes and seeing the truthfulness of the situation.
 Mir. Murray took the same consist ent stand he took last Tuesday. He did not want to be in contempt of court and in violation of the law by entering the boxes. Mir. Murray says the law in the matter was very clear and for that reason only, he would vote No" for himself and also Mir. Tucker. tat being the lat ter's feelings in the matter. Mir. Fucker expressed himself in that way Tuesday. He felt that the committee had DO right to enter the boxes, unless properly authorized by the officials who had the authority. Judge Grace said that he had no authority to recommend an inyesti- gatioL and Circuit Clerk Langford did not authorize them to inyesti- gate the ballots, but merely said "he was ready fir the committee to witness an investigation"
 MT. Bell at the conclusion of his talk made motion that the com mittee proceed to investigate. Mir. Russell seconded the motion. AYote was taken and resulted ayes-Gal- braith. Russell, Bell and Jarvis. Noes-Murray and Murray as proxy for J. ". Tucker. MT. Murray said he was repf esenting his own feelings and those of Mir. Tucker In voting No" He said he was not acting for Mccoy or Core, as they had told him to vote for an investigation.
 The Brewer communication was taken up and by vote tabled fer fu- ture action.
 Toe committee meeting then ad- iourned until 1:15 o'clock D. m.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 At 1:30 o'clock the committee re- convened. The chairman presided and all committeeman, except J. W. Tucker, present.
 ". B. SorreIls, as attorney for A. J. Stewart, asked the committee what was to be done with Brewers mmunica ton. He wanted to know il Brewer was cnntesting, then he wanted to file Mr. Stewards papers.
 After much discussion on the sub ject. Mir. Russell made motion that the vote on constable be re- counted. The vote was ayes 8 azd noes 3, hence the recount was refus- ed.
 Mir. Jarvis made Il motion that the boxes from Jefferson township and the secoDd ward be brought forth for investi iga ton. ! r. Russell ex- pressed d second to the notioD. Mr Bell says he could not see why they wanted the Jefferson aud second ward b0xAs first. when Bolivar township was the first township in question in the papers filed by Gould and Alexander. He said the inves ti- gation should be made systematic ally.
 Mir. Coleman said they had no special reason for asking for the ! eff ferson and second ward boxes first. MT. Jarvis to prove this. withdre " his mot on. Mir. Bell thea made q motion that the two first named boxes. Bolivar and Washington be brought up and inspected. The mo- ton passed unanimously.
 The chair app )iated Messrs. Mur- ray and Russell to go to the clerk $ office for then, but MT. Murray asked to be relieved, He stood on the grounds that he did not want to be in contempt.
 Messrs. Jarvis, Russell and Circuit Clerk Langford brought up the box es and every one except the commit tee, contestants, their accountants and attorneys. and the stenogra- pher were refused admittance to the room. At this hour (2:30 p. m. the l investiga tion began.
 soRRELLs' ADVICE 
 Mir Langford would not deliver the boxes today until after he had re- ceived the following letter from Pros ecutlng Attorney Sorrelis: