The Clerk read, as follows: “The conttant. for the purpose of tracin ouch voterwho casthis voteat this precinct and finding hisresidence. if he had any, as designatedupon registry the and poll list, employeda responsible person, by the nameof Dean, canvasse rfor the city ircct cry to visit eachplace desiziiatedas the residence oft ic voter. The deposition of this Dean waspre sented to the committeeby the contestant, and objected to by the sitting member; the groundof the objectionwas, that when the deposition was taken, among the others constituting the proofs of contestant of the thtiesnddeapyossintiootnichearedqnuoirtebdebeynlagwivfeonr.thAentdak it appears that in giving the notice the name of this Witnesswas by clcrica mistake left out of the list servedupon the sittingmember, and the mistakewas not discovereduntil the day the depositions were taken. when it was too late to renew the notice. It also appears thnt the doposition of suid Dean offered in evidence was taken in presence of the sitting member and his counsel, and the depouent was tendered to them for crossexaminntion. but they declinedtocross examinehim for the reasons already stated. The committee were of the opinion that the sitting member was entitled if he insisted upon it. to the ten daysnotice and that therefore the deposition could not bereceived.: the contestantthen sought to prove the something by another witness who hndobtainedhisknowl edaeof the factsfrom Dean himself. This was objectedto by thesitting member aslltfilfiilyitthiLOODY and the objectionwas sustainedby the committee. “The committee therefore were without the benefitof the results of the investigations so made by Dean.however satisfactorythey might bein testing the accuracyof the rezistry and poll list, and ultimately the honesty of the voto. the sitting inember. however. in an effort to sustain this register and identity the voters nanied upon it. introduced the depositionofonoBrr nnnn. (page309.plon:. i resident of the district. an official in the Catholic churchnear this voting place and believed to have riltcilliknowl edge of the residents. His testine ny corroborates the other testimonyas to the fraudulent character and inaccuracy of this register.”