Mr. UPSON. I note from page 14 of the report as made by the Gentfrom Wisconsin, Mr. Psiivs.]”Ihe gentleman claims, as I unerstand, the very position which I as serted, on pages 87 to 41 of the report of the committee, being the return for company H of the 208th Pennsylvania re rnent. Commencing With the pollbook oft o election the House will find the form, which is substantially that put down in the law of Pennsylvania upon this subject, except the filling n. But in relation to that I will show that ta law requires, different from the requirement in reference to home elections, that the returns shall be made in the pollbook, and with the pollbook and tallylist shall also be returned to the prothonotary of the ecurt, who is to certify them to the district judges. What is the law 1 "Sec. 4. Before opening the poll on the day of election. the electors presentat each of the places afore said shell electwmonooce. 3 persons present nt the time and havin: the qualifications of electors. for the Lndezeosf said election; and the judges so elected shall then appoint 2 of the persons present, whoshall be qualified to act as clerks of said election and the judges shall preare boxes or other suitable recep aclesfor the bal ots.” Now, what further? “SEC. 5. Before any votes shall be received, said udgesundelcrks shall cach takc a nonthoraffirmation but he will perform the duties of judge or clerk (as the cue maybe)ofsnid election. aecoi"din tolaw and to the best of his abilities: and that he will endeavor to prevent fraud. deceit or abuse. in conducting the some, which oath or affirmation nnyof the said judges or clerks. so electedor appointed. may administer to each other; and the same shall beinwritinir or nrtly written and partly printed and signed by saidyudges and clerks and certifiedto by the party administering the sameand attached to or entered upon the oll book and there signed and certified as aforesai.” These are the express provisions of the law made in this case, because those elections were to take place out of the State and it was found under the former law, as I am credibly informed, which this law changed, where there were no pollbooks and tally ists required to be returned in this specific way, gross frauds had been perpetrnted in Philadelphia and in one case the sheriff elected by socalled soldiers votes was afterward turned out on an investigation of the election, the returns bein found to be forged or fraudulent and I 100 upon this law as designed to prevent the peretration of such frauds in elections.