The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-04

81 for Mr.. Dodge should be aside Mr. Dawes argu
meat was confined almost exclusively TO tho discussion
OF the question OF the NaokeIevlle Of and, sup
PORTING the position taken by the committee, II win be
tnnt u gave majority of l64 votes Mr. Brooks
sxeuS Of Ss vote ~ ny % 10 sss ana ~ ma
give the seat 10 Mr. Dodge In regard the Seventh
district OF the Twenty first ward, the committee
beliefed that at least 1l6 Illegal votes were
cast; bit There was means OF discovering for whom
1uca fraudulent votes were cast Tho committee there
fere, alternative but reject the OF that
district altogether The official canvass in that district
showed for Mr. Brooks 100, for Mr. Dodge II, for Mr.
Carr l5S-giving Brooks plurality of 50 votes over
Dodge. In regard TO the Thirteenth district Of the
Eighteenth ward in which the contestant charged that
the voting was OF grossly fraudulent characters that
one Of the inspectors brbed, and exchanged places
with another partisan Of Brooks who, unswogn, acted
inspector; hat one OF tho inspectors refused 10
ceye votes Tor Dodge and that The greatest frauds were
pcrpetrated In canvassng tho votes. &c, tho commit
tee held that the allegations not sustained
The committees decided also not TO disturb the
returns OF the Third district Of the Twenty
nrst ward The result Of the case summed up
by tho committee, Is as follows fine official return
for Mr. Brooks 6, bs3; deduct Illegal from
the Fifteenth district Eighteenth ward, 22l deduct
illegal return from tho Seventh district OF the Twenty
nrst ward i0owhole nnmssr OF legal votes cast for
Mr. Brooks, 202 The official return for Mr. Dodge
a435; deduct illegal return from the Fifteenth dtrict
OF the Eighteenth ward 81 deduct Illegal return from
number OF LEGAL votes cast for Mr.. Dodge, s,3O7.
Majority for 5iE Dodge, los.
Mr. MARSHALL, dem Of ILL.,, who with M. Radford.
bad made minority report, next addressed the
Houss support Of Mr. Brooks right hts
The minority report sets out that The Irregularities
charged u they existed, are not shown TO have
been produced by the procurement connivance
Of Mr.. Brooks or to have enured any way To his
benefit In all the districts aseaied by the contestant
clear majority Of the officers VI the election including
regis and inspectors, were his own party friends,
while none Of them shown to have been TO be per
sonal or party friends OF Mr. Brooks In all the vast
array Of evidence there rs proof whatever that Illegal
votes were gwen returned for the sitting member
Vast sums Of money were used in the most shaIeess
and scandaous control the election by direct
and indirect bribery but tn done by the contestant
or his friends, and not by Mr. Brooks There Is 10 at
tempt by proof TO show any wrong fraud on the
part Of the sitting member There Is protsnce that
Mt Dodge could under any possible circumstances OBJ
tain q majority OF the votes Of the district he
claims represent II Is indeed admitted that be weuld
upon fair fall short Of majority by eyera thou
sand votes II there Irregularities they not
produced by the connivance procurement Of Mr.
Brooks. II there were frauds and bribery, they are
chargabe exclusively to Mr. Dodge and his agents In
msny OF Mackerelyille the minority state that
tho registrars were republicans apd were appointed
honor forbade tho assertion that republican re,s-
irars were purposely appointed by the republican
party residing out OF the Fifteenth district, with the
deliberate object OF DISTINGUISHING the district Confrsted
with the gubernatoal vote OF 1865 the Congressional
vote Of hackerelvile in 1894 showed an increase OF
only Is votes; while the Fifth avenue District
which gave Dodge slI votes and Brooks only
1872, showed Increase Of 2o2 Tits tended to
show that II these frauds were perpetrated they were
committed In Dodges district not Brooks The
minority report refers the fact OF tho large outny OF
money made by Dodge and by Dodges friends 10 tn
facts ascertaned and 10 b0s according TO the state
ment Of Brooks, and 10 the fact that a bargain
made by Dodges friends with Barr, the Tammany Hall
candidate by which Barr TO get and did get 81 900
for running against Brooks. The result arrived ut by
the minority report is, that deductng votes lost
those districts thrown out, there majority for
Brooks Of one hundred and forty one.
Without finishing his Mr. Marshall yielded 10
motion TO adjourn.
NATIONAL BUREAU EDUCATION
Mr. GARFIELD lrcp.l OF Ohio. from tho Committee on
Elections reported back, with substitute, tue bill TO
establish q national bureau OF ed cation, which
ordered TO be printed and recommittcd.
II provides for the establishment Of bureau, with
commissioner and Ave clerks the commissioner 10
publish annual report Of the condition OF educat on In
the United States, showing the actual sysems Of the
different States, &c He IL also required In bis r
nua report TO give history Of all the grants OF lands
made by the general government for educational plr
poses and The disposition made thereof thc Of the
b being not to attempt any control OF the school
TENS VI States, but rather 70 II and foster them
a.. PANS ExLIrTvoS
mr. ONs1L presented resolutions Of the Philadelphia
Board OF Trade approving Of the acceptance by
eminent OF the United States Of the invitation OF the
Emperor Of tho French TO participate In the Paris
hbion OF 1857 and hoping for liberal appropriation
10 tha' proper display may BIO made IL of the pro-
ducts Of our country which referred 10 the Com
mittee on Foreign Anan
STATE vsuPAycH
Mr.. KErcHun, lrepl OF ~ Y, presented the petition
OF citizens OF Columbia county, Now York, for the
passage VI law 70 regulate inter State Insurance.
AT haifpas four o'clock r. ~ the House adjourned.