New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-11


peril from outsiders the District voted Dodge 1874;
Brooks 1872; Barr "a; furnishing any District
excluded from the count the best reason Tor excluding TINS
ON ware that the which has been taken Ia In
the book but repeat that neither party asked the Commit
tee to look at this The sitting member desebed four con
tested Dscts bot ne referred this be said for the
purpose eucdaon. II have time will refer to the tes
have already stated the Committee have not held any le
goy in district otherwise honest any reason to set
sew that the Committee based their conclusions not the
fact that The Board illegally constituted but upon These
naked frauds which they aerward found lwant the House
II was charged in this district after the took
10 get refIeshmen-for 20 minutes 1t IS now GAINED
because they did that must reject this If we reject She
other How Is this charge fuppoedt III Is supported NJ
OIL by three witnesses three only Two OF them swear only
two Of the canvassers went away two only naming mem
Of the boxes while they were gone and that they con see
everything that happened and mat the boxes were not ouenea
There IL contradiction Of the testimony here One wit
conradcts another witness One ears one w"y ana
ccnnVinr bis seat AT The time Of the State Of New
York Senator Connolly think eas that he was where he
could right the boxes oil the time until these men came
hack Another witness contradc,s him. One that
three went and lett the charge Oh ne
clerk and police officer lie sweafs before he went away
that they canvassed the Congress box
Now Mr. Speaker without evidence that tho box was
touced ali with the evidence Of senator Connolly who
he where he could the box and that during
the whole be nothing done to III with the evidence Of
another said they cnnvased the Congress box before
thew went away and with the fact there had been canvas
there could been discrepancy proved We are asked
why ought not to reject hs box because these Two OF eo
And we asked do this at this late day insist that
we woud weighed the testimony il had been asked ID
the Committee to have done so.
Now, whet liz the duty OF Congress do not ask them 10
tako the Of the Committee bDdy and without any cues
ton do ask them 10 support its conclusion rom zoe
testimony they satisfied Il not lust one But insist
il the duty Of Congress do Of things, either to
support conclusion at which the Committee has arrived or
to show from the testimony why shoadoe rejected 90
claim for tho Committee the night 70 have s report
adopted examination Every mem Der OF the House.
as wen every member Of the Committee responsible Tor
the which be casts bat the have double
responsibility they have TO be Responsible mat hey 90 NOT
BIO 10 be difficult possession of all the facts n
voed do not ask that account the report OF the Com
mtce shall be adopted without question The testimony was
go voumnous that could not be expected that the members
Of the House could have carefully examined u DO rot ASK
that the report shall DO adopted without question bat do ask
for il fair and candid treatment.
Now tho gentleman from OHIO (fr Garfield the
the Committee for further investigation Upon what did he
base his resolutions This the language OF the gentleman
thing ths whole ET,eely .g!s. on The
fs s waid @ he iSpo q 5s S 5. ii
other particulars md rtjeeed respect ta' ds e ,'i does
report, Of ne eorfy As "aoriV ta' am unwilling
o a Until some Of them are cleared away"
Now submit Mr. Speaker in oil Kindness to my friend
S@ Q ana st rs tsS Sn Knows that no
had time TO examine II ed siuly IL ana undesnnatte sn
mony And yet be unwilling to take the report Of the Com
mitee Why Not because be knows that there anything
wrong because be has found IN it thai IS not eorroo
GRATED by the tcsmOnyi but because the minority the Com
Mr. GXnFIrID-The gentleman viii allow me say that he
has only referred to of the points which made trust
further Investigation.
Mr. DAwFseI understand the gentleman to say distinctly
that he cannot upon this question until these dcrepau'
between the report Of the Committee and the views Of the
minority rcconelled
Mr.. DAwEs-Becaue the Committee who have studied this
who certainly ought 70 have done IT, have made re-
p H. find that two II their number unable 10 agree
with tbom the gentleman from Ohio Is unwilling 10 vote until
that discrepancy is removed.
Now let what he the points OF difference be-
toe members OF tho Committee. One Of them this
that the Committee soy ,ai tie vote IN the OLD Alb District
nj The
District combned and tne area Of the XVII District three
or four times large that OF the XlIh District Well
now insead olooking into the book which eht the
gentleman insists upon that We must take the case back TO
nen he would have that the XVII District taken
ont the old XiIh Dstca single page Of the testirony
would SETTLED tina, fact But my friend that be
until that discrepancy is feeonoednnti We sha
show that part Of thing not ihree uus as lTgV az tho
WHOLE 49,
The gentleman says further hit this is ros remarkable
statement upon The hIs, page Of Che IePSrv
b. c.s5 eSr sas Of s , S@a ppoS
sh.S @s party relic; 10 the ,o9',. y Gs vo I'd
I san W si f 6 s'' ~ i Es p @d
Third Di.i Of ;he "Ii add TIE Seventh DHe' Of
H. 5d read that much why could be not, with that can.
dor which becomes and adons bis character have read Tar
tber. az followsi
"In the opinion ofhe COMMITTEES there sonoed IN the ,.vr.
allegation Of raad in the election snd IN The r-,H .noy
is Of fair trial Of the iAes' Involved in The Issues thus made
ppt Mr. Sneaker nv f,end from Ohio revealed another
thing 10 which wish coll fhe attention ~ the onse lie
.Poko q Inspector. Of election not Hf I'm 10 's
throughout the City Of Nswyok iha' pc 80 declared ~ we
debate ys,sday smS1 s he he'd 20 DECLARED IN Sa or
that he had adavs to that effect made deen inquiry
had procured affidavit. secretly unknown 70 tho Committee
Ao no had procured The rejection b. The Committee Of ne
affidavit sbont the residence o bis voter be- himsi
procured adavs and carried them secretly afonnd among
the members Of this House and II was not Until be caused
them 10 DO read nt tho Clerks desk that the Commit Of
Elections could derive any benefit from them wha'cyer They
were taken only without notice but without Sedge
nv friend from Wisconsin or Pslne) who Is hr and
candid and tue man states N his speech which hold IN ny
dence before the Committee Of Elections. he woa have been
Obliged for the contestant ask him take notice
that the sitting member here Yesterday Supported his case ~
sfdavits Of which the Committee never tad the slightest
knowledge. submit 10 him. therefore, whether the wy
moi clear for look into the affidavit of Las cass
and the conclusion, legally us believe be has al.
ready morally that this seat belongs TO The contestant
The sitting member has waived by bis proceeding, here IN
Wit Of Las Casss Dean excluded. .
geniemnn Massachusetts the fact which seews nc
the House ought 10 know that there perfectly ~
Wits was submitted by witnesses TO the proper tbun, IA
NewYork and that is that there no specification ID" BY
tte inspectors residents Of tho
district. The sitting member Ind no notice whatever
before the eydeace iaben that this was point in the
Mr. DAwrs~f viii now yield FOR moment 10 tho gentle
nam from Vermont OR. WOODBRIDGE.
Mr. WoopBRiD0E-I desire TO ask tho gentleman question
have been Obliged be absen for the last ten days
in vermont and Of coure have not examined th. qne'h
for myse should otherwise have done read the Two
reports presented by the majority and minority OF the
COMMITTEE been informed however since cane back
that the gentleman whose appears frat ssgnng the MI
nority report by reason Of illness was only resent
meetings Of the Committee which tnaed during peiioi
Of six weeks and that the other gentleman Who signed the
minority report was very seldom present
Sir hays peep somewhat accustomed TO try before
onr courts questions both Of law and Of fact aud II
any questions Of fact involved here In regard TO which the
witnesses might in the weight 10 be
allowed 20 their testimony desire to ask the Chairman of
the Committee OF Elections whether tho members OF the Com
ttee who signed this minority report have been In at
tendance so as heard the testimony given both for tho
contestant and the sitting member
Mr. MARsHAL-Lct me say 10 the gentleman from vermont
In ecction cases not BROUGHT beore tho