New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-28

..,uno ts riyht 70 VOTE because his canalboat was
lying there In the Seventh District seven uoneS ne
tsslio paper were folded together In one package ~
thought that tho present system OF Mr. DAVENPORT ud
prevent colonization Of voters nor a,a Cobspscy
with isndiords to defeat Mr DavenpOrts methods
Mr. Rice offered resolution that when te o1 lam
tc meet at the Continental Hotel. Phladeipna. =, 10
The Republican members accused the inaloly a. tbat
featne Nh rough Investigation Mr. Cox renaIken son'
the magrit, had been accused Of meanness ana unIn
TO the minority, aud that he haa ga and the
other Democratic memberg expressed n 10
turn TO New-York from Philadelphia II tne hiihorS
At $50 the committee took recess for an hour'
TIE EVENING SESSION.
Imedistely after recess the resolution concerning ao
journment was brought up, but Mr. Cox decnea 70 Ao
an agreement to return to NewYork from PhuaaeipnA
Mr. MacDouga declined to vote for the resolution unless
such an agreement was made. The resolution was car
ried Messrs Cox Rice and waddell voting in tie sr
ative. Gen. Rice was excused by the eommtoee' anu
left FOR hs home in 3s $9 p No. d Fa Ss statements made
by previous witness John A. Dean, as to persons NV
pistret AttoTney Bliss who had been called by MI
Cox stated his connection with M Davenport IA vei
flying northumberland added that ne lnsutueu o
made purify the election, but the Dem
ocrats were Inclined that where ~, man s,on1S
complete his fraud by voting; When ono ono
witness appeared for many applicants wa he 'r idges
tried to he strict but he thought they must nave peen
convinced that perjury committed Ihe ~ AZ,
non law was detective, and the part IN regard 70 III
naturalization papers was utter nonsense He thought
that the election In New York was as far ana n9nes a.
could expected but that considerable illegal Iotns
was done IL was possible for to cOlonse by living
two days In week IN Jersey City two DAYS IN IN
Voting lie expected that u large fraudulent vote wouu
be east in Brooklyn, and the election confirmed ths
belief lie found that most Of the Illegal naturallzatioR
the State courts and that Democrats dd not SEEK
the United States courts for NATURALIZATION because u
were not so strict those OF the United Sates courts
Moro Republicans were naturazed In the latter because
c0nrts The frauds OF 1868 led people to take lower
view OF elections than they would otherwise nave nAu
and induced them to use trick and device 10 IacA'o
Henry T. Leask testified that he knew Thomas DUFFY
who that he lived in his district, and asked
that he might DC appointed as Inspector. Witness
claimed that he did not promise Duny amy Dlloe az @
ELECTION nor did he employ any person to influence him
Michael Costello denied that he offered Dumy any
money to falsely the returns Inc TDe on Was ever
ne coittee adjourned al 10 O'Clock meet in phil
odennia on Thursday jan T. at nOon 10 investigate ne
cIaciion in that city Tie Republican members Inter
posed tho following protest; .,,....,+,o in
adjournng meet III Philadelphia on Thursday inc 4Ih
day of January, asmch as We have discovered rs we
fraudulent naturalization, ana frandulcn reEsu gt
IN the cities Of New-York Brooklyn, ana jersey INV
~ Them being now ready " testify Some OF them arc
now in TITS and the room fdJ0inlng we, tue nis
norty have used due diligence In seeking witnesses ana
nav in many met with delays which were incE
dent examination over so large erTltoy as te
cities OF NewYOrk, Brooklyn aud Jersey CITY; we Dc
ieyg ard are impressed with the fact that had We Deen
Granted more time, the investigation OF TINS committee
would nave been much more sallsi actory; 4. ,s h
Mr. Cox made an answer, claJnlDg that II would De
vaste of lime and money Ia pursue the investigation
several witnesses from Brooklyn were present with
papers and other evidence 10 show that In the seyenh
Ward more than 300 fraudulent votes were cast lnelr
testimony was not received owing To the resolution
calling for the adjournment