The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-21
ON THE SCENT FOR FRAUDS.
TIE HOUsE INVEsTTG ATTNG COM
BITTEE IN NEW YORK.


Ixnmiued-~ummoning the Court Clerks.
The Congressional Investigating Com
mittee resumed work at the st. Nicholas Hotel
yesterday morning. TIE Republican members
were half nn hour late. The other members In
the mean time had sent word to CORPORATION
Counsel whitney and Supervisor John !. Daven-
port that they would be expected to furnish the
committee with copies OF all their correspond
ence, Instructions. aod opinions relating to tue
recent elections.
when Gen. McDougali and Col. Wells at last
apuoued. Chairman Cox called up the q1estlon
OF he Telegraph Company suopDnas laid over
from the previous session.
MIR. Wells offered as an amendment TO MT.
waddells substitute:
Unereds II asserted that the examination OF tee-
gram Of ADram he.t an others WI disclose cnr
Ia Ney Jersey S Ne. ana ne sTde1cd 10
produce all teegrsns relating TO the elections
Mr Cox said he should vote against any such
exercise OF power upon the vague and DUBIOUS
Information, at Is asserted" lie could assert
he hal been advised that the allegations OF
fraud in those teieerams were absolutely un,,
founded all having been sent IN the In crest OF
boHest voting aud reform. lhe House had al
ready referred this subj ct to Its Judiciary Com
mittee and he thought II ouc ht not to be deter
mined by Hny sucb cpminittee as his
Inc amendment of Nj. Wells was lost. The
question recurring upon MI; WaddelIs suosll,
tute, II amended by striking out the word
fraudulent" 80 a. to order the production of
all telegrt ms relating to voting and registration.
TIE substitute was then adopted. On mo,Ion
OF Mr.. Rice, the whole queslior was tnen Laid on
the table to await the decision Of the Judiciary
Mir Wells asked that sui hpenns he issued or
dering the clerks Of all courts n Daturals ltion
to produce their records OF persons natutalzed
| just uror to the late election. lie suid that lie
! and Gen. McDousall hoped thus 10 procure the
names oi witnesses on wn9se % oatns o,i,he,s c nSG
cases. with view OF fetreting ost extensive
frauds IN naturaiH ition.
ainn, ana the nrst witness WAS sworn
CHARLES Il. Miller. examined by Gen. McDou-
gall, testified:
He resides at 772 wnloughby avenue, BROOKLYN. lie
has rese0 in Broosyn only three years, sltlgugh he
pss Srycss in 'ss ns Own Ses & TSe vote Of a
town was 500 IN ls7i 2di ~ 1870 aoou, 9in ls7s
SSh ~ pari }" Eli ss. pH district
a Hsa gave sSce e s
ton as ioli l.e popaatioa has been .taloaary or
Grrnnn ani lfi.h The osn {. just ouisle the ju Is.
the late election va fraud ana a. m'osition as FAR
/ as hOn II voting Is concerned.
In reply to MIR. cox, the witness said:
An aggregate vote OF 2iG5 isc1ce.syc Ia its ratio to
population of non wtich Is largely iorrgu, Ia nv
very seidom. could 1T remcmocr The names - any
Dcln"cra Nno hal euneeded irAuds there eScep ~,
had u yer oua Snosiro" VI any frauds IN Ihst town.
nor u NJ coou.xluon OF voter.
At the close OF Mr.. Mulers examination. the
! Coz. nlitee took recess until 2.W r. NJ. AZ er
| recess, ~ witnesses presenting themselves tue
committee resumed considH ration OF the qIe--
! tiou Of -ummuutug the clerks Of uttural king
courts. The Democratic members scanned the
proportion CLOSELY, beng evidently SUSPICIOUS
of dCsiEn 10 prulOng the sessi lis ia TINS cliy
| 50 inofdin t-ly that no time would he left tD
! inyestielte fhe Pntiadrluhia frauds. rne order
fDr the sut IWnIs VAS I'm Issued, aud the
committee adjourned to lg3D TINS morning
| where wiinesse- enough are promised u com
| pei an evening '--ion.
Cofrorstinn Counsel whitney and Commits
si9ner pavenport ar pirp,rlh- sta,rlhsnt
few DAYS. The Hon. :. ;. Cox said yesterddy
that Commissioner Davenport us told hin the
late election was the fairest ana the freert IRON
fraud ever held ia this city. Mr Cnx ~, The
kepuh'chn- have no facts, aud are now nshins
Tor evidence.