The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

the government shall expended disbursed
that account Of shall be kept that II may be ac
counted for in detail whom SO required.
FourG-Your committee recommend that the At
torney General DO requested to take such steps as he
may deem necessary to recover and return 10 the treas
ury the Aforesaid $34 900.
FyA- Your committee recommend the passage of a
law preventing any person holding more Than one
oice under the United States government at tho same
time
the laws heretofore referred this report which
have been prepared and introduced into the House OF
Representatives.
All Of which Is respectfully reported.
Il. q. CAULTIELD,
ALEXANDER J. COCHEANE,
JOSEPH r. HOUSE,
NJ J. DUNLAP
N. A. GAMBLER,
L. X MEADE.
THE MINORITY REPORT
Tho minority present their views as follows
The subject which occupied the attention of the
committee was the disbursement of $34. OOU by the
Attorney Generals, Alderman and Williams, 1t the
request of the President during the years 1871 1872
and 1873 TO detect AID punish democratic frauds in
New York city elections This was the only matter
which could bs tortured into any political significance
and the majority seized upon this presented
with an appetite sharpencd by long, expensive aud
tedious investigation, which, 70 this time has been
entirely barren OF results The minority further say
that II will not be denied by any candid that what
may have been the original object aud purpose OF
all OF these numerous Investigations they have long
ago been perverted from their mission and be-
schools Of scandal, conduits to convey to the
public ear all the hate disappointment the malice,
the anger the nortncation tho jealousy the dcspcra
uon and malgnity OF tho democratic heart which has
been accumuIatrg tor 6ftecn years against men who
eleven years broke the power OF the rebellion and
rescued the Republic from the very jaws of destruc
ton They speak Of the malicious and unfair spirit IN
which The Investigation conducted, and say the
majority report was written with the samc spirit OF
unairness They give detailed history OF the ncces
sty for and expenditure OF tho $S4, 000 and John l.
Davenports connection with Il, and say that the ma
Jority Of the committee, after all their long nvestga
lion able nd that Davenport converted
single dollar to his own use OF tnc funds placed In
n
its legitimate purpose. They aude " the remark OF
The majority that they regretted that they were
compelled 10 End that any public Official had been
Incorporating public money, and say that such
language sounds strange coming from men who ought
TO have known when they Yerc appointed upon the
committee that they were expected by the leaders OF
the democratic party In the House 10 ransack the
something which might be tortured INTO shadow Of
stain upon President Grant and the members Of
his Cabinet The conclusion 10 which tho
minority como Is that the $3a,o Oo paid
appropriated that It expended by Davenport for
purposes coming fairly within the law; and that instead
OF censuro, tho President Attorneys General Aker-
man and Williams and Davenport are entitled to COM
msndaton for the prompt, faithful and energetic
which they aided suppressing great degree
the gigantic election frauds in the city Of New York
1872 and IN restoring to the people OF that great
ropos the freedom Of elections and tho purity Of the
ballot box.
Tho minority protest against the repeal Of the regis
tratlon laws as recommended by the majority.
CHARLES II. JOYCE
o. ID. CONGER.
JOHN T. WATT
BLUFoRD WILSON.
Bluford Wilson's amination to have been
continued to-day but in consequence Of the sickness
OF Representative Plaistsd of tho committee, II was
postponed till Monday.