The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-18

Mr. BAYARp offered resolution in the
Senate on Monday last. calhrg upou the
Acknowledgement Tor the total number II
deputy marshals employed throughout the
Unitod states in connection with the re-
cent election for President. the number so
employed in each state and each voting
precinct. respectively, and tho length Of
time they were so employed. 1t was
amended 10y Mr.. TpMU>Ds the next day,
with a view Of furnishing an excuse to
TAFT for his prodgal and partisan ex-
pcnditurc Of the public money.
The answer 10 this inquiry illustrates the
manner in which the public business Is
transacted and made suhscrvient to the
necessities Of party. Here is an extract
from IT,
THE Information desired IS not I'm tho pos
sion Of the Attorney -Gencral aui can only te
not med from the several murshais 81 the
sneeial deputy marshals under the title, Ihc
Gee i've frlncni-e, Revised >tatat s.'
Now, the Revised Statutes, section 2,Cal,
provide:
"whoreyer IN election at which Rcprosenta-
uyes or delegates On Congress nrr 10 be chosen
Is held iu am ~ - NWH ~ tuNiy NNnStut M
h imlr' of nIN'id, tne marshal fog "a" district
iu nich thc Guy or town IS situated shall. on
the fprhcation in WRITING. u al least tNo ciu-
z.rs residing in such civ or town, apyoint
special deputy maf.hai., a..
The duty Of these deputies is TO as
sist the supervisors Of election IN the veri-
hcauon Of any list Of persons who may
have registered or voted 10 attend in each
election district or voting precinct at the
times aud places fixed for the registration
OF voters, aud also TO attend, at all times
for holding elections, the polls in such dis
trict or precinct Section 2,O3l provides;
" And there shall Ne allowed and paid 70 each
/ Supervisor Of Election aud each special Deputy
/ VI r-hr who IL appointed and performs his duty
At the rite ~ five dollars per day for each day he
IS actually ~ duty, notexceeding ten day, Sc.
THIS was part OF that vicious system
Of tgislat!on following the reconstruction
poles 10y which the Republicans hoped TO
keep themselves ia power. II viii be OBJ
served, the limitation for the employment
Of deputy maIshals is to ANY city or
town II twenty thousand inhabitants or
upward. 1t IS notorious that at the re-
cent election, large numbers Of these dcpu-
tics were put on the rolls, i'm direct doh-
Unco Of this law, and became an organized
partisan army in Louisiana, South Caro-
lima, Flol ida, and other Southern states.
These deputies could not receive their
pay without the knowledge and the con-
scut of the Acknowledgement, whose duty
il il to approve or receipt the drafts 81 the
Federal marshals for public service before
they can pass thcaccomting officers Of tho
Treasury If Mr.. TAFT doc, not know, six
wcck- after the election, the names Of ia,
deputies, ho certainly does know TIA,
amount OF money which was drawn from
ms department TO pay for their perform
aucos
He i' the first Attorney General who dis
covered prctoXi for putting the army o
the United states under the control o
marshal- and deputies II, police, and VIII,
LA, made opinions TO order IN defence OF
the glossost u,urpaions. The people VIII,
have To- foot the bills for these outrage
want To know how much money was pal,
for these deputy marshals, ana hy wha
statute il was authorized.
Their representatives in Congress hay
the power ~ hul out the facts. aud tho.
Hre not likely to neglect the dutyn lhl
Time.