, 1876-04-21
THE WISCONSIN BACkBlTERS,
4 BnIEF BIOGRAPHY or ONE or THEN.
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Spatfa1 hspatea to The Chtcaps Tribune.
WASHINGTON, d. t., April 20.-JudGe Cate, Of
Wisconsin. roae In his place to-day. and with
great pompostty and assurAnce sent to the
Clerks desk 10 b read = pondorous resolution
about tho seizure OF tho Mary Merritt On tho
Wcato1n 1kkes knd tho alleged connection OF
Secretary Ds!ntow NTH the forfeiture. Tho
resolution consisted Of two pasta, ono by CAto
and ouo By the editor Of tho Milwaukee journal
cf Commerce and other Whlaky-Ring organs.
The latter portion consistod Of reproduction OF
tho old story about thia case, recently fully
stated aud routed In thcsa dispatches.
The eecpnd part consists Of three
lines by Judge Cate, proposing that tic subject
be referred to tie Ways and Means COMMITTEES
for Investigation. There has probably nn.et
been no bigoted, unfair, and moan!y partisan a
preamble In the history Of Congress-. It caused
unesstoesa among tho Democrats pending tha
Eohding, Oh account Of ita
oHosa rNrAInSEss,
aud 1t has natusalty called attention to Ia
author. 1t might haye been written by Jo5os
IN thu Jefferson City raniteutiagJ. Cats. they
call him Judge Cate. Inns beou 60 obaeurcs sinco
h,s advent to CongresH that tho Con-
sroaeloual Directory contains tile only dotl-
utto knowledge about him. That record
ehons that the biography wntton by himself
claims TINT hs mas elected by tuo votes, 1nste81
OF McDii'. Republican. Theso two votes sp-
rear to have constituted him what ho calls him.
solf, "a Independent Reformer. Thore il. how-
sycr \ memorial on tho dies Of the House frou,
tho Legislature Of Wisconsin. Aaklng that Cato
be Investigated on account OF ht election. Closer
Inquiries discosers the following
cun1ors Pact
In tho record Of this potisica! phastaes. Cato
WAS oloctod by Two msjority. because two polls
In the town Of 1.inoolu, aud tho Second Ward Of
0rnpd llapids, Wood County, neEe thrown out.
II they had teen sethlncd both parties admitted
that McDlll, Republican. would havo had con-
siderable majority. They nero thrown Ont,
hoKayer. ty the Board OF CAuvassers. who wero
friends Of Cato. Thcrc ia no doubt that tho re-
lection Of tGeso polls Was q
GREAT pIKCx or HAsCALI7Y.
Tho Noputtlcans Immediately AppeAfed tho
case to lho AupEomo Court OF The HtaIc, presided
over by Democratic ef-Justico. Nyau. Tho
opinion which wat delivered BY Ryan, was 10
tho effect thst tho POLLS wore rejected without
te}cctIon was = fraud for which tho
Chief Justice delivered Z scathtng rebuks to Ill
tho canvassors. md anod }eAch ot them e200.
Tho Chief Justice added that aurona holdtux
otnco uudor ths Canvass held it by fraud,
Tbs person WHO srralgus Dttstow consequent
" representa- outy minority Of his eons.,tu.
eats, and holds his soat by fraud. Tho HOUSE
WA4 little Inclined to listen to Gates diztrlbe,
hut fnaliy did consent to have /. 1e{osxpl to tAe
Ways aud MeAns Committee. This reference
Cato, without tha knowledge Of many OF Tho
uouae. and without permission OF rho House.
subsequently in An under toua changed to sha
Comna!tses on Expenditures In tho Treasury
Department.
THE COMPLETE REPUTATION
OF this Whisky Ring story haA a1EsAty been pub
ltshed IN thoss diapatchss- The manuscript OF
th. resolution suggests peculiar .nferoucos.
Ihs extrsot from ths AIii9sukoe paper ID lpup-
ltsled On paper printed on oas aide. aud evldont.
u prepared for general distribution - \ cam
pafgn document. This wr,stsn part Of the 1eso-
luton IL nok in The handwriting Of Mr.. Cate. but
IL IN the sAns baud dw1itus ~ tho resolution Q!
Lynts, OF Wisconsin. relative 10 the pay Of e1i-
tors for detecting whisky frauds. and tbs lAstsl
resolution VA not IN Lyn4s1 hsadHTitaG4 Il