New-York tribune., 1876-12-25
LOOKING FOR ELECTION FRAUDS.

SHARP Talk IN THE COMM1TrEE-ENIDENCE N RE-
GARD TO NEw-LoTs, BROOKLYN, AND NET-YORK.
The Investigation by the Congressional Com
uttee OF the alleged election frauds continued on
Saturday sharp discussion rose In regard TO taking
further testimony concerning Scw-Lots, Mr. Cox pro
nouncing IL altogether Irrelevant and adding that the
committee had bcca in sessiOn week without
proving an Illegal vote, and he did not propose
% have 1t a laughing stock M MacDoushl ae
rlsed Mr. Cox Of being discourtcous and offensive
10 the minority After some further acrid talk,
Mr. Cox remarked that DC proposed 10 be strict which
drew forth from Mr. MacDouCn the observation that no
hoped Mr. Cox would be strict and geutlcmaniy too.
Mr. Cox called him 10 order, and told him be would not
be allowed to speak unless there motion pending
yhcreupoH Mr. MacDOuEal made motion that the com
mltteo take for 10 minutes. and upon reascm
bling proceed 10 the election Of chairman, telling Mr.
Cox that he had not been elected but wa6 chairman by
suf rance. The motion was lost by party vote.
Howard Gregg tcsrdcd that he inspector at the
Third District polling place of ScsLots aud noticed
great many Strangers the polls who claimed their rest
dcnccs in his neighborhood ne from 20 20 70 per
SONS vote from one tenement known To BE- vacant
before ana after election. There was general complaint
nf an excessive vote, and belief that II came from iu
portatlon Of voters from Brooklyn.
George c. Herman Clcr4 Of Kings County and Secre-
tary OF The Kings County Democratic Committee, test
aed that there 5sss naturazations In the SUI
UTemc Court during the year 1870 vi h huDDtT sew
eral hundred were from Queens and Suffolk counties
lie thought the naturalization was 1000 5000 larger
than usual Tie system OF naturalization was different
in Brooklyn from Eew-York. Each party had bureau
which furnished cards for naturalization. lie received
from 900 to 800 Republican cards, aud about $500
cards from the Democratic bureau Ho had heard that
there was colonization from several wards In Brooklyn
lie was requested 10 furnish list O those nhi,IuEcd.
COL George w. WinEato testified that he was retained
for purpose Of giving advice on election laws and
was OF the advisory counsel OI laminnly Han lie
told the Tainmany Hall inspectors 10 be fair and non
est as they could be- In his crosse NannatlOu he eN
pressed tho opinion that Nj DaycnpOrs system OF reg
isteIing and preventing frauds wna not peri cted He
thought United States COnlasOhtis shlcdb hDd i)uIeH
were conservative; Commissioner Davenport
strong partisnu Mr.. Cox said that hc thought Mr.. Di
Yenp0rt wac m0dcmting little Mr. NacDOugall said
Mr Waddcll offered resolution that all resolutions
calling the production or kilograms Dc laid ON the
table" After some discussion this was Wthdrayn' mr
Rice then offered resolution That upon "Wednesday tue
committee s investigaOn Of election fr2u1s In
Jersey City, BroOklyn, and NcwY0rk and proceed at
once tO philadelphia This strongly objected 90 by
obstructug them In the discovery OF frauds aud Of wish
lug 10 shut them of IN the midst Of their work. They
wanted more time Mr. Cox said he could prove frauds
10y Republicans. Mr.. MacDousa urged upon him that
10 was his duty to do So
John IT, Dean who was aid TO the Chief Supervisor In
the Assembly District, testified concerning cases OF
false registry which he investigated Four persons
registered stable Another person confessed that
he registered upon fraudulent naturalization papor
All these persons voted Other persons registered fraud
ulenty lie also particulars Of colonization Ia hts
district.
Thomas Johnson an Inspector Of the Fifteenth Ward OF
Brooklyn. gave testimony 20 colonization "a persons,
he sald voted FROM Ewenst VINO mad lived there only
month.
by Mr. Cox said thai he knew OF extensive COLOMBIA
tiOn from one Congressional district 20 another.