The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-22

sometimes sometimes
Whether ,h. political dIssory !. sarIsstly o. insor
but its compIer For all The work done in compiling or
oeiai capacity Il furnishes him the Of making
himself vast deal q business United States Commits;
necessarily influenced in the latter capacity by
ss ss ss re. ,sn s ss
The system Is profitable IN the several ways which will
ISr-Fecs fixed by section 2osl. revssd Statutes,
as unsed ssses for nvest
gntng and passing udicay discovered By him
Iird@The opportunity to dispose oror his personal
Of those with he chooses associate In
formation which he has acquired in his official capacity,
fsats-To copyright the list. q obtained in his
and expense the United states and sell copies
ad o. vsr a.sss a ss s .Ss =.
Of their occupations and places where they are carried on
example, Mr. wso BY
The ssy obtained
tanning fee from the qnor Dealers Association an crrnn
laws lie also Ape sred as counsel notorious gam.
bling house had supposed that those were oil the legt
Office bu The disclosure made before commit
shows that these being Insufficient he has also through
Whitley and the Attorney Generals Office drawn from tho
Its fact within my knowledge that this same pre-
text ofthe prevention q election frauds thousands
obtained from the "yommittee q seventy
,s s =" the o S
Influence and resulting from his incnmbency Of these
poitsan that authority and money the United
nas asd and n az s to
municipal Offices Whether the money taken from
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sen. and trouble You with this communication in TIE
h The sn%ss &c; q which
from the secret services fund the Origin, csSss
ons will lie investigated 70 the bottom and he j. just the
view d by
the nves,ig..ion O. iss,s for remedial legislation
md i fully enforced in the Northern states wonld almost
Northern states, except for such petty personal
suggested above Davenport mas paid thousands
which he made Supervisor
Of any his and in the only case ii which his
action ever Judge Batchfod decided that it
j rns, You viii make such Of the information and
and viii eSssr
In power IN making the examination suggested thor
Since the foregoing was written have several
IS said % have been compsd great value ought
., s conferred ana ss q
ysos the right duty power 10 do this NOT among them
Yours, very respectfully MOEL y ui-1ASsEA.
ATTEMPTED AurocRAcY DEFEATED.
AS an illustration OF the power sought TO be welded
by Commissioner Davenport the following extracts
from bill introduced into Congress February o.
1874, by Mr. Lawson, entitled "a bill TO amend the
act entitled An act TO amend an act approved May
citizens OF the United States TO in the several
States Of the Unon and for other purposes approved
February Is 1871 and the acts amcndatory thereof
supplementary thereto AID the act OF which said act
secion ! provided .that any chief supervisor of
elections who has been may hereafter be appointed,
pursuant TO the provisions OF this the
which this Is amcndatory and supplementary, and in
whose judicial districts there shall be OF 200 600
inhabitants shall at all times have full power aud
authority to be present and witness all proceedings for
the naturalization OF aliens; to examine and cross
mi inn m IN pynfnl md
inspect and scrutinzc all papers, records, facts,
judgments, aiidavits, entries, certificates or ap-
naturalization of any person. and which have
heretofore been may hereafter be ned entered, in
dexed recorded or which have been or may be pre-
scned TO- acted upon or granted by any court OF any
State Of the United States within his said judicial
district which has naturazcd. or may naturaiizc or
has assumed or may assume to naturalize any person.
and may make or cause 10 be made such abstracts
copies o. the said papers or records as
Of the ballot and detect persons guilty OF
frauds in the matter OF naturalization. All
copies OF any such records shall DO filed the Office of
the Chief Supervisor, who Tor his attendance in
for the purpose Of examining and cross-examning
witnesses and applicants, shall receive and be paid
from the Treasury Of the United States the OF S.
per day for each day he shall so attend and for the
copying, compiling entering and the irdexng and
for shall be allowed and paid the provided by law
for similar services respecting documents or
amended p and anv oilccr whatsoever Of s' amy
such courst, or apy.person acting or assuming 10
act under any authority or pretended authority from
any such officer who shall hinder interfere With pre-
vent the said Chief Supervisor Of Elections In the per-
any OF the powers and duties in this section
provided shall rcse 10 allow said Chief Supervisor
OF Elections perform any oil the duties exercise
of the powers by this section imposed conferred
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and shall
less than six months nor more than year. or by
fine not less than $500 nor more than 81 900 by both
such fine aud imprisonment
Section provides that whenever any District Attor-
ofthe Uritcd States shall In h's district to
suspect fraudulent naturalization he shall represent the
to the Circuit Court OF tho United States in that
district and the Judge holding the court II he believes
the certificate questioned TO nave boon unawiuly OBJ
tanned, shall issue order requiring the person
named In any such certificate requiring HIM to appear
before the Chief Supervisor sitting his capacity
Commissioner OF the Circuit Court and show why
certificate OF naturalization should not be taken
and cancelled, and why tho certificate should be
annullcd ana revoked Such order shall be made rc-
turnablc ut time not loss than three days from the
Of its issue, and copy thereof shall be served by
the Marshal one of his deputies upon the person
therein named; such service to DC made personally
by leaving the at his place OF residence with
person oil suitable age or IN tho event Of place Of
residence being found In of death of any such
person. then such service may he made upon the Clerk
OF the Court which assumed TO naturaize person
and which issued the certificate SO questioned
Section provides that whenever the judgment
OF the Court should be obtained In case OF any such
supposed fraudulent ccrthcation rhc said certificate
shalt be taken and cancelled, and il shall BIO
the duty of the Chief Supervisor OF Elections any
such judicial district 10 to be served upon tho
Clerk Of tho Court which granted the said questioned
certificate copy ot the said judgment
order duly attestcd certified Ivy him; and hcrcupon
and thereafter tho person 80 adJudged To have had
such wrongful. Illegal false forged counterfeit
titcate shall have and possess other additional
rights of the United states than attached
hun prior TO his receiving obtaining
such certificate, and the certificate itself shall be
treated ana considered cancelled, and all records
orders, flats judgments made respecting the ap-
pcaon certificate shall be treated and idercd
by all courts, officers and persons whatsoever wholly
cancelled, annullcd and revoked. Provided, however,
that any such cancellation OF any such certificate and
such annumcn revocation OF any such fat
Judgment record shall affect In any wise any
right interest in real estate which any person. hold
ing any such certificate may have had or may possess
or may be about TO acquire therein by
OF his having possessed such certificate and bcev
ing himself to have been lawfully and properly natu-
raizcd.
Section provided that all petitions dispositions or
applications made TO any Circuit Court Of the United
States under this act, and all transcripts vf evidence
all records OF proceedings and papers OF auy kind
used In any arising hereunder shall be filed In tho
oicc Of The Chief Supervisor Of Elections and that
the Ices In be mid by The lrcasurx of The l.pited