The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-27
MONEY FOR PARTISAN USES.
MAKING UP a Lamar DEFICIT IN THE
DEPAR TMENT or JUSTICE
Democratic Senators catering Vigorous Fro
test-A Quarter OF Million Expended
without Authority Of LRw-Aharp Speeches

DEAdh MENf VT ONoAAth"
Democratic Senators Catering Vigorous rro-
test-A Quarter OF Milton Expended |
without Authority OF LRw-sharp Speeches |
WASHINGTON, Feb 26-The Conference |
Committee on tho bill to amend tho Internal |
Revenue laws submitted report TO the Senate; |
agreed to. and the bill was passed. Mr. Bayard |
explained that the Senate confcre"s had agreed |
to the House amendment taxing 800 those who |
refine. rectify, or manufacture moro than 900 |
barrels of proof spirits a YEAR and had retained
the tax upon friction Matches so that 1t re-
mains rs under the existing law.
The Judiciary Committee reported. through
Mr. Edmuuds. bill to protect tho constitu
tonal rights Of citizens. II Furnishes with fine
and Imprisonment persons who seek by intimi-
dalton to prevent the peaceful assembling OF
citizrns for tho purpose of petitioning Congress-
for tho redress Of grievances, or considering
the subject Of the nomination or choice Of any
person to be member or delegate OF tho House
Of Representatives. or who shall break up
or disturb any such assembagcs pre-
vent any citizen from exercising the
right OF suffrage. Persons or officers
charged with any duty under this net, who re-
fuse or knowingly omit to give full ctrort to
| their duties shall forfeit $500 to the aagrieved
| party. Every person who shall cast an unlaw-
| ful vote or ballot II to be punished by nne OF
| $1,000. or by IMPRISONMENT MOI more man
| five years, or both. Assault and bribery arc
| to be visited with n fin" OF $1,000 or tmpris-
onment. not more than two years, or both. Per-
! sons convicted Ot any ot tht'se offences shall he
disqualified forever from holding any ON go Of
honor. trust, or profit under the United States.
| Taking up the Den 'tpnrY NIL, the Senate de-
\ bated the amendment Of the Committee Rppro-
| priating t250nO0 for defraying the expenses OF
penscs incurred under the Enforcemcnt net
| Mr.. Beck tDrm., XVI said the appropriation
was TO pny men illegally appointed to conduct
| elections for the worst Of party purposes.
Mr.. Allison tllep.. la.) had rend n letter from
H. NJ. Devrns saying that the deficiency In, his
penscs to pay marshals and prosecute crimes
in Louisiana. Alabama and South Caroliaa.
| Mr. Thurman tDem., Ohio asked what new
| circumstance had arisen that the Department.
| otJustice has expended quarter NJ milton oi
| dollars OF tho peoples money without thorlty
| of law. The department which should
above all others obey they law disobeyed IT,
This money was to pay set OF men employed
ostcnsby 10 preserve the purity Of elections.
but really In corrupting the elections. super,
visors and deputy marshals were as plentiful
~ backherri,s last year. and more corrupt
than any huldoz"rs that ever put foot on this
land. Who're WAS the money spent II had been
hcralded that the money was needed to protect
the poor negro Of the South but IL had been
epent In New York and elsewhere. or the
cy.Gcnerai's once $4,000 Of il had been
spent in New York. 10000 in Pennsylvania;
in a single county in Ohio. on account
members Of the House " ReprcaeutativSs were
nier,eJ In vi.,n Of tho r"i,,n Of terror insti-
tu,rd in New York by Davenport. there was no
| difficulty in showing WIN THIS machinery how
shnls were appointed in the city OF ~. Louis
alone. and the Democratic majority in three dis
| offthe pepole OF the United States was being
y expended boy the hundreds Of thousands OF dol
| lars To- corrupt voters. Come what might. ~
hoped the sections under which these deputy
! marsnar were appointeh would DE- strifh 4 81,
g to stay here until this time next year to repca
Z these sections.
I had merely DISCHARGED his duty under tho Law
y | in prosecuting frauds.
= Mr.. Beck DEM XVI commented on the lettc
g OF the Attorney General. and said he admitted
l. that he needed only 100000 but Tor the Elrrtioi
j. law Two hundred thousand dollars 81 th
ray deputy marshals. and tl25 600 TO pay 70
=. prosecutions inaugurated hy these very deput
o Office Was the great State of New York unahl
!. To protect her voters NJ the polls Z W9s, III
It great state ot PENNSYLVANIA. under Republican
L. rule. unable to protect her voters7 He argue
h fund. The rights of the people had been over
thrown 10y Federal interference. He would |,
n the Deficiency bill go before he would vote
NJ dollar for any snrh purposes ,,...,.,..p III.
NJ ton law could not lee repealed. the means
% executing It should be- withheld. II the Srnai
In could not Kill the serpent, II should draw Il
pc fangs and still It's rattle
'e Mr. Voorhees, Dem, Indl denounced N
forty or fifty ~ the most respectable citizens
H. Baltimore now languishcd IN prison. whore the
hN INl Iffn put 10y Judge bNnl lhi lflIlE Hhll'
fr thing Which these supervisors construed ~
81 menace. He would not vote the smallest fru
le ton Of n dollar for the enforcement OF such
~ law. IL was the worst law ever placed upon OF
no statute books. II was tue iorerunner OF dc
=. potisn.
~ Mr. Bayard Dem. Del. sal ii was pretend,
II when tins Election law WAS passed that IL Won
IN | produce pence AZ elections and purity them. i
'i denied that il had produced peace or purl
lis the ballot boX-rathcr hal II been the agent
'r ! corruption and IN" grOssrst intimidation. /
ot argued that the law had been administered
~, tho interest ~ one political party nndno In q
III more dangerous than TO overthrow law und
Is the pr"tencc OF enforcing law. He dcnounc'
the Test Oath law, and said ha did not bee'
Congress would adjourn until that law is r.
AZ peal"d.
" Mr. Wallace Dem. Pa said the appropri
Inc ton called for 10y TINS amendment stood sole
rd upon the letter Of the Attorney General, M
lay not upon the book OF estimates The Huu
NJ these deputy mntshulsy We're they men
hr character and pos ition. or were they tho rnfu
are u the cities OF Philadelphia and New lur
The appropriation II this money did not ME
me-, IN" southern people alone. but the Northe
I people Hs we'll.
'' The bu was reported TO the Senate. nj
amendments made in committee were go
cured I'm. with the execution Of that apron
ating $2i $50 % for detecting and bringing
on trial aud punishment persons guilty of Violi
on luz III" Int rnul Revenue laws. or conniving
,i,. IN" shnr inclutns payments Tor iniormati
ca tcinncy for 1873 and prior Years.
ely This amendment, on motion OF Mr.. Book. W
ew stricken out H. also called for q separat" "
yer on eoncurrlng IN the amendment apnrop
,a, ntns t2j0Ouu Tor IN" Department of Ju-tu
10y but thu Srnutr. hy 81 to 33. refused 10 strike
lar out The blll was then passed
DR.. UoratIo ~. sheppard's Death.
Dr. Horatio Davis sheppard formerly W