National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-21


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lied States,
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I'd ZIP the petition of certain
In regard to the election of
BenJaAl,n Du,.~."otal and John L.Young, of Ohio
He did not desire io'have the memorial read, but
he offered resolution referring the petition and
companying papers TO the Committee on Elections
,yhen Tho same shall bs Amounted
Mr. GARFIELD sun " at as he understood IT, the
petition did not ask or the unseating of Butter
worth and Young, Du simply for the repeal of the
Supervisors law, anf he therefore suggested that
the matter shoild be referred to select committee
held, Keifer and MoMahon as to the responsibility
Of the sgners Of the petition, IN the course which
Mr.. Cannon Qll) suggested that the House should
take recess until the State of Ohio had settled the
claims of the responsibility of her citizens
Mr.. GARFIELD read a dispatch from one of the
SgmeIS oi tne petition stating that MS signature had
he understood that ten of the other petitioners had
sent similar dispatches.
Mr.. MCMAHON replied that he had received dis
patch from twenty-five citizens of Cincinnati ask
Ing that their names he affixed to the memorial.
Mr.; MCMAHON defended the mcmoriasts from
attacks made upon them by Keller stating that as
The floor.
After further debate Mr. MCMAHON so modified
MS resolution as to refer the matter to a select
committee of seven, with leaAe to sit during the
recess TO send for person. aud papers, to have the
expenses paid out of the contingent fund.
Mr.. FRYE suggested that the whole thing was a
fnrec and that 1t would only cost some $4,000.
Mr.. GARFIELD suggested that tho committee also
inquire into the working of the supervisors law
In Cincinnati.
Mr.. MCMAHON declined to modify the resolution
In that sense, as all that included In the me.
mortal.
Mr.. BUTTERwoRTH, as one OF the gentlemen in.
terested declared himself heartily In favor of the
resolution, because for number of years past he
had been engaged IN an effort to root out every
conceivable form of corruption In elections. State
and national. He asked, however, that In fairness
the resolution he so modified, as suggested by his
colleague (Mr Garield). sO'as'to include an invest
CATION into the practical working of the supervisors
law in the two Cincinnati districts. Tho memorial
charged that the election of himself and colleague
(ir Young had been brought about largely by the
dishonest and corrupt use of Governmental ma
marshals This charge he asserted to be uniounded.
On the contrary that machinery had produced the
tairest and frcest election that Cincinnati had had
for twenty-five years
He admitted that the gentlemen who signed the
memorial were respectable members of the CinCin
natl bar, but none of them had ever intlmated to
him that there had been any frauds in the election
lie was glad TO know, however, that they had been
unable TO get reputable Democrat TO bear the me-
mortal from Cincinnati TO Washington but had to
get political hybrid tocome here with II.
Mr.. YOUNG, the other gentleman interested, also
declared himself in favor OF the resolution
I. Mr.. MCMAHON modified the resolution, as re.
quested so us TO have the workings of the superyi
sors law in Cincinnati inquired into and then the
resolution was adopted, and tho House at one
O'Clock adjourned, whereupon the Democratic eau
Gus assembled In the hall.