The daily gazette., 1879-03-05

PAYING THE DEPUTY MARsHALs.-ln
the debate in the Senate on the deficien-
ey appropriation bill, on Thursday, there
| was some very severe criticisms made by
the Democratic Senators spropos of the
misappropriation OF tho public moneys
for political purposes. Attorney General
Deveus, in letter explaining the $780,
600 deficiency for expenses under the en-
forcement act, stated that the money was
needed 20 pay for the services Of extra
deputy marshals and for carrying on
pro secutions necessarily caused by al
legged violations of the election laws.
Judge Thurman, In emphasizing his hos
tillty to any such appropriations, said
that this money was expended and these
supervisors appointed under the pretext
of protecting the poor negro down South
in the exercise of the election franchise.
He said: awe have had bloody shirts
waved over us. We have been told of
negroes slaughtered in order to prevent
| their exercise of the elective franchise.
We have been told that these election
laws are necessary 10 protect the poor
freedmen down South in the exercise of
their elective franchise. Now, sir, where
is the money spent? Two hundred and
two thousand dollars was spent last year,
and all the accounts are not in yet Where
was that money spent? One hundred
and ten thousand dollars In New York;
100000 of il in the State of Penpsylva-
mia; 5000 in the State of New Jersey;
5000 IN one single county in the State
of Ohio; and pray, sir, what was the re-
suit? A gain to the Republican party of
fourteen or fifteen members of the House
OF Representatives"
The Senator contended that all the
evidence went TO show that "this money
instead of being used to preserve the
purity of elections, is simply "A bribery
fund" The republicans could hardly
expect the democrats to vote money out
congressional elections with. The
figures for for 1876 sho wed that of S22O,-
5i5 IA paid for the pay of ofsupervisors and
deputy marshals, only s5i,77 Sc was ex-
pended in the South for the purpose of
protecting the poor freedman, for whose
benefit the law was ostenslbly framed
| The remaining four-fifths was spent at
the North. Last year only s24 ,656 "A was
. spent to protect the poorfreedman, while
el'1 ,6j4 80 was spent at the North, abe.
ing more than seven-eights OF the whole
sum, and all of Johnny Davenport's bill i,
f,,
: under the construction given to the law
5 by the Attorney General preceding Mr.
= Deyen>-a construction which Mr.
y Devens also sustalns-ll ,615 deputy mar.
shals were appo nted in 1876. Last veal
1 in st. Louis alone there were O28 depu
ties, force nearly double The whole
police force ofthe city. 1t was clearly
shown by Senator Beck that the proyi.
sion of the law restricting the deputy
marshals 10 cities of over 10000 inhabi.
= tants had been systematically violated
: Thus there were 7S5 deputies appointed
a for Al kansas, which has only single
n city approaching populati on of 10000
A Senator Bayard contended that the mon
II ey asked for under this deficiency bill fol
!, these purposes had been already expend
ed, or was intended to be so expended
in violation of the law. at Is intended,
u he said, "to be applied in violation o.
h law In paying men for doing that which
: no law warranted their doing for acts il
l. which they were tres passers, and fo
1t which they should have been and hop,
;, at some day will be, punished by the law
:, of the States for their invasion of tn.
rights of their fellow citizens. Their,
\ cannot be more hagrant and a III ore
dangerousI doctrine than that an ad.
IL mi nistratlve officer of the government
d can bind the people to pay money to d,
Al that which there was no law to autbo
1t rze him to order. That is what has bee,
is done in the case now before the Sena,,
aud is large part of the money which i
Is recommended the Senate now I,
# vote an appropriation for"