New-York tribune., 1879-04-24

| hpyC three thousand Oaths ana w"
| thousand witnesses daily Mrabile dicial lhe army
| in Fiauder- could not have beaten this 'wrnrinG
TINS terrible picture would not bt c'mpIrlr Wi.no'
brief references TO flsr rcglstiatlOH, " repchHE
auI biIloi-box stuing." False Te-t.traton an re-
peaing seemed aImo,t 20 Df ie @ au sc,res ron,
tered from houses wh"ro only t"O hFCo; scoI', 't
buildings having no existence; an army from FHotu'
lots, stables. bcer-gIdcns and houses o pl0'v'",I"n
government when the dissIaceiul s'oiy ,n"1 wa,
published whole nation trcmhled; lis run
wa pr r'dcied in me Eu@li.h iAriIameem' . an"
this election the evidence. Now-Iork City wa
urrcintrd IT. Inc Union League cub appointed a com
mittce to nycsugate-WIllam i. Dudg. Horace Giee-
crrs Isaac H. Bailey and John II. Wnile. uanes sui-
ncently well known. ghey, November l3, 1865 l:,nea
md popular government ana the gigantic frauds Tor
which that party was responsible
WHAT DAVENPORT ACCOMPLISHED.
In December, 1865, Congress passed resolution to
Investigate the alleged frauds in New-Y3rk, by vote
OF l3i yeas g. 30 nays; and Hon. William Law
nee of Ohio was made chairman of u very efficient
committee for that purpose Ih9 INVESTIGATION was
thorough ana exhaustive; the evidence taken Is ac-
ces.ble to all IN TIE Congressman HDIhf'~ anu
terribly conyincing Ihe coni,@,eI @ I Ions
legis alto in consequence OF winch ana OF bugst'OS
OF Mr.. Davenport made from tmo to tme-the results @
of hs experience the enforcement OF the carrier acts
pas.ed-Cougrcss enacted the laws of ha 81 ana july
Nearly a Of this legislation j. found under title 20
tine Revised Statutes oi the Un,d states en1i'ru
elective franchise" sections 2DO2 ana Zlol III
elusive vital portion OF which u IL now proposed Dy
gentlemen on the other side TO repeal .
In Nav 1871 John !. Davenport was appointed Chef
snpcrys9r In that judicial district including the city Cf
%c,y ynrk ami an once entered upon the great work
signed him. Bright. active intelligent yigllan from
investigations made thoroughly acquainted WIN lhe
WAYS OF Tammany, he went ntO the fight con dOrc ana
came OFF cOnqueror and now the vanqusned foe 10 de-
cent, weordered and pune elections demands hS de-
capa,ion and the repeal OF the laws he succeeded III
Enforcing Is this suggestive Of the thought that his
tory repeats sei T tack set before the Supervisor
J. 70 obtain possession OF from twenty-hyo TO thirty
thousand false an" fraudulent certificate OF nalutaL &
ton issued he Suprein" ana superior CohIS III me
mouth o OctOar, A D., 1868. then IN use IN the cry,
the balance wing peen sold IN ackaSes ~ Ne%5JeIaey'
p 70 discover and prevent false registration WhcteDy
thousands claimed to reside IN dwellings Whch were
N fact DrlcN-yard-' vacant io,S, PalhS' 7
bhug-houses, houses Of prostitution ana asslgn3tlQ
3. TO break mp gangs OF repeaters hunOered DS ine
hundreds, each OF whom was registering ana 'Ouu-
from ten TO thirty times.
TOdiscoycr the immense number or hylnS men VOt-
ing upon the names OF the dead.
g. 10 make a correct roll OF the unpadoned criminals
g. 10 prevent false counting and canyassng.
The work was herculean, hut the workman was, TOO.
nmphed over it, He was prosecuted before the courts
in 1874. The presiding judge not only acquitted INN
the administration OF the duties Of his Office I'm 1870
Congressional committee, known as " the Cdulueld
nghea To laye hlm called Of. Subsequent to the eec-
ti0n OF 1876, another committee the Hon Samuel ;;
Cox, chairman, made an lnye'usatiQh, |nth fesuI,eu
i'm Ills entire ynGlcatiOu. during the Last CONGRESS
otner as ordered, the Hon william p Lynde, chair
man on which had the honor 10 represent the minor
inv Witnesses were examined for two or threo weeks
to little effect that no report was ever made All
these obsac had more effect than the OeOr, nodt-
ing on It, surface has upon the ocean.
ILere were from 10000 to 10000 false and iraudu-
LEM NATURALIZATION cent ncacs bc follow up and
destroyed 10 very difficult TO determine now many
having been sent into Connecticut thousands INTO New
T, hon dellyrred 10 i n Fisk Tor l>rlbuton along
the line the Eric Roao; but the registration was care
~ o 5 be ycd records of courts examined; hold
els OF papers personally mttIrogatcdi threats aIg-
mpnts and eurpatics used with The voters, until IN 1876
tiee we're registered under certificates issued nom he
tHau ten thousand pc SONS. In the accomplishing OF
tbis no CoIppa had made against Nj. Day-
exports processes, and, comparatively speaking, no
obstacles had been thrown IA is way Iror 10 Tue tc
ton OF 1873 the Supervisor having become thoroughly
master OF the situation, knowing every holder OF these
papers a the facts touching tLelr fd-liy determined
To close out There was no secrecy about H. no
dissu.c ms purpose published ln the daily press
he notified committee OF Iauuany OF II, ana HOUeht
their cooperation, which at first they seemed inclined TO
give, but subse queuy refused aud on the contrary D-
terly opposed lie caused notices TO be served upon
these holders uersObty before ItsiSl"!OH M",oFuL'
from 5000 t. 1000 Of these papers had been sur
renaered, with aihdayls that the surrender hld Deel
freely made; that the certificates were r"Iuulei', anu
each affidavit signed by tie party aulant. ChdOu1leGy
thousands more would have been lftey gwen up tu II
not Oeen Tor the FIoienI anu telss''ut D S =, 49,
Iammiuy Just before the election some o,[uO war
rants were issued against parties Nno lu iesLs,t,u
unaer these papers. Oneiecuou day OOo were hes'eu'
and only 2lO succeeded Ia voting. . - 90,
,riGS5 e S9e eetteaes on % whcn men l9d in
lsts aud voted IN 1878 1920 ony registered LAO
paipt or cause for complaint than IS found IN the cN
dence taken b. committees. submit 10 any candid,
ana its accomplishment with 30 ilte friction 50 slight
Individual, personal injustice, Without pdIaLeI ia TIE
history Of law ana It's enforcement
Mr.. Frye then spoke 81 length Of the repeating
and false registration in NeW-York City, citing from
reports Of Investigations, and closed with earnest
eulogy Of the Supervisors law and with description OF
the party which Is now clamorinZ for its repeal
NfR. robson CONGRATULATED.
Mr. robson Gtep., n. j. next addressed the COM
miteee He said that Tor himself be willing Of the
gentlemen on the other side chose 10 present the crop
oson) TO vote Tor repeal OF the whole restricting
enactment 1863 but he should not dare to 80 homo
TO his # said that ho was willing to take
from civil officers OF the Government the power 10
maintain good order, good behavior, quct ana peace
wherever those civil officers were III tie exercise of tef
duties
the propDslion that it i5 sovereign Nation lie cX-
planned the Constitution on this subject IN speech OF
con siderable length. When he closed ne vas gf Cled
with hearty applause anu u',!"l'Vu9 - ~ NJ
uubcaus He had held the floor for nearly two hours,
and mad been listened 10 thtou&hout WIN close interest
lie spoke, from his own deck, but nom the area IN
front OF the Sneakers chair most al the time IdCuS tho
Democratic side OF the House. and addressing Ais re-
Nr, FINIIY dem, Ohio) replied to Mr. Robson
concrdnS that members Of Congress are siae' ana uo'
United states officers.
The committee then rose, and at 4:3O p H. took re-
until 7:3O p IN.
CONGRESSM1N MORTON'S MiIDRNSPEECA
MODEL or BREYITY AND STRAIGHTFORWARD
STATEMENT.
l trt OF the spe'cs rom IEe Congressional R''oTd o.
Mr. MORT0N.-Mr. Speaker the gentleman
FROM Kauras OH Haskell, IN his remaras on Thursday
last aimed that the r now before tho House W ia lhc
beg dlter wth th, honorable gruteman be
leye thr b B the interest OF the propiooi tho United