The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-04
INrEsrIG41IyG DArENPoRE
setting Forth the Causes why There Were
SO Mnny Naturalization In Is0s.

The Congressional Committee inquiring
into the charges against United States Commits
si0ner Davenport. continued their iuyestga-
tions yesterday J.. 2. Fnirchi.d testified that
IN his district a man was threatened with a.
rest. but swore his vote In and when It was
ascertained that he voted the combination
ticket he was not moles,cd. Thomas Bose,
Clork OF the supreme Court. testified that the
pra 'tice In that court with reference 10 natur-
al2ation papers issued in l,CS. was 10 refuse
dupli.a ate where the record showed that the
papers were not properly issued. He knew that
Mr.. Davenport claimed as early as February.
1875 that all the men nnturalI2'i in lsGs would
le prevented IRON fuvns' ~ informed Nr'
Davenport that II any Of the lsGS papers were
Irregular mo Court MoulL rnEr"1 thrn' Nhyh
ne ascrrtainrl that Mr.. Davenport was taking
away the papers OF clt,zfEs who were entitled
To- vote he called upon him for an explanation
OF the ground, "a which the papers w"gr sriZtd.
ana was told that they wore based on decision
Of a California Judge. Among those VINO com
plained 10 him oi DayenpOrt's proceedings
were about five thousand discharged soldiers
-" nm No., arcH-ed! of preventing women from
voting am | - Mr.. Davenport asked.
Not thut" Mr.. Borss replied. laughing;
" but these women were annoyed 10y your claim
hoId real estate heeHu," they were nainralizrd
ia lSGs. | told many men who complanei 10
me- that their rnprrs were IA regular as NE SUI
p-rior Court could max" tnem, Put that your
powers as CHIEF Supervisor az Elections were
such that you could do pretty mUrll nS you
pleased. examined PERSONALLY about 100 cases
where there WIS "a question az % mo reEu.arity
of the papers. aud found about twenty-five
cases where ! advised ne men 10 get natural
izei again 20 avoid arrest
"Dil You ever tel nc that you had caused
OOn natural cation papers to he destroyed pur-
porting 10 be- issued from the superior Court =
SO. SIR; I ncyrr told you that for it is not
true. ! have not destroyed or caused to DO do
Wore You not very careful when men came
- you with complaints that had threatened
~" Unquestionuby In such cases took extra
pains 10 ascertain whether mans papers were
: DO you know any reason why there should
have ben many p"rsons natura!lzed IL the
Yes. Many soldiers availed Themselves OF
the aw authorizing them 10 be naturai1ed ON
their war r'curd; also many aliens VINO We're
deferred by tAn war from nnoiiIhg G.ilH1ns :
nI-o the fact that there WAS Presidential elec-
Rt'hair' IT. Green. Chief Deputy Marshal Of
the Niurte .utn Assembly District. l. sllned IN
DohUlt uf Mr.. Davenport, THAT positive orders
were given 10 the mArShHs 20 SHOW no DIS
crlmiuation in favor OF any political party IN
making arrests ou last election day. William
H. BrilUmy, WHO Hnd general charge OF the SUI
perylsors IN the Ninetonth Assembly District
and number ut others serving as United
States q Hputy mdr5huls ur suprrNlsOrs, testified
| in curroho ration of Mr., Green,
Robert II. Hamilton Of The Sixteenth Assem-
bly, District said that about lfteen 81 twenty ar
rests we're nude IN ms district, INC PRISONERS
| brrause tue mnrshals had no money T. hire any
! other place. Ho understood that the orders
! were that the supervisors should snlZi the 1888
| onuers rs soon ~ they rot hold Of them.
" What authority had you Tor taxing away
! those papers - Mr.. Lynde asked.
| 10 Know whether we should sel2s papers by
| force, and the answer cnme 20 follow instruc,
| lions. Ny subordinates did take them nnd
| gnw tnem do H. and told my SUPERVISORS that II
| they did not seize them would cause them u
| be reported for neglect OF duty,