New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-27
JOIN L. DATENr0RTS OFFENCE.

HIS REASONS FOR ELECTION ARRESTS.
SENATORS WHO DID NOT CARE To KNOW WHAT HIS
REASONS wgHE--sCRUrINiZING CONDUCT, not
MOTIVES.
Senators Wallace HOar, Blair, Mcdonald
ard Garland held another session at The Post Ohoo
building yesterday Investigate The conduct OF Jonh
T. Davenport IN making arrests OF men Young OF a'osu
fraudulent naturalization papers. Mr. DaFenpor,
orened ala defence by submitting number OF orsihai
applications FOR naturalzli0u taken from the County
Clerks Office Senator Mcdonald objected TO admitting
tho papers senator Hoar said that they proposed 10
fraud ptactsci n the Court where tne APP
plcatnns were made Senator Blair remarked that MT
Davenport were able show that the naturalization
papers OF 1853 fraudulent 1t would be deehcs Oh
his conduct in arresting he men.
When Senator Mcdonald Still objected Senator Hoar
said 1.-THE committee appointed to ascertain
whether the right OF suffrage ~ the citizens Of the Unted
States was denied or abridged by refusing to receive
their votes or whether, In pursuance OF conspiracy
the ciizes we're prevented from exercising the elective
franchise by unlawful means The committee Is dtecu
70 inquire into the action and conduct OF the Unlteu
sses snerv sors Of Elections In pursuance oftnht
direction evidence has been taken against Mt DaVen-
port the Chief supervisor OF Elections for the
southern Distinct II has been shown taat
ne issued Il large number OF WARRANTS
and that many parsons arrested or theatrneuH
they attempted To naturalization pay rs OF the
suretne and Superior Courts Issued in few CO.'S IN
1868 4 great many persons refrained hon N'unE
owing To these threats. Certain papers are no" Pro
duceG in evidence 60 show the character OF the n&u'
cation II is proposed show that by gigantic schcme
fraudulent naturalization papers were ssned' 10 VINO"
some of the officers OF these Courts, aud THINK ono
Judge were kuowng that some 10000 DECENTRALIZATION
papers we're thus han ed b. persons interested IN she
poi,ical parties and all except few we're MED out
with the names persons who by fraud we're pretended
TO be nalrazei 7; is proposed to show thar som" OF
these papers found purporing to have bcrn ls'
sued in two days amounting TO many thousands; hat
the same persons were the Witnesses TO many thousands
Of these papers and mat the tho time these
papers were Issued attending 10 other nusres'.
IL IS tne dutg of the committee 10 inquire whether the
action OF Mr.. Davenport wa, against the law ana 10
learn whether proper legislation IS necessary e. correct
abuses"
seuaior Mcdonald said that DE- objected TO the adnis
sion ~ the papers on tho ground that the scope OF me
| iuqary Of the committee only with respect to
whether Mr. Davenport DID ong ~ The elections OF
ls15 ana - - 5n NOT % t, ma, IN lea ~ be
iIdce of the suileeucy Oh any uAturaiiz uoh p"'Tr
/ nelc by ANYBODY.
! senator Ho.r-D, you not TANK 1t Is prouer to IN
guirc into the cause which BE- acirdf
senator Med maid reul.I thar hecau-e hr DnVenport
bcneyed inc papers issuei tlat were auent
be thorgi De- ht richt 20 arrest 90, refsou FhO td
| ngr,,cular instance t.ey yer. fraudulent not he
incu read recent decision o., JIdse bachiori M sup
senator siur ,,it fhst SIR Davenport proposed 10
show that the original appii" l;i"u Tor untni 'ztUon
papers was lra1duc9t e'cinc1' llt' al iris,u,
70 suppose mat hcv knew n thew exercised the night Of
/ sun a-a tnrv 4 ac- under fraudulent pBptrS.
-aaor Mcdonald insisted ih rae inquiry should be
confined 60 Toe acts 90 On" sup vi-'t al me l"us "i
1875 and 1878 Senator ll,I then remarked Thar The
committee was directed 10 nqur. ini" ic condition p,
he naturalization laws of thr Ini"d states nd o. hnl
ont wthcr unter existing l.S tie peJuiu Ola NOT
have fhcir uglrs, whether bv uc existence NJ i1iou-
lem nature zai"n pa?cr@ or ~ ihr arrest OF persons
when thes wgrc eSerrs ns Tie nSli 81 .cn,t' We w.,
have right" he sad. ' report 10 t' 7rH"'e hat ln
papers i-sue and ti'l Co, taut W., ~ ira, .Ia me
wirra1fs or the arrest oi persons Ao.oing ricurnt
senator C.,rl,. tom sr-,kc Great scope should be-
given 10 inc invest .ltlon' ur ~I1 " do NOT ihiuK
tnr quirv -hould be- mt'i IKE pleading 800 court
lie C'inl,s ler has brDughi iu al0i az paper HIs
proposed show That many 81 LilDu papers 90
1 not IN Ias ncatiou 81 the arrea ~ or aad
sm.ar IA per-, inquiry INTO h' General con
Guct He ought 60 be aovci g. 'how m" reasons Tor
MI action Lookiag into tAe political Ioe-ton o.
tie elections, link tncT ought 10 b. tdniii'"d 80
eaton Tor the ~upetyis.r 10 az that 10 1873 be
$50. W axe iir-ccd srnoir to inqutr- into
1uc, OF the supervisor in 1873 AMI 1870 lnc question
sbeihcr his opinion ~ when n actod was rsnt
not NC oniccl % iLqurirA INTO n7 opuioh Nh'i "a-
whetncr hi conduct justified uY THESE papers
Trat be longs 20 hleer trSun j. hhAt wi- Wf"nE Ih
1865 may nave been corrected before l74-' Tie
papers we're unaiiy aomilied "hrn ihey we're proved
10 20 Original paper by che cictgs OF Tho courts
Tue trst witness ior The defence was Ashley W. Cole,
ne spaper reporter IL told the committee how De
Obtained DECENTRALIZATION PaD"rs u lsO~. At tiat the
be- r.s reporter m Judge B1ruatd's court, md
/ quslnt.d Wth lam. IL had served iu the army ~
soldier ana obialned his Discharge. when hs toll
Judg- Barnard hit he ed 10 Do nsturAlAed. ihc
Judgc took a blank out OF % drawer and handed
/. TO the clerk. John Is. hckeon. Mr. Cole
| also said that Ar sAw table nllcd wltA thcso
blanks watch 6erc signed aud scaled There
were two rows 81 the blanks on inc table.
T.. W Jaeger. German. ecvrntY years oi who
oould not speak knZish, testified that IA ls0S
called his house a. No. lO4 Pm ST. aud ASKED hiu
II be wanted become citizen lie replica tl1t hc dd
n lt would not cost too much couple days later
man bro 9ht hs naturalization papers he did not
know " =. ma hifn again.
H. Mr. Davenport. defeuce " II be offered statements
| eirued Dv following Ier@Ous declaring that they
were not witnesses when certain naturalization papers
were procured William ~. Nanderntt August Bel
mont, Henry WOlimaD, Joseph Monaeimrr john T.. Nc
Gowan. Timothy j. Campbell william Hickman, Ian
renee ID. Kerisn, joel q. Stevens FO-tsr Dewey ana
Peter S-ery. Mr. Davenport SAID tn~t these persons
would either such statement or Identity
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