New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-20

witness; that there is record on the minutes %
The Court admitting him to be actlzen. toso' and
with the general fact that iron pognnn nrrg tho
month of October 1868, were stamped WIN '"' ~
tentlon OF fraud, perjury and forgery. vrrcbe,I
Senator McDonald-Did you know i I had bean
was entitled TO naturalization that ne n"u ooo,,
resident of the United States ana was u uiooe
SOLDIER
Snat", Wd mnnoi5m What objection have You to
giving to Kurchell this certificate Th'oh 20" u''-
Senator Blair-I object TO the form Of that ques-
Mr. Davenport-I have retained it because De-
heye have the right to retain IT, 10 there in that
Senator Northumberland ueiec' is 'noio " ~
certificate of naturalization
Al have stated IT, . ,,..o. will
Q-Now that You won't give up tiiat IVA Tnrt hos
show YOU duplicate of IT. which the Court na'
Al don't doubt that. l have seen such dupn-
Gates by the score; they are rotten througnSu
o. Don't Won want TO examine it'll A. 40 no'
have seen hundreds of them. -. I'D
Senator Mcdonald asked that this dupIicsoe anv
the honorable discharge of Kurchell from the aanS
should appear on the minutes, and Win 'ni' 0''''D
his examination.
SENATOR WALLACE TAKES UP THE DEFENCE
Senator Wallace then took his place. and gieaneo
from Mr.. Davenport that he was counse' 10 '"e
Union League Club in 1869. and was empioyeu !"
that year in reference to the frauds IN natulahz'
ton perpetrated at the general election OF looo ~,
he n
the National electoral laws based upon that Iepoit,
and he had administered those laws SINCE 10 we U.s.
of his ability. The fact that ne helped 10 orao -,
laws he has now to assist carrying out seeineu W
he an important point in the opinion OF SeuatVII
Wallace and he questioned Mr. Davenport Wild
great minuteness upon 1T. ur;,. Piob
ard bingham and Others who were locked up ior
attempting TO vote on 1868 NATURALIZATION pap.ei5
| and afterward discharged. Mr. Davenport Iepleu
that he could not speak in regard to ndivldua casts
hut. generally speaking he discharged all those VINO
promised not to vote upon such @ t hye the
When asked why he did not take steps 10 nave In
reco I'd of the Court vtiated he replied that nc NY
purposelv abstained from doing so nntil ne con i
| produce the certificates, their producuoh oelne
pacessarv TO obtain their destruction by the courts
O.~Have you made any attack or attempted 10
interfere with the regular nauranaat.oh VI Vno gu
| preme and Superior courts since 1868 ,,
procuTed evidence in regard to the natnrali-
zatIon Going on IN the Courts in 1876, and IL re-
suited in the conviction, as nave SHOWN oi n,,
Der OF persons engaged IN flanduleht PiooIXTh w.
| that time have no money to do much. Wnat
! have done has been my own credit ana on money
senator Waace-Oh, Brother Blair will vote to
refund it to Won. and shall vote against II. W.,
Mr. DavenpOrt-l did not suppose senator wal wa
| lace would vote against an appropriation lot tne
purpose of preventing DECENTRALIZATION H"uuS al
1850. anu
| such appropriation for the purpose OF preventing
| YOU from using it in partisan way as you nave
! done all these years, SIR , - A., o,, 4
| Senator Biar-I object TO that on the Rro"hu
I that IT is insulting to thewitness. :, uo
| Senator Wallace-Ihe witness should be more
| careful then. FIJI ;dood
| senator Bair-The witness is very careful indeed.
| Senator BLAIR then asked the witness a rev ques-
tions Z" You made a remark" he SAID, IN regard 10
, the number OF soldiers whose certlhcates Dro'hei
Wallace brings forward. ,,, non,
! Mr. DaYcnpOrt-les, sald III was PioD"o'S pa
! of the Hancock boom. l.,
Senator Blair-Do you know any reason why Q
| soldier should be allowed TO vote nauduienIy any
| more than any other cltlZenI
Mr. Davenport-l do not. -,.4oa. -,
! Senator Mcdonald who had been absent most OF
/ the afternoon session, entered at this point, ana
| crosse ahmed the witness upon plumber OF APP
norently inconseouential details. lie was paIIlcu-
iarlv anxiOus TO get at the number OF DlanK auua,
| wiz and blank warrants MIR. Davenport nan hau
nrinted what they cost. and who paid for them.
Mr. Davenport replied that they were pal9 LOT Dy
himself Then the Senator, believing that ior once
he had the witness corner, hurredly referred u
his preyious testimony, in which was chaIet
against the Government for some SOo OF @.V I1 1l
this description of work. " Yes. IL Is very hkeiA
there is such q charge" replied Mt. Davenport
with a smile, but it was rejected and had 10 pay
II myself" - - II. .t4 ,-o,,r -. wi
in this respect has been beneiicalf Al think th'
| laws are beneficial. c.,I
O-Yonr execution of them has been beneficial
ANAs beneficial rs l can make 1t.
O-It has been very expensive luxury, sHou'
think | noticed that Tor 1878 your Dill wa
S19.425 20? Ayes, sir; out OF Whlch nave L
| nav the entire expenses of my ot1ce nave run u
| d-bt in excess of what received from the Govern
ment over S35 600 since my appointment
| O-!hen Won are $4,000 worse on than whel
you were appointed Al am, ON thIs woIk.
9 AT tins point, hal-past D. the committee aulourne
| until / O'clock this morning.