New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16
MAKING THREE VOTERS A MINUTE.


The Wallace Committee met Yesterday in the
PostmasteI's room in thu Post Office Building. ana
continued the Investigation OF the charges aenhse
Chief Supervisor John Davenport relative 10 nes
conduct during the election in November, 1878.
Senator Wallace presided, and the other mnm P
Of the committee present were senators hcDo"
AID Hoai and Blair -
Colonel George Bliss was the first witness exam
ined He testified that he had paid considerable
sse tS the T n s7 q s was United
States District Attorney. and IN ih Ina
wear bis attention was officially called
to the matter. He saw the naturalization proceed,
inas in 1865 in the Courts of Common Pleas, and
the Supreme and Superior Courts lie was VIZ
ness before the Lawrence Congressional inVes.l-
eating Committee In 1869. He was allowed 10
read from the record the evidence given by him on
thar OCCASION Ii was to the effect that the natu-
razation proceedings before Judge Barrett w rh
conduct ed with grear care and dcllbera'ion. Inc
proceedings before Judge Garyin were conducted
with great rapidity aud with very niue , snIu'
and saw that certificates were issued TO persons
who did not appear at all. lie uheu
the proceedings, and found that certihcates WsTe
issued at the rate of three every minute. judge M
Gum. in pause III the proceedings sald 10 VII VII
ness You we do this business under az tne
forms of the law in every respect. and tnlIk II y
time the newspapers ceased Ia fnd fault WIN u.s.
Colonel Bliss was cross-examined by Senator Wal
lace He said he had caused many arrests whlle ne
was Distrlct-Attorney for the use aud prostitution
of the papers; some of these persons pleadcn
guilty. On one occasion when Judge McCvnn had
a pile of applications a foot high before num- nc
took up one and said To witness you
know this man I" without mentioning the
name of the applicant. Tho. man addressed
asked What man 90 yOu mean ~ Judge Mccubn
read the name from the paper. ard the man rcPed'
- | don't know anything about tina! man." Mheh
Judge McCunn remarked 10 witness that the 1ofms
of law were beng complied with, Colonel {ilss re-
pied 10 him. " You know that these natnrailza,lohs
are Illegal IN form, because YOU yourself nave SAID
that IL is not the trn but the substance that ~ re-
quisite." Judge MeCunn replied, g can make no
admissions to YOu."
10 Nr. BLAIR Colonel Bliss said that in December,
1876. pJoceedIi rs were taken against sew
eral persons for voting Illegal papers
lie did not know how many eases there
were bat he had sent to the CLERKS office and had
secured the indictments IN seven cases Inc per
sons indicted were John Keeie, John McSOrey.
William Burby. William Stone, Henry Schroeder,
W. H. H. Ely and Bernard Mcdonald Some OF the
persons pleaded guilty and some were convicted
Schroeder was sentenced TO one years lmprIs0n-
ment Eiy was a young lawyerO IaTytoWn ana
was active in tie interest of the Democrats lie was
indicted for haV ug acted rs a witness Tor man re
b4d never seen and was tried and convicted lie
was sent to the PcnitentIary for two years. Me-
Donald was convicted and was sentenced to one
years Imprisonment m. , .
On the conclusion of Colonel BLESS testimony
some dIscu ,sion ensued among the members oil the
committee and about 9 o'clock an adjournment was
taken until 10 O'Clock this morning. Senator
Wallace had disappeared, and Senator Mcdonald
evidently did not care to be pltted alone against
the two Republican members. Tie proceedings TO-
day will probably begin with Supervisor DaYen-
DOrt'S testimony.