The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
REPORT OF THE MINORITY OF THE SENATE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS.
.WAsHINGToN, ID. c., May I6.

REPORT OF THE MINORITY OF THE SENATE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS.
.WAsHINGToN, ID. c., May Is.
Senator Blair, In behalf OF the minority of
the senate Select Committee appointed 10 in
quire into alleged frauds, etc.. in the recent
issue with the finding OF the majority, as pre-
sented by Senator Wallace last month, in re-
gard to alleged intimidation of voters in the
characterized by the majority as civilized
bulldozing" The minority of the Committee
oeny tnat one single aIiegauon OF fraud, mis-.
or any intimidation or attempted fntimida-
tion, or political misconduct of any kind on
or manufscturer, or any person Of any party,
either in the State of Massa
chnsetts or Rhode Island, was proven
some abuses may exist since these states are
in this world, but any impartial person will
say that the Committee did not find them.
The conclusions of the majority are not in
accordance with the facts. Not only were
none of tDese charges proven, but, on the con.
trary. so utterly were they exploded by the
Committee that no impartial man who reads
the evidence can contradict this assertion.
The minority review at great length the testi-
mony taken in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, and say: "We have thus touched upon
by the majority from the great
mass of testimony taken by the Committee
without occupying far more space and time
impossible 10 properly analyze the testimony
and exhibit the utter failure of this partisan
attempt TO defame the people OF two of the
Ifsutfrage is free and pure any where on the
lace of the earth, IL Is free and pure In Massa-
chusetts ana Rhode lsiand religious tolera-
was born in the other. 1n both the Inde-
pendent virtues of the sirss survive In their
sons; Whoever attempts TO institute
BILE condition which has well nigh
exterminsted the Republican Govern
in, lpffr ~
our common country, from which condition
the National principles of liberty and justice
as they exist and are practiced in MaSSachu-
sets and Rhode Island alone can rescue them,
commits an act of futile hostility to the ca use
of good government throughout the land.
The minority remark that, nnoing no evil
dence whatever of Intimidation at elections,
either in sssachusetts or Rhode Island, they
concur with the majority of the Committed,
although for an opposite reason-that there is
no call for National legislation upon that sub
ject so far those States are concerned.
But. they add, we can not admit the tmpotent
doctrine of the Commission that If their con-
clusiOns Of fact were true, TO wit: That i'm
proper practices exist in the States visited, so
far as The election of National officers is con-
cerned, and freedom of choice by voters has
been interferred with, and persons practically
threatened with dismissal from employment
If they vote in opposition TO he wishes of their
employers, that 1t is not within the compe
tency of Congress to correct this wrong by ad-
ditional or any legislation, provided the State
fails to remedy profound evil. Suffrage
is not under final control of States. SO far
National EJECT ons are concerned duty is de-
volved by the Constitution upon States which.
by adopting the Constitution, they have agreed
to perform. IL they fail to perform that duty,
they do not destroy the Constitution, but sim
ply VIC late their duty and compel the inter.
ference of Congress to preserve the Govern
ment by establishing and enforcing neces sary
laws" The minority report is signed by Sena-
tors Blair, Hoar, Teller and Kirkwood.
EX-SENATOR ISAAC P. CHRIsTIANcY ASKS FER
DIVORCE FROM HIS WIFE.
Elk Senator Isaac p. Christiancy now United
States Minister to Peru, commenced suit for
divorce to-day from his wife, Lizzie NJ. Chris.
tisncy, nee LUgeDbu. Hon. Edwin WiIleIs,
of Michigan, and Z. Chase IngeISoll, of this
city, appear for the complainant. AS soon as
filed the bill was Withdrawn by John y. Oil
yer, who entered appearance Tor Mrs. Chris.
tlancy. Neither attorney would Givuige the
contents OF the petition. Oliver stated that ne
would next week file an answer and n cross
bill, and both could then be published.