Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-03
LAW MAKERS AT WORK.


the same can reasonably be done, Il
investigate such charges and 10 report
to this house as follows:
/. How many deputy marshals, gen
eral and special, were appointed and
authorized by said United States mar
shal to serve ut the several voting
precincts Ia the city, with the name
and residence OF each aud the voting
precinct 10 which each was assigned.
9. What citizens, II any, OF the sew
eral precincts asked the appointment
OF such deputy marshals, with lthe
names OF such citizens and the rea-
sons, II any, assigned for such re-
quests.
:. Whether any and, n 20, how
many, sugh deputy marshals nave
prior to such appointment been ac.
cused or convicted of crime or were
men OF known Vicious and brutal hRb.
it, and regulations.
4. Whether said deputy mafshpls were
under the direction and control Of par
tislus and used the power vested In
them in the interests Of any political
party and aided fraudulent voting ia
the interests Of such political party
and It's candidates.
3. What number and what kind OF
pistols or other deadly weapons
were put into the hands OF
the deputy marshals; who furn-
ished the weapons; from whence
were they received, when furnished,
and how many such weapons have
hoen returned, together with the
names Of euch deputy marshals as
have failed to return the weapons fur.
nlshed them.
g What amount OF money has been
paid such deputy marshals and by
whose order and at what rate per day.
Any other matter or thing connect
ed with or germane 10 the general sub
ject oisuch Investigations, The commit
tee 10 have full power, and the eXpen-
sea Of the investigation TO be paid out
Of the contingent fund.
Keller made point of order
against the reception OF the
resolution, but the speaker over
ruled IL, and directed that the resOlu-
ton be- presented as Il matter of privi-
lege, and the house could determine
for itself how far the investigation
should be proceeded with, and what
committee should have charge Of II.
Mr. Follett said that the single ques.
tion presented 10 the committee WAS
whether certain officers had or had not
performed one Of the highest duties OF
an officer OF the government
Mr.. Koifer thought that before the
house prepared 10 impenCh the United
States marshal In Cincinnati IL should
know the whole situation. Az tho
very time when the deputy msrshals
were appointed thcrewere going about
the streets Of the city officers, or men
pretending to be officers, Of that muni-
c,pal corporation, seizing men simply
because they We're cOlOred men, locking
them up by the hundred and keeping
them there until the polls closed. lie
might not be entirely correct, but n pa
per stated that In one statiOn-house
800 COlOred men were held during cleo
lion day, In order that they could not
20 10 the polls and vote. He would
ike 10 amend the resolution so Rs to
widen the scope OF inve-tigatlou This
would help the house to decide whether
the marshal acted prudently when he
appointed an unusually large number
Oi deputies
Follet insisted that the resolution
was broad enough 10 give the officer
fun opportunity 10 show his surround
iHga, tc show every condition
that contributed in any way To
the conduct with which ho was
charged The gentl eman from Ohio
had said that men were arrested aud
discharged without charge being pre-
ferIed against them. They had been
arrested simply because Il VIA un-
known why they had come into the
city rom adjoining states. AS TO the
deputy mRrAhals, they were armed
with British bulldogs and told 90 use
them, There was a statute prohibit
ing the United States army coming
near tho polls, hut who would cay
that tho drilled officer was not more
euitiblc than men selected
from the worKhouse for their
known brutality. These charges were
made In good faith, IL they were not
true he wanted the country to know
II, IL aubstantiated by evidence the
house should not hesitate to say that
the officer thus derellot In his duty,
thus violating this public trust, was no
longer no to he the servant of the PEG.
Pile
E, b. Taylor OF Ohlo alluded TO the
terrifying of the oolored men ON elec'
ton day.
Miller Of Pennsylvania regretted that
the Investigation stopped at the Ohio
river. IL should be extended 10 tho
southern atates where no regard was
paid a. To how the ballot was cast or
counted.
j, s. Wise Of Virginia said he had q
resolution prepared looking to the In.
veatigation Of the election in the
Southern states.
Miller said that In the Southern
states the shotgun had been laid aside
temporarily, but they kent up the
practice Of counting In their men
without regard To the ballots cast.
Keller asked leave To- ollor an amend
nent directing the committee on ex
penditurea Of the department OF Justice
to investigate the circumstances at
tending the recent election OF member.
Of the house from the Firat aud Second
districts of Ohio, but Follett refused d
yield,
tollettalso declined 10 yield 70 His
cock, who doslred TO offer an amend
ment enabling the marshal IN bring
forward facts justifying his action.