Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-03

| for che s0uthefh district ~ ohio 20 serve
! a The several Ncting.precisct. IN said city
| q said election. With t6e pame mi resi-
drnce OF each and the vo,irs-preciccf to
which each was assigned.
second What c,,isent, Y auy, ~ the
eaid seycralprecinc,s askcd TO- the appoint
mGnt e. such deputy msfshais, With The
n3nes o. such citizens. aud The res.ons. Il
aus, which were assigned for such request.
Th1gd. Whether any. and II 20. how
many, such deputy marshIi, have. PRIOR TO
such appointment. been accused on con-
yiCted OF crime OF were men cf known
wei Gus aHd brutal habit, aad reputation.
Fourth. whether sMd deputy macshal-
were Under tdc nirect,ou nnd control OF
pariiSsue and u.ed powers vested IN them
~ interest OF any political party. and
aided. counicUs1cei. and encouraged
fraudulent ana h!cgi;imste yoti1g IN che
interest OF such e pol,icai pariy and H.
candidate.
Fifth. Wh2t num,cr and what kind Of
pistols or otber deadly weapons were pvt
into the hand, OF said d'puts marShals,
Wh9 fuybi-dCd aid weapons. whence were
th,H received, whi furnished. aud how
many such weapon, have been returned,
together with the name, OF such deputy
] ftlIINlit~ - tiNfF sANsfN - i-kttlI wa
icu. furnished ,lem.
sixth. Mat amount a mrIey ia, been
lsid t. such deputy miT,hIi-. ant by
whose orders Vss The sumo TAD. and a
y iia; rate per day.
seventh. Any other matter or .hiag con-
up.ied with or germJlc {, The genera sab
jc.t Of such Investigation.
Ic.0ireG. That in making such inva'ti-
cation the sai,I committee he empowered %
sppoiut a subcommittee, COl>i>tin. u the
chairman OF said committee aud Siich Other
Two members thereof a, I've MAJ select.
which subcommittee Iail have full power
90 meet and hold IT, sessions, .d >uch fine,
ard place, "a. may seem proper. - end Tor
persons and papers, 10 c0Dpe' Attendance
~ witness, =. and a. require tIrin 60 testify ,
20 employ .'cnocrpHpr, 1ad 10 incur any
md ali -uch necessary ma reasonable cN-
p,n-t- d may he deemed requisite fpg tee
purpose, OF ,jich INVESTIGATION, 'ucn eN-
puditurc, 10 ICE paid out Of The c0ni:u-
y ni fund Of Tee Two h9u,r-.
Nr. hri,r. OF Ohio. made = poin, nj
order s-siu,i toe reception of tbc resOlH-
tons.
IN, resolution. he -9id. va, PROPOSE
ton 20 investigate charge, against officer.
oi tLc iuitsd states. Il $50, not duc,-
ion OF unpcgchmcn. which va, presented.
,id IL would no. MAKE the resolution IA
oider 10 ,ay thaj 10 iDohed toward iuuc9ch-
mont.
NJ. follcit sid that in the preparation Of
tn, resolution hc adopted the i0rn fur.
ni.hed by the Thrty-nnth Congress " hen
charges were preferred against President
Andrew johnson. The House certainly
bad ihr right 10 inquire into The conduct
Of IN officer with the view OF impeachins
ou officer whom II had the right - i'm
peach.
Ghe Speaker Thought that, under al the
PREVIOUS rulings. the resolution presented a
matter ci privilege, and the House could
determine Tor itself how ilr the in'esliea-
ton should be proceeded with. and what
committee should have charge OF II. lie
therefore oycrruled the point OF order.
\ Ions: Il bate cnsucd, several republican
members cndeaNoring 10 have the inquiry
extended.
Nj. Follctt sud the simple question pre-
scented 10 IN" committee 10 investigation
wa, whether certain officer had or had
not performed one 0i the highest possible
duties If an officer Of the Government.
Tie protection oi the ballot IN pursuance
Of law. or in known yit alton oi it--ihal
titN AAiHA UAiif Ntf a. w AAi"N ~ 'aFN'"N
should bc informed upon.
Mr.. Kcilcr thought that before The House
should prepare TO impcach | nitcd states
marshal IN Cincinnati il va, important
that IL should Know the whole situation
surrounding that officer when he UNDER
took To provide that there should Ice a
pcaocablc election, where all persons OF all
races might 90 and cast their ballots. At
the very tilgc when these deputy mar>hilS
wee appointed in Cincinnati there were
Going about the Streets OF that city OH
Ger, or men pretending 10 bc officers
OF that corporation, >eiIlng men SIM
piy because they were colOred men,
locking them up by hundreds. and
keeping them there until thes polls
closed on the nth Of October. He might
not be entirely correct. but the newspapers
stated that i'm one StatiOn-h0n>c in Cincln-
natl 500 cOlorcd. men against whom nothing
WAS alleged, were held through the election
day IN order that they could not 90 to the
uoll, and vote. II ought to be known what
condition of things surrounded this United
states marshal, and he would ike to amend
the resolution II ~ 10 widen the scope Oi
the investigation. This broadening of the
scope Of the investigation would help the
House to decide whether The mar>.al had
acted wisely and prudcntly.
Mr.. j. u, TAYLOR, of Ohio. favored the
broadening Of the investigation, and made
alu~icn TO theteriiyingOl the c0lOrcd men
on election day.
RNr. Miller, Of Pennsylvania, regretted
that The investigation stopped at the ONO
river. II il passed beyond the confines OF
that sirean and went down the Mississippi,
spending few hours in South Carolina.
Alabama, Mi.>I>>ipi. and in the other south
crn states where no regard was paid to how
the ballot was cast or counted, he would
be- delighted.
Mr.. &. u. Wise. Of Virginia, said that ne
had resolution prepared looking to the
investigation OF IN election in southern
State.
Mr.. Miller said that while he believed
that in the southern state, they had tried
to Nil and destroy, the shotgun had been
laid aside temporarily, b"t they sept up
the practice OF counting their men IN With
ont REGARD to the ballots cast.
Mr.. kcifer asked leave to oHcr an
amendment directing the Committee ON
Expenditures in the Department OF Justice
TO investigate all the circumstances attend
ing the recent election of the members ol
the House Of Representatives from The
First and second district. Of ONO, bui Mr.
Foliett refused 10 yield.
MIR. Follctt also declined to Weld io Mr.
Iliscock. OF New York, who desired TO Oilci
an amendment enabling the marshal to
brins forward facts iu,tiiyine oreNplainins
his action.
Nj. BaTk,dalc. OF Mississippi. in reply
10 Mr. Miller. expressed hi, Willingness to
promote The Investigation OF the election
IN any southern state.
Mr.. niscock made another VAIN attempt
10 have his amendment considered. A.
the resolution was drawn. the marshal wI'
; excluded from any opportunity to give an
( excuse Tor his action. The resolution dio
/ not Involve the question of intent on the
part Of the mar>hal, aud he thought il
should be amended III this respect. 80 thal
! the marshal might show that ne acted IN
1 good faith
The resolutions were adopted without
division.
/ Mr.. e.. u. Wise. OF Virginia, asked
unanimous consent 10 offer resolution
/ for an investigation OF the conduct a
B the 'nitcd state, marshal Tor the Eastern
District Of Virginia during tie recent clcc
/ ton.
Mr. Reed. of Maine. objected.
Mr.. Reagan. oi Texas. called up the In
ter. state commerce bill. and the ilous'
proceeded 10 consider it,
MIR. Reagan offered. Il, a substitute fo
/ the bill reported by the Committee on Com
mcicc lat session. the bill generally know
( o.. fIc p.q,sln hill and entered into an pN