The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-03
F0LLETT7S FU.R0R}.EIl. !
OVER Ills VERY DECIDED DEFEAT
For Corsress-ifn Raises u Mournfui Wall
Against the Deputy sinrslal., which
Throws thc House Of l:epresenta. M J
tir"s fusoa an Interesting Debate.

Marshal for the Southern District OF Ohio
OF high crimes and mislemcanurs.
charge him with usurpation OF power mn,
violation OF law, In that he appointed ,
large number OF general and spccial
deputy inarshals to serve as the several
voting precincts In Cincinnati ut the elec
ton for members Of Congress on the litl
Of October. 1854, ana armed said deputy
marshals with pistols aud other deadly
weapons, said to have been furnished by
the War Department OF tho United States
Government. sl,.s
a large number OF Deputy Marshals So
pointed and armed werG notorious Grim.
i'als and !ncn OF known vicious and brutal
hib'ts anu reputation, and many OF them
non residents Of Cincinnati and the State
OF ONO. In that the said Deputy Mar.
shals, acting under his orders and dircc-
tions, aided and abetted and encourage,
fraudulent voting, intimidation Of voters
and gross outrages upon the elective fran
chise and the rights OF honest voters In
the city, In iurtLerance OF the interests OF
y political party aud its candidates there.
fore,
Ftplred, That tho Committee on Ex-
paadl.ure III the Department Of Justice be
required and directed rs soon as the came
can reasonably be done, to investigate
such charges and report to the House as
follows:
Flrst-l1ow many Deputy AIarshals,
general and special, were appointed and
authorized by said United States Marshal
10 serve ut the several voting precincts Of
the city, with the nn,ne and residence OF
each, AMI the voting precinct to which
each was assigned. .,..,..ss 80 ;.
second-What citizen, il my, OF the
several precincts asked for the appoint
ment OF such Deputy AIarshals, with the
names OF such citizens and reasons, il any
assigned, for such request.
Thir,i-Whc,her any, and il so hoW
many such deputy maishals have prior TO
such appointment been accused or con-
victed Of crime or where the men OF
known vicious and brutal habits and
As
Fourt!,-Whether said Deputy Marshals
were under the direction and control OF
partisans and used the powers vested in
them in the Interest Of any political party
and aided fraudulent voting in the interest
OF such political party and its candidate.
Fith-What number and what kind OF
pistols or other deadly weapons were put
into the hands OF the deputy nlarshals,
who furnished the weapons. from whence
were they received and why furnished,
and how many ouch weapons have been
returned, together with the names OF such
deputy Inar5hals rs have failed to return
the weapons furnished them.
Sixth-What, amount OF money has
been paid such Deputy Marshals and bv
whose order and at what rate per day.
Seventh-Any other matter rorthing con.
nected with or gerrane to the general sub
iect. Such investigation committee to be
clothed with iull powers and the expense
OF investigation to be paid out OF the con-
tinvent fund. 800. 80. 4 :
Mr.. keifer, of Ohio, made the point OF
order that q resolution to investigate the
conduct Of United States officers was not n
privilegedquestion, and tlatthe resolutions
were not in order at this time.
Mr.. Fol!ett said the simple question
presented the committee for investigation
was whether 4 certain officer had or had
not performed the highest possible duty Us
an officer nj tho ,,nv.r,r.ut-t nroto.-
ton NJ ths haIIot.;n nrrs,,s 49, "e au.. 1aw =.
in Enown v;oiat;on ~ ;,o,hat on,r ~ I Al ba ba
Ias;ra ,ha i;nnsa % aho,,lJ ~ ~ ;.tsn'I u.u .S
MON an ~ ~ 'oN''o .o'N VIC 1N'o' 't's''
f'o =. ,s $3.50
TIE OTHER I''E. 81 IL 'i. OF TIE QUESTION.
Mr.. Keller thought TIM: before the
House should prepare to impcach Unit.
81 s,o,..s ~, r.bo1 :, r;so;nn,,; 4 NO, =,
60 ~ 80 ' ,', - ,.' "',"', ~ ""' .N''
portahe u siiouiu Hhowthe Whoie sltuatlon
that officer when he under
took to provide there should bo penccablc
where all persons Of All raccs
might 20 and east their.Sballot Al
The very time when these denutips
we're appointed in Cincinnati there were
"oinr about the streets Of that city officers
Or men pretending To he officers oi that
municiual cornorn,ion seizinc man sim.
nlv because ,hev wern colorcd mon loci
inv them nm bvtbe hundreds and keen.
ins them until the nolIs closed on Tia
LIN nj Octnhor uo mirht not hn e,.
,;rslv ;ncorrect hut Tho n,.wsnn ners stataj
that in ono station house in t,incinuo,i
:n0 cotorci mon orainst Yhon,
noth;n" w,s aliaoed were hall
,hro,,rE + election daT IN order ther
could not 90 to the polls. tIe would iikr
to amend the resolution SO as TO widen the
scope Of Investigation: This would help
ihe noase @ 10 ate';e MeiiIr WI iia, 'ne .L "a,a @
resnonsibility thrown upon him when he
appointed an unusually large number Of
deputies. fle believed nopeaceable quiet
G c..sen @ was was ever n" inln,vu ~ .yo ,aHins na,l
se"e ,r,s eebly '| snch % nrrsons % as we went ito to the
nalIs M to c,ca.e riot md d;sor,Icr who ovcr ~r
pI;sct cd IN # -
Il. + y STavlor ii Ohio ,llnaed 10
,or.;iy Ill yin. tho coIorni man on r,er,;on ,lav -
Mr.. Miller. Of pennsyIyania, regretted
,bo 1;nvosi;',t;nn s.onnal MT ,ha (Ih;o
, riSrr. i shonli he eytrn1"d to ~ flo @ son.h.
arm States where M rcoarl was Maid n
BON. y b,Jjot w.s cs., - or co,,n,o,l ''>' y
CD Wise Of Virpinia, said he had n
r,sol, lion NJ NINA rod ;ook;n, tn thn IN w vss,;. !
,,,iion nf the election in n Sonthern S,n,a
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