Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-12
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CoNFoRMATIoNS.

CONCENTRATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-James Har-
Ian was appointed presiding Judge of
the court of commissioners of Ala
bama claims.
to-day by Miller, of California, TO
amend the revised statutes so that the
whole duty paid on materials i'm,
ported in this country, and which is
afterwards manufactured and export
ed from this country, shall be refund
ed. The law at present requires a
retention of ten per cent. of the
duties.
THE CINCINNATI ELECTION.
The attorney general, in reply to q
letter from Springer, chairman of the
committee of expenditures of the de-
partment of justice, sent that commit
tee copies of correspondence on file in
the department of justice, relative to
the employment of United States dep
uty marshals at the congressional
election in Ohio last October. The
correspondence consists Of FIVE letters,
three of which are FROM Marshal
Wright to the attorney general, and
the other two from Acting Attorney
General Phillips to Marshal Wright,
under date of Cincinnati, and Sept.
"a. Wright asks the attorney general
to approve the expenditure of SIS, 2S5,
and cause warrant for the amount TO
be issued in Lis (Wright's) favor to de-
fray certain specified election expen-
ses, the principal item being employees.
600 deputies, two days each, Sc, 900.
In this letter Wright saws: Il shall
not be surprised if | find it necessary
to appoint double the aforesaid mum
Der. l shall be glad to have the requi-
sition acted upon at an early day as
you can find il consistent with your
duty, and to receive such instructions
and suggestions from you as you may
think wise to offer. Fraud at the
elections in this place is the rule.
ard it is mJ earnest desire
to break it up, to bring the
transgressors to justice, aud to fully
protect the people in their rights at
the polls The sum l ask for appears
large. but it is small in comparison
with the object to be attained"
The next letter, dated Cincinnati,
Sept. 25th, is also from Wright, siren
uously reiterating and amplifying his
first communication, Wright, in
closing, says: IAN ounce of preven
ton is worth q ton of cure, and it is
not Improbable that timely care and
provision in this matter may save US
the horrors of riot to which the one
we had here last spring is an infant"
Tbo 4hisI laffan - 1otal So,.E DaIb
and is a reply by Phillips to letter
from Wright of Sept. oath.
Phillips tells Wright: 'You are
informed the department, as a rule,
does not advance funds for the ex-
pense mentioned, but pays for them
reasonable amount after the expenses
have been incurred, upon presenting
the account, when such account has
no Objectionable features" In the
next letter the acting attorney general,
in answer to an inquiry III Wrights
letter of Sept 25th, whether there is
authority IN law for employing thirty
special deputies for service urtil the
day of election to look after
repeaters, says there is no
limitation in terms of time during
which the appointment of such Off
GERS may be effective, but the com
pensation is limited by the revised
statutes to five dollars day for not
exceeding ten days service, and no
greater sum can be given. The last
letter is from Wright, dated Oct. 30,
forwarding requsition for
funds with which to pay the expenses
pertaining to the congressional Glec-
ton. Wright in this letter re-
quests that Notwithstanding his
large expenditure, and the many per
sons not under pay) who did excel
lent service, yet he was unable to get
a force necessary to protect the voter.
1--WE held matters we'll in hand he
says, Gin about fifty five precincts,
but IN about six precincts the vote was
not protected because | was unable to
do it. The situation in the precincts
not we'll handled is beyond collpre-
hension to those who have not been
an eyewitness thereto, and | do not
think any hundred deputies to the
precinct could protect the vote therein.
The following statement is enclosed:
For the election for congress held in this state
the 18th inst, l employed for this city special
deputy marshals rolllows
Seven men 10 days each. 20 days.
Four men days each, 36 days.
Five men days each 81 days.
Thirteen men days each. Is days.
Ten men days each, 80 days.
Sixteen men days each 81 days
Thirteen men days each, 30 days.
One thousand six hundced men days each,
$500 days
In all, 8 753 days.
For tie payment of which viii require 81, $50.
had to expend for transportation absolutely
necessary of horses and buggies, $50; treet car
tickets 50; 1900 metallic badges SG2 80; for rib
bon badges C2000l, So for printing, s169 so. To-
tal SfS322