The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-26

offer a minority report when the SUBJECT is
submitted to the full COMMITTEES or Expend.
itures in the Department of Justice. The
members Of the committee have not yet re-
ceiyed the printed testimony taken at the
investigation. They assert they will not
agree to any report until they have had an
opportunity 10 examine ii. Mr.. Springer
will submit the views prepared by himself
and sgreed to by Van Alstyne, at the meet
ing Of the full committee, to be held, prob.
ably, on Friday. He declines 10 give a re-
port to the pablo until it has recsiyed the
attention OF bis committee. 1t is Yerv
long document. aud contains q review Of the
testimony taken both in this city and at
Cincinnati. 1t concludes as follows:
From the testimony taken by your committee, Il
will appear that the Deputy Marshals appointed
bv Marshal Wright were largely IN excess OF the
necessities OF the situation; that they were ap
pointed as Republican partisans and political
workers and in most cases prOstltuted their
official posi- ions TO partisan ends; that they were
armed with revolYers and other deadly weapons.
furnished Dg the National Committee OF the Re-
publican party; that many OF such Deputy Mar
shais so appointed and armed were notorious
criminals and men known to have vicious and
0fu al haoits 6nd many OF them were non
residents OF the state of Ohio: that many of such
Deputy 1arshals acting under the orders OF Mat
sbal Wright aided, abetted and encOura ged fraudu
lent voting, intimidation of voters, and cOmmitted
gToSs 0utrageS upon the elective franchise and
the rights OF honest voters that the EMPLOYMENT
and payment OF Special Deputy Marshals on the
day after ne election was without lesal warrant.
and Il moneys paic such persons for services on
that day were ille al, and sums so paid should oe
rturnea 70 the United States Treasury taat the
appointment OF Deputy Msfshals who were non
residents OF the State Of Ohio was without war
rant and constituted gross usurpation of author
10y, and that the appointment OF Deputy Marshals
was in many respects Irregular, Illegal and un
warranted abuse Of his Official trust.
Wherefore your committee are of the opinion
that Lot Wright United States Marshal Of the
southern District of OHIO, has been SHOWN by tes.
timony TO have committed high crimes and mis-
depes nors; thst he has been guilty of usurpa-
uon OF authority aud violation OF law in the man
ner set forth In preamble 10 the resolution
ado 9ted by the House OF Representatives on the
pa of Decem ember last. In view of the Die
nature OF the impeachment proceedings and
especially al this last day Of this Congress. your
committee will not recommend the adoption of
articles of Impeachment in his case. but they do
recommend th9 adoption OF the following resolu-
ton:
That the Clerk Of the House of Representatives
De Instructed 10 transmit copy OF ne report and
testimony in the case Of Lot Wright United
States Marshal for she Southern District OF Ohio
20 the President OF the URted states and that the
ly remove said Wright from Office, aud cause the
Attorney General TO institute such proceedings
in TIE courts as may be deemsd necessary in
order TO recover the sums illegally paid out by
him. and 10 institute such criminal proceedings
against him es the facts in the case may require.
Mr. Stewart. ii Misunderstood will radically
dissent from SpEingers views, and viii assert
that the iattel's report has nc basis to rest
upon IN the evidence taken by the sub CON-
mittee; that on the contrary there was good
reason for the employment of the Dsnuty
Mars halls, and thai there was no intimida-
ton and no outrage upon the suffrage except
the arrest OF Republicans by the police to
prevent their voting and an assault upon
pesces ble citizsrs by Democratic thugs.