The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03
Mr.. Hendricks Visits Congress
Senate Amendments to the
Sundry Civil Bill, Btc.
INVESTIGATION REPORTS.
The Majority and Minority Reports on the
Cincinnati Deputy Marshal
Investigation.

WAsHINGToS, March AT a meeting of
the House Committee on Expenditures in
the Department of Justice, Representative
6pringer's conclusions as to the inves-
tlgation OF the conduct CT United States
Marshal Lot Wright at the Ohio October
election were agreed to by party vote Of
5 to 4. The conclusions we're to the effect
that the voters had been intimidated at the
polls. The resolution appended to the report
recommend ding the impeachment and re-
moval OF Wright was not agreed to, and was
eliminated. The minority of the committee
agreed to the report prepared Dy Represent +
stive Stewart, the Republican member of
tho subcommittee which conducted the in
yestigation. The report concludes as fol-
lows:
The Deputy Marshals were all Republicans, and
minority here afirm its deliberate Judgment,
based upon fair estimate OF all the evidence.
that the specification which charges the Marshal
and his Deputies with aiding and abetting fraud.
ulent voting, with intimidation and gross out
RACES, etc is wholly unsupported by the evidence.
.nt 81 1eobeS with that Of Sovembes eoncn
sive confirmation OF the foregoing statement.
Every witness put upon the stand by Folett, aud
every enc who referred To the conduct Of the
Marshals as intimidating. was compelled to admit
that he did not know and had never heard of a
single Democrat who had failed TO vote by reason
OF intimidation by the MaIshals.
Within the recollection of the minority there
was only 2 single exception. and that was Itsl-
iaH, who testified that somebody prevented him
from voting The minority are OF the opinion
that Marshal Wright committed error in de-
clining TO divide his appointments between the
Two political parties. He should at least have
made an effort 10 find reliable representatives OF
| the Democratic party who would consent to act
| with others OF the opposite faith in furtherance
| of the worthy purpose he had in view. This
would have been in conformity with the spirit of
| the statute, and would have tended 10 allay the
bitterness OF the controversy which finds its cul-
mination in this inquiry. which is evil
IDENTIFY aimed at the member-elect who
! whose trial upon Impeachment was as clearly i'm
| possible at the outset now. But the mistake OF
] the Marshal in this last named regard is at the
most an error OF judgment, and is only alluded TO
/ TO complete the review of his official conduct.
The minority dissent wholly from the action OF
the majority IN the result expressed in the reso-
luton appended to its report, as not only unwar-
i ranted by evidence. but as entirely beyond the
scope either of the duty authority of the com
mittee, of Congress. Ii is part OF the duty oil
Congress- nor is IL within the scope OF its functions
as the legislative branch of Government, either to
request or advise the removal Of subordinate In
/ the Executive Department.
Finally. there is no evidence on record which
/ shows that any apprec!able Illegal vote cast
on either side at the October election, while, on
1 wholly on the Republican side. In veri6cauor
| of this statement a confident appeal is made "a
! the record and final result. The election was a.
fair expression OF the will OF the people of Gin
cinnati a. is possible without proper registration
i of fits votes