The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-06
DAVENPORT AND CONGRESS-.

The Investigating Com mittee to
! Watch HIM on Election Day.
NEW York, Nov. 5-The John 1. Daven-
port investigation committee of congress
did no investigating to-day, but did take
other important action. The following
resolution was adopted:
/ Rs ,lUed, That a subcommittee of Z rec of
this mmi' tee or appointed. 70 be made up Of
I the chair man AMI TWO members OF TIE com, nit
/ tee, u be appOntfd by nj n. sit on election day
Iu TINS bvi ding a. such hour as said subcOm-
and ser2eant-at-arms Of tie committee, ror the
purpose OF taking such evidence as my he
offered a. to the administration and supervision
/ OF tie election laws OF the Unite1 ; ates.
B sides the chairman Messrs. Geissen-
hoimer and Horuer we're appetite on tho
subcommittee.
Mr.. Deforest said that be understood
that number Of private citizens in the
city had received threa ening letters from
7 pers 1ns claiming to be Supervisors Of the
election, which were calculated to intim-
dste them. He, therefore. moved that
Chairman Fitch be instructed to insert
notice IN she papers requesting q persons
re ewing such letters, or who might be ar-
rested and discharged, TO notify the chair
man of the committee, Mr.. Fitch. the
resolution was adopted
DIR. Gelsserheimer says that the testl-
mony wnicn TIE subcommittee hoJes to get
on election day will be that of those who
may have received tn -eatenlng let eTs or
have been arrested AMI discharged, and
volun Ger TO appear before the committee
and lay their cases before 1t.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
Mr.. Fitch formu ated the following
notice IN accordance with the provisions Of
MIR. Deforest's motion:
NOTICE TO REGISTERED VOTERS
The special commit g Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the United states app 5inted TO iu-
quire into the sup vising aud administration of
the election lave by Ulcers OF the United s ates
within the city, county and state OF New York,
hereby request any registered voters who may
have received threatening letters purportng TO
be sent by the chief supervisor of election in the
Southern district Of New York. or who may be
arrested on election day, charged
with offenses against the election
indicted or tried for such offences, and any
registered voters who may be interfeyed with
at the polls in the exercise of the act of their
legal rights by persons claiming to act as United
States marshals, or under authority Of the chief
supervisor Of elections, to send as speedily as
possible their names ana addresses. with a
statement of facts in each case, to the chair
man Of the committee at No. SO Nassau street.
New York city; In cases of arrest on election
day followed by discharge of the
person arrested, it is particularly
desired that the name of the deputy marshal
maEing the arrest be demanded, aud il the
name is refused that statement of that fact
and description d. the person aCtiny or claim
ing to act as such deputy marshal, be furnished
the committee of the House.
The subcommittee of the committee of the
House will be in session on election DAY in room
135 Of the United States postoffice building to
receive any evidence which may be offered BY
order of the committee.
AsHBELL P FITCH, Chairman.