Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-17
Debate in The s nate.

democratic Senators, telling them that
within few weeks the responsibility
would be on them, and that they could
not evade it. Before the first OF July
next, he said, they would have to meet
the responsibility by increasing the rev.
enues Of the government.
After number ofreductions had been
made the reserved amendment came up
striking out of the provision that no
money shall be used for warrants or ar
rests or prosecutions under the internal
revenue laws, the words ''or the laws
relating to the election Of members OF
Congress- In its discussion Mr.. Hoar
remarked that in the next Congress the
democrats would have the Senate, the
House and the President, and Mr..
Voorhees, spoke of Mr. john |. Daven-
port. of New York, supervisor of cleo.
lions. rs unit to be paid, unit TO hold
Office and unfit TO be at large. This at
tack upon the character of Mr. Daven-
port was repealed by Mr.. Hiscock, who
quoted from a report of Mr.. S. 5. Cox,
highly commencing him for his action
in the New York election OF 1876. II
the allegations against him were true
why were they not presented to the CIR
cult court in New York?
They were presented to the courts on
three or four occasions, said MIR. Frye.
and Mr.. Davenport was invariably de-
clared not guilty of the charges:
eyes" Mr.. Hissock asserted, land
the press of New York, without. dis
tinction of party, has approved the ac-
ton of the courts. The continual nag
ging against Mr.. Davenport is like the
barking Of dog at a hole after the fox
has escaped from it,
Mr.. Hiscock yielded to Mr.. Frye,
who quoted statements creditable to
Mr.. Davenport by Mr.. S. S. Cox and
Mr.. VIM. G. Whitney, the corporation
counsel, land now" said Mr.. Frye. IAN
adviser of Mr.. Cleveland, who has been
elected by some strange insanity of the
people" Laughter
Mr.. Voorhees, asked Mr.. Frye to let
him say few words. II Know" nc
said chat he will extend a fairness to
me which the Senator from New York
(Mr. Hiscock) has not done in the way
of colloquial debate: he always inter,
rupts me before l get through the first
sentence. He does it now. He does
not know any better" Laughter.
Mr.. Hiscock-The senator from lndi'
ana, in language which was first dis
courteous and then insulting, has ar.
raigned me for discourtesy to him, and
has insinuated that my defects were
due to my nature. Well, sir, neither
he nor should be too severely blamed
for what neither is responsible. But
whether | have been silly or wise il
disputing his right to interrupt me,
leave it TO the Senate to judge, when
he takes the floor and makes q five
minute speech in the midst of mine.
will pass him by with that comment
upon his conduct here to-day, and upon
his charges against me.
Mr.. Hill opposed the amendment
and replied to Mr.. Hiscock's remarks
1t was rather late day, Mr.. Hill
said, to endeavor to whitewasf
Mr.. Davenport, and it proved t.
be very difficult task on tho
mart of his colleague. 1t was in Tho
Interests of the democrats of New York
to have fair and honest elections. II
the election of 1876. which his colleague
had shown to be fair election, the city
of New York had given q majority o
81, 900 to Mr.. Tilden. He stood TO de
fend the people of his State against thu
charges of his colleague. He defended
the authority of the State and of th'
city of New York, and wished to see It
it that they were not obliged to submit
year after year. to the dictation of thu
man Davenport. protected as he haC
been by federal law. His colleague
had spoken of arrests of illegal voters
bv Davenport in the brothels of New
York. He (NIr. HilD did not know
about that, as he had not investigated
the brothels of the city of New York a!
much as his colleague had. Laughter.
He referred to testimony taken las
summer showing that Mr.. Davenport
had received money for the purpose o
aiding Justice, and said that he would
not offend his colleague by calling i
bribery. He believed that was sutli
cient cause for Davenport's removal
His colleague has asked why the
charges were not brought i'll the court:
against Davenport. The reason wa:
that when the country had President
who would do his duty (as he
knew Mr.. Cleveland would dc
hiss Davenport would soon be
got rid of by the wiping out of the sta
tute book the infamous law under
which those infamous proceedings had
been committed. Mr.. Hill referred to
a case where a judicial officer had been
removed for taking money as MIR.
Davenport had done: "And the man
who removed him." said he, was
Grover Cleveland, the President of the
United States
This sentence was applauded by
some democratic senators and by per-
sons in the gallery, and the applause
was reproved by the presiding officer,
Mr.. Dolph, of Oregon.
Mr.. Hiscock remarked sarcastically,
that the removal of Mr.. Davenport
would be "a great thing fora great vic
torious party to set itself about" His
colleague, he said, had put himself
forward as the champion of the
State of New York, and had init
mated that he (Mr. Hiscock) had made
charges against the State. He had
made no such charges, and had only
defended national officer.
Mr, Harris asked Mr.. Hiscock
whethera federal supervisor of cleo
tons could be relied upon to watch
over and report the results of an cleo
ton more than other citizens of New
York, appointed under the law of New
York.