Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-02-03

ers, marshals or clerks shall be used TO,
any warrant issued or arrest made undel
the laws relating to the election of mem
bers of congress unless the prosecution hss
been commenced upon a sworn complaint
setting forth the facts constituting the of
tense and alleging them to be within the
personal knowledge of the aHiant.
The bill as reported makes a similar linn
itation in regard to prosecution under the
international revenue laws
| Mr.. Cogswell of Massachusetts, made q
point of order against the amendment as
changing existing law and not in the line
| of economy.
Mr.. Fitch commended that the point was
not we'll taken. The amendment was plain
ly in the line of economy as 1t placed a
limitation on the appropriation for fees for
United States commissioners, etc., in cleo
ton cases.
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine wanted to reach
the real object of the amendment. There
| were some gentlemen who believed its OBJ
| ject was to prevent the employment by
| supervisors of election of men to prevent
ballot box stufiug and repeating In large
cities.
Mr.. Fitch said that anybody who under
stood what the gentleman had stated woe
fully misunderstood the facts. The inten-
ton was to protect the United States treas-
ury against frauds as fragrant as had ever
| been proven in a court of justice. Many
| of these frauds had been com mittsd by a
| gentleman in New York city.
Mr.. Boutelle-To whom do you refera
Mr.. Fitch (de6antly)-John I. Daven-
port.
Mr.. Boutslle of Maine, somewhat tri-
mphantly-"Thst Is the milk in the COCOA
| nut"
Continuing Mr.. Boutelle said that the re-
poblicans alleged that Mr.. Davenport was
assaulted by the democratic party because
he prevented democrats from committing
frauds.
Mr.. Fitch said the committee appointed
tempted to get Mr.. Davenport before 1t.
But Mr.. Davenport had been afraid of the
committee and had run away from 1t.
Mr.. Boutelle said 1t was perfectly well
understood by everybody who read the
newspapers that the democratic party had
announced its purpose of accomplishing
the repeal of all the federal statutes which
had any bearing on tine election Of mem
bers OF congress. No prominent member
the question as to their repeal came up
in regular and proper form he would be
ready to meet it, But this attempt was a
aud improper to attempt to break down
the system of federal supervision of cleo
tions in this insidious and piecsmeal way.
The gentleman from New York knew and
the country would know that he was at
tempting by putting rider upon an
appropriation bill to insert the entering
wedge to accomplish the repeal of the
statutes which asserted the prerogative and
power of the United States to throw safe
81 tho OF o1oofiDn of
bers of congress.
Mr.. Boutelle said 1t was the notification
of existing law by an insiduous method.
1t was doing by indirection what ought to
be done, if dons at all, directly and man
fully in the open light of day. When the
gentlemen wished to go before the people
with the declaration that the old dogma of
states rights had been exhumed and re-
galvanized to such an extent that a govern
ment should have no power to enact the
slightest law to throw any safeguards around
of congress he wanted them to do it in an
open field, 80 that people might look at
them and see what kind of men they were.
(Rspublican applause) 1t was a change Of
one of the most important laws in the
framework of our government. 1t was
law which touched the membership of
this body. 1t was not right; 1t was not
broad minded; it was not patriotic for
men to come here and seek to utilize
prejudice against single individual in
order to do a thing of such deep impor-
lance. Republican applause.)
Mr.. Rockwell of New York thought there
was no necessity for the gentleman from
Maine getting 80 excited. He quoted from
testimony taken by the Davenport commit
tee to show that while money had been ex-
pended to prosecute alleged illegal voters
there had been no convictions. The pur-
pose of this amendment was intended to
deprive Mr.. Davenport of funds which had
never produced a conviction, but which
had created hardships to hundreds of per-
sons. He did not wish the men who did
ers) paid out of the national treasury at
the hands of democratic house. Demo
cratic applsuse)
After many remarks Mr.. Ray withdrew
his appeal and vote was taken. At first
the republicans showed disposition to
filibuster, but as the democrats mustered
quorum a few of them voted, and the
amendment was agreed to-172 to AZ.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house. The amendments,
except those to which opposition was
made, were agreed to in bulk. The Fitch
amendment was agreed to, yeas 181, nays
80. The next vote was on the Enlce
amendment giving preference to domestic
marble over foreign marble in the material
for the construction of the new congress
sionsl library. The amendment was lost,
yeas Il, nays $50.
Mr.. Coggswell m oved to recommit the
bill with Instructions to the committee on
appropriations to report it back with an
item appropriating $3.50, 900 for supplying
artificial limbs to disabled veterans. Lost
The bill was then passed, and the house
adjoarned.
Killed on the Railroad.
WARE, Mass, Feb. 2-Maurice Moriari
ty of Ware, overseer of mason work on the
Central Massachusetts railroad, between
ton, nd Mo- fha1. fora Rilla6 hSr q