The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-18

sdeta do injustice any gentleman but WI prove
bat psD, men acting with the soalhtfh opJo6uoh are
cent ellAi yus' as isAy
NJ nshi-For any vote give wam till the nme comes
Mr.. n HcEsss-You aont uooefttard NE.
Mr.. FMR--Yes. CO nDdei stand 700 -
", IhcgMss--I say cont oiled By The gentlemen OF tue
soulh this reason that the majority OF tos House are
xidus " ach upon the puraipy rule, and you
our friends viii moi that vote TO be reached
Every gentleman OH this Nor wb" supiorteotne previous
question voted In order to prevent me annexing provso
toh IN the shape Of plurality rule. re*a ~ tnat
when the molten was made 10 proceed 70 q
ballot the previous question was called, as
,he gentleman from North Carolina ,ssa' svowea,
the fbspe Of provso for the plurality rule, and gentle
men voted 10 snsain the previous question And FOR thS
say, they controlled Ia htr action and they
stand mitsed aongde those who are most utfa In
resiAtrg this organization aud taking action on any o.
,hequtstons which stand upon the journals Of e Honse
Is there sny necessity fer testing another baO Are we 70
reaee day aier day IN thus nsciess, ridiculous stem
baCng, ~heb We ali know perfectly we'll that the che,
uop Of Speaker e mpossbleY TOR one shall not favor
anothr ballot Tor Speaker ,i be satisfied that change
has take place In the m os Of gentlemen either
ede Of tfe House the oter-unul rst aopt either
the plurality rule or some other rule which will be anaa
gous ~ u IN It's operation.
Mr.. MtCuHSASp ldem Of ~ said Mr. Hlckman's in
ttmsn from Peprsy lvapiA speak he did2 He not
one O the democrats, although he petended 10 be- his
fesenson was unioonded. He was not democrat, but
recrsaIt-a traitor tho democratic party (Appiaise
on tho dtnocralic ride We disown and repadiae hun
The gentleman from fenbsy imputed what was
false when he ssd Northern men are controlled by
Southern men This charge could enanate oay
from o man who 10 controlled by and who b the
slave ard instrument Of others Mr. Hickman has boxed
nj the points Of the political compass He hrs denounced
GereraI Jackson.
Nr. HICKMAN asked Mr. McCqerpand to give way mo
meht
Mr McCtERxAxp (sterpy)-Noi n word.
VOICE." Go TO the republican eide, where you be-
long"
legged Forai Inconsistencies, and said the latter was
follower Of Seward and supple netrument In Tho hands
Of the republican party He had betrayed all parties ana
VyN W tn Sp n ID
over the democrats He stated his objections 70 Mr. Sher
mac but faid Mr Sherman was infinitely preferable 70
Tue GlRK requested gentlemen keep order, and not
To encourage applause In the galleries.
Mr. Pryor, (dem) Of Va said he would employ all
ginmate 10 oppose the adoption OF The plurality
He amazed 70 hear even the gentleman from
Pennsylvania Mr Hckman) undertake to that those
who we're resisting the plurality rne we're miserable
minority coptending against legitimate majority. In
saying the .neman asserted what the records Of the
Bouse distinctly con,rsdctd, and that which every in
teiligs nj nan Tn that floor knew 10 be false.
Hr MnIsoS called bs colleague to order. II was within
bis Constitutional privileges, as was certainly constu
beng unpay hamen,ary Believing that his (Mr Pryors)
unpaYis n,ary be Called him 10 order
Mr. PRYOR did not know what vocabulary resources he
possessed but speaking the Anglo Saxon tongue plainly
frankly be would repeat that the statement OF tho
gentleman (Nr HickmaD) was false. Alter some far
iher interruption The part Of Mr.. Mlson he proceed
,d The ep.emab rom Pennsy yania has undertaken 70
present the minority, he calls t-espscay that gallant
branch Of the democrats Of the North cooperated
them having taken attitude Of faciions c0ntuma
e,ous tegmate resistance " the rule Of the majority
and his frsnss are IN the minority and ,s tney who
have endeayoed 10 ELECT their objects by ali useless, un-
Ts sn ns case e not o
bu comp+ He'd 10 resist the attempts Of that minority by
MI constitutional parliamentary means He would invoke
the records Of The House to sustain him 10 that
assertion; and wba. did the record sayS Thl
the democratic party came forward at the opening
of Congress with q candidate unexceptlonabe In
RI and nc naaYknf hut Altar a.unr
ballots were taken they dscove cd that they could not
elsci him. They, ia spirit Of concession and compro
m,s., gave up the contest and selected another
They presented 10 she Houee hts honor colleague
General Nilsson who ought 70 have been acceptable the
other SIDE; but they opposed hs election also fney
iccted two o.her eccient and capable men, Ia In
siaBoe particularly, dong violence 70 ths feelings
Tor hs sake Of organizing the House. He would safely
appeal to tho country they could DO called dsnrganix
ing BODY But wbai haa been the course Of thus sen.
styled majority IL the first instance, they nominated
man obnoxious because Of his devotDn 70 the principles
Of black rtpublcankm, but who Was exceedingly 0Dn0x
ous from the fsct Of his being eDdorser u the nfa
nous Hepers book They recorded their remoustrsnce
against that gentleman ~ Speaker but what did the
geptemen who are ~ ANXIOUS for the organiZa
non OF the House doy Did they present them
with another candIAtss No. They have Other gentle
men IN their runks who would be lees obnoxious ~ them
tnaD the gentleman from OHIO, but they would
cede hing 10 wishes, but pressed the eecuon
the gentle npon the House why dii tney not sub
s,,uie some other gentemapY The Gentleman from ONO
Chr CorwiB), OF the gentleman from New Jersey (Ar.
Adrain), II they ~ere the conservative, Union loving
peJinscicusls adhere 70 this gentleman, against whom
The representatives OF the soutb the constitutional
Union loving Of the North had been obliged
official proest The that the other side would
hot fail back upon any OF those other men, out perh
nacusy obrudeo their rst candidate before the House,
was that they might impaTt an additional sung b per
solal Insult The election Of the gentleman from Chic Mr
sbeTmaD would but intensity and name the Ianentahe
state Of ssnston and excitement which prevailed At ,hs
South. The election OF such man would be antons
omen, which, with Seward . candidate for the Presi
dency, would emu IN the destruction Of the U ron We
the majority against the plurality rule aud against
Sherman By thirty oad. (cries OF TRY ~ from the
publican bencbes) You OF the mhority have attempted
~ force upon ps against the indignant protest
Of the msJorty We the majority are resisting that cleo
ton, and shall resist by all constitutional
parliamentary means
Mr.. Eh0MAN-The gent eman from Virginia who has
just sss downAs thought proper 10 raise question Of ve
Iariy VI ID
Mr. PRYeaI distinctly sgmatized the statement made
Mr.. HIcKAAH-I understand so wish to ray, once
for ALL that attempts OF this kind will make forget
what due To proprNty, or lose sight Of my self
stect do Dos want 70 appeal 10 the tribunal in which
The gentk man tries these cases have made declaTa
,iou, and will stand IT, and there be DOUBT Of It's
truthiuness, n bs determined BY tribunal where
the Of the country VIII be recognized.
Nr. PRYOR rose " explain He assured the gentleman
on pnury lvania and the House that nothing fur
thsr from his thoughts than the IDEA evidently the gen
tlemsns mind this subject The tribunal he had
ferJed 10 the record on the Journal OF the House.
and in bis lapguage Tor when Southern gsn-
tlemen made Of sucn language, could only be con-
suued the way. Oncs Tor all say will NOT at aoy
time hereafter reply 70 any remarks Of the kind What
cause have given for NJ
Mr.. RARxrDAlZ-You deserve Il
Mr. HcxNAS-I will refer 70 this subject no longer, but
will say that ia no way 70 meet arguments by going Into
personal attacks
Mr. MCRAE, (de OF Miss said be could not undertake
eett the question between Aeesrs Hickman and Pryor
He copcurrsd entirely With his friend from South Carolina
(lr Ke) that all such questions should be setled out
SIDE Of the House.
Wnbout concluding his remarks he gave way 10 q mo-
ton 70 adjourn, which prevailed.
The M1nnesota Democratic State C0nven.
ChECAGo, Jan II, 1900.
The Minnesota Democratic State Convention me, st st
Paul Thursday for the purpose Of aecng deegases 70
the Charleston Convention.
Resolutions passed endorsing the Cincinnati plat
form and the Drcd Scott decision opposing the oteong
Of the African slave trade; denouncng the Harpers Fsrry
the Charleston delegates 70 vote for him as long az such