New-York tribune., 1879-05-14

In the House of Representatives Nj. SHELL
LEY Dem, Ala) rising TO personal explanation, had
read Washington dispatch 10 THE NEw-YORK TRlB-
UNE Of May 3. ds 10 the way in which Shelley got into
Congress-" how HARRISON, the Republican candidate,
and the cOlored generally intmdated, and
how the election officers were bribed by Shelley and
friends He denied the truth of the charges contained
in the dispatch, and submitted statement backed by
afaayts in support Of his denial. lie asserted that
ccton in bis district was peaooabe and fair that there
had been inter- with any voters, and dis
urbance disorder on he day Of election or growing
out OF the election. He denied absolutely the charge
mob OF white men had assailed Harason (he col
ored candidate for Congres,), and compelled llm 10
leave the state. HARRISON had left the State vOlunta
rily and might return there unmolested and undis-
tuf6cd.
Mr.. RUSSELL (Nat ". c. rose, he said TO several
questions Of privilege, although he inclined
tnnk that # there one matter OF small Importance
to the peoPe " was te DlogapnN OF the ORDINARY mem
Der Of Congress Ike the gentleman who had assailed
been made by the gentema1 from Wisconsin thr.
Brag that he had been elected Circuit Judge OF North
Carolina before be had received law license. There
was not wore 4t truthn the statement he Mt Rus,
seD had stated in speech Published in The Record
one from North Carolina and another from Florida.
who their seats by the vote OF the people but
bv the action Of returning boards, winch were now in
the penitentary. more rounded complete truth had
never been uttered by mortal man. That what
was tne reason that during his absence attacks
had been made upon hun by a gentleman-
OF he Housewife claimed TO represent the lid District
OF North Carolina (ludlng TO Mr. KtchIn), and that
after he r. Russol) had told that gentleman what
intended to say about him The day after the appear
Of the speech in Ihe Record his coileagus Alr
he nad wlted, when he Qir Russel4 had
statements Sas1 TO be simply false and '' sianderons,
That was an exhibition of what the Yankees called
plantation Manners" He had been used 10 that sort
ofthng. lie had been born on plantation and 1t was
rather late the day him TO De buled by the eXn
billion OF plantation mapners." He should hardly be
deferred from telling the truth by 1t. His colleague
turning Board which had counted his colleague
m "a between
and 5000 was In the penltentary. IL was fair 10
that Representative could read at least by spell
ing ont the hari words Laughter The gentleman from
Florida (Mr. DavdsOn) had denied that any Of the
Florida Returning Board the penitentiary. The
gentleman ought to know but # they they
tanly ought TO be. He proceeded 10 describe and de-
nOuGc6 the frauds by whoA ne claimed that Mr. Kit
chin had permitted 20 hold seat and draw salary
which did not belong TO him.
Mir. kIfCHIN tDem, n @ said that he never had
been big wlth speech Neither his colleague biz
speech, but he was bag with something poi
sonous ana damaging thal any speech could be- He was
a. nice from North Carolina augbtcrl, who stood
in his place on The horr and malgncd ana slandered
and or no could nave done sol damned ms
native state, ms people his bone his fesn
man on the other side but who, in the bottom Lis
heart hated and scOrned those contemplate people who
crawcd at the feet OF their cOuntrys cOnqueror and
licked me dust OH their soes as well as those men from
south VINO had deserted their and their country
and their bone and their flesh and joined the agag and
bottail OF creation ILose people VINO had no standing
the North had been showed into tho South They had
gone down ard had joined in with the lowest type
Of the scaawag trDe IN the southern section to prOwl
over bleeding country and over bleeding homes.
Iis colleague had said that he ir ktchnj had known
that his speech did not refer to North Carolina. The
charge false. He did not know IT, and his colleague
knew that he did not. His colleague having tod hun
that he would refer his district In his speech be had
that he would prefer that Inc did not do there
contested election m the district, and he did
desire 20 have the prejudged. His colleague
had replied, however, that the speech written
and that he would deliver IT, IL had never been dev'
ered but sDeaking doyliske he mad taken advantage
OF leave prUt SANDER North Carolina, Florida,
and all the good people OF the South, for he hir.
Kltehen) would unhesitatingly say that the good,
honest. upright people OF the South belonged 10 the
Democratic party fDerisve laughter on the Repub
can sidel He did lot know IN his state respectable
man who belonged 10 the Republican party.
At this point, Mr.. STEVENSON Dem, Ill.) rose to q
point OF order to the effect hat the gentleman from
North Carolina not cOntning himself 10 personal
exclamation, remarking at tho same time that these
personal explanations not suitable 10 the dignity
OF the House.
The SPEAKER sustained the point OF order.
Mr. KITCHEN (who had Oeen walking IN front of the