New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-22
THE DEBATE IN DETAIL.
1nE HIST SPEECH An ENrIANAroN BY MIR


1uE HIST SPEECH An EXPIANAriON ~ MR..
POTTER
Immediately after the reading of the Journal
a. the Hous,-vucu occupied au hourMr Potter ca..c1
iip for rc the I,soutiou presented 10y hin on Monday
dircrf,u nc Committee on the Investigator q! i'c-
tou Frauds 90 inquire INFO tne "cIh'r dsw '"'s'
and appro. Rating S10Co0 81 dc'Iay tnc expenses CO.
suck uq fry Tie yielded for IT." moments I'l s""'
preliminary matters
Tnc.rinaicr, being dslo,ea o. De moved Il previous
quest i,h was sccovlcd, and Tho mann question Wa
ordered taus leaving one hour f1g "a" discussion iH'
debate was tlcrcupol opened by Mr. Potter Who said;
MI ~pcakcr-I offered tins resolution n'cnsf /
A. except to ,ly few words n lrrl TO a. al"C> i''dr
ou hy he gentleman from Nichl-an on ''h...J
/ was not IN the House at the time,
and when the geut'cmaES attention Wa. t'h.'
TO Thar fact. Pc stated t'u. mad icit the i"nNr %
avoid hearing LIN. n the C,u. coUu tou-i 80, Be
was mistaken. think listen to me SlIlShtN
ard umable utjcrduces Of me e,hi,m"n I..'.
cent!cmtn in this llou-r' b"l IL Is R"' p''Sr
ma and any d,,iu,liua iou t. hear INN. uad Bee i-
formed mo juat Do proposed 10 refer TO ia" cp cr d-
have renamed. because could then have better sh'
I'm neg q 20 t1, resolution Waat du ap'u. T. s n""
sibe Tor c 10 divine tbat whom r rose b. ut'n'ed T.
d,cas, jhJt subject IHr gem LEHMAN .,cu- "a u' 'r'u-e
Ild u1t permitted an Investigation O.. these sp.c,s.
Me-. ,pcakci--lt j. op"u To tnc eeu, clan nom
Michigan, and mas been ever since THIS soss 'n q" '"A-
II is myself 90 propose ~uch an nyestSdto lie ana
H"us6 'If"pnsed T-anI fr reasons vii..
nerna,N IA f r'snp. .,5.,,,r'y 10 in,I,.rl,r-
X, a.il IN tl, Side. OF t. IIoi,-. Aad 4. posed r,
ueTn' ttr1 mem, 10 90 so Mr. speaker nri;i.r h,J
power 20 prevent t1vm, nor had >ou-ht 10 Prevent
was th1t 81 Such i'70iA'l'l We H,i".'''t 'I-,' |
referred 90 another committee tnau tHl OF which Nd'
- ., .,,,,,'l frot, ~. i.- ~, r,....,. f Il:
n"I To- pl NrA' any one rom rom ~ no., W ~ & r &c. -,
9 1l,i, ny, .it md tor thrs, reasons;
A. ti t,,i srss,n If CONGRESS introduced a rcSolu-
., AT tue iS' S,SS'n u ~ MN IN, @ and
uUn lo ,o-ul'.',U ~ T 'ii' M i % viii H. ~
~, ,l,"c indrr r,lnr of SAT. Inv ana v.uIrI
IlhrH Id t bHv. been prrnctr,,i,d undcI
~, V,,G,,, ~ T.J'r.l y,.inr, And nader th. rro.
tnct,nn ~ F.d.Ial tTnors .,rd Vllrn 1yru1I-> he
Eectorj commission mad decitcd il was mps rc fer
ine "a 'trs to icrtify or r,,;.lL ~ncb IA mat
trr MA. proper snhirat for C,n-rt>si,Illl
~ i', ,rltcb had taken pace IN the states
themselves II could Al least adout such legislation a,
~"u li ,t, f brir law T. Vas.
trotr. " ,rr1 = ~, f fr ,,,,csti,,f,,-, and ,,I-'
Iintroaur ed thai resC lnton declined To Weld to aI
't,'i'I,', ~ Ir,,rb tt,+ Am, l,I.,u rom Maine
Wr u,.,l desired 10 odrr prapo.ine %
inuuirv mo certain cipher dispatches IN Oregon. be
~. ,.t,o NM II va, moi N tuiu me ulovIurr uf
Cou,rr~, 10 inquire into The individual wrong
citizen which IL could neither prevent Lor punish AID
that al any rate thi. investigation ought not To-
bc oyer,aughcd by such inquiry. did not then sus
pect me Existence OF the dsIa. when have been
since Published but the an doggy between those dis
sought 10 have inquired INTO is pert, Ct and the House
having sustained me my view of the Question was
CATION oi thc nd nor to prevent completion OF thc
work when had IN hand by any such inquiry.
BySSe VIM N aid neat 5S o %Gfg 10 p l " &
y sn ,Ivrgati"n T1e Honse nav rccolrcj ina
when Introduced the resolution of inquiry the LEADING
mdrpcn cent journal OF the country declared that did
Tildel and myself in wnicn was TO have hi, support
There ccutlcmeu IN TINS chamber now who hnow
tha "ir TtI Of HAT ar rroi"n TO WAY
upon the iolni committee IN Democratic caucus,
/ was an,olntrIy ignorant that i had been st.
Icctel for that work ana 7 had no more reason
10 snsYc,t that | would be cOuncc,cd with than any
other gentleman IN the House. The tutD - that not
only GiI have no bargain Witb Governor lad IA, Out
had none with auyOody else. served on th commit
zee tGy neGau,e "ii nr,oc1t cacs
ana because in 1879, as a mrmb,r OF Il com.
mitter OF ms House had tlSI;d Lou
aud d ma ' r of tG, R.Inru,u T. art. acfiI
1 served. therefore, on these accounts aud on
tacsg acne ana not onnW n'd no On, un t'r-
ot liz earth Lui / soligEt Tor no promise
or assurance and mad none And vet Mr. SPIKE,
,pna "a nh, ,,'n omi ~ have any ,n,n ~ All On
nuns 90 t'o I"pI "m Tu t tiS {, Ir',t
o. Az 49, 30, ltIo,i'b hal i.,ror - 10 cam.
d1ct tht investigation WIN dDsol9 IlipiI an an,
tairneNN so much 80 maj 90 nor ooVc ,i"t any oo!
Ian Tu ,Iie TvIiT "i d,, ~ t,r have,
nol Den th' iacJ ma thvS U,ilg a., Una. t nav
ooseiteu "a, mo'. A'S9 ~ inc cite "a ven th., a
Sy - -, y " I'd .,,i,,, t,i i. nan hon
heen no unWortLy anu ptr'iH.' SlcJri Una, ' o %
falsely put INTO my mouth an no me IN or ol,raou'
d. % Sc, ttrii,,,,Dd IN me- -nIrr surn circl,n-
a. ~, % ~, voIUnteeT an irts,otInn mo tnrs
cipher dispatches to give cOlOr 10 nave II SAID td
wa" dong 50 ~ me interest o. ana IoT te PuiPUV o.
projecting anu Wni'ew"SAlhg 'h'so WHOM " hlHn'
ancct -
AND beyond that sur there are III my state some per
sny ,ooyn ~ the kind nId acpbe NV ctnn TO
personal dislike ana splte. II gentlemen Will LOOK at
IHE NJ" YORK TRIBUNE OF Saturday week,
cause o. thN resolution inc o''ct OF pGTs nay hd
called upou to volunteer any acton Oh this SUBJECT.
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