The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-19
HOT DEBATE In THE HOUSE.
4 DAT OF Much EXCITEMENT OYER TIE
ELECTION LAWS REPE.IL.
Mr.. blackburn Going from the Chair to An
swer McKiuley's Attnck- burroughs Of
wisconsin Creating - Decided Sensation.

MASHlNGION, April ld.--lnO ulSCuSSlOn Oh
the Legislative. Executive. and Judicial APP
preparation bill in the House to-day was OK
tremey animated. Several good speeches were
made, and a number OF spicy personal tilts be-
tween members enlivcncd IT, The event Of tho
day was n speech made by Congressman Bur
rouEhs Of Michigan. The House dispensed
with the morning hour, and resolved itself into
Committee OF the Whole shortly after noon.
Mr.. Mckinley OF Ohio began tho debate. He is
Hayes Republican. Some OF his Radical
brethren say that he owns a pass key to the
back door OF the White House. Notwithstand-
ing the intimacy which exists between tho
Fraudulent President and Mr.. Mckinley. tho
Inter is bitter partisan. At tho beginning OF
his speech he argued the questions involved in
tho repeal OF the election laws from legal
point OF view. lie affirmed the consti
tutionality OF the election laws. and COM
pared the powers with which those laws
clotho Deputy Marshals with tho State laws.
which permit constabes and police officers to
arrest persons in commission Of crime without
formal process at law. He maintained that the
election laws were necessary to preserve the
purity OF elections. He denied that tho laws
had ever prevented citizens from the peaceful
exercise Of the elective franchise. At this stage
Of his speech Mr.. Mckinley abandoned his
legal argument. and plunged into the brown
pasturage Of stawartism. Tho Republican
members gathered about the speaker He
pounded his desk. gesticulated wildly, and
parspircd freely. He quoted part OF one sem
tcnco in the speech made by Mr.. Blackburn on
tho Army Appropriation bill Us an illustration
Of the revolutionary purposes OF the majority.
The sentence in full is as follows:
We do intend stop until We have stricken the la.
Ike these lection Laws we're born o. Ne ras.ons inci
dent 20 civil strife. AMI look alone 10 the abrdgncnt Of
the liberties OF the people.
Mr. Mckinley only read tho first pqrt OF the
sentence. ending at the word books.
Mr.. Blackburn. who was IN tho chair sent TO
Mr. Mckinley COPY, 81 the Record containing
his speech. with the full sentence marked. On
sentence should be- read. Mr. Mckinley received
tho Record from the page. and laid il upon his
desk without boxing ut IT,.
After he had finished Mr. Blackburn called
Mr.. Springer to the chair. and, going upon tho
floor, poured hot shot into the Ohio member
Mr.. Blackburn said that for the second time
since he had been acting ms Chairman OF the
Committee Of the Whole no Ind been compelled
to correct misrepresentation of his speech. lie
intended this time 10 set himself right He had
hoped that when tho gentleman from Ohio
undertook to quote from his lMr. Dlackburn'sl
fairness not TO garblc the record The fact that
Mr. Mckinley had not done so WINS proof Of
he was espousing. or both. By falling 10 quote
sentcd the meaning Of the speech. and in ihus
meaning. had uttered an untruth
Mr.. Blackburn's remarks wore made with
was awaited by tho House with hreathless al
lencc. He explained that he had intended no
Brought tho Reeo F Win Mr Baekburns ho oS
he WIS speaking. and was not aware from
whom the message came until he had taken his
take back anything that he had said. He be-
lieved that the purpose Of the Democracy was
to repeal all the war legislation.
Mr. Scales wanted to know whether Mr. Ne
hinley would consent TO the Incorporation OF
Mr. B,9ekhurn's explanation in HE speech.
! laughter went M from the ID fmOcrntic side.
Mr. Turner u Kentucky jumped 70 his feet,
| and shaking hugo fist ai Mr.. Mckinley. said
| that the gentleman from Ohio knew very well
that he was not telling the truth when he mis-
| represented Mr.. Blackburn's speech. Mr.
| Turner Is a very choleric gentleman. he never
! speaks unless he j. enraged and his language
| is not temperate. He poses pugiistically when
ever he makes an assertion and has n trick Of
shaking clenched FIST AT the Rapubcans In an
| irresisubly tunny manner Both parties arc
Gus and universal laughter. His attitude is
mirth provoking. and his com Hul appearance
| on tho floor to-day undoubtedly prevented q
! serNus DISPUTE.
| in support u the legislation proposed by the
majority. His speech found favor with the
| quent manner In which he affirmed the loyalty
| % southern men since the war 10 the Union.
| He challenged any man TO point - the time and
occasion when any Southern Representative
| had proved false and rccreant to his obligations
| as n Representatives How and wherein had
| they been uniathful 10 their plghted honor. or
disoyal in any respect TO the Constitution and
| tility 10 the government why did thcy not dur
| ing the excitement Of the electoral count rush
| 10 tho front on that occasion. precipitHte the
| country into the vortex Of anarchy. and launch
waves Of revolution Ifthey wcre hcre as per-
| lured mscI eants, lying Ia ambush TO take the
| life Of the Government. they had certainly loft
unimproved on that occasion the most splendid
| opportunity TO accomplish their nefarious pur-
pose that would present Itself IN century. II
they had been then the deadly foes OF tho Gov
eminent the situation Of the country might have
been far different from what i was to-day
Julius CmSur Burroughs who represents tho
| Kalamazoo Mich District, then made the best
speech for general circulation as a Radical cam
paign document that has been delivered since
the extra session began. Mr.. Burroughs IL n
midde-aged. good looking man. who resembles
in appearance eX- Congressinan Banning of
Ohio. The member from Kalamazoo was n Rep
rcscntative in the Forty-thrd Congress. At that
time he was one Of the most ardent disciples OF
siye theories Of Senator Ferry. At the eXpira-
ton Of his first term he saw that his notions 81
finance were not entertained 10y majority Of
his constituents In the hope or securing re-
election he turned sluaroly about. confessed
that he Ind made mistake. and reconstru ted
himself into a hnrd money man. The voters
OF Kalamazoo. while admiring the ceeri-
~ with which tho transformation was
int Soii R''G To- Mr. Burrougbsss tcopini i
for a second term. He remained in ohseurty
until the Presidential canvass Of 1876 when no
stumped several Of the Western States for
Hayes. As stump orator he won reputation.
His speech in the House to-day would have
been far more effective II ace npanied by q
brass band and tOrchlight procession.
| Mr.. Burroughs has rich sympathetic voice
Ho speaks distinctly. Every word uttered by
him to-day could be plainly heard in the gal.
cries Like Mr. Blackburn, he stands still
while speaking. makes but few gestures. and
emphasizes his meaning rather by the inllec-
tions Of his voice than movements OF his hands
The Republicans listened with profound atten.
ton to all that he said. and appl0uded him en-.
| Enthusiastically. Several Republican Senators
were among the audience. Logan stood by the
cloak room doors when Burroughs began. bu
at the first flap Of the CORY garment the tawny
Senator smacked his chops approyinEly. took
seat ut the orators left hand and led III the ap
plause.
Mr. Burroughs first spoke OF the great benen
| the American voter derives from tho presenc,
OF deputy marshals and supervisors Of election
at the polls. This prologue naturally led TO
| disquisition upon election outrages In th'
Southern States He painted graphic wor,
pictures OF buldozed and murdered negroes
victims Of the demoniac desire OF Southern
Democrats TO control elections. An assertion
made about outrages alleged to have occurred
in northern Louisiana brought Randall Gibson
to his feet. Burroughs refused TO DO inter
rupied.
Gibson as he took his seat.
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