National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-21

HOUSE or REPRES ENT-fTfTES.
The journal this morning contained q list of the
petitions which had been presented through the
pcton.box.
At the conclusion of the reading of the journal
Mr.. Garfield called attention to tho fact that the
journal had never before contained list of petit
tons lie hoped that the reading of the petitions
would not fall into precedent for the reason that
the reading of the journal might sometimes con.
sumo hours. Under the rules the Speaker was re.
quired to examine tho Journal before read, and also
to examine petitions indicating that the petitions
did not form part of the Journal.
The Speaker replied that ever since Monday he
had examined the Journal so far as It related to
petitions, which had not been his practice prior to
that time The chair had therefore thought that
during the period of the controversy about the in
PRODUCTION of bills the lest plan to save every OBJ
lection to the reference Of the petitions was to
have the list of them read every morning in the
journal. so that amy gentleman could move to
change the reference.
After short debate, in the course of which Mr.
Frye intiTnntod TINT there would be no objection
to the Introduction ofbills next Monday the whole
subjectmotter was referred to the Committee on
Rules.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the subsidiary silver bill, pending in the morning
hour.
Mr. srRlYGEn's amendment increasing the legal.
tender quality of subsidiary silver coin to $50 was
agreed to-yeas, 123 nays l03
Mr.. SrEpHESs entered motion TO reconsider.
Mr. WARMERS amendment that the subsidiary
and private In all sums not exceeding $50 was
agreed to.
amendments making the radc.dollnr legal ten
der for the issuing of fractional paper money &C..
were offered and then the bill with pending amend
mcnis Including Mr.. Mills subslitute), went over
without action.
The House then, a, $50 went into Committee of
the Whole (Ar Blackburn in the chair OIL the leg.
islntive appropriation bill.
Mr.. PRICE, who was ehtitledso the Aoor yielded
II to Mr.. Frye
Mr. FRYE said that in connection with the mis-.
understanding which had taken place yesterday
between tho gentlemen from Kentucky aud Ohio
(MesSrs Blackburn and Mckinley in regard to the
proper construction of Mr.. lilackburnS speech, he
desired to read TO the House the construction put
upon that speech, In the State of Mississippi, by
the now famous papcr-the Okoiond Sd'CS-Which
he received through the mnil. lie thercnpon read
with great emphasis, the following article from
that pApcr of April lG, pcfacngit with the state
mcnt that the article was complimentary TO the
gentleman from Kentucky aud that, therefore, that
gentleman would take no onensc al IT,"
what was II that brnve Joe Blackburn said in
the House, McssrS. SoftshcllsP
20 yes! we remember now. He remarked that
our party would strike the last vestigc of the war
measures from the statute book
THE States never said more aud never said less
You rcpudaie the !Sdies.
win you repudatc Blackburn?
You are silent.
:" wa y0u rCpudidtc Blackburn?
You are still silent
We'll gentlemen, wcwill give you Just one more
chance. Answer, or forever aiter hold your peace,
as far as the States Is concerned;
"WILI you REPUDIATE BLACKBURN?
Down with the devil-bom amendments
Down with centraliSm and its hints of crown
"Down with the pictures of Lincoln and the
scoundrels who surrounded him in the battlc.days
down with every ant-Democratic idea and
idol
"These be the watchwords for SOL"
MT. BLAcKByEN, having come down down from ne
chair during the reading OF ine aT1cie so9E me
man, If this be not the first time that have been
forced to complain of uniairneSs at the hands OF
my friends on the other side 1t Is certainly the first
time that have ever been compelled to make such
u complaint against the gentleman from Maine,
have but this TO say. regret that every recurring
day brings up some personal assault, which, il
seems to me, fair dealing honesty of construction
and ordinary manhood would repudiate With
each recurring day find myself forced to repel q
misconstruCtiOn given either by some members oil
the House to Language uttered by me lin the shape
of garbed quotations. or else an unwarT0ntod, I'M
fair unnatural construction put upon somebody
else slanguOgeby membero of thatsidc ofthe House
man from Maine las read to The House is concerned
care nothing for it. The editor of that paper q
contribution from Ohio to Mississippi, simply re-
peats the unfair, ungenerous, and untruhful effort
that was made here yesterday to msreprcscnt me
care nothing for the utcrances of that paper, but
when the gentleman from Maine seeks to add hi,
high authority to the injustice done me by the editor
of that inconsequentia sheet then becomes mort
serious matter. Then group the paper and th'
gentleman from Maine together, and say TO th
committee, and to the country that II occurs to mt
that they are well mated, The one is about as un
"
and laughter on the Democratic side.
Mr. FRYE The one was colonel IN the Coniede
e eyT N 6 S1 nerT o be from p Keno
lucky In that service in the South. OF the other
have nothing to say. Applause on the Republican
side
Mr. BLACKBURN (who had by this time move,
into the area in front of the Speakers chair ant
who stood there surrounded by the Democrats
members) But have this to say of the other. IL
seems to be more perfectly familiar with the his
tory, me antecedens, anu The merits OF that ndven
army or the other Is n matter of no concern to me
simply desire to repeat that Ia the article whcl
he chooses 10 term II in order to twist 1t to parti
san purpose he penetrated an act Of gross lnJus
tiCe to when the gentleman from Maine Ito my ut
ter amazemcnt) has sought to lend his big author
ity.
the speech Of the gentleman from Kentucky whel
II was made on this noor rs taken down b,
the Associated Press reporter and sent al
over this country, and | say that | hat
not II scnua Of doubt that the construction whicl
this paper has put on that gentlcman's Language
would be put upon II in the South. II that gentle
man made declaration on the floor of the Hous
which the Associated Press at the time could dc
clare to DO what 1t did declare it to be- and whicl
the Okolona States from the dispatch In the Asso
clated Press could declare In its JOY to be what 1t
heart desired II to be- then IL Is not that is to b.
to this House. say that 1t Is my right, and that
Is not illiberal or unjust to the gentleman iron
Kentucky for me TO state 10 the lloue-not m!
own words, but the words Of this paper, pub
lished IN the stale OF Mississippi, indorse,
IL is by scores and scores OF paper
in the South. believe that intended no injustice
TO the gentleman from Kentucky. l do not thinl
that the personal relations existing between u
would lead him for n moment to suppose that
would make an attack upon him which would IN
jure him. say in my heart, aud from the utter
ances which have seen In the papers South tina
l believe If the gentleman from Kentucky had ut
tered on this floor the very words spoken by tina
paper-no more, no Leslie would have com
lnended himself to nine out of every ten OF tn
Democrats south OF Mason and Dixon line.
MIR. DAVIDSON. You do injustice To all OF us.
Mr. BLACKBURN, | wish the gentleman IRON
Maine to understand the issue distinctly. stant
by the record made in this House, and wish tina
himself and his colleagues would act as fairly
The words which uttered here were stronger IN
the very line that made my remarks IN OH yesteI
day and today than they stand reported in tn
Record. And say that there was no dispatch b.
the Associated Press which warranted the garblin
to which my uttemnces have been subjected b
gentlemen on the other side und by that emissar
who was sent among my people. What induce
ments were offered TO that emissary to make nj
home among the people whom he PERSISTENT
seaks to misrepresent | am not prepared /
say. Possibly the gentleman from Main
can tell Whether forced contributions levied upo
Departmental clerks aud on Government employee
constitute the motive which led him to the worI
which seems to answer so good purpose, do nc
know. Applause and capping of hands ON tn
Democratic side l do not take ISSUE with tn
gentleman from Maine when he says that that ma
is my peer or was once that may or may not be.