, 1880-02-01

Regarding Hayt's Re ID:
movaI.
Aldrich's Transportation Bill to
~: Be Reported Favor
ably.
HARALSON.
how THE AMBITIOUS DEMOCRACY EuCHRED
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Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Ir4bune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 31.-The proceed
ings in the House this morning before the
eulogies on the late Rush Clarke, Of Iowa,
began, we're not entirely suited to a funeral
occasion. There was the usual inclination
on the part of members present to introduce
bills and resolutions, among which was
memorial from Je1e Haralson, Of Alabama,
who is contesting the seat now occupied by
Mr. Shelley. HARRISON is colored man,
was member of the Forty-fourth Congress,
and claims that he was bulldozed out Of bis
rights by Shelley in the last election The
introduction Of the memorial, which sets
forth number of allegations against Shell
ley, WIS
VIGOROUSLY Co3fBArrED By The DEMO
Gratis,
who found abundant constitutional objections
to such proceeding Mr. Keifer, who pre-
sented the paper, claimed that it came to him
to be presented to the House, and, according
to the time-honored precedent, should be
printed in pamphlet form and referred to the
Elections Committee. After the debate had
proceeded some time, . motion was made to
lay the mem9ria OF the t2ble wie9, ha to the
decided out Of order. Mfr. Frye then
made the point that on the request Of
single member the memorial might be read,
and then must go into the record The Chair
sustained this view. Whereupon FRYE DE-
manded the reading Of the memorial This
BROUGHT TILE OPPOSITION TO TERMS,
might be printed for the use Of the Commit
tee, inst what WAS first claimed By Mr. Kei-
fer. The memorial is not formidable, though
Shelley and his colleague, Manning; seemed
to be very much afFatd Of IT. it Maannng ln3nng
offensive to "Gen:'' Shelley should be
R5aSssd RsS that MI in so!afSa aoaafns t@'y hs eqas ssss
q large number of votes were thrown out, 50
as to make the record sta3d: shelley, 8'a5'
The registration shows the whole number Of
white voters in the district to be G, 500; col
ored, $4,000; so that Shelley's rote was con-
siderably
e'Ar-A L." An-, wt.,TE ~ VOTE
| I.nI.a>,;eto11 ;u oftor tho a1ec.
IN the district. mmediately a1ter 1+ tne etEG fti
9on AaralsQn GG ng notlG % u s}ice ~ "tt ta
Peace who would take he aflaaelts 4a; g q KS KS
witnesses: At 1ast !udge ClMsl o. o. anG aa}
f1fSt Juolcial Clculs, cos5e! a1iet ~ 49, "es
IN tnat capac1ty; Mng1euPnn 2s'emSS, Gio T ~
moI1al says, nan az 51a1:!so e .d Harsionn
olctt9 d1u Put III ~, ~ Al,o a4 +r-nnaj..1n
aHo lS eaiey ...h;ia on rnnta frnm Nonf
charge. ha!aisoh' MaAe e ~ tote ~. ar,oad NIX
goa'El{ ~ Te' % +he re- oo,n+r ~ AL
and to1d 10 leave tne country
on PAIN OF DEATH
He then went back to Montgomery, and then
to Washington. He appends an editorial
from the Selma Daily Times Of July g, 1878,
which shows. the animus nf the Shelley
faction. It charges him with melting the
negroes to riot, with asking for United States
to oyfFawe the People, nd HSTs9en w5nea
upon him, which resulted in the following
state Of things: u,.t;o
First-All lawful means Of establishing his
tight to seat In the House Of Kepaes5entad PRESENTS
nugatory by Gen. Shelley and his political
friends.
Second 1t is impossible under the existing
law to take dispositions in these cases by rea-
po]itical and personal friends Of Gen. Shelley
Il the district to deny the freedmen all civil
and political rights.
Thtrd-That Shelley used large sums OF
money to make his (Haralson's) success I'M
The editorial, which is appended to the
memorial. contains, among other threatening
language. the following:
Now. jerry, you DEVIL you are in danger, and,