Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-03
House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The house, imme.
diately after reading the journal Of the house,
resumed consideration of the Alabama con.
tested election case. Mr.. Thompson 10
submitted an argument in favor OF the claims
OF the contestant, and incidentally denied the
statement made by Mr.. Wheeler last evening,
to the effect that he had not been fairly treated
by the committee on elections.
Mr.. Mills TEX spoke in advocacy Of the
right OF the sitting member to retain his seat,
and was followed by Mr. Jones TEX in favor
IF the contestant.
Mr.. Atherton (Ohio) used an hour in read
ing the report of the minority, only calling
attention to the fact that but three Republi-
GALS were paying the slightest attention, and
critlcisipg such inattention on the part of the
judges who were TO decide the case. 1t has
been charged there was an agreement between
certain gentlemen on the other side, alluding
to Greenbackers and the Republican party.
Mr. Jones Tex i pronounce the charge
to he false.
Mr.. Atherton-Very we'll; will show You
that the Republican party itself charges IL.
He then quoted from the Washington Repub
lican 10 the effect that the Greenbackers had
been steadfast and true to the Republicans In
the recent election cases and the latter were
hound in honor to see justice done to Mr..
Lowe.
Several Rspubllcaus-That is it-justice.
Mr.. AthertOn replied that soon it would be
found what justice meant in the Republican
ranks Thee were now twenty six Republi.
cans in the chamber, but when the matter
came to vote $50 would come without know
ing anything about the case, raise the ak and
take the head off of the sitting member.
Mr. Horr (Nich.) entered into an ironical
euloey Of the Intellectual energy and states.
manship shown by the Democrats during the
recen, fiibusteripg movement. he charac-
terIzed Mr.. Rand I'll as the N napoleon Of the
contest, Black urn as its Marshal Ney and
Springer as Joan of Arc Uaug hter} and he
ridicu!ed the courageous manner in which
they came up 10 make motions TO adjourn
over. The last named gentleman han moi
returned into the contest until after Waterloo
and until Napoleon WAS on his way to St..
Hrl-na.
The Democrats then got up . set of
"whereas, g." in the belly of each OF which
were words that would stagger any one who
pretended to common honesty, and which
ended up with an insult to the house that had
unanimously voted to sustain the speaker IL
a ruling he had made. These "whereaees'
cow lay upon the table writing N their cwn
nastiness. Then passing on to review Of
Chalmers case, and referring to the statement
that be IVES coming over 10 the Re publican
party he declared THAI the party had stood a
good deal from the D mocrats, but they could
not rs.s Chalmers off on it, He belonged to
he DEMOCRATIC party by nature.
Mr.. Manning Miss. will the gentleman
come down to Mississippi this fall and make
that speech, and help roe heat him?
Mr.. Horr-Y-s; and II can't do IS good
IN you as to Mr.. Chalmers, ihtn give IL up.
Nothing would please NE better than to COM
pare the Stance twins. lLaugh'er]
Mr. kthertnn-"ill you keep Secretary
Chandler from helping to elect him, according
to the contrac'?
Mr.. Horr-I don't believe it. It is not true;
and, if it is, Mr.. Chandler is in low business.
Mr.. Mapning-Thst he is.
Mr.. Horr then passed on to discussion OF
the Mackey D. ble case and made some sllu
sion. to the methods of elections In
South Carolina, which brought Mr.. Ev,Ds 10
his feet with the assertion that south Caro-.
lima was not ashamed OF anything she ever
did.
Mr.. Horr replied he was not foolish enough
to guess she would be. WHAT would mantle
other peoples cheeks with shame, her people
rolled as sweet morsels uDder their tongue.
Mr.. Horr, IN conclusion, protested against
the decision of the election cases upon techni.
cal quips and declared he would vote for Lowe.
although to the sins Of the Democrat he added
the foolishness of the Greenbackers.
Pending further discussion. Mr.. Cannon
QIl.) reported from the committee on appro-
priations the legislative judicial and executive
appropriation bill, 1.-THE items of which have
already been published,) and it was referred TO
the committee of the whole.
Mr.. HiscGck, from the same committee,
reported back the general deficiency bill, and
it received similar reference. The election
case then went over until tomorrow, when
the previous question will be called early in
the session. Adjourned.