Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-28
CONGRESSIONAL
MEpNEspAY. JuLY la.

notice that he would call up the bill for Genera
| Porters relief on the fnt Monday Of Decembe
next.
Rouse-Tke house resumed consideration q
the South Carolina contested election case O
Smalls '. T1lman.
After speeches by Messrs. Briggs and Atherton
| Mr.. Horr took his stand In the space in front o
the speakers desk and with a small cane pointe,
| out TO the house the boundary lines of the con
gressiona districts of the state of South Carolin,
| under the recent redistrieting. He also pro
/ dueed diagrams Of each district separately, an,
declared it was not gerryms nder ng; it was down
| right villainy.
4 Mr.. Atherton inquired whether that gerryman
! dering was not as fair as the gerryma ndering O
/ the fourteenth district of Ohio which was to in
/ fict upon congress another member Of the Hor
/ family
| Mr.. Horr replied that when congress was in.
| fIeted with his brother, he could take care O.
himself.
Mr.. Tillman Is. CD spoke in his own behalf
but addressed himself especially to the propriety
OF the house deciding upon the election AMI re
| turns of its members because the gentlemen haC
party politics eternally exciting prejudice ant
| making them determine contrary to the evidence
| Of law and justice. In reply TO Mr.. Horr, whom
he characterized as having played the buffoon
! Mr.. Tillman said, that while that gentleman hac
| been prancing around
LIKE CLOWN IN CIRCUS
| pleading against the wrong which was done the
negro in redistricting South Carolina. he (Till.
mani could not help remembering there were
| 10000 voters in Michigan who did not vote
the republican ticket, and who were gerry
| wandered out of any representation on this floor
Unfortunately, since 1876, the people of South
Carolina had collected little property, and he
was afraid, from the unceremenious manner
in which the choice of the people were
kicked out of this body, there was another rising
forming TO sweep down upon them, to rob them
nF hofE kgkU \ i
If the republicans went on they had been GO
ing on, he was satisfied the south would be re-
constructed, and reconstructed for the purpose of
plunder. He saw that, as far as his case was
concerned, the republicans were impatient to tin-
ish their work, but that would not disturb his
equanlmity in the least He had discounted long
ago the worst they could do. He was satisfied
that, though Shelley and himself were going to
be turned out they would come back to the next
congress. and they would come back by negro
votes. He would be a candidate again unless his
constituents wished a change; and if any repub-
lican stump orators from Blaine down
republican Gnterrupting)-Ho
Mr.. Tillman-O yes; even the crowd from
Michigan. daughter Let him come down
there and | guarantee him the best entertain
ment. will guarantee him good eating and
good drinking, if he drinks. expect be is a
prohibitionist. though he does not look like it.
will drive him to all political meetings, and
will beat him upon the stump and do it by demo-
cratic negro voters.
In reply to question as to the object OF the
South Carolina Legislature in putting all negroes
in one congressional dirtrict, he said, amid much
laughter, that it was in order that one col ored
democrat might be sent to congress.
Mr.. Tillman proceed to
CRITICIZE THE METHODS
Of the republican party to keep itself in power
Ii ought 10 hang its head in shame and not get
upon the housetops and 20 around the streets
avIfad Tas,
sees Of old-'I thank God am better than other
men," Any party who robbed employees of the
government tas the republican party was doing
now ought never to say word about the little
gerrymander in South Carolina. He, however,
gave the republican party credit for having eour-
age IN its opinion and OF standing up, to a man,
for Smalls; and he contrasted the way in which
the republicans stood by their men with the
manner in which he had been treated by his own
party when contesting his seat in the Forty fifth
congress
In conclusion he earnestly commended. ,sin the
last speech will make in cengres, the adoption of
some plan where election cases could be tried in
some other Tribunal than in the house of rep
resentatiyes.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
then ordered. The minority resolution de-
claring Tillman entitled to his seat was defeated
without division.
The resolution of the majority declaring Till
man not elected, was agreed to.
The house went into discussion on the dues-
tion Of the taxation OF tobacco, etc and finally
adjourned.
THURSDAY, jury 81.
Senate -Cockrell called up the house joint bill
to relieve certain soldiers of the late war from
the charge of dessrtion. The measure was dis
cussed by Cockrell, Harrison, Plumb, Hoar, Platt
and Blair, when Morrill, moved to proceed with
the tax bill and Hale supplemented this with
a motion TO take MP the naval appropriation bill
A a1 nd fo1I
upon the order of business and the senate soon
adjourned.
House. he house resumed consideration Of
the Alabama contested election case of Smith VS..
Shelley.
Ranuey, Of Alabama, presented the case for
the majority, urging that inasmuch as the CON
testant who being legally elected had recently
died, the seat be declared vacant.
The case of the contestee was presented and ar
gued BY Belzhooyer, Of Pennsylvania, who
quoted from the record to show that the sitting
member was entitled to retain his seat
Curtin, OF ennsylyania advocated the adop-
ton Of some system whereby another tribunal
should be charged with the duty of deciding
such cases.
Calkins elos ed the debrte in support Of the ma
jority repert md reviewed the action OF the COM
mittee on elections of the present congress.
Springer, Of Illinois, interrupted him to in
quire what the republicans intended to do with
all their corruption fund and whether the repub-
hean campaign committee would appropriate
81 600 to pay the fine imposed upon Gen. n. NJ.
Curtis, one of the collectors of the two per cent
assessment, but Calkins merely replied by stating
the campaign committee knew how to take care
OF the two per cent. assessment, a statement
which Springer declined to controyert.
The resolution declaring the seat vacant was
then adopted.
Townshend of illinois, Immediately moved to
adjourn.
FRIDAY, JuLY 81.
Senata-The conference committee reported an
inability to agree on its river and harbcr bill
and after lengthy discussion adjourned until
Saturday.
House-Mr. Robinson of New York, rising
to a question of privilege referred to the remark
made by Mr.. Robson about his (Robinsons) ]
deafness That remark was uncalled for and
ungentlemanly. Providence had inflicted
upon him hardness of hearing and he at
t1buted It somewhat to the tact Of his sitting
so near the gentleman from New Jersey. He
knew only one gentleman more to be pitied than
himself. and that was certain gentleman who
had fastened on his face the charge of being
liar, thief and Perjurer, and who had been the
only member who had no. heard it.
Mr.. Page submitted the conference report on
the river and harbor bill. The report "a disagree
ing one) was adopted. and conference or
dered.
Hiseock (N. y submitted the conference
report on the general deficiency appropriation
bill. The report says all the differences be-
tween the two houses have beer rec .nciled, ex
cept relative to the mileage of senators for the
extra session. The recommendations Of the
committee on conference were adopted so far as
the items which were disputed were concerned.
BY vote of 9S to so, the house refused TO recede
from its disagreement TO the senate amendment
relative to the mileage of senators. Among the
senate amendments agreed to was that for the
payment of the physicians attending Garfield
Further conference was then ordered and a com
mittee consisting of Hiscock, Robeson and Cox
on. Y.) appointed.
Mr.. Townsend, Of H., offered an amendment
which was ruled out on a point Of order. reducing
letter postage to two cents and abols hing postage
on second class mail matter.
SATuRpAY, JuLY %.
Senate The senate passed house bills 10 pro-
vide additional industrial training schools for
Indian youth by using unoccupied military bar
racks; to paw Mrs. Garfield $50 000 less any ad-
vance made on the salary Of the late president
and for the erection Of a public building at
Marquette Cockrell secured the adoption Of
resolutions asking information as to the ex-
three years for public buildings har5orS
forts and arSenals- resolution was passea
that the secretary Of the interior report
his reason for ordering double pension for
General Ward B. Burnett. The revenue bin was
taken up. Amendments to retain the stamp
taxes on perfumsry and plsying-cards was voted
down The 6rst section was passed An amend
E=nt 10 the second section was adopted fixing the
snnlal t2x an dealers IN leaf tobacco at Sl2 ex-
eepting farmers and lumSsTzen who furnish sup
plies to their employees. Mahore moTed 70 make
the tar on snuff and manufactured tobacco s
cents per pound. After prolonged debate the
senate adjourned.