Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-06
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Lowe, From Alabama, Seat
ed in the House.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The follow
ing are the preamble and resolutions
which Mr.. Springer read in the
House to>nay while the case of Lowe
against Wheeler was undsr discus
sion:
Whereas, Forty>nine papers, called
depositions which are offered in
evidence by the contestant in this
case were never certified to as deposi
tlons by any commiss .oner, nor certi-
fed to in any way whatever;
Whereas, SO papers called deposi
tions In this case have no signature
recognized by law;
Whereas, 120 depositions offered
by the contestant have nothing
on them to show that
any of the witnesses were sworn,
and none of the 120 depositions
have any certificates further than
the following words: "Signed be-
fore me on the day and Year above
mentioned, R. W. Figg, N. P;"
Whereas, In taking 80 of these
pretended depositions the commits
sloDer refused to allow the contestee
to cross examine the witnesses in
any way whatever or to PROFOUND
any questions to them in any way
whatever;
Whereas, Five of said pretended
dep sltlons were taken pursu
ant to false notice served
on the contestee, said f Use notice
stating that the contestant would
take the evidence at or near Pleasant
Hill, when the contestant intended
and did take the evidence at place
IN re than SIX miles from Pleasant
Hui;
Whereas, The record in this case
shows that in taking said evidence,
The ameneuusis who wrote said evil
dence did not write it down as it was
given by the witness, but that he
wrote 1T down to convey a
meaning different from the meaning;
and,
Whereas, In taking ITO of said
pretended deposi ions the -commIs>
sioner refused to allow important,
Pc rtinent and legal questions to be
asked the witness;
Whereas, ALI tn Sc matters appear
atfirmatively on record III this case
and are not denied or questioned;
v hers S, 1t is prov. Il that some of
these pretended deposltlons have
been changed 81 .ce the witnesses
were examined;
Wherea Certain exhibits used in
evidence by contestant have been
changed;
" Mhereas, The above papers are
evidence on which the contestant
re les to secure his seat in Congress;
Whereas, The essential points i'll
the 1eport Of tue majority are based
on the papers above mentioned;
Whereas, None of said 20 called
depositions were taken as required
by the laws enacted by Congress tor
the takiug of d, positions;
Wheeas, TIE House of Rep.
reseai IL yes of the United States
sho I'D not de prive member of Lis
pri.Ia face right to his seat, except
pr liant to law;
Whereas, The conteste, at as
early a day as possible, filed the
proper motions to suppress the pre-
tended testimony;
Whereas, The committee has
failed to pasc ON said motions;
Where's, Although the cJnteste's
counsel lad only taken 80 minutes
to argue all the facts aud law IN ne
above cause, the conteste himself,
though requesting more time, vas
allowed but seven minutes to argue
his case before the committee;
Therefore, Resolved that this
Csc be recommitted to
o the committee OF elections, and
toat said committee be authorized 10
allow con es ant to retake such of
SAID illegal evidence as he desires to
retake, aud that ON receipt of sald
evidence, said committee again re-
port to this House, and with further
instructions to ascertain the humber
of tissue ballots or bal,ts printed
on tissue paper cast for either party,
as SHOWN oy the evideuc-, and to re-
port u resolution giving the seat to
The person who receive the hlghest
number Of legal votes after rejecting
all such tissue ballots.