New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-30

cnsslon had described as that " combination OF
physical activity and intellectual acutenessI;
claimed the floor. Mr.. Springer made hmscIt
heard to remark that on particular OCCASION
which he mentioned q whole week had been
allowed for the discussion OF point oi oruer
against an appropriation bill. lie was toal appear
quite ready to speak week or so on tlc pehu-
ingiqueslon, but the.Speaker declared that ne was
ready TO decide il.
The decision was long one but the main grounds
upon which II was basel were clearly stated III ihe
extracts published in The TRIBUNE last Thursday
from Speaker Bane's remarks on similar occasion ION
III the Mild Congress. During the delivery Oh INC
decision MesSTs. Blackburn and Abram - iIeWltU
were very busy circulating a paper among DeIo-
cratic members for their signatures. This was nm
derStOOd to be " a protest against the decision
and ii so turned out. Mr.. RandaPS appeal from INC
Speakers ruling was tabled by unanimous VOTE
100 yeas; nays nonc-the Democrats refusing 70
vote. Then ;. = Cox rose and after some onJectios
on the Republican side, which were wlthdraWn ~
the Speakers request, presented the pI9Vcs.
which the Speaker said he had been assured was
couched in respectful language. Mr.. Cox relhaTkeu
that the paper was signed by 100 Democratic hep-
resentatiVes. 1t reads as follows:
Whereas The minority this House have heTetGIote
under the rules Of the House successfully IesistSu M
the efforts of the majority TO consnGT snde,o 'ne
case Of Maebey agt oConnor, ,dS pTo'1So to the
coutestec by TIE Committee Elections as 10 the aie
cations OF forgery and fraud i'll the evidence suDe"
Wbcrcas The majority in order to prevent and AVOID
such INVESTIGATION have proceeded to chlnse uT onc
manner not provided for in the rules py "cH aoHo
they can or ought to be changed; AID ,,.,
"a
hcs proceeding unknown To thc PilhcpcS V f tbo
tona and parliamentary law and suOVefsNo u 'I'
rights of the minority;
Therefore The undersigned. representatives Of the peo
PIE Tcby protest against the proceeding OF the mQo
and revolutionary, ana expressly oeNlsh 10 my
minority Of that protection which has been e-taplsucu
OF the great monuments OF the representative Ie
TEN ny the patriotic abors 81 ne advocates ol P"ih"
IneutaIy privileges and civil liberty.
The first three signatures of this document are
those of Samuel j. Randall Abram 5. Hewitt and
- = NyII be
among the other siguers were Mcssrs Wheeler,
Shelley, Richardson, Herbert, Finley, Frost ana
Tilman. eOme of whom hold seats III Con-
Gress by means Of fraud, and the ttle OF
every one of whom is clouded. OF course they be-
hevc that 10 investigate their titles IL arbitrary
and revolutionary The protest may be re-
snectfuir y as to language, but there Is scarcely
me in ii that does not contain an unTuth; ana me
fasity Of most of it has been demonstrated by the
conduct of he Democrats every vote taken III
the House during the last ten days. As soon as the
protest" had been fled Mr., Springer VINO III
newspaper interview published to-1ay had pre-
dcted such storm OF opposition
rs never yet has greeted the arbi-
trary conduct OF presiding officer IN legisa-
tive boGv" and who had evidently been dIsap-
pointed because the storm failed TO burst as adVer
tised, attempted to create one. Mt. springer ulu
his very best but his party friends failed to rally TO
his support he swung ms arms afounG' eIcT i1u
IN the face and shouted III VAN, lIere
WAS 10 bounding BeeGe TO mount ms deSK
and help him as on that memorable hr9t oi March,
1877, when Mr. Springer accused speaker hanutii e i
not quail even when Ar. Springer threatened to
"depoSe him, and the storm after all was only
q slight furry which disturbed nobody except the
agItated orator who furnished the wind. People
who came early and sat patiently III the foul air OF
the hall waited in vain for the Sensatlonal scenes
that had been expected, and went home dis
appointed
ficfore the House adjourned the election case was
formally taken up aud its discussion Will be pro-
ceeeded with tomorrow. Mr.. Randall on behalf Of
the minority refusing allow II to retain its pres
ent status until Wednesday 10 allow an ADJOURN
mcnt over Decoration Day. IT Will now be neces-
sarv that the Republicans, VINO have so small
a majority should all remain in Washington
until the election disposed Of as the DEM
ocrats seem determined not to VOte TO make a
quorum If the Republicans Will stay here a fort
night longer, they under the rules as amended
dispose Oi a the contested eases reported or ready
10 be reyOrtcd from the committee. 1t should
be sad 10 the credit Of the members
of the majority that many of them have remained
here at great personal Inconvenience and they
| seem disposed TO remain long As may ne neces-
sary The cause of Mir. Ritche's absence to-day
was the death of his brother lie IS expected to re-
! turn tomorrow.