New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-25
THEDEADLOCKIN THE HOUSE
CONTINUED FILIBUsTERING BY THE DEM
OCRATS.

IRIS IFTTER-REPUDLtCANs kEApi foH
LONG SIEGE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBuNEi
w,suxcroN. May PA good many Democratic
psnresentatiyes are complaining tonight that
Ahran : Hewitt has got us into another scrape
"a lily the COMPLAINT appears to be well founded
g long as the Democrats could prevent any discus
sio, Of the South Carolina contested election case
nm its merits they were free By innuendo ana
otherwise to cry forgery whenever the record
in the Mackey- Dibble was mentioned, ara "ero
able thus to impose upon good many peopie anu
in a measure TO divert public attention Iroin 'no
balot-box stuffing fraud, forgery and other ci"''
,h;oh made an election contest from the I'D con-
or.ssional District a possibility With iairiS con
Quoted election Mackcy would have oeeh io'a'"o-
"a Congress by at least 10000 majority anu
after all the frauds that the bo'o.
g. ;o managers could plot and perpe'rate'
they made returns when gave MN 49,.
600 ,ooiority IL is TO he remembered tDat ho'
49, ,o.. Of testimony except the precinct returns
- nv the Democratic election managers
nsodea To establish Mackey's title to the seat.
tn, pobody denies or can deny for it Is matter OF
record. -, -. C,l
For two or three days, therefore, Chairman Cal
-; hos heen ca Gerry waiting for an opportunity I'D
exnose the falsty of the forgery cry, ons ho
,,a;ted in vain until this morning, when MI low
itts letter to General Manning was pnolisneu IN
This letter Mr. Hewitt, speaking OF the Lyhch-
Chalmers case. SAID: 100, ,.....o
- the case mad not been fairly heard by the committee
o. EIe,ti@1s II testi lony had been altered OF sup up
dressed il evidence Of such faniuleht 80. n n
been rejected by the coi-'I,tee a. Damocraf
WockeV Dibbe case, then every Northerh peuo0 10; ~
TS9d not only have been willing 99t w1 p hc com
sisted on obstruction tactics m vac t no, O' -"
,nitIee might be willing TO hear the trd'h'
In this utterance By Democratic Representative
Cnairnap Calkins found his coveted opportunity
ami well did he improve 1t. In ihe course o. yer
snoal exclamation, the making OF wnlcn NJ: MI
s SroinIv attempted to prevent. Major Calkins, III
s so'ih Of constant Interruptions by MesSrs.
Stberton. Randall, Hammond, House, springer
a and other Democrats, not only showed how
nniust and nnfounded were the cri'i oI1o
Of MIR. Hewitt, but how ia.Se Is , vst thS
oiioyrt,oo that the testimony relied upon ny tne
t ~ The Elections Committee 10 prove thai
MaEey was fairly and honestly elected is talhteo
with fraud or forgery. 90 riny Rennbl,csns
eyuced anxiety 10 come 70 INC asSin,@Co % % ho
;oT Csikins, until General hcCook sprang 70 , MS
fee and demanded that the chairman Oh wv III r.
- T1,nmittee should be allowed TO maEaSe me
case himself as hc seemed amply capaoe oI uolns,
DU,nq the delivery OF MaJor CalhiIS IVlInns
Hssrs Randall anl Hewitt were especially nervous
~ Dibble was up and down part Oh INC
time like jack-in-a box al,en ,iPTIig 20 of
~" t;',e prompting Mr.. Atherton, upon whom
az fIrmocratic member OF the Elections COMMIT
Tee deyolved the difficult task OF cross-eA"ilin,nS
the chairman, and tie Impossible TASK on snNWins
Thai ANY OF the allegations made III Mr. Dlobles
o'n - "" Wr Csikins had concluded Mr.. Hewitt
IL a short speech, III which he ATTEMPTED TO
inSlify his letter Ills remarks showed tina ne had
probably been Imposed upon Oy soine rS"qp5
servicaablc aud uuscrupulOus partisan OF DiDoie,
80 that he had read only one SIDE OF
the case He had the clerk read an aiid ylt oD-
famed BIZ Dibbc from one T. SMITH VINO Eau VIZ III
90 ON, ior Mackey some of the dispositions IN the
case and VINO swOre thai hackey had taihpeied
with tAlseyidence while 1t wasn MS possession ar.
EewiU bad apparently not taken ihe trouble 10
T.l f,o er-atiidaNlts contained III the same
d~"u;o.ui DENYING the statements OF Smith IN TOTO;
A,o.,s The names in SMITHS AFFIDAVIT. as IhOse OF
1.iTn~ss,s whose testimony Mackey had surTepl-
tiousiy altered, that OF /. A. iuSuelln, DEM
ocrat If Mir. Hewitt, after reading SniithN am,
AMI had read Oh q dozen pages furtner ne WOQld
~. fu,Iud UuguenIns affidavit swearing that hls
testimony as printed in the record is true III every
particular" - I'll. ,,,o+ 70 blo,,c for koovr
inp nothing OF the character or history OF =. smith,
mon Whose affidavit he relied In Is 2 10 inc SAME
- smith was Senator IN the South Carolina Legs
latuIr I'm 1877 u O4ut committed OF the south arc
lima LEGISLATURE made Inve,u gdtion OF alleged
Gourmet practices Of lpe Legislature OF lo|Z, ana OIL
III oiit committee Samuel DiDole whose seat IS
nov contested, the most aclIVe inenlOei' 1 nc
ioa committee reported on the evidence taken that
Gene al c. -ni IN had un one occasion sofa MS VOC
Tor -IOD and at another llme he had received
~ 100 fjr H. 1t Is probable that when Dlbble
wanted u witness lac knew his man. ana IL Is Ger
tain ,hat the affidavit vi u Smth Is open ~ Suspl-
I,,t Nh. Hewitt brought other proof. He declared
thai I. one of the recent election trials, Henry ";
HcD,.c.s UuItcd states Supervisor had testlhed
f.ai IA, re urn had changed after IL lett nl5
nan,!. aad that the changes were in the hanu VIII
inc 0i ,iackcv Iu thIs statement Mr. Hewitt was
correct 4 tribune correspondent, however, mas
sa.n ,nr origua. c.;lrn made by HeIdrlcss and IL
corresponds exactly with The Supervisor return
I,,l,,..u ia tn record Of testimony Mr.. hendricks
wa witness for the Government. The GAY after
his testimony was taken, The Cclencc called ROJcIt
Chisholm "a Democratic lawyer who was o ConnOI S
altor.ey III The contested election case and
before whom iiendrcks gave his testimony
III .eaat OF Maciley According 10 an QIiciaI
transcript OF Mr. Chishoims testimony III the re-
cea, raj, which a TRIBUNE cores ondeit mas
Beer AID read, tils witness sNoie thdt INC return
wuic.. s!r. Hendricks denl d was copy OF the re-
turi pr, sented by in and admitted Ia TIE ,lachey-
o. ,onuor case In otEer words Mr. DlDble seeks
10 .st3 blush "A forgery by the same witness whom
ms part, friends the recent election trial sought
IL ,nu.ach In Dibbles lae.nOrial, upon which Sir.
ue,, 1T ~ led Is also another statement which Is
,isrgoved by the original deposition now IN The pos
SESSION OF toe Elections COMMITTEE. MI Hcwl,t "as
unO uDtediy sincere IN HIS speech lo-u"N' puI NC
N9ior Cgjkins replied TO him iii a vigorous Speech
in winch be brought out most OF the facts aOOVc IT,
la,ed. re also defended The Elections commit 90
against an accusation Of partisan bias and showed
that Of thirteen contested cases reported 10 the
Io.s- ight had been reported faYOraDlY 10 Demo
era ; tour IN faVcr of Republicans, while III one
case "A seat had been declared vacant Mayor Caiklns
cl.se1 ms speech IA an eloquent STRAIN and Was
loud,y appiaudeG % he SAT down. Throughout the
euflre discussion he bore himself admirably and II
was me general verdict that alone and unalded he
ha,l proved himself more than match for ms num-
er,,,s and distinguished opponents
MI DIbble was then Recognized on the plea OF "a
personal explanation" Dut n mad not uttered a
dozen sentences before III was pam mat ne was
mls;ak.n when lie thought no wanted TO make IA
personal explanation and was burning to make a
politicai speech Instead Inc speaker therefore
sIoDpod nm ana the ilibasterng began III ear
NEST On the first test vote a motion maze by Mr.
Randall was rejected by vote OF l4S 10 l.
BENJAMIN VI oOd the solitary Democrat who
yofe,i IN the Affirmative. ihe negative votes were
cast by lj9 Republicans, GreenDackeTs, Read
iusters ION this motion Mr. FulkersOn voted with
the tepublicansl, and Democrat, Mr.. MuldrOw, Of
mississippi who voted that way IN order 10 De abe
10 make another hlIOus,er.ng lnOton-to recon-
sider, which ne immediately dIu Inc
,Ioht Republican abse4fteeS this