Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-01

followed and the Senate adjourned at p. m.
HoUsE-Without dilatory motions Mr.. Atherton re-
sumed his address on The Mackey-Di case Mr..
Rauney of Massachusetts spoke in support of Mack
eys claim. He held that by the re urns of the Demo-
crafts themselves Mackey elected. There six
proved evidences of fraud by Democratic managers.
He said he came to Congress eving that the stories
he heard of fraud in the South were not true but had
learned to his that they true; that this
investigation had shown raud refined and cheating
reduced to a science. Mr.. Ranney produced the
copies of the reports of the testimony which the
Democrats alleged had been changed by Mackey and
showed that all the erasures and changes MADE IN the
rep rts purely verbal in character and made no
change in meanii e. or else a correction of errors
made by the enographer.
After Mr.. Ranney's speech Mr.. Calkins announced
that he would call the previous question as coon as
he could get the floor.
Mr.. Jones' of Florida, {Greenback argued in favor
of the majority report seating Mackey.
Mr. Randall moved to recommit the report to the
committee with directions to take testimony to al
legged frauds and alterations voted down, 142 to 64
The previous question then ordered by vote
Of ISL to 1.
Mr. Evans, of South Carolina, spoke ten minutes in
favor OF seating Dibble, followed by Dibble, who
spoke hour in his own behalf.
Mr.. Calkins closed the with ten minutes
speech declaring in fear of God and man that if
alluded to the purity of the ballot box as the founda
ton which the government rests and that 1t must
be preserved above all else.
At this MIR Springer, of Illinois, sprang up with
the exclamation, Shut you did not say this in 1875
when you seated fraudulent President 1mmedi-
aley there of order the Republicans
and on the Democratic side dozens OF members Were
| struggling Inelr IeeG ana BaLuorluS dDou6 MT
springer The speaker raped lounly for order and
stated that the gentleman from Illinois was out of
.er, to which Mr. Springer replied, II know it and
1 take my seat'
| Mr. Robson, of Massachusetts, demanded that the
remarks of Mr. Springer be omitted from the Record
| Mr. Springer. "oh, we'll you may be able to sup
press them in the Record, but you can't in the daily
press Sponting to the c9rrespondenss gallery +
Record but you cao blot out the record of your
ty or the lnfsmy of its record in 1916, o,.+ both
sides standing and shouting excitedly the Speaker
hamnerlng for order. MI a'aer1on OF onlo OF Inc
Robinson remark which could not be heard in the
confusion The roll was tnen called on the report OF
| $50 yeas, nays, the Democrats excepting Morse,
Phelps and Hal denbergh refraining from voting Mr..
Mackey was conducted to the Speakers d. SIX by
Messrs. Miller and Moore and the ironclad oath ad
| mnstered. -.~-..
of privilege mt to the clerks six to be read
res Tuition. oited the rulings of the Speaker
| Monday in refusing to entertain Mr.. Springer mo-
ton aud appeals, and closed with luton that
said decisions and rulings were arbitrary and wrong
| and hereby condemned and cen-ured by the
As soon as tn. reading had finished Mr. Reed moved
that the resolution be laid on tho able,
| Mr.. McIane claimed the floor to speak on the
Nj Hiscock made the point that it was not ques-
| The Speaker stated that Mr GIoLane had stated to
him privately before Offering the req luton that it
was not personal the Speaker, though relating to
the proceedings of last Monday and the Speaker
have left the chair before they were presented BY
this the House was all excitement, members standing
in all parts of the hall and shouting order
coanition by chair and to prevent the other side
from getting in any motion.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, getting the floor, suggested
in response to the Speakers remark that he would
have left the chair if he had known the question
personal to himself that the Speaker mi hit leave the
chair nc ". To this the Spe ker replied that he
never vacated his p,st of duty when under fire. The
confusion continuing Mr. Cox again tried to address
the Chair shouting losdly for recognition Mr. Mil
ler Republican, from the other side shouted acr SIS
to hi ~ Oh sit down, Cox" To this Cox responded
'.Well, you make me do it, and walking quick
" across the space in front of the Speakers desE
shook finger Miller's face and walked back to
the Democratic SIDE. The confusion grew
more intense, members both sides shouting
s'Order." others trying to get the floor on
parliamentary points and others applaudfpg Cox and
Miller, the Speaker meantne ponnd,ag for order.
Finally after the confusion subsidei Mr. Reeds
motion to lay the table put After long dis
cussu as Mel anes right to debate his resolution
gotenshe floor by false pretences he entitled
resolutions then laid on the table
Mr.. Ranney then moved TO take up the of Bis
bee against Finley.
| MI Randall raised the question of consideration.
On the roll being Gale the Democrats except two
abstained from voting, but the Republicans had {
quorum and by vote OF 149 to decided to take III
the case.
MIR. Ranney was then recognized, and at $50 thu
House adjourned, having been in session nine and 1
half hours,