New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26
DEMOCRATIC FlLiBUSrEkiN".


an AMENDMENT TO The hoLho 'S
n,oTrn--ruE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME
TDv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
.....c,oy Nav 25.-The party which was re-
- Cor the Morev letter forgery is always uh-
estimate when it undertakes 10 chaIso i0ie..
- otbers. Ever since the beginning oi the e',oi'
..ocure consideration of the S0uth oaIoiin" 0i.0
.;on case Democratic newspapers ana Dei,o0i ~ "'o
N""-o.ortatiyes have been pregnant WIN aliusions
W. fo,cerv of the testimony in this case by OF on
,'.holf Of Mackey In the course u 'no
discussion Yesterday both Mr. Hewitt ana MI Avn
or+on the latter being Democratic melnoer " 'no
rlections Committee, laid great stress upon .o
mot the Committee on Elections had eAciuue" "
,srtain affidavit in support OF DlbOies auosa"'"0
,bst Mackey had falsihed or forged The teS'iihon9
IN his behalf because this affidavit arrived ono u%9
ator tho time fixed by tho committee for closing the
tinr Mr. Atherton did not inform the House
tbat this affidavit. which he ntimated was OF great
;,nnor+o,ce was actually filed with the Elections
Co,n,oittee and is now in its possession. tribune
corresnonlent saw the original of THIS athdaVl' 'o
6r and copied the material parts OF 1t, when are
as follows: ~, 49, ,ot,
PERSONAL, appeared Edward Horsey who on on'n fhe
GAYS he acting Ia the cala@cs ny " r that
d',sinr hat ms Mr f. W Mackey used one OF the the
d SCes or for &S: iSs Pq'coo oConnor for scat
In Congress that he has seen Mr Mackey no .v
18TH hand to Mir Mackey written sheets which
Ssnonept believes were the original testimony anu MI
mac aGsvy Ss bss @ seen Tom Jones' J. OConnen and John
Washington read out from the certain sneeV' W pd ~
described above original testimony 10 inc sau -,
snth that the statements here made made al the
request the said c. Smith above referred 10
twill be observed that this affidavit amounts to
nothing, MIR. Horsey simply saying that he be-
lieyesn that the sheets of paper which he alleges
Mackey tore up were the original testimony. Now
Mr. Dibble NAV not know it, but this affidavit pur-
portipr to be signed by f. Horsey is rank forgery
Edward Horsey is black man who according TO
the sworn testimony of four reputable cltzens Oh
Charleston who have known him for years. can
neither read writing write his own name.
The United States Commissioner who makes one
Of the afdavits in regard to this matter says that
he has frequently required the signature of Horsey
10 legal papers and that Horsey has always signed
his name with mark, except on two or three occa-
sicns when the Commissioner wrote HoIsey's name
with lead pencil and horsey traced II with INK
The signature of this alleged affidavit filed by Dlb-
bic not traced over a pencil signature. IL is
simply a forgery of Horseys name, II the afhdavlts
Of the witnesses referred TO are TO be believed.
Moreover the three persOns named IN this affidavit
as having been present and assisted in the
preparation OF the testimony. and as having been
cOgnizant of the alterations alleged to have been
made by Mackey. have each made afbdavits deny
their knowledge. And it is because OF the alleged
suppression OF this affidavit, the only one which
Dibble offered TO file in addition TO those already be-
fore the committee that the Democratic minority IN
lhe House of Representatives justify their Tevolu-
tionary proceed .ngs during the last tive days. M
While the Democratic minority continued TO I'LL
buster to-day ITS ranks did not remain intact. Mr.
Morse of Massachusetts voted with the Republi-
cans and Messrs Hardenbergh, CT New-Jersey.
Phelps of Connecticut. and benjamin Wood, OF
New-York, refused to abstain from voting. The III
dications that by Tomorrow they Will be joined
by some other Democrats The feeling OF dlss5tls-
IN the Democratic ranks, and some of the
discontented ones declare that they are not
going to be used much longer TO make political
capital for the ex-Speaker and promote his prospects
for the Democratic Presidential domination in 1884.
AS one Democratic Representative from the State OF
New-York said this morning IN q conversation with
THE TRIBUNE correspondent: " You see am taking
part III this row. 1t has been got up simply
for the benefit of Hewitt, Randall and the rest of
that Clique that cheated Iliden out OF the Presl-
dency iD 1876"
While there will, NO doubt be other defections
from the ranks OF the libnsters very soon, II IS not
regarded as probable that the revolt will be general
enough TO put an end tc ihoustering. Mr. Randall
declares that he has determined to tight 1t out TO
the last, and he really ambitious to put him
self at the mead 0f the Southern Democracy and
fight the battle III behalf of Dalot-bOX and election
1faude III the South. The Republicans, therefore,
are seriously considering "hat measures shall be
adopted tc put an end TO hlbustering and
enable the public business TO proceed Mr..
HiscOck, OF New ork, who Is ID prnclDle opposed
;iOn TO the effect that The Constitution makes the
House of Representatives the sole Judge of The cleo
tiOn quail l.tcations and returns Of its members
and the Constitution also prcscriEes that major
lty OF the House shall constitute quOTua to do
business, any rule OF the House which permits as
the present rule does, ANAL minority to postpone
and II IL chooses 70 prevent quorum FROM purglng
the membership OF the House OF members whose
titles 10 seats therein saturated with fraud, is
IN contTayenuOn OF the Constitution. his PROPOSE
toG Of course looks 10 a ruling by the Speaker
which will bring before the House for consideration
without further delay the contested election cases.
they being matters of the highest privilege. This
matter was laid before the conference last evening
and thoroughly discussed, as 1T also has
been privately to a considerable cxtont
finds many advocates even aIuong the
most conservative Republicans i'll the House. In
the course of the proceedings this afternoon Mr.
McCoid. OF Iowa, came near precipltating dis
cussiOn upon a point of order, evidently inspired
by this view of the case. AS at the time the pres
ence of "a quorum was not officially known he was
not permitted fully TO state bis point but he got
far enough TO say that it involved proposition
that question of consideration could not be raised
against a contested election case.
Another proposition growing out OF the first, and
really the same In principle, Is that the rules shall
be aIuehded so as to provide that whenever mo-
non ls made To proceed TO the consideration OF
Question OF privilege, the Speaker may entertain
one n'otoh 10 ADJOURN " which no dlatOry motion
% silan oe IN order. Ii is understood that Mr.. His
80 "pu otiicfs Who advocate his original prOpo-
hilioh are quite willing that an attempt to solve
tnc present diiheolty by means OF an amendment to
tho iuies snail be made. IL Is probable
that Democrats might attempt 10 res;s bv 81 ;bnetc
Ing such an ehOrt but according to established pre-
cedents such an attempt would fail In fLe secnnd
session OF the ALllid Congress sirailar proposition
made, and III the preliminary discnssion 'n -
Speaker Blaine used the following language: "
The Chair has repeatedly ruled that pending q ,,ro
sjuOn change the rules d4t1ry motions could nt
entertained, and tbis lie has several ,i 70
ruled that The right of each House 10 deerm,ne ,os
sha be its rules organic rght expressly given nS
Constitution of the United States Tue rules are h
OF that power ana they cannot a used
Ia i-sfT ftIe HE
cf rules of diyesug itself VI It's iuherout cOnsttutona
power " exercise It's junction 10 deterninc It's own
rules Therefore tie Chair has always announced that
upon proposition change the rules Of the House he
would never entertain diaiOry motion.