Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-20
House Of REPRESENTATIVES.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The house resumed
consideration of the South Carolina con.
tested election case, Of Small VS.. Tilman.
After speeches by MIR. Briggs and Mr.. Atber.
ton, Mr.. Horr took his stand in the spscs II
front of the speakers desk and with small
cane polnted,ou to the house the boundary
lines of the co. gressonal districts of the
state of South Carolina under the recent re.
districting. He also produced diagrams Of
each district separately and declared 1t was
not gerrymandering, it was downright vii
liany.
Mr.. Anterior inquired whether that gerry
Wandering was not as fair as the gerrymander-
lug of the Fourteenth district of Ohio, which
WAS to infllct upon congress another one of
the Horr family.
Mr.. Horn replied that when congress was
inflicted with his brother he could take care
of himself. After ridiculing gerrymandering
he said that Just as long as the people Of the
South attempted to destroy the ballot box by
that kind OF chicanery, so long as they strove
by that means to prevent an hoEest expression
of honest votes, just so long their representa-
tives on this floor would have TO defend such
methods, and just so long they would make
for the North that political sentiment which
would keep it solid in support of that party
which would not resort to that kind Of
villainy. He created good deal OF merri-
ment and frequently elected the applause OF
his party friends by his denuncation OF the
South Carolina plan OF registering and his time
was extended by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Evins Is. CO. desired TO reply 10 Mr..
HOrr's remarks, but Mr.. Mackay Is. c.
objected.
Mr.. Moulton (ll.) and Mr. Simonton
CTenn.) submitted arguments in support of
the sitting member, and then Mr.. Miller (Pa)
yielding portion OF his time, the floor was
awarded to Mr.. Evnis, who briefly replied to
Mr.. Horr's speech, denying the right of men
who belonged to the party which had gerry
wandered every state in which it had the
power, which had filled every department of
the government with corruption, which had
glOrlfied ex Senator Dorsey, now famous on
account OF his connection with the post route
deal, which had levied hlackmail upon the
officeholders in order TO raise corruption
fund, TO lecture the people of South Carolina
as to what was the highest standard Of
morality.
Mr.. Springer Gil. sent to the clerks desk
for exhibition a small drawing of district
in Illinois, which he declared bore a strong
resemblance TO the districts in South Caro-
lima, which the gentleman from Michigan
(Horr) Objected to-
Mr.. Tillman Is. C spoke in his own behalf
but addressed himself especially TO the pro-
priety OF the house deciding upon the election
and returns OF its members, because the gen
tlemen in party politics were eternally excit-
Ing prtjndiee and making them determine
contrary to evidence. law and Justice In re-
ply to Mr.. Horr, whom he characterized as
having played the buffoon, Mr.. Tillman said
while that gentlemen had been prancing
around like a clown In circus, pleading
against the wrong which was done
the negro in re distrIctipg South Carolina, he
(I1ilman) could not help remembering that
there were 10000 voters IN Michigan who
did not vote the Republican ticket and also
were gerrymanded out OF any representative
on that floor. Unfortunately since 1876 the
people OF South Carolina had collected little
property and he was afraid from the urcere-
monioIs nauner in which the choice OF the
people was kicked cut OF this body there was
another rising forming TO sweep down upon
them and what little substance they had ac-
cummuIa:e5. If the Republicans went
on as they have been going on he
was satisfied the South would be re-
constructed and reconstructed for the purpose
of plunder. he SAID as far as his case was
concerned the Republicans were impatient to
finish their work, but that would rot disturb