New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-19
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SOUTH CAROLINA ELEC ZION FRAUDS.
nruocpArs DELAYING PUBLIC ENTHUSIASTICALLY
CANS ABSENT FROM THE HOUSE.
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w,survo1oy JuIy 1S.-For six hours to-day tho
revolutionary Democratic minority IN the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. sullenly refused to participate III
its proc,edinqs and thus postponed ior tnat ehsIn
of time the consideration of the contested eiecuoh
case of Smals against Tillman from the Win South
Caroline District This was simply an exhibition OF
" ,ure en- ssednessn for every Democrat knew that
II was only a question of a few hours delay until
the Republicans could muster the two or three ad-
dtional members to make quorum Under the
amended rules filibustering on contested election
cases is not permitted when the majority has q quo
rum present. Only one Democrat voted at all To-
day. and he failed TO do so on one test vote when he
succum bed to the bulllozing influences OF Springer
and some other Democrats who surrounded ana
tailored with him. This solitary Democrat was MI
Harlenbergh, of New-Jersey, who was paired with
Mr. Humphrey of Wisconsin, with an agreement 10
vote whenever 1t might be necessary to make quo
rum There need not have been any delay what
ever in taking mp the case promptly, anu
there would not have been except for the lnexcus-
able absence of four or five Republicans, some Oh
whom were actually in Washington. Ol the secohu
test vote only three more were needed Tor quorum
IN the third only one was needed, while on the
fourth five were lacking On the fifth trial exactly
a quorum was mustered by the aid OF the Speakers
vote Four OF five of the Republican absentees were
detained by illness or domestic affection. MI
Barr. of Pennsylvania, is enjoying himself at the
seashore. Mr. Dunnell is in Minnesota looking after
his fences and Mr. Young. of Ohio, who Is
usually absent when his vote is required, is said 10
be IN New-York on private business. BY tomorrow
morning. however at least three of the absentees
will have returned, and further delays are ex-
pected until both the contested are disposed
Of Chairman Calkins gave notice that after two
hours debate he should demand the previous ques-
ton on the pending case and after that Is ordered
another hour of debate will be allowed. Ot course
the Democrats cried aganst the shortness of tLs
time allowed, but they had compelled the wasting
of six hours which they might as well have spent
in discussing the case.
Judge Wait, of Connecticut. who is chairman
of the sub-committe which investigated inc
case and who prepared the able report IN
favor of Smalis opened the debate III clear aud
copent speech HIS ANALYSIS and review or the case
were very thorough ana comprehensive ana MS az
gument was "A strong one Few men nave ever oeeh
seated in Congress ON certlhcate oased GU noIo
stupendous frauus than has Mr.. TILman; but the
frauds of the election managers alone wOuId not
have been sufficient. Inc testimony SHOWS IhaG
tissue ballots and balOt-b0x stuhng we're only used
TO supplement the work of the red-snlrt riders anu
the sio, guns of the Bourbons, who introduced a
reign terror throughout hve II the slA coun Il OI
thu district on election DAY and the ngIt which pre-
cedel It, in order 10 snow more clearly the magnl-
tude OF the crime ag tnst " a free ballot ana Iair
count which was committed Oh the election winch
furnished tue case that the House is now engaged
in trying, the following table, compiled IRON olncii
data presented, WnIcn SHOWS inc huinpeI vi mdio
ctlzens TWEEN tyOne years old anu upward, classihed
BY race, each county III the district, the cOior9u
majority III each county, and the majority, hcpuoh-
Democratic, III each county according ~ INC
returns upon whcn lllIman, the BOURBON cahu-
date, received Ills certificate of erection;