Huntsville gazette., 1882-06-17
Congressman HOrr on the Wheel
er-LOWe Contest.


WASHINGTON, June Mr. Horr, the
witty and we'll informed member from
Michigan, reused up the sleeping ener-
gies Of the house to day and infused new
life and lots of fun into the proceedings
10y one OF his characte ristic speeches, de-
hvered in his own peculiar and inimitable
style. 1t Was during the Lowe Wheeler
contested election case. Mr.. Atherton Of
Ohio had been making the big speech for
the Democratic side. With much bluster
he referred to what be called the ''combi-
nation" which had been formed between
Republicans aud Greenbackers Wnen he
uad finished, Mr. Horr took the floor and
sad his sympLthies We're naturally against
Mr.. Lowe. H. had sat with him III the
last congress, and knew how he had almost
always voted with the Democrats He knew
also that all his past life and political affiI-
iations had oeen with the BoarbonS Of the
south; aud then, to make it still worse. he
was a believer in the gleenback nonsense.
Thus it happens he is contelera from
choice, aud crazy on finance. Still. said
Mr.. Horr, II shall vote 10 seat him now
simply because | believe the majority of
the voters in his district voted for him at
the election .
''Ay faith" continued he 81 IS been
shaken in two classes of men during the
contest of the list two weeks. Firstly, 10
men VINO think that craftsmanship consists
ii parliamentary ouirks and, secondly, in
that class of lawyers who try cases on legal
uuibs and frivo Gus technicalities. Then
followed vivid description of the filibus-
tering Of the past ten days. He called
Randall the Napoleon nf strife, and Black
burn and Kenna the field marshals He
guired to move to adjourn, and then tie
mental process which enabled
a nail to amend that motion by moving TO
adjourn to certain day, and then the fear
ful intellectual strain necessary to ammend
that amendment by changing the day
named
After an amusing description of these
wonderful dilatory motions. he said; "Why
Mr. Speaker, | am of all things most def
cient il mechanical skill. l never could
take iack-knite and stick and whittle il
into the shape of anything ever before
made by anyone else. Still will take
contract with all my ignorance, to take an
old fashioned rat trap and put into it one
extra spring, and then so adjust it that it
Will furnish all the mental acumen and in
teilectual activity needed to run a filibus-
terlng performance for three straight
weeks.
He then paid his respects to Mr.. Spring
er Of Illinois, who had rushed into the fray
after the fight was over. Said Mr. Horr
81 have been trying to find some character
in French history 70 illustrate the fury and
frenzy Of that onset and found no one until
thought of Joan of Are. But, had the
gentleman from Illinois consulted me as to
his movement, / should have said TO him,
Why, sister Springer, such tactics might dc
at Jargean or Patay, but you will find them
out Of place at Waterloo. Especially since
your Napoleon is already we'll on his way
to St Helena
Mr.. Horr then turned his attention to the
election cases ana showed how they had all
been defended on the merest technicalities
He said: The trouble is, these cases have
their origin in the old feeling that seems
still to prevail at the south that there is
favored class who ought to rule. South |
Carolina rebelled in Jackson's time simply
because the majority passed laws she did
not ike. Talk about South Carolina being
legal to the Union, when the fact is she has |
not been over one half in the Union for 80
ycarsl' lie then showed up the tissue bal
lot frauds IN the Maekay case FINELY, |
When MIR. Evans OF South Carolina could !
not endure it longer, he sprang to his feet
and entered upon defense Of South Caro-
lina closing by saying that South Carolina
was not ashamed of her record.
"No" retorted Mr.. Horr, ''that is what
we complain of. Yon are ashamed of moth
ing. Conduct which would make other |
people hang their heads in disgrace never
causes you to blush in the least. Things |