Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-04

and to report who was elected after
rejecting all such ballots. 1t was a
serious matter for the honorable
gentlemen voting to seat a man upon
tissue ballots which could be read as
well on one side as other.
If ever there had been fraud per-
petrated On the ballot box, that little
ticket was found, and in order to seat
the contestant 1924 of them must
be counted.
Mr.. Calkins stated that he thought
that he had carefully examined the
case, he had, for the first time, heard
to-day of the tissue ballots. They
had not been mentioned in the plead
gs or arguments before the COM
mittee on elections.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, criti-
cised the action of the Democrats
upon the contested election cases,
declaring that the 47th Congress
would pass into history as one
in which the Democratic minority
sought, by means hitherto
unemployed in parliamentary prac-
tice, to prevent the House from ex-
ercising it's unquestionable Constitu
tional right to judge of the election
of its own members. It looked to
him as though it were well>organ-
lied plan on the part of Democracy,
under the leadership of the gentle
man from Pennsylvania (Mr. Ran>
daily to prevent the unseating of
Democratic members from the South,
regardless of the means or methods
by which they were declared elected.
The Northern Democracy realized
that without solid South it was
nothing and the South could
not be kept solid by honesty
at the polls. It looked as
if the Southern Democracy had
served notice on the Northern Des
mocracy that unless it stood by the
members sent from the South, the
partnership would be dissolved. He
then proceeded to read extracts from
Southern journals urging the Demos
cratic party in the House to exercise
power of the minority to the utmost,
in order to prevent the ousting of
Southern members, and declaring
that any failure to stand shoulder to
shoulder with the Southern Demo>
Gratis would weaken the party in the
s. nth, if it did not knock the bottom
out of it altos ether; that, he insisted,
was the order that had gone forth,
and was the true reason for the
struggle.
In conclusion, he appealed for an
honest ballot and fair count. The
republic could withstand the shock
of revolution; it could overcome
the invasion of foreign foe; it could
endure the murder of its executive
head, but it could not long survive
the assassination of it's sovereign
will at the ballot box. Against this
high crime, aimed at a nations
life, he entered nations eternal
protest. Applause.
Mr.. Hazelton, of Wisconsin, des
manded the previous question pend
ing, which Mr.. Springer moved to
recommit, with instructions, and
placed tnat motion in the form of
resolution and preamble. The pre-
amble sets forth that number of
the so-called dispositions offered by
the contestant were uncertlhed, and
did not show that any OF. the pre-
tended Witnesses were sworn, and
that some of the depositions had
been changed since their examina>
ton at this point.
Mir. Reed, of Maine, objected to
further reading, claiming that the
preamble was merely a speech, and
made a point of order that it was
not proper to be incorporated in a
motion to recount. In arguing his
point of order he stated that the
allegations in the preamble were un-
true, and that the resolution had
come IN under false pretences, mas
much as the gentleman from Illinois
had merely given notice that he
would move to recommit with in
structions.
MIR. Randall, of Pennsylvania, said
that it was but due to the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr Springel) to state
that the preamble was not drawn up
by him, but was placed in his charge
after he had concluded his speech.
Mr.. Springer declared that he had
acted in perfect good faith, and that
if the gentleman from Maine (Mr.
Reed) insisted to the contrary he
was acting without the slightest
foundation. Ii he was the honora-
BILE gentleman that he (Springer)
had always regarded him to be, he
would, in the face of the House and
country, withdraw the intimation of
bad faith and falsehood. Did he
do SO
Mr.. Reed-"He does not"
Mr. Springer" Then I state that
| the gentleman takes chances of do
| ing what no honorable gentleman
should do; imputing bad motives
and false motives to another mem
ber."
Mr.. Reed-"I am ready to take
it."
The Speaker ruled that the resolu-
tion was not in order, on the ground
that portions of the preamble were
in the nature of debate. Mr..
Springer was successful, how.
ever, in getting the whole of the
preamble in the record, by appealing
from the decision of the Chair. The
appeal was laid on the table.
Mr.. Springer then moved to res
commit, with instructions to the
committee to ascertain the number OF
tissue ballots cast for either Lowe or