Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GREENBACKER LOWE SEATED.
Another Democratic Protest TX
ciuded from the JournaI-Eext of
the DOcum The EIght-ROur
Law.

WASHINGTON, June 3.--Immediately after
reading the Journal the House resumed con.
sideration Of the Alabama confessed elec-
tion case of Lowe VS.. Wheeler. Mr.. Wheeler
being accorded the floor to close the argu-
ment in his own behalf.
Mr.. Wheeler reviewed the law and the
facts in the case, and deduced therefrom
the conclusion taat he had been fairly and
honestly elected as a member OF the Forty
seventh Congress. He then yielded to Mr..
Springer, Of Illinois, who c0ntended that II
Lowe were to be seated it would be upon
tissue ballots, and gave notice that he
would offer resolution recommitting the
case, and instructing the committee to as
certain the number of tissue ballots cast for
either party, and to report who was elected
affeT rejecting sll such ballots. It was a
serious matter for honorable gentlemen
voting to seat a man upon tissue ballots,
which could be read as well on one side as
on the other. II ever there had been g
fraud perpetrated on the ballot-box that
little ticket was that fraud, and in order to
seat the contestant ,294 of them must be
counted.
Mr.. Calkins stated that though he had
carefully examined the case he had for the
first time heard to-day OF tissue ballots.
They had not been mentioned in the plead
ings or arguments before the Committee on
Elections.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, criticised the
action Of the Democrats in contested cleo
ton cases, declaring that the Forty-seventn
Congress would pass into history as one in
which the Democratic minority sought by
means hitherto unemployed In Darlia
n1anfaru nranfian tn fba HOr1ca
exercising its unquestioned constitutional
right to Judge Of the election Of it's own
members. II looked TO him as though it
were well organized plan on the part OF
the Democrats, under the leadership OF the
gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA (Mr. Raudall)
to prevent the uuseating of Democratic
members from the South, regardless
which they were declared elected.
The Northern Democracy realized that
without a solid South it was nothing, and
| the South could not be kept solid BY hon
esty at the polls. Il looked as II the South
| ern Democracy had served notice on the
Northern d -mOcrscy that unless it stood
by the members sent from the South the
partnership would be dissolved. He
| hen proceeded to read extracts from
Southern journals urging the Democratic
| party IN the House to exercise the power of
the minority to the utmost in order TO pre-
vent the OustiDg Of Southern members, and
declaring that any failure 60 stand shoulder
| TO shoulder with the Southern Demo cracy
would weaken the party in the South, If II
| did not knock the bottom out of It alto
| gether. That, he insisted, was the order tn it
had gone forth, and was the true reason for
| the struggle.
In conclusion, Mr.. Burrows appealed for
an honest ballot aud q fair count. The
republic could withstand the shock OF
revolution; It could overcome Invasion by a
foreign foe; It could endure the murder Of
its Executive head. bat it could not long
| survive the assassination Of its sovereign
will of the ballot-box against this big h
crime aimed at a nation's life. He entered
a nation's eter al protest. Applause
Mr.. H4zeltou, of Wisconsin, demanded
the previous question, pending which Mr..
| Springer moved to recOmmit, with iustruc-
| tiOns, ard placed that mo-iOn in the form Of
| a resolution and preamble. The preamble
sets forth that a number OF so called de-
positions, offered by the contestant, were
never certified and did not show that any Of
| the pretended witnesses were sworn, and
that some of the dep0sjtions had been
changed since the eX animation.
At this point Mr.. Reed of Maine, oh
iected TO fits further reading, claiming that
the preamble was merely a speech, and
made the point OF order that It was not
proper to be incOip 0rated in the motion TO
| recommit. Ia arguing his point OF order
| he stated that the allegations In the pream
bic were untrue, and that the resolution had
come in under false pretenses, inasmuch as
the gentleman from Illinois had merely
given notice that he would move to recon-
NIT with Instructions.
Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania. said that 1t
was due to the gentleman from Illinois (Nr.
SDringer) to state that the preamble was not
=
| charge. After he had concluded HIS speech
Mr. Springer declared that he had acted in
perfect good faith, and that II the gentle
man from Maine (Mr Reed) insisted to the
contrary he was acting without the slightest
foundation. II he was the honorable gentle
man he (Mr. Springer) had always regarded
him to be, he would, in the face of the
House and country, withdraw the insinuation
of bad faith and falsehood. viii he do so
Mr. Reed--He does not.
Mr.. Springer-Then l state that the gen
tleman takes the chances Of doing what no
honorable gentleman should dO-,mputiug
bad motives and false motives to another
member.
Mr.. Reed-I am really to take 1t.
The Speaker ruled that the resolution was
not in order on the ground that portions Of
the preamble were in the nature of debate
Mr.. Springer was succ sssful, however, in
getting he 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 recommit,
with instructions to the committee to ascer-
tain the number of tissue ballots cast for
either Lowe or Wheeler and to report a
resolution giving the seat to the one having
the highest number of legal votes after re-
jecting all SUCH tissue ballots. The motion
was lost-Yess 81; nays 132-a party vote,
except Mr.. Smith, OF New York, who voted
with the Republicans.
The previous question was then ordered
without division.
Mr.. HazeltOn, OF Wisconsin, closed the
debate with an hours speech in favor of the
contestant.
The resolution declaring the contestant
entitled TO the seat was then adopted-yeas
l49; nays 3.
Messrs Hsrdenburgh, Phelps and Rice, of
Ohio aud Mr.. Lowe appeared at the bar of
the House and took the oath of office. Ad-
i1urDed.
FULL TEXT OF sPRINGER's PREAMBLE AND
RESOLUTION.
The following are the preamble and resolu.
tion which Mr.. Springer read in the House
TO day while the case of Lowe against
Wheeler was under discussion:
WHEREAS, Forty-nine papers called de-
positions which were offered in evidence by
the contestant in this case were never certi
fed to be dispositions by any commissioner
nor certified in any way whatever; whereas,
fifty papers called dispositions In this case
have no signature recognized by law;
whereas, one hundred and twenty deposit
tiOns offered by the cOn tpstep have nothing