New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-05
ONE DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER A DAY.
MIR TUCKER FOLLOWS TIE LEAD OF MR. CON-
VERsE-RANDALL AS TAIL-HoLDER'
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Nr. TICKER FOLLOWS TIE LEAD OF MR. CON-
VERsE-RANDALL AS TAIL-HoLDER.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Thc House has been
in session two days, and the Democrats nave already
ecord tUo bad bunders The first in trying to give
NoDrirg seat to which he is not entitled and which he
does not want unless the House. after Investigation OF
is merits shall decide that 1t belongs to him. MI Con-
verse led the majority into this bog without giving any
varnng to them and some of them extremely angry
nj him for being In such blanked hurry TO give
the Republicans an excuse to HOWL as one OF them ex-
pres,ed it, In the caucus last night, however be Was
sustained The Democrats ready to override law,
stice precedent aud everything else in order to put
Manning into the seat II would have been done, too IL
ne had not been disncned He begged that the Demo-
Gratis would allow the case TO be sent To the Eeeuohs
Committee as Mr.. Calkins and other RcpuDhcahs nad
suggested yesterday and he pointed out that Oy such
course the seat could be given to him quietly and
vitbout scandal" Accordingly, OF the first things
the Democrats did to-day TO back down squareiy
from the position they took yesterday and through Mr.
Converse TO ask unanimous consent that Dir Mahnngs
case be sent to the for an investigation and e
por After some successful sparng by the Republicans
the Democrats consented TO let Manning ana Chainen
moth 20 before the Committee on even terms.
II look the Democrats only a short time to hatch
second bunder worse II possible, than the first one Mr.
Tucker of Virginia. proudly presented II Ia the form OF
resolution 10 the contested election case OF Garrison
against Mayo, from the lst virginia Dlstict o tnc oe
tons Committee with instructions to report as early as
practicable which Of the rival claimants Is entitled 10
the seat prima face pending decision on the merits oil
the case. On this astounding and unheardot proposuon
Mr. Tucker demanded the previous question and was
ordered thus limiting debate to thirty mnutes-hi'een
minutes to each side.
Mr. Calkins contended that Mr. Mayo had presented
proper credentials in form with those OF the
,ber Virginia Representatiyes-and had been admitted
o his seat without objection his prima facie rign 70 ~
had been fully established In the manner required Dy law
aud the case IN that form was res dtyaal.sanea.
This proposition was unauswerable, but did not uee,
the bold Springer from trying TO show in nye minutes
speech that the House ought TO reverse its own
turn Mayo out ave have had quite enough oI theso
State returning boards thwartng the will OF the people
the SOUTH aud tired OF IL. II Is time ior tBs o
TO take such matters into It's own hands snouea @
Illinois statesman. This harangue produced Two
Which showed that Virginia has two new ,a
who are quite able take OF themselves In uem'
The first was by John WISE sou OF the late eiis
Wise He spoke only two minutes put ne
turned the tables Springer by recalling Ine e f
unjust, IL corrupt action OF DenoSra.io T nnino
years ago In unseating Plat, kep"Dh''"' iN
! In John Goode, who was not elected A.. r,cka,
| Mr.. Mayo, the man WHOM "'