The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-05
In the Absence of Two Members of the Sub
Committee Vote Is Secured in
Favor of Seating English.
The Case To Be Considered by the Full
Committee Some Time This Week.
Strong Speech by General Browne Against
the Chinese Restriction Bill-PrO-
gramme for the Coming Week.
THE ENGLIsH-pEELLE CONTEST.
Three Members of the Subcommittee Vote
in Favor of English.

Three Members of the Sub Committee Vote
in Favor of English.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 4-Yesterday the Demo
Gratis on the subcommittee of the House com
mittee on elections having in charge the English
Peelle contested election case, took advantage of
the absence of two members of the committee
and resolved to render a majority report from
the subcommittee in favor of seating Mr..
English This was one of the clearest cases of
usurpation of rights of committeeman, and one
of the most unjust instances of snap Judgment
that has occurred in this Congress.
For several days the Hon. William H. English
the thumb screws to bear upon the
jority report for his son. There
are five members of the subcommittee. Three
of them were pronounced in favor of Mr.. Peelle.
On yesterday morning special meeting of the
subcommittee was called, it having been ascer-
tanned that two of those who favored Mr.. Peelle
could not be present Taking advantage of
their absence, the two members then making
the majority of the subcommittee agreed to
make majority report for the full sub-commit-
tee. This report will be laid before the full
committee some time this week Whether the
full committee will indorse this unjust action
remains to be seen. The father is yet hard at
work, determined to succeed at all hazards He
is marshaling every force and has long since
laid aside justice.
To-day's New York Tribune has special from
its Washington correspondent reviewing the in
famous means by which two Democratic mem
bers of the subcommittee secured a majority re
port in favor of English 1t is, in substance,
the same as that related above, which the Jour
nal correspondent cleaned from a member of the
committee elections The Tribune CORE
spondent also reveals the motive which impels
Englishs friends to him seated, viz: the fact
that they say they have large sum Of money at
stake He says:
They bet freely that he would be elected, and
when the result was shown to be in favor of
Peele by small majority, they insisted that En-
gllsh should serve notice of contest He did So
and after the contest was begun some of his
friends went to Peelle and offered, if he would
induce his friends to consent to allow the wagers
to be withdrawn to have the contest abandoned
Mr.. Peelle declined to have anything to do with
such proceedings. 1t is said that the Democrats
who have money staked on the result are tired
of waiting for decision, and when the case is
brought before the House, it will be likely to
provoke thorough and lively discussion, during
which some facts will come out that will be like
ly to arrest public attention"
OF the work performed here by the senior
English, the Tribune says:
Since his arrival he has been very active in
his sons behalf. During the sessions of the
House he has spent large share of his time in
the lobby, and to him have been brought by his
son, from time to time, most of the Democratic
representatives. They have been importuned to
use their effort in his sons behalf and it is said
they have been reminded that while Peelle is
advocates it, and votes for the Morrison bill will
be precious and valuable unless that measure
shall be cruelty beheaded next Tuesday"