Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-24
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Saturday, May 24, 1884.
DEARLY BOUGHT.

4 seat in Congress is worth something, but
 it is hardly worth the price paid for the seat
 now held by young MT. English, son of old
 Mr. English. of Indiana. After the election
 it was found that Mir. Peelle had more votes
 than Mir. English, and his majority stood the
 test of the most searching scrutiny. Old Mir.
 English helped his son during the campaign,
 spending, ie1s said, some money for him.
 When he found that he was not likely to get
 any return for his money he turned to his
 friends in the house. And they did not dis
 appoint him. A majority of the house com
 mittee on elections reported in favor of Eng
 fish, but not all the Democratic members as
 sented to the report. When the matter came
 up in the house the report and the speeches
 in it's behalf were found to be painfully de- fcient in material facts. Republican speak
 CTS insisted upon inviting the attention of the
 house to the stubborn fact that all the evil dence showed 8 majority for Peelle, and nobody could dispute it. Old MT. English was busy on the floor, earnestly be- seeching his friends to give the young man their votes, but friendship and party dis cipline combined proved too weak to pre- vent the adoption of the minority report, declaring that Peelle was entitled to the seat, twenty DeWocrats voting with Che Repub icans to that effect. A reconsideration was moved, however, and on Thursday the dil- igence of Mir. English and the appeals of the party leaders mustered votes enough to re- consider the former action, and give the seat to English by a majority of three. The scene in the house on Thursday when the vote was taken is thus described:
 The two Englishes were there, and, with Senator Voorhees,, who has been at their el- bows from the start, were encouraging friends to stand firm, and beseeching stub- born Democrats to yield. At different stages of the voting, young English derted he1e and there, stirring up the doorkeepers to run down struggling members, and keep the flock we'll together. The old gentleman was hardly less active. The first vote in the par liameutary sk1rmish was tie it was saw ing vote for English Still it was too close for comfort, and the open and active lobby ing to secure vote or two more for mar- gin was continued with redoubled en- ergy. It was disgraceful and brazen work. but it succeeded, and the next test showed that PeeHe would be unseated by majority of three votes. Then cams the sensation. MT. Horr, of Michigan, compelled the Demo- crats to trot their white elephant into the ring where everybody could see. He rose and charged that the father of the contest ant had exercised his privilege as an ex .mem- Der and abused it by coming on the floor and lobbying for his son. In an instant the whole Democratic side was in ferment Old MT. English, who was looking over the rail at the rear of the seats expect ing to see his own son called up to be sworn in, saw quite another sight, and for few minutes it looked as if he might be marched up ahead of bis son for the purpose of receiving g reprimand. His face turned scarlet. which in turn gave his friends an unexpected surprire, ss if a bronze inn age had blushed. The color could bs seen from the galleries spreading among the roots of his thin hair till there was 8 glow like that of the unexplained red sunsets. In less than a minute he looked as if he would not have had this thing happen for twenty-five cents. MT. Randall, who is generally awares or else he fully intends that Mr. English shall never be on the national ticket with him, for he jumped up and practically admitted that the old gentleman was guilty, as charged, by declaring that the common impulses of humanity would compel father to help his son under present circumstances.
 More remarks were made by several mem- bers, and it was finally decided that com mittee of seven should try to find out wheth- er there had been any forbidden lobbying. Probably nothing will come of this investi- gation. Young MT. English has his seat, though it does not seem as if he could enjoy it much. And it is highly probable that he will not hold it during another term.