New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-27

Pettibone Of Miss. asked the name
Of the paper. The Colorado mem
Der replied that it was an orthodox
party paper. Mr.. Singleton then
asked that it's name be given, and
Mr.. Bedford said it was the New
Mississippian. As big as thumb
paper rejoined Mr.. Singleton. AS
big as your party's conscience re-
torted MIR. Bedford, who next al
luded to his own case when he came
to the Forty. fourth Congress with a
certificate for seat, which no one
contested, no one objected to, but
the political wet nurse of Illinois,
Mr.. Springer. The certificate was
referred to a committee and for
two months of that short session
the speaker said he was compelled
to cool his shins in the corridors of
the Capitol, while the partisan
zealot himself was feeding on Con.
gresslonal cabbage. Speaking of
Mr.. Manning declining to file his
certificate until some action in the
matter had been taken by the House,
Mr.. Ray did not think that body
ought to engage band Of music
and send it out at the head Of a Sc
lect or standing committee to escort
some gentleman into this hall, who
was supposed to have credentials
for seat but declined to present
them; for fear some Congressional
district might go unrepresented for
a few weeks on this floor. Mr..
Robertson, a young member from
Kentucky on rising to speak, said
it was the first opportunity he had
ever had of presenting his views
upon any great question before the
American people. He thought to
deny Mr.. Manning a seat under the
circumstances would be enough to
make modest sympathy weep, stern
judgement startle and reason turn
abashed. Amid laughter and APP
plause he closed by quoting the
language of Mr.. Blackburn, saying
that Mr.. Manning's credentials
were as pure, as unsoiled, as regu.
lar, as though borne by an angels
hand from heaven with the seal of
Jehovah himself. During the de-
bate a farce was enacted in a
dramatic attempt to have Mr.. Man,
ming sworn in, Representative Cur.
tin, assuming the chief role. Es-
corting his protege to the clerks
desk he said 81 present to this
House, to be sworn in, the mem Der
from the second Mississippi district,
having in his hand certificate from
the Governor of that state. This
declaration struck the House dumb
with astonishment. but in a mo-.
ment murmur of derisive laughter
was heard from the Republican side.
In another instant the tumult sub
sided with the sound of the Spaek-
er's voice saying, ''The question
whether or not Mr.. Manning is en-
titled to take his seat is the very
one this body is now considering
and is about to vote upon, the char
cannot administer the oath to a
person claiming to be member
elect when the House IS itself con.
sldering his right to seat. This
was greeted with applause from all
directions, the Republicans giving
vent to variety Of noises in which
yells predominated. Ring down
the Curtin, shouted Mr.. Belford--
the play is over. Speaking Of
Blackburn, the recently elected
Senator from Kentucky, the State
lost a great opportunity when she
sent him to the Upper House in
stead of Carlisle. Blackburn is
greatly over rated man, and through
his aggressiveness has probably at
tanned more reputation on little
capital than any man in Congress.
He brings himself to the front by
pushing the attack and forcing the
fight, while he makes the most of
manly presence and fine voice. He
is also genial and gushing; but his
vocabulary IS faulty, he is illogical,
without originality, and IS as noisy
as other empty wind Instruments,
in short he is another Democratic
blunder.