Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-28

WAsHiNGToN, Jan. l9.-The hous, resumed.
ia committee Of the whole, the consideration.
81 the Joint resolution ACC, plug tho invita-
tiOn 10 the United States 10 participate in tn,
Melbourne exposition. Aft.i q long debate
the invitation war accepted.
The committee ON pensions reported the in.
V&ild pensions appropriation blli, ana Ii nae
ref rred To Tho co4Itnittec OF the whole.
The Wilkins bankiDg bill was called up, bu,
nc progress Was maze.
Portraits OF Ihcouorc SedgWiC JOstyh b
FarEum ANA y. T.. Banks, former speakers D,
lhc Epnsc, were accepted from The state -
Massachusetts,. Mr.. Long, Of Massachusetts,
made the presents ion speech, ana Mr.. itanuAli
replied IN ace ptancc anI offered apprOprlat,
resolutions, beng seconded ~ Mr. BrecAoG-
rilge, of Kcntuohy.
Adjourned.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, and Springer, oi
illinois, over an alleged statement that
Springer had asked for a fee OF $4,000 FOR
services rendered in securing an appropriation
for the philadelphia centennial.
Springer denies asking iov a fee, bat claim
he changed the appropriation from . congress
sional donation to "A loan, and thought his SER
vices in this were worth something. Tie whole
affair viii doubtless be investigated.
Mr.. Crisp, of Geor. 81, called up The Thocbc-
Carlisle election case.
Mr.. Crisp opened the debate by reviewing
the proceedings before the committee on cleo
lions with regard 10 rcopeuiug the ease. iIc
justified the majority OF the committee IN de-
eidipg that the case should MT be n opened
Mr.. Lyman, of Iowa, knew Of mo- reason Why
The house should not reopen the case. Grave
charges had been made by the contestant in
ailidavits-ex-p arte alidavits, il was TRUE
and they been answered by other ex- partc
aflilavits. Strong efforts had been made to
prevent an investigation OF these charges.
The fact that there was such q constant de-
termination that the events of the election
should not be investigated suggested to hi.
mind that there was something wrong.
Mr.. Cooper, of Ohio, and Mr.. Rowell, OF
Illinois, spOk in support Of the majority, am
Mr. Lodge, Of Massachusetts,, in support oS
the minority report.
On motion Of Mr.. Crisp, Mr.. Thoebe, the
contestant, was granted an hour In which 10
present argument in MS own behalf.
He read from the communication which nc
had sent to the chairlnae of the committee on
elections, protesting against an unfavora0i,
report upon his request until be had an oppor-
tunity to examine the afidavi.s pres ntcd by
the contestee. In this communication ne re
iteratcs in part the statements contained IL
his afiidayits filed with the committee, denies
the truth of some Of tn, atiiiavits lled by the
speaker and declared his ability TO dirptoye
the accuracy of others, if granted an opportu-
nity. He was sorry, he continued, that the
working classes were beginning to lose conf
iencc IN the security Of the ballot. If the
ballot was not secure, what cid they have left:
Applause on the Republican sidrl. He did
not propose to make any capital out of the
fact that he was a working man. He was not
here for favor, but for simple justice.
The previous question was then ordered
upon the resolution of the majority of m,
conmittee-which confirms the title Of Car
Isle to his seat-and upon the resolution in
the nature Of a substitute, offered by Mr..
Lyman, Of Iowa, declaring that the contest is
of such Importance 70 the sitting member an'
TO the people OF the country that IT is entitled
to a fun, thorough ard impartial investiga
ticn, and providing that the papers in IN,
case be printed and referred to a select com
mittee or a subcommittee, Of the election
committee which shall be authorized 10 in
vestigate the matter. Substitute defeated
yeas, 1926; nays, 1872.
The question REQUIRED on the majority rtso
luton, on adoption Of which yeas and nay
were called. The Republicans, with the tx
ception Of three or four, who voted in the az
frmatiye, and Messrs. Brumm, liovey anC
Laidlow, who voted In the negative, ~rcfraincC
from voting on the ground that they ha no
sufficient information upon which to act, aDC
tho vote was anuounced-yeas, 40; nays 3
No quorum.
The house then adjourned until tomorrow