Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
ssnart on the Tbsebs- Uarlisle Elec
lion Case Occupies the Time OF
The House.
The Contestant Makes an Argument BE
fore that Body But the Decixion is
AdvsTbe to His claim.
Fifsieth C0Dgrese,
TIE HOUSE.

involving the rigags q the Uoited States
n tie appropriation made for the Pnils-
d,jp5ia Ceptennizi il 1876. the House
nrocseded 20 consideration OF the Thoeb,
Carlisle contested election case.
NJ. Cs!sp opened the debate by review,
inc the proceedings before the committee
IN elections with regard to reopening the
c,se. He justified the majority Of the
Committee il deciding thEt the case should
nj be reOpened. The contestant had
submitted sfti 1avits charging fraud, and
Inc contestec had submitted affidsvits and
rec Jrds In reply which in the minds OF the
majority oYerwhe uiugly established the
f.cy thst Il the case were reopened the
cor.es5sut could not prove single charge
be hSd ln.de.
M. Lymau Ct Iowa koew OF no reason
wbv the House should rot reopen the
case Grave charges had been made ~
the contestant in fiiavits, eX RE III
dayits il wGs trre, and they had been
answered hV other ex parte sfii iavits
Strong efforts mad been made to prevent
az Investigation of these charges. We're
The contestee and his friends siraid Of the
trs.h? Did his friends doubt their abil-
ity to 60 into the Sixth district of Ken
lucky snt establish beyond controversy
that tae chsrges OF the contestant Were
not true? The fact that there Was such,a
constant determination that the events of
the election should not be investigated
suggested to his mind there YVES some
thing wrong.
Mr. Cooper Of Ohio, spoke in support
Of the MAJORITY report. Il had been
charged there was & conspiracy immedi-
stely after the election between MIR. Car
Isle and his friends for The purpose OF
fixing up the matter for Mr.. Carlisle, q
charge that was proved TO be wholly IN
founded and based only On Idle chs #
which was frequently found ioatiog
srjuad in the atmosphere after an cleo
tor.
Dir. R)well Of Illinois took the view
that the committee on elections had fol-
lowed precisely the proper course in re-
iusing to reopen the case upon the evil
dence presented 10 it.
MI Lodge of Massachusetts spoke in
support of the minority. The case, he
said, was too important one TO be set
tied by sfiidGvits. 1t was q case which
deserved the attention of the American
Congress. c jnsidering the particularly
eDOrm BUS disparity between the contest
.nt aud the contestee, the House should
proceed with great circumspec ion
The contestant was the candidate
of e labor organization. His case
had been shockingly mismsnaged.
He came now and threw himself on the
mercy Of the House. There was wide
spread belief among the great working
cksses that the power Cf the corporation,
the power of the ring snd the power Of
men high in authority and backed by
money and iLGuenCe, had sn enormous
weight in all The legislative bodies of
the country. It was dangerous,
unwholesome belief. He thought that
when man belonging TO the working
class came before the House Sskirg for
rehearing it would DO TO harm to any
msD, or to Congress, or 10 the interests
Of the people to have that Llcn's case
heard. The House could eff)rd 10 tenn
per justice with very large measure of
generosity.
On motion Of Mr.. Crisp, Mr.. Thoeoe,
the contestant, was given an hour IN
which to present an argument in his own
behalf
He read from s communication which
be had sent to the chairman
o! The committee On elections
protesting sgsiGst sn unfayorable
report upon his request until he had an
opportunity 70 examine the stiisyit pre-
sented by The cOnteStse. In this Commu-
nicsti oD be reiterRtes in part the statement
contained Il his affidavit fled 18th the
committee, denies the truth Of some eff
davis fled by the Speaker, and declares
his ability to dispTove the accuracy of
others ii granted an opportunity. He
was sorry, he continued, that the work
Ing Classes were beginning to
lose col q fence IN the security OF
the ballot. II the ballot was
not secure, what aid they have left? { Ap-
plause CT the Republican side He vas
& wcrkir gman. He did not consider it
great honor exactly 10 be member of
this House. IGrest laughter Snd ap-
plsuse Whst he meant wSs that me-
caanic WAS just as honorable and noble
as any other citizen. Il every
gentleman hero would rather be right
than be- President these seats would
he Hled bv The right men.
Laughter He did not propose TO make
any capital out of the fscG that he was =
working man. He Rss not here for
favor, but for simple justice.
The previous question was then or
dered upon the resolution CT the majority
OF the committee which confirms the title
OF Mr.. Carlisle to bis seat, and upon
resolution IN the nature Of substitute
offered by Nj. Lyman OF lowe,
declaring that the contest is of
such Importance 10 the ittingmemterand
TO the people Of the country tbat 1t is en-
titled TO full, thorough and impartial in
vesiigation, and providing hat the papers
in the case be presented sud referred to
select commit or sub CO mitlee of
elections, u committee which shsll De
sutborlz d to investigate the matter.
The substitute was defeated; yeas, 1875;
nsPs, 1872.
Following are the Democrats who vo ed
in the affirmative: Bynnm, Grouse,
Forsn, Hare, Mckinney, SniVely and
Weaver.
EThe question then required on the ma
jOrlty resolution, on the adoption OF
which the yeas and rays were ordered.
The Republicans, with the exception Of
three or four, VITO voted in the afirma.
tive, and Messrs Brumm, Hovy and Laid
Law, who voted in the ut gative, refrained
from voting on the ground that they had
not sufficient Information on which 70 set,
and the vote was snnounced-geas, lao;
nays, s
No quorum. The House then sd