New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-28
WHITES CLAIMS REJECTED.
AN OUTRAGEOUS PARTISAN DECISION.

REPRESENTATIVE WHITE DECLARED INELIGIBLE
THIRTY YEARS CITIZEN OF THE UNITED
sTATKs-EX- REBELS VOTE AGAINST THE MAN
WHO SHE'D HIS BLOOD FOR THE UNION
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBuNE1
WASHINGTON Jan 27-Thc action of to-day IN
cha contested election case of Lowry against White,
OF Indiana indicates determination on the paro
of the Democratic majority Of the House Com
mittee on Elections to go to any extreme OF par
tisan unfairness which may promise to aid the
Democratic party. The committee decided by a
vote of fourteen to one that Lowry, who received
only 15.41e votes against Whites 1900, is not
entitled to the seat. 1t was truly great con-
cession for eight Democrats to vote that Demo
GRAFT who was defeated by majority of only
sAS4, was not entitled to n seat in the House
The man who voted to give the seat TO Lowry
10 O'Neill another Indiana Democrat. Lowry
having thus been thrown out OF court, the
Democratic majority of the committee voted solid
" for a motion declaring Captain Whites seat
vacant on the ground of his ineligibility.
One Democrat Mr.. Heard, reserved the right
to change his vote when the case comes beiore
the House if lie shall become convinced that the
oral testimony offered in regard to Captain
Whites naturalization was admissible. That
is the sole ground OF the decision
against Captain White. majority OF
the committee comedies that the testimony offered
c,aim Of his DECENTRALIZATION The Republican
members unanimously believe thai thc orii prooi
of naturalization in such case Is admiSSlDle' alu
they viii submit "a strong report III laNor Vi ',"'
view. ,.,.-;..
IL is stated on what seems to be good authority
that several prominent Democrats III the House
agrce with the Republican minority OF the COM
mittee on this point, and that they Will potn
speak and vote in his favor when inc case sn' i
be submitted for discussion. One OF them was
heard to say that the judgment of the majority
Of the committee was not only bad IN law, bpt
that the effect of it would be injurious TO the
Democratic party, which always has professed
the greatest solcitude in behalf OF the rights OF
naturalzed citizens. lie regarded this case as
peculiarly strong one. and one which ought
10 appeal to the sympathies of every man OF
foreign birth who has become a citizen OF the
United States.
CAPTAIN WHITES ADMIRABLE RECORD.
The records show that Captain White came to
this country before he had reached the age Of
twenty-one years; that he declared his intention
to become citizen of the United
States in 1858; that he enlisted as
a private soldier in the Union Army at the out
break of the and was elected captain of his
company; that he testified his devotion TO his
defence on the battlefield of Shiloh, in April
1862 at which time Messrs. Crisp, Barry, Johns
ton, Of North Carolina, Moore and O'ferrall, VINO
voted against him to-day, were lighting 10 de,
stroy the Union that he was honorlbly mustered
ont OF military service; that he received a certli-
cate of full naturalization in $685. that he sub
sequcnty elected to municipal office as a Re
publican in the Democratic city of Fort WAYNE;
that he has at all times been good, law-abldlng
citizen whose character is above reproach ana
whose standing in the community IN which he mas
spent thirty years or more OF his me- Is OF the
highest.
TRUE MEANING OF THE OPPOSITION
Why did the Democrats reject these claims?
Well the majority Of the Representatives in Con-
grcss from twenty States are Republicans, as they
now stand and therefore if the duty of electlng
a President and president of the United
States should dcvolve upon the House of Repre-
sentativcs next winter, the Republican candidates
would he successful But the seats o! one kepuD-
lean Representative from Indiana and two from
California are contested by Democrats. ~ IN! ne
latter should be awarded to Democrats ana me
Indiana seat should be contested before the people
and won by a Democrat, the representations oI
nineteen States in the House would be cohtrolIeu
by Democrats. OF course, they could not theh
elect "A Democratic President or Nlcc-ffcSiuchI III
the House without resort TO uniaWiui means.
But there is a vacancy in Michigan to De hlled ny
a special election next month If the Democrats
carry the district they will control the Mlchlgah
representation in the House ana IL - kh t%nt
end With Indiana, California and Michigan mus
transferred to the Democratic column that party
n President and Nicc-P President if the choce Should
be left to the House. 1t remains to be seen
whether all the Democrats III the House can DC
kept in the party traces.
PROSPECTS OF THE FREE SHIP BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. % (Spc D-The House
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries bad
the Free ship bill under consideration today, but
came 20 no conclusion. Mr.. Farquhar, OF New
York who was "a member Of the subcommittee
which lad the bill in charge, spoke strongly against
the nj DIVISION in the original bill 10 allow American
registry to foreign-builu ships 10 be used IN the
cOastwise trade ana lake commerce OF the Ohlled
States. IT understood that enough Democrats
will ioin with the Republicans to strike cut thau
provision , ~. -
II 90 fla or
Republicans who they think may be induced to vote
Tor the admission OF foreign built shlI 70 be used
in the foreign carving trade OF the United STATES
Probably the Democrats will be disappointed, II
such is thor hope The Republican members OF
the committee are Messrs. DinGley, Maine; HOP
Rims, Illinois: Fenton. California: Farquhar New
York and Clark. Wisconsin. Some doubt Is eA-
pressed as TO the position which Mr.. Cummings, OF
New-YOrk. will take on the fisheries question:
Even if Fishery bill should be favorably reported
In the House. as one undoubtedly will be, the
prospects of its passage by that body must be re-
garded as doubtful
1T MAY BE GENERAL POSTS TURN NEXT.
WASHINGTON, JAN 81 CSpeciaD-The House Com
mittee on Elections to-day began the consideration
of the contested electSp case of WOrthington
against Post OF the XtR9piinOis District The Dis,
trlet is close one. In SS2 WOrthngton carried
At by majority of less than 400 In 1894
he carried il again bv majority OF less than ZOQ'
ana in 1886 General Post, who is an ex-Union sol
der and is popular among the veterans was
elected slim plurality OF - votes n,s pu,
Democratic House to overcome He made argu-
ment in his own behalf TODAY in which he claimed
that his plurality over Post was nine OF ten votes
After the action of the Committee to-day IN tho
Indiana case nobody need be surprised II report
10 unseat General Post is made to the House.
NEWARK WANTS A PUBLIC BUILDING.
WASHINGTON Jan. 81 (Speciat.-The House
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to-
day granted hearing to delegation of citizens
.Tom Newark. n. j., In behalf of new pubhc
iujldIug In that thriving town. lhey
,epresent that the present accommodations are
wholly inadequate by reason of the rapid growth
ri business and population IN Newark They want
S2,0 0O0 for The building EX-COngressman
Ce lree A. Halsey made the principal argument
and presented the claims of his town in a strong