Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-02-10
By Vote of 1877 to 1O5 Congressman
White is Declared Entitled to
His Seat in the House.
A Bill introduced by Mr.. Clifford to
Establish an Assay Office
at DeadwoOd.
Railway Mail Agents to be Armed
For the Purpose of standing
OFF, Road Agents.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

motion of Mr.. Wilson of Minnesota, q bill
was passed providing for the holding OF
terms of United States district courts at
Duluth on the second Tuesday in April, at
St. Paul on the third Monday in June and
the second Monday in December and at
Winona on the second Tuesdayin January.
Mr.. Guenther of Wisconsin presented the
petition of 5000 residents of the District OF
Columbia against the enactment of pro-
hibitory laws for the district. Referred.
The house then resumed the considera-
ton of a.
THE LOWRY CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Mr.. Moore of Texas, a member OF the
majority of the committee on elections,
spoke briefly in support of the majority
resolution and contended that the con-
testee had failed utterly to make proof of
his naturalization. Mr.. Otferall of Virginia
took the same ground. Mr.. Rowell Of Illi-
nois presented the case of the contestee
and argued that he had completely proved
his citizenship. There were 10000 men in
Chicago to-day exactly in the same posi-
ton as Mr.. White The records were
burned, their papers were burned, their
witnesses were dead. More than one men,
Der of the house, more than a hundred men
occupying high positions, were precisely
the same position. Ii was said that the
contestee was unworthy of belief on ac-
count of some utterances upon the stump
"Why," said he, elf we all had the brand
of .liar' on our brows because we some
tol, ;,,1 hot
the stump, how many of us who talk at all
would go out of the house without the word
sliar' written all across our foreheads?" ?"
Laughter and applause.l Mr.. Cochran of
New York (democrat) was yielded fifteen
minutes by Nlr. Rowell, and as lie rose in
the centre aisle to speak for the contestee
he was watched by every eye and intently
listened to. He said the question was
whether Mr.. White was eligible to the seat
to which he had undoubtedly been elected.
He (Cockran) did not believe there was
any fair question of law before the house.
He did not regard the record as anything
but the proof Of the Judgement. The Judge
ment was the act of the court which stood
independent of anything the clerk might
do. In this case there was no record of
what the court had done and the house was
driven to an inquiry as to the facts. Mr..
White stood before the house upon his oath
declaring that in 1865 he went before the
court IN Allen county, Indiana, accom-
panied by witnesses and complied with all
the provisions Of the law and that GER
tificate of naturalization was issued to him.
Holding the views he (Cockran) did, there
was nothing left for him to decide but the
question whether he would believe the
sworn statement of the member OF the house
corroborated by character against which
not word had been uttered in this debate
[Applause.] In conclusion he said: "Be-
lieving as 1 do, while that flag which Cap
tain White and his associates have kept
floating aloft in pride over every part of
this country floats over my head, while
feel deeply grateful to the heros who pre-
served and defended with their blood this
union under which we live, shall not cast
a vote which would be treason to my con-
stituency and which would pronounce q
soldier of the union guilty of perjury and
unworthy of the association of honorable
men," [Applause and cries of "vote, vote'
from the republican side.1
Mr.. Wilson of Minnesota (democrat)
spoke in support of the contestee and de-
clared that men would be moral perjurers
if they did not vote their honest convic-
tions irrespective of every party considera-
ton. Mr.. Oathwaithe of Ohio supported
the majority resolution and the house,
without reaching vote. adjourned.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Among bills and
resolutions introduced in the house this
morning wers the following:
By Mr.. Milliken of Maine-A resolution
directing the secretary of the treasury to
make thorough investigation OF the So
called sugar trust.
By Mr.. Henderson of North Carolina
To divide the surplus money of the treasury
on the 1st of July, 1885, between the sew
eral states and territories to be used in aid
OF common schools; also to repeal the tax
on notes of state banks, used as circulation.
By Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio-To extend
the trade and commerce of the United
oV1CCo stuu W plOVlut d lull ICClpEOclCy De-
tween the United States and the dominion
of Canada.
By Mr.. Caswell of Wisconsin-For pub
lie building at Racine, Wis.
By Mr.. Clifford of Dakota-For the estab-
lishment of assay Office at Deadwood, Oak.
BY Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio-Joint resofN-
tions of the Ohio legislature expressing "a
faith in protective tariff for the sake of
protection to the end that the people may
have diversity of employment.
At the conclusion of the call of states
Speaker Carlisle entered the chamber and
assumed the gavel amid loud applause on
both sides of the house.
NIB. WHITE SUSTAINED.
The house then resumed the considera-
ton of the Lowry White election case.
After discussion Mr.. Crisp, chairman of
the elections committee, moved the pre-
vious question upon the resolutions sub
mitted by the majority of the committee.
Mr.. Rowell Of Illinois moved as substi-
tlltA the resolution nrpsanta1 hv tho