The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-21
TH0EBE HAS A HEARING.
COUPLE OF sALLIEs THAT MAKE
THE MEMBERS LAUGH.

,y,su1vGToN. Jan. 20.--In the House to-
lo. consideration of private business was
5s.arrad until tomorrow. and Mr.. Crisp, Of
cooroia. called up the Thoebe Carlisle con-
..s+ad election case. Mr. Crisp opened the
5.bsts bv reviewing the proceedings before
,Lo committee on Elections with regard to
- onenine, the case. He justified the ma
ioritv of the committee in deciding that the
.osa should not he re-opened. The con-
.,s+art had submitted affidavits charg
inc fraud, and the contestee sub
mitted affidavits and records in reply,
,,bicb in the minds Of the majority, over
,rbelminrlv established the fact that if the
case were re-opened the contestant could
NOT prove a single charge he had made.
MR.. LYMAN WANTS IT RE-oPENED.
Mr. LYMAN, of Iowa, knew of no reason
why the House should not reopen the case.
Crave charges had been made by the CON
-asrant in afiidavits-eX parte athdayltS, 1T
was t,1,e-and they had been answered by
other ex parte afiidavits. Strong efforts had
been made to prevent an investigation
of these charges. We're the conteStee
and his friends afraid OF the truth. Did his
friends doubt their ability to 60 into the
DAA'AA
vond controversy that the charges of the
contestant were not truce The fact that
tbare was such a constant determination
that the events of the election Should not be
Investigated suggested to his mind that
there was something wrong.
A LIMIT A NECESSITY.
Mr. Cooper, of Ohio, spoke in support of
tbe majority report There should be some
time during members term when h
should be free from the dread of having bis
seat contested, and the law had wisely fixed
the time within which notice of contest
must be filed and testimony taken.
But if the contestant had produced
testimony from which it could
have possibly been inferred that lie could at
the present time prove that he had received
amaiority of the legal votes of the Sixth
district, he CMr Cooper would have voted
To give him an opportunity. But no such
testimony had been produced 1t had been
charged that there was conspiracy imme-
diately after the election, between Mr.. Car
Isle and his friends for the pur-
p,se of fixing up the matter for
Mr.. Carisle-a charge that was proved to
be wholly unfounded, and based on idle
chaff, which was frequently found floating
around in the atmosphere after an election.
THOEBE's POOR SHOWING.
made in the affidavits presented by the con
testant, and argued that each ard every one
of them bad failed of substantiation,
and had been absolutely disproved
by the afiidavits and records presented by
the contestee Witnesses who were relied
upon to prove the contestants charges had
fled afIdavits disproYing them, and in view
Of this fact, no good result would follow the
re-opening of the case. To reopen the case
To 4I,, nne
injustice to the contestant and wrong to
the House.
1t would be an injustice to the contestee if,
upon such a thin, shadowy and unsubstan-
| tal showing as had been made in the case,
the Speaker. as a member of the House,
should he subjected to unjustifiable annoy
ance 1t would be an injustice to the CON
testant as it would be an invitation to him
to spend hls time aud money in seeking
proof which did not exist. 1t would be
wrong to the House to have its time occu-
pied by contest the proper determination
Of which was so obvious.
Mr. Rowell, of Illinois, took the same
view, and argued that the Committee on
Elections had followed precisely the proper
course IN refusing to reopen the case upon
The evidence presented toi it.
TAFFY FOR woRKMEN
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts, spoke in
support Of the minority report. The pend
ING case, he said, was too important
one to be settled by affidavit.
II was case which deserved the
attention of the American Congress.
Considering particularly the enormous dis
parity betN cen the contestant and contestee,
tne House should proceed with great cir
cumspection. The contestant was the can
aldate Of labor organizations. His case had
been Shockingly mismanaged. He came
now and threw himself on the mercy of
Ine House There was a widespread belief
among the great working classes that
me power Of corporations, the power of the
ring and the power of men high in authority
ana backed by money and influence had an
enormous weight in all the legislative bodies
Nthe country. 1t was dangerous and uu-
wholesome belief. He thought hat when a
man belonging to the working class came
Ue-oIe the House asking for a re-hearing, it
"olid 90 no harm to any man OF
70 congress or to the interests of the peO-
Pe 70 nave that mans case heard. The
mousse could afford to temper justice with a
very large measure of generosity.
THoEBE HEARD.
un motion of Mr. Crisp Mr.. Thoebe, the
ttoHveSlant was granted an hour in which
u present an argument in his own behalf.
Ie read from "a communication which he
naI sent to the Chairman of the Committee
oLi ok Ilectlons protesting against an unfavor-
onn ro.5 Ieport upon his request until he had al
I Ieplo' lqmty to examine the affidavitS pre-
%lled by the contestee. In this communi-
,o-t ."Ion ne reiterates in part the statements
,onydlhed IN his at1idavits filed with the
o@5 4@i5ihlttee, denies the truth of ONE Of the
Sil Sbi.aaylts filed by the Speaker, and declares
iSt It aL.iity 10 disprove the accuracy of Others
.ors +ue We're granted an opportunity. He was
r~a9' ne continued that the working classes
s. we're beginning to lose confidence in the
go. .olllty Of the ballot If the ballot was
Insecure rHu secure what did they have left! lap
pauSe po.l on the Republican side.l He was a
gr,aNthg man. He did not consider it a
iHog'"'O nonor exactly to be a member of this
VIZ W. ltfeneral laughter and applause.
NET rpy he meant was that a
nobiln [bCinanic was just as honorable and
maa rU,G as any other citizen. Ii every gentle
p1au proI:lier lere would rather be right than be
r;nlt .nJlatuehJ, these seats would be filled by the
p6.a sav men. Laughter He did not pro,
ia, - make any capital out of the fact
bsro !o was workingman. He was moi
'0' laIor, but for simple justice.
-, COMING TO A VOTE.
pnoI lne previous question was then ordered
od,,l rYu u.le resolution of the majority of the
CaIlauiittee, which confirms the title Of Mr.
,ba bs.. ns. TO his seat, and upon a resolution il
fy.urealu ure or a substitute, offered by Mr.
Rof f'i' 9,.' OF Iowa, declaring that the contest