The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22

'front.' OF sunset Cox. lie was Cpl. - Fetfall
OF Virgins. He opened fire from gun
that recalled the days of Patrick Henry and
of William Writ Calmly and disposition
ately he summed up what had already been
proved, and threw out his pickets on new
ground. 1t was for Capt. W hite who was
to prove that he was naturahzed. Inc
record his own statement, and every tacJ
and circumstance stood against him. HE
only testimony in vindication of his claim
was the deposition of two men, ore OF
whom swore ~ think" and the other 81 am
OF opinion, that white was nathrallzed IN
1861 In conversation with other witnesses
! Capt. White had said that one Nelson was
| Clerk of the Court, and one Chlttenden
| deputy clerS, when he was naturauZei In
| 1868. The record of the court shows that
| Nelson and Chittenden were officers when
| White declared his intentions in 1855, and
that his papers dated in that year were IN
! Chittenden's handwriting. Neither Nelson
nor Chttenden were officers OF the court in
! 1863 Their terms expired i'll 1862. Col.
O'Ferrall then dragged his Old Dominion
cannon on the plateau of the Constitution,
doublc-shotted her, and riddled the enemy
| with presidents from Black ,tone down. lie
summed up by saying: "No record, still an
alien.n He then waxed eloquent. lie alluded
10 his own record as a Confederate sol
der. "Whenever | am brought in contact
with one who was soldier ON either side,
he said, my heart warns up 10 him
feel that we were once fellow sufferers, and
that for four years the same stars shone
down upon us in the bivouac, the same sun
scorched us on the march, the same snow
chilled the marrow in our bones. and the
same dangers confronted us. But duty
was ever the taliSmanic word of the true
soldier, and duty shall ever be my tai!
iSmanic word as a Representative on this
floor
Thea came the countercharge from the
Republican line. IL was headed by ROwell
of Illinois, a truInped-toned leader. He began
by saying that the people Of a district, with
normal Democratic majority of 5000, had
elected Capt. White by $500 majority. That
of itself was "A clean vindicatlon of his
character, and fair proof that he was not
guilty OF perjury. Mr. Rowen then dove
into the question of law, and crossed swords
with Messrs. Crisp, Cultivate, and Booth
man. He made gallant fight on what APP
peared to be false issue, aud got the worst
of it, But lie closed by springlng a mine
in the center of the Democratic line. He
yielded fifteen minutes to a maSslve-t faced,
ig-boned man, with the nose OF n NapO-
leon. He stood in the center aisle, COM
manding III figure, attitude, and speech. He
was the great gun Of Tammany Hall, the
Hon William BOurke Cochran. 1t was his
maiden speech on the floor Of the House
Every eye was on him, and every ear
prcked to hear him. II was the roaring of
a gun familiar to New Workers The Demo
cratic leaders looked troubled. They were
receiving an attack from an unexpected
quarter. Cochran leaped from the domain
of law and fact to a loftier plana. He took
the statement of Capt. White under the
SOlemnity of an oath, as proof of the judy
ment of the court. If the clerk failed in
recording the judgment, it was not the Cap
tain's fault. The Judgment itself stood
Mr.. Cochran closed in q glowing perora-
ton on the services of Capt. White in the
war, and said that he should not cast vote
which he would regard as treason to his
constituency, and which would pronouce
soldier of the Union guilty of perjury, and
unworthy of association with honorable
men. Mr.. Cochran spoke eight minutes,
and was showered with Republican encomi-
ums. Many personal friends on the Demo
cratic side congratulated him.
The Democrats had hardly recov cred
from their surprise when Mr.. Rowell sprang
another mine upon them. 1t exploded near
the left center, and created considerable
confusion. ROwell gave his last seven min
utes to Judge Wilson, one of the three
Democratic members from Minnesota. The
Judge opened fire quietly, but very etfec-
lively. He took up the question OF fact and
of law. He said that he was satisfied from
the evidence that the contestee went before
the proper court, made the requisite proof,
and took the oaths required. Vita his ma
iority i'll the district every presumption
not absolutely unreasonable was in his
favor, and he should not be unseated unless
some rule of law was conclusive against
him. The Judge closed by trying to dem
onotrate that White was legally entitled to
his seat.
The rest of tho day was spent by Messrs.
Cultivate and Mash on behalf of the
u 4 H. L., NJ NJ
ting, OF New York, Republican. Outh-
waite made an elaborate speech which lost
its effects because the evidence on which
it was based was not read. The speech was
marked by II running fight between the
Ohio member and his Republican col
leapge. Mr.. Grosvenor, i'll which the
Democrats seemed to get the worst of it,
Mr.. MaiSh had a wordy duel with Messrs.
Cutcheon, OF Michigan, and Rowel. He
was handling both of them very hand
somely when Judge Wilson tripped him on
legal question, and he fell as the hammer
fell.
The last day fight was on Feb. Z. 1t
opened with the roaring Of an old brass
mounted gun from Indiana, the Hon. James
7. Johnston. This cannon is of stub and
twist construction, and it makes an inl-
mense noise when discharged Johnston is
n powerful man, of dark complexion. He
wears black sombrero, sports a
Grand Army buttoA, ami in looks
recalls the days Ct Missouri bush
whackers. He roared away forty
five minutes, to the great satisfaction of the
galleries, whose occupants heard distinctly
all chat ne said. lio covered very little new
ground Even that little was easily re-
claimed by the Hon. j. H. O'Neall, a
brother Hoo>ier, aud an expert ON Indiana
State law. Both men were members of
the Committee on Elections, and both
were anxious to exchange shots. John
ston's artillery made the most noise, but
O'NealPs guns seemed to do the most exc
cution. They scattered no grape and can
lister in waste places, but planted shot and
shell at vital points. The Indiana Demo
Gratis argument was so compact and solid
that he was about the only speaker in the
three days debate who closed without inter
ruption.
Mr.. Rowell then exploded third mine.
1t was planted under the feet of the Massa-
chusettS Democracy, and its effect was I'M
doubtedly disastrous He gave fifteen min
utes of his time TO Gen. PAT Collins, lum-
inous light in the Commit e on Judiciary.
The General is very broad above and be-
tween the eyes. He has graceful presence
and a most courteous bearing. she arose
in front OF the Speakers desk Tom Reed
Ben Butterworth Gov. Long, and other dis
tingushed Republicans flocked over to hear
him. In limpid tones he made speech so
clear and lucid on points of law that he
I an haCf faft inc .,ssNl IL,