The Forrest City times., 1888-01-28

MT. Lyman or Iowa knew ofno reason why the house should not reopen the case. Grave charges had been made by the contestant in affidavits-ex-parte affidavits, 1t was frue--and they had been answered by other ex-parte affi- usvirs. 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 go into the Sixth district of Kentucky and es- tablish beyond controversy that the ] charges Of the contestant were not true? The fact that there was such . constant determination that the events of the election should not be investigated sug- gested to his mind that there was something wrong.
 The Senate.
 i WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.--In the Senate to-day Mir. Hoar presented the petition oi the Governor of Massachu- setts, the Mayor of Boston, Presidents os colleges and n large number of other distinguished persons, representing 6 mass meeting held In Fremont Temple on the i2th of November last, to well come the British 1spltatior represent ing c majority (he believed) of the membership of the British Parliament and large number of persons of rank and influence and distinction in that country. Some jealousy, he said, had arisen lest the lesson of peace might be Intended to affect in some manner mat ters that were now in course of negoti- ation between the two countries which, be had no doubt, would be adjusted by peaceful and ordinary diplomatic methods, or by the good sense of the ITn oAfs snG lad hot there was no foundation for that jeal- ousy. It seemed to him that this mem- orlal presented one of the most impor- tant and interesting questions that ! could be brought before tho Senate at the present time. The message was one which was a good thing to come from the one country and to be re- ceived and welcomed by the other. The great ornaments kept up by European i nations operated chiefly as burden on their poor and laboring classes-if not their dominent classes-on the classes to which the sympathy of the American people always went out. The cost of a single ship of war was much greater than the cost of first-class university; and the cost of the American civil war (the results of which he knew to be worth all that it cost was so great that, If the amount were put out at per cent interest, it would pay all the ex- penses of the national and State Gov ernments In this country for ever. The mes age was we'll worth the respectful attention of tAe American people. The petition was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
 MT. Edmunds from the Judiciary Committee, to which has been referred khe investigation into the Jackson IMiss.) election troubles, reported resolution authorizing that committee 10 send for persons and papers inquir- ing into the alleged troubles.
 Mir. Vest said that as member of that committee he had consented to the reporting of the resolution, because 1t was confined to the conduct of United States officials. The resolution was adopted.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.-The Journal of Saturdays proceedings hay. ing been read in the House to-day, Mir. Crisp of Georgia objected to It's appro- val on the ground tha[ 1t states that the gentleman from West Virginia (Hogg) entered motion on Saturday to recon slider the vote by which the previous question was ordered on the Thoebeen- Carlisle election case. He thought that there was some mistake about that. The gentleman from West Virginia had entered motion to reconsider the vote by which the Perkins resolution re- opening the case had not en n.ered the motion to reconsider the vote by which the previous question had been ordered.
 inc Speaker pro tenn. stated that his recollection was in conformity with the statement in the journal.
 Mir. Hogg stated that when he moved to reconsider the vote on the substitute the Speaker had stated that that motion would not be in order until the vote by which the previous question had been ordered was reconsidered. He (Hogg) had said ''Then enter that notion"
 MT. Crisp thereupon withdrew his objection and the journal was ap. proved.
 Mir. Brumm of Pennsylvania. rising to question of privileges, sent to the clerks desk to have read purported interview with Mir. Crisp, published in yesterdays Washington Post which, he stated, reflected on large majority in the House.
 Mir. O'Neill of Missouri suggested that there was no question of privilege presented, as the country had already reflected upon the minority party of the House.
 The interview was read at length. h 1t MT. Crisp criticizes the action of the Republicans for refusing to vote on the Carlisle ease.
 MT. Dibble of South Carolina, rising to 6 point of order, contended that the matter was not privileged one. Be- sides this there was now pending before the House a question of high privilege affecting the right of member to his seat. Until that question was settled the House could not take up and settle question Of lesser privilege.
 The Chair ruled that the extract did not allege that any member was in- fuenced by corrupt or improper mo- tives, and therefore did not present a question of privilege. The chair was ready 10 rule that where there was 1 question of the highest privilege pend ing in the House he would not enter tain any other question of privilege.
 The Thoebe- Carlisle case was then called up and the House proceeded to vote on the majority report confirming Carlisle's title to his seat-the resolu ton was adopted-yeas, l6i; nays, '.
 Messrs. Cannon, Cooper, Davenport, McKenna. Post and Steele, Republi. cans, voted in the affirmative, and Baker of Illinois. Brewer, Buchanan, Cheadle, Hoyey, Kerr and Laidlam, Republicans. in the negative.
 Mir. Enloe of Tennessee called atten- ton to the fact that Phoebe had had inserted in the Record certain language refecting upon the Committee on Elec- tions, which he had net used in his speech upon the floor. He (Enloe) pro- tested against Thoebe's right to do this.
 Mir. Reed of Maine suggested that Phoebe was only ayailing himself of all the privileges of the House.
 Mir. Enloe moved that the record be amended so as to make it contain only the language used by Phoebe upon the