The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-27
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A Fierce Attack on the
Confederates.
TWO APPROPRIATIONS PASSED
BiiIs 20 Admit IdAhe. wycrning and
New Mexico-Agreemen on
the New Land Rill.

WASHINGTON. Feb. &.-As expert
ence showed there was little chance
for business before IL o'clock, few
members were present whep the house
opened at 10. Several messages from
the president vesoing pension bills
were read.
On motion of Joseph. of New Mex
leo. the bill was passed for the estah-
lIshment of the Lincoln land district
in New Mexico.
Then filihastering began. Bland of
Missouri moved half-heur recess.
Randall asked unanimous consent for
a report from the appropriations com.
mitiee on the sundry civil bill with
senate amendments. but, aggrieved al
notification of the special order. Biggs
OF California. whose name stands high
est on the list of recognitions. OBJ
jected. and the house relapsed into in
action.
Eleven o'clock having arrived.
Bland withdrew his motion and Ram
dali reported the sundry civil bill. The
recommendation of the committee on
appropriations relative to the senate
amendments were agreed TO and a
ordered.
No effort was made to call mp the
contested election case. and the house
went into committee of The whole on
the deficiency appropriation bill.
After the house went into commit
tee or the deficiency bill, Savers OF
Texas read letter that Scott of Penn
sylvania had received from Colonel
Lamont. stating that when he accept
ed the position OF private secretary to
the president he had full knowledge of
the pay attaching 10 ii. He preferred
not 10 be beneficiary on retroactive
and be therefore asked
that the committee recede from its
aprropriating 5000 for
his benefit. The committee then rose
and the bill WAS passed, the Lamont
being eliminated.
The conference report on the PEN
sion appropriation bin was presented
and agreed 10.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the Indian appropria-
ton bill.
Kennedy of Ohio referred to the
speech on Southern elections made by
him in July last and the reference
made to him by Crisp few days
ago. He proceeded 10 sharply criti-
cize Crisp. The people of the United
States had been insulted and out
ragged by the selection as chairman of
the committee on elections of
man whose election was chal-
lenged by every sense of de-
cency and honor. That COM
mittee had been appointed for
n purpose, with undue haste. 1t had
reported the case OF John g. Carlisle
to the honse. The gentleman from
Iowa did nct treat the Carlisle case
with the same precision and exactness
with which he treated the Elliott
Snlalis case. The latter case had been
brought into the house III months
after the Carlisle case had been con-
He wished to show that the
Democratic party never had done and
never would do justice to black
man.
Kennedy then spoke severely of
Speaker Carlisle, and said that gentle
man would go out TO private life con-
demned by his political associates and
despised by his political enemies. He
Kennedy left him to himself, his
country and the people of Kentucky.
Kisses on the Democratic side.
Kennedy also spoke severely OF the
made by Crisp concerning
and after speaking in general
Of Southern election affairs, referred To
the recent speech made by Gov.
Lee of Virginia, in which
that gentleman declared the country
wanted a white mans government
He also quoted Gen. Rosser's deelara-
ton that a Southern gentleman could
whip Yank" every time. If Lee
and Beauregard and Rosser had been
hung, Is they should have been after
the var was over, they would not now
be teaching rebellion and treason to
the young men Of the South. Gen.
Bradley Johnson had said the govern
ment was controlled by the Confeder-
ates. Kennedy thanked God that
control was passing away and that
the Confederates would be compelled
10 take back seats. He congratulated
the country that the other side OF the
chamber would be free from the die
tations TO which il had been subjected
--dictations which had been humiliat-
ing not only 70 the house, but 10 the
entire land.
Crisp OF Georgia spoke severely OF
defamatory remarks about
Carlisle and himself. He said the
docket framed by the committee for
the trial of the Carlisie-Thoebc case
had met the approval OF every kepub-
|ican member OF the committee.
When Kennedy assumed high posi-
ton of honesty, the inquiry was
natural whether there was anything
in his character or past life
which would lead the public to
accept his statement. Crisp then
to proceedings in the Ohio
state senate when Kennedy presided
as lientenant-governo stating that
with but IL of 80 members present
Kennedy had entertained a motion TO
turn out four Democrats and seat four
aud refused 70 permit
Democratic membess of the senate
n,.on their return TO place upon the
journal protest against the injustice
and iuequity Of such a ruling. BY
this circumstance the house could de-
lermine what value should be placed
on the opinion OF the gentleman from
Ohio ON the question oi honesty.
Turner OF Georgia also attacked
Kennedy in severe terms. The latter
having referred incidentally to the
of the committee on
slsetions under Turner'S chairman
ship. Turner referred 70 the case OF
Romeis as an example
Df whether or not his tTurner's) adj
of the committee had
been infamous.
After some further discussion the
reading OF the bill BY sections was en-
tered upon, but in few moments the
rose and the house took a
recess until evening.
At the evening session the indian
bill Wa considered; cnt
no action of importance was taken.
The house iourned-
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
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