Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-23

them. Representatives Ought also TO have
clerks. Nine out OF ten members wanted TO
have clerks, and if there was not a yea and
nay vote they would get them. Nine out of
every ten were
WILD TO Oct CLERKS,
but when the yeas and nays were called they
went on dress parade and voted against the
proposition. Laughter and applause.l II he
(Mr Butterworth) had a clerk he would be
worth $4,000 year more to his constituents
because he would not have to go tramp. tramp.
tramp from department TO department doing
All hlngs on earth except the business which
he was sent here to do.
Mr. Breckinridge (Ky.) admitted that the
senators had more need of clerks than did the
Representatives Under the present rules and
ther administration no member knew what
business was coming up in the House; he
had no opportunity to study it and no
time TO discuss il. 1t was therefore
not so important that they should have
clerks. Under the present rules the Senate
was usurplng the power of the House and. IN
spite OF Its continuing character. was becoming
the leader of public opinion. The Senate dis
cussed public matters in public before the ma
ton, and as long as II continued To do tins (and
the House continued to conduct its business
without proper debate) it would become the
true representative of the people.
THE HOUSE WAS ADVOCATING ITS POWER
day by day. Through the machinery of party
caucuses members could not express their
opinions on the floor of the House. There was
to be no public discussion. no contact cf minds
here, no opportunity for amendment As long
as this continued the people would see 10 1t
that in the Senate these privileges would
not be impaired and the dignity of the Senate
should not be diminished.
Mr.. Kerr Iowa) and Mr.. Holman (Ind. }
Cf- r.l.s
ing clerks to Representatives.
MIR. Cutcheon and Mr.. Allen Mich took the
other view. believing that ii would be of bene-
tit to constituencies.
The motion to strike out was lost-S5 to 81.
HOW THEY TREAT REPUBLICAN PosTMAsrERs IN
THE SOUTH.
In speaking to a verbal amendment Mr..
Kelly (kan.) replied to a remark made by Mr.
Allen Clss) TO the effect that some of the
newly appointed postmasters in Missis-
slppi had moved their offices out
OF the towns into the country. Thinking that
there must be some reason for this he Mr.
Kelly had gone to the Post Office DEPARTING mt
and had been informed that in some places Ii
was impossible for republican postmaster TO
secure location IN town and he
obliged to go to the country. As an instance
of the manner in which some republican post
masters were treated IN the south he read a
letter from W. A. Finley, appointed in MAY as
postmaster at Abbeville, SO. who states that
shortly after his appointment he was
SET UPON BY MOB
led by Ward S. Cothran, son of Congressman
Cothran, and beaten with barbed wire and or
dered to leave the town.
Mr.. Enloe (Tenn. Did you write the letter
for him?
Mr.. kelly.-I want to state to the gentle
man that did write the letter IDerisive
laughter on the democratic side. L wrote
the letter at his request. lRenewed laughter. |
Mr.. Henderson Iowa)-If you stop your
sneering and deny the facts it will be better.
Further laughter on the democratic side.
MIR. Rowell CIll)-It is funny to the other
side of the House to hear accounts of murder
and whipping with barbed wires.
Mr.. helly-The gentleman signed the letter
in my presence.
Mr.. McMillin-Why did he not write the
letter?
MORE LAUGHTER.
Mr.. kelly-On account of the outrage his
arm is paralyzed. lDerisive laughter
MIR. Boutelle-I insist that member on this
floor shall not be treated as postmasters and
mail clerks in the south.
Mr.. Kelly said that Mr.. Finley had made an
affidavit TO the facts of the case which had
been published in the Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Blount ga. inquired whether the gem
tleman was sure that Mr.. Finley was par
alyzed.
Mr.. Kelly replied that Mr. Finley had every
appearance of being paralyzed.
Mr.. Kelly then proceeded to read from let
ters of southern postmasters to Gen. Clarkson.
complaining of outrages
Mr.. Breckenridge (ky.) inquired by what au-
thority Gen. ClarksOn had turned over these
papers TO the gentleman.
Mr.. Kelly was unable to say what the law
was.
Mr.. Breckinridge-In what way did the gen.
tleman obtain possession of the official papers
of the Post Office Department:
Mr.. Kelly-I went to GEN Clarkson and got
the papers from him with his free consent. l
did not steal them.
Mr., Breckinridge-0f course not. l do not
think the gentleman would be guilty of petty
larceny.
Continuing, Mr.. Kelly said that he did not
agree with the gentleman from Mississippi in
his criticism OF the President He did not
complain that the President played with his
little grandchild. but he wished he would
cease 1t long enough to see to it that every man
In the United States. black or white. is under
the protection of the flag. lApplause and
laughter.l