Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-06
Occupies the floor Of the House
and ENpIafns-TarIn nm.

Ce"npie> The Floor Of the HOUSE
aud ENpIains.-TRrIT Bnt
WASHINGTON, Sept SIN tine
House the contested election cas-,
Was taken up and RueeSInFidgs va.
accorded the EO0r Ia his Own l,ehalf
lie teh:ed that the murders in hi.
cistiict. a. charged 10y the commit.
tee on elections, were political. The
men who charged, either on tire
/ IiOoT OF in the press, that the peo-
| PIE % Arkansas, or any group OF
! people representing that STATE,
lad ever shown sympathy with IN,
Infamous murder II Clayton, OF
that he lBreckiuriGgel had any
knowledge Of IL in tie remotesi
degree, uttered that which was
I cuwardly OF mean and which tney
knew o. bc false. Democratic az
( plauSc.
Breckinridge continued by pr.
raiguing the committee as biased.
Clay ton, he said, Wa his bosom,
friend. IL had been said he should
have resigned after the murder. 70
have done 50 would have been Ia
admit that he believed the CLAYTON
murder affected the result Of the
Election, and To have taken the case
from the Republicans House, which
alone had jurisdiction.
He then turngd his attention 10
Judge Mcclure. stating that on the
return OF the subcommittee the r..
publican members endorsed Nc
Clure 70: a
JUDICIAL POSITION ~ ARKANSAS.
Lacey Iowa, chairman Of the
subcommittee, said he recommends
el judge Mcclure in believing him
one Of the bsst and most competent
men in Arkansas.
BreckiuTilge proceeded 10 quote
from 4 statement made los q Mr..
Blackburn a rrpuhlicau), 20 show
the had character Uf Mcclure. He
criticised in severe language the
action Of the subcommittee. assert
ing that he hal been denied wines
IS after hc had been promised that
they oulI he accorded hIm. No
greater tei5uchery Of a Tree ballot
lai ever been committed than that
inaci'-i by the committee. He
said, in conclusion: Tome b your
conclusion AMI ] Will take an appeal
10 the peJUle, regardless Of party.
IA the district I have tine honor %
represent on the broad ground or
common honesty, and IN November
they will reverse both your con-
r!usion aaj the manner uf your
conclusion" Democratic applause
Ds'z-ll Pa read IN detail the
.estimCuy bearing on the theft 81
the hSl.0t-hCN 81 llummer-ville.
and sail is th,lt was absolutely
NECESSARY TO EgECETSEIDGE,
yet Doe stood here auI asserted that
il had beeu stolen ~ republicans.
Ihe House stool luuh.luut,d In
tie face ~ -Irk ~Ih'iIe imVuisrce.
lie conn aute! up.u the backward
uuss Of the Ssale III Arkansas in en-
ieavOIiug 20 hunt Guyu the muir
deuers from her iesecra;e,l soil. the
blood OF John ". Clayton cried q
heaven. not Tor vengeance, hut for
Justice, and the members OF both
sides were here a. sacred ministers
. execute her just deserts Re
publican applause.
The detztie having closed, Crisp
Ga moved 10 recgmait tlse case
with instructions TO the committee
On elections 20 report which 81 the
gentlemen Received = majority Uf
The votes OF the second district 81
Arkansas. Last-yeas -, nays lGi.
4 vote was then taken on the M
g0ri'y resolution confirming BreclS-
iuriiEr's right = the SEAT. Yeas Il,
nays l03.
Inc resolution declaring the seat
vacant was agreed t0-yeas las,
nays -.
The House then t01S n recess, the
evening session 20 bC f0g cousiicTa-
lion 81 private Itnsi0u bills.
At the evening session tine House
pgs>oi thirty pension bills, and adj
journed At 1880.