Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-18
MR.. QUAY'S RESOLUTION AGAIN
The Mississippi Contest Taken Up
in the House..
Mr.. CHALMERS IN HIS OWN BEHALF
SENATE.

lMr. lngails) having borne bis testimony 10 the
eccentric duties of the ancient time keeper, the
motion was agreed to.
MR.. QUAY's FORMAL NOTICE.
MIR. Quay gave formal notice OF his intention
to ask the Senate to adopt the order proposed
by him last Saturday to commence voting on
the tariff bill on the 3Oth of August and to
postpone till next session all other legislative
business, except the classes Of bills therein
specified.
Mr.. Hoar-Let it 60 over.
Mr.. Edmunds-Lot it go under. Laughter. ]
Inc notice went over till tomorrow.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
tion Of the deficiency bill
Among the amendments reported by the
committee on appropriations and agreed to by
the Senate were the following:
Inserting item of 1000 for the international
and Mexico.
Striking out the item Of 5000 to defray ex-
penses of bringing home the remains Of the
late Lieut.. Nye of the United States navy, who
died at Lima, Peru.
Inserting item of $4,000 for deficiency in
appropriation for contingent expenses OF
United States consulates.
Inserting item of $1,000 for the purchase
from Frederick s. Perkins of Wisconsin of his
collection of prehistoric copper implements.
Inserting item OF $4,000 for completion of
public buildings at Dayton, Ohio in excess of
limit
Inserting item of $4,000 for heating appa-
ratus. elevators and approaches of public
building at Pittsourg, Pa.
Striking out item of S15,5O for light house
and fog signal at Lubec Narrows, Maine.
Inserting provision authorizing the payment
OF two additional deputy surveyors and sone
additional deputy naval officer at $2500 per
annum at the port of New York
Inserting provision authorizing the allow
ance of s4,775 for additional customs officers
at New York in 1890 and 1891.
Inserting item of so. 854 for additional e1-
penses of the constitutional convention of
North Dakota. Also one of 5l4,S59 for South
Dakota.
constitutional convention of the state of Wash
ington.
Inserting item of $1,000 for a commission as
to the Improvement of vaults in the Treasury
Department
Inserting item Of $4,000 for a steam vessel
on Puget sound to prevent the violation Of the
Chinese restriction act and Of the customs laws
THE FRENCH spoLIATIoN CLAIMS
The amendments appropriating an aggregate
OF 81, ,239,6SS for the payment of the French
spolation claims were opposed by Mr.. Plumb
who denounced the claims as essentially fraudu-
lent and as intended not for the benefit of the
claimants. but of attorneys and assignees
The amendments were defended and advo-
Gated by Messrs. Hale. Blair and Morgan, and
were agreed to-yeas, 81; nays, H.
IRRIGATION AGAIN.
The bill was reported back to the Senate and
all the amendments that were agreed to by the
committee Of the whole were agreed to in bulk
the only one reserved for special vote being
that inserting an item of $4,000 to complete
the Investigations by the Department of Agri-
culture as to the underfiow aud artesian waters
and the availability for irrigation.
Mr.. German argued against the amendm ment
as proposition under the inspiration of men
who wanted places. He said that before the
session closed Congress would have to make
provision by increased taxation to meet the ap-
preparations already made.
Mr.. Plumb advocated the amendment, and
suggested that Mr.. German must have spoken
facetiously, as that Senator had lust voted
Sl,2OO, 900 for claims arising prior to lS0O-bills
Tor the payment Of which had been vetoed by
TWO democratic Presidents-Polk and Pierce.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Sweeney Qowa) presented and the House
agreed to the conference report on the Senate
bill to reorganIze and establish the customs
collection district of Puget sound
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, (kan.) Senate bill
was passed authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Columbia river by the Oregon
Railway Extension Company
On motion of Mr.. Cummings (N.Y.) Senate
bill was passed granting leaves OF absence to
per diem employees in the customs service.
THE MISSISSIPPI CONTEST.
Mr.. Dalzell (Pa.) called up the Mississippi
contested election case Of Chalmers against
Morgan. The majority report finds in favor of
Mr.. Morgan, the sitting member.
Mr.. Chalmers was then granted permission
to address the House for an hour and half in
his own behalf. After criticising the majority
report. he asserted that there was now and had
for years been conspiracy existing in the
south for the carrying of elections for the
democratic party. That party was determined
to carry elections honestly if it could,
forcibly II it must The state
of Mississippi was the leader in that con-
spiracy. Men who dared to run on the repub-
lican ticket or to make republican speeches
carried their lives in their hand. That the
black vote in the south was suppressed could
not be successfully denied. 1t was on the sup-
preston of this vote that the republicans of the
House had
II the republicans after passing that bill should
turn around and adopt the majority report in
this case they would put themselves in a suspi-
cious attitude before the country. Before the
meeting of Congress it had been charged that
the republicans intended to turn out enough
democrats to give them good working major
ity. If, after getting that majority, they
declined to give him his seat, they
would give color to that charge. 1t would be
said that when they were undertaking to pass
law to give them a chance for a majority in
the next House they said that certain testi.
mOny was true, which in this case they said
was not sufficient to establish conspiracy in
Mississippi. He did not believe that the repub-
iican party could afford to place itself in that
attitude and lie did not think it would do il
He then proceeded to examine in detail the
EVIDENCE OF FRAUD AND INTIMIDATION
in the various counties of the district, in order
to substantiate his charge that huge con-
spiracy existed to defeat him for Congress- For
the House to sustain the report was to offer
premium on fraud and to say that the stealing
of congressional seat was nothing but
political purchase.
THE FORT PILLOW CHARGES.
He said that in order to prejudice his case
the old story in regard to Fort Pillow had been
received In the Forty-sixth Congress charges
had been made against him in connection with
Fort Pillow. He had asked for an investiga-
ton and it had been denied him.
When the truth of history came 10 be
written calmly ii would be seen that not sim
gle man had been hurt who had surrendered in
the fort Every man killed had been killed
outside the fort But even II every one Of the