Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-05

right they could obtain enough votes on tn.
democratic side 10 pass them, they were re
| fused. Time and time again have such re
quests been refused by the democratic Speaker
4 Of this House."
Mr.. BourELLE's RESPONSE.
| Later on Mr.. Boutelle defended the Speaker.
After speaking of Mr.. CarIisls's frequen. re.
fusals to recognize members, and particularly
Of his refusal to give recognition for Q motor
to take mp bill to repeal the tobacco tax, hs
| said:
Now, Mr. Chairman, I have NO desire and
am happy to say do not feel 1t necessary Il
attempt the defense of my distinguished col.
league, the Speaker OF the House, from the
kind Of remarks which have been directed TO-
! ward him from certain sources today. It II
enough to say Of him, Mr.. Chairman, that a.
man, as gentleman, as . parliamentarisn, ~
| q statesman, in every relation and in every
position in the course Of private or public life,
| nothing but courtesy and forbearance would
! deprive me from challenging . comparison
with any Of his predecessors in that eminent
! position. Forbearing from making the chai-
| lenge, l only say that the comparison is most
! cbeerfully welcomed.
The gentleman from Kentucky, in the course
upon the Speaker, and through the Speaker
| the majority Of the republicans Of the House
and country, seemed to indicate that the great
focus OF grievance conferred around the passage
! Of the national election law. ! listened to the
gentleman with that attention which always
give to his sibilant remarks, and as with tear
full flow Of his oratory he made a plaintive ap-
peal to somebody to rise up and save the people
of his section from some great calamity, from
some great invasion or outrage, or disaster that
was to come upon them, was led to reread to
see IL my eyes had deceived me in regard to
some extracts from the official report Of COM
mittee Of this House in case affecting the seat
Of one Of its members.
THE cLAYToN-BRHcKfNRIDdE CASE.
He then read from the majority report on
the MISUNDERSTANDING case Of Arkansas, in
which reference is made to murder and out
lawry.
From the opponents Of that kind of poll.
tics" he said, ''detraction and aspersion hurled
upon the Speaker Of the republican House OF
Representatives which turns at last to the plain
duty OF enacting legislation which shall enable
every citizen OF the United States to enjoy the
privileges Of citizenship say that detraction
from that source and aspersion coming thence
upon the Speaker of this House will be ac-
cepted and regarded by the country as consti-
tuting high form Of public eulogy. loud
applause on the republican side.l
Mr.. Breckenridge OF Kentucky here inter-
rupted to say: 1.-The gentleman from Maine
unconsciously, no doubt, did me q great in
justice, which am not willing for moment to
lie under. made no appeal to the gentleman
from Maine for either justice or help or pro-
priety, and when he thought did he was in
error concerning me. lam entirely Indifferent
about what he may desire to do and does +
appealed from such Representatives as he to
what believe to be the good people in such
districts, and it is because I do believe that
there are good people in all the districts of
America that have hope for the future of our
country; for if that future were in such hands
would despair of its honor and its z lory."
Mr.. Boutelfe continued: In my experience
the impudence of democratic bourbonism has
become the colossal phenomenon Of the nine
teenth century. lLaughter and applause
believe have never said anything on the floor
of this House, which happened to displease any
gentleman on the other side, that he did not
immediately take an appeal from me to my con-
stituents. How far the gentlemen over there
have been fattered and gratified by the sue
cess of that operation / leave them to deter
mine. So far as l AM at present advised, il has
never given me any great Inconvenience. An
other form Of this peculiar dissatisfaction
which the democratic bourbonlsm Of the south
affect is in impeaching the patriotism OF people
on this side of the chamber. l do not think
need make any considerable argument on that
point. Of course l am sorry that the distin-
guished gentleman from Kentucky is 80 fearful
that the honor OF my country may not be safe
in my hands; but assure him l am not at
all troubled about 1t, and my constituents
are not at all troubled about it, so far as I
know
Mr.. Boutelle said there were in his district q
number OF democrats who always voted against
him; but their votes were always counted, and
his antagonist was never assassinated like dog
in his tracks.