New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-05
THE BkECKINRIDGE CASE.
TO BE BROUGHT TO A VOTE TO-DAY.
TIE DEMOCRATS STILL ADHEniNG To- THEIR
POLICY OF DELAY UPON 1.-THE DE-
BATE IN THE HOUSE.
IBY TELE0RArn TO TIE TkiBUNkl

(BY IELIoRArH TO TIE TkIBUSEl
Washington, Sept. 4.-The Breckinridre case still
Lays In the House. bat agreement has been rcAcneo
which will bring It to vote tOnorTow afternoon.
From the very beginning the Democrats have sought
by tho aid Of ovcry deVcc which they could plan and
every prctcxt which they could invent TO protract
the Investigation and delay final decision This mas
been true only since the caSe was dccidcd pv thc
committee o month ago. but from the daS wren inc
resolution Of inquiry adopted by the Iionsc. for
example, as soon the sui committee rc:urned nom
Arkansas after on adjournment Sine dc. respecting
thc forms O. which there is a radical difference Of
opinion bewcen tho Republican members on enc dde
and the Democratic members and Ah Brecnnnose
ON the other SIDE the influence Of cx-AttO:nc! Gen
eral GarlaaA vas invoked and he exhausted h powers
In on efset to have tho entire case reopenod IN
the interest OF his client who had fifteen months In
which to prepare bis with the aid OF counsel VINO
we're not only good lawyers. but who ore his devoseo
political sdherents and personal friends 1t IVES Is
plain then as 1t has been ever since MI GarMno
Hled his petition than three months ago. tn@s
the defence would avail itself Of every pretext ano
resort every echnicaltty to consume time and posi-
pone decasion. possible. until the next session Oh
Congress- After the case had at last been submitted
many days were consunsl BY defenAapt In correcting
the proofs Of his oral argument After tho csc nad
been submitted he exhausted nearly two weeks In tho
preparation Of the "vicws.7 which werc kindIy &C.
cepted. adopted and signed. "unsght, unsceA,' ~
tho members Of the minority. who were ocrward COM
PEELED to disavOw. page after paae. paragraph afo
paragraph. many Of tho alleged "vio~s' That WIS
. process which rslutred god deal more t1po% 90
that i've dispaembered "views' did net appear until
August 90.
Since tho case was brought before the House tho
Democratic members who have spoken have devoted
themselves chiefly to attempts 10 shew that tho Re
publican members Of the Subcommittee were guilty OF
bad faith. and to tcchnicahttcs. many nj
f,Avio trr>lo IN ~
trenc. They are greatly Exercised because tile
subcommittee did not succeed In discovering Clay
assassin, an achievement which the state author'!cs
gould not perform even under the stimulus OF mat
Erens "rcward' which was attached to strlhg the
other end Of which to be held by jury OF hrl,au
sas Democrats The Democrats have complained. to-,
because the subcommittee Investigated the election
In Conway and other counties sufficiently to DISCLOSE
tho truth that ClAyton and not breckinradge. ives
elected. "Why, you have only shown that one ballot
10x stolen, and you know that the returns from
that box w0ald not have overcone Rrecknr'dge's
majority Is what defendants partsans In eject do
clxro with grove faces apA triumphant air.
In some respects tho conduct u the case on tho
Democratic side reminds one Of the mana cement Of
criminal trial BY the counsel foc the defence
cousin BrccEinrltee, Of KontucNy. has boon most
attentive, and has hc earnest conversations With thu
defendant and bis lawyers: aud senator Berry. OF
Arzansas, has testified his interest by his pcrsops
Mr. McRae who was engaged IN on imprisoned de-
fence Of "thc people Of ..rkansas.7 pontct TO him
and called upon him, as "a man who has been our
Governor" to corrohorate Of his statements. Nr.
Derry seized his crutches AID hofhld quickly TO ths
rear Of tho chamber and beyond the direct range d
tho orators vision. &
All the talking to-day YES done BY Democrats.
Colonel OEerrah. Of Virginia, resA ncry speech. d.
nouncins tho majority Of the COMMITTEES in stron,
terms Little Giant John leuTy Mccarthy. 0:
New. York, sour Tins successor, then roh To-
floor, aDd essayed task which much bigger
giants then he rad foInh beyond their powers.
lie Was followed b. another New-YasA cpcseatatvc-
democrats assured thai the Dcpocfss of thc Empire
state deeply sympahized with tleir noble Efforts ii
behalf OF the SOLID South Mr. Mcrtac, Of Art a2sao.
grew cloSuept Is no depicted the vRtVcs Of the poo
ple' OF Arisansas-a phrase which, ~ defined by him.
mcapt the people and only the people. who took par
In Ne Rebellion or gave ID sympathy. aM and comfort
Yes. McRae was eloquent indeed. sod his defence 81
taliOt-box t,Icf bulldozcr AID political assassin II
Colonel Mash, Of Pcnnsy lvania. closed the day.
debate III . speech which vas morr like an argumen,
than any viii b had pre- eded It, bat which woll1
Iave been more effective II lie had explaiutd how
happened that he lied. as the views o: inc minority
doeament w.ich was so insulting ana untrue. that
no and his colleagues had bec cCap-lled 70 eAptnse
q large portion Of it. 1t vas rather apparent TIL
Colonel Naish did not heartily rcliSN his taiF De-
fend.lit Rrecktnrdgc Is 10 close IT, case tn his own
behalf In on hours speech tom2gT1T aaa Mr. DaiAeI,
of Pennsylvania, will submit t'c CONCLUDING Argument
for tho rIaio IN Of The committee. vote is thin