Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tuesday, Sept. 2.


House. In the house to-day Mr.. Lacey,
of Iowa. called up and the house proceed
ed to the consideration of the Clayton
Breckenridge election case. Mr.. Cooper
(Ohio) opened the debate He described
the state of affairs leading up to the as.
sassination of Clayton, and said it was
the opinion of the majority that the muir
der grew directly out Of the political
methods adopted in that country. In that
view the majority echoed almost the uni
versal sentiment of all sections. Ballot
box stealing and stuffing, Intimidation
and murder naturally followed each other.
In conclusion he passed the high enconi
UNI on the people and the state of Ar
kansas, contending that if the election
methods IN vogue In that state were
abandoned, the commonwealth would
soon be alive with industry ami riches.
Mr. Wilson (Missouril joined with the
gentlemen from Chic In his panegyric
upc n the people of Arkansas. But he re-
GREETED that the gentleman only to-day dis
covered hoN good the people of Arkansas
were, if he had discovered it sooner he
could never have signed the majority re-
port The instigator of this investigation
was Powell Clayton. But Powell Clayton
was the dead man S brother. and while he
would not say to Powell Clayton, in the Ian
guage of the Almighty, Vengeance is
mine, will repay be could not forget
that fact If Powell Clayton could divest
himself of the hopeful influence of the
poker Jack" murder he would be HIM
self again and would not pursue Brecken-
ridge from motive Of vengence. The
case then went over until Tomorrow and
Mr.. Clayton took the floor in statement
relative to the appropriations made by
this section of congress. Mr.. Sawyers, a
member of the appropriation committee,
reviewed the financial situation from a
democratic standpoint. The bill was pass
ed declaring Rock Island a post of de-
livery.
WEDNESDAY,, Sept. 3.
Senate.-Mr. Call offered a resolution
which was referred to the committee on
foreign relations, declaring the murder OF
Gen. Barrundia by the authorities of
Guatemala, while under the protection Of
the flag of the United States,-an insult to
the people of the United States-and de-
handing prompt action for the redress OF
that injury and for security against re-
currence of such cases. The tariff bill
was taken up, and the sugar schedule be-
ing under consideration, Mr.. Edmunds
addressed the senate on the subject of the
Canadian reciprocity treaty Of 1854.
House.-During. the absence of the
speaker, on the motion of Mr.. Cannon (lll.)
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, was elected
pro tenn He took the chair amid applause
from both sides. The house then proceed
ed to further consideration of the Brock
enridge-Clayton case. Bergen IN. j.
resumed his argument in favor of the I'M
seating of Breckenridge. After depicting
the assassination of Clayton, criticized
Mr.. Breckenridge for not resigning his
seat and thereby disowning the advantage
he had gained from the murder. He had
not done so, but stood by those who stood
by him at the death. Mr.. Crisp (Ga. J
said the whole majority report was found
ed upon ''suspicion" and not upon proof. >
There had been one ballot bo< stolen, but
given Clayton every vote contained there
in, there would have been no change in
the prima facie case. The certificate had
been given to Breckenridge long before
the assassination of Clayton. Mr.. Crisp
gave out that he would at the proper time
move to re-commit the pending resolution,
with instructions to committee on elections
to ascertain whether Breckenridge or Clay
ton received majority of votes castat the
election After a warm debate the Breck
enridge case went over and the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, Sept. 4.
Senate.-The tariff bill was taken
up in the senate under an agreement
limiting the discussion of each subject
to five minutes for each senator.
Mr.. Gibson withdrew the amendment
offered by him last Tuesday to the sugar
schedule. there having been mistake in
IL, and be offered another amendment
striking out that schedule and SUBSTITUTE
ing for it the sugar provisions of the
Mills bill Mr. Butler presented
communication received by him from
the state department, showing the
relative expectations of cotton goods by
Great Britain and the United States.
He thought the information might be
valuable in view of the reciprocal prop
ositions. Presiding Officer Ingalls,
announced that general debate on the
tariff bill had closed, with the exception
of the reservation of day when the final
-. - L., H.