The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-14

against the will OF the majority Of this House.
| ings OF the Fifty first Congress- The end
! justines the means"
| this morning, discussing whether or not. on
yea.and-nay vote, the gentloman from Ten.
nesbsS yossd OF 6d nS SosS IS ns nGG f
the most scandalous proceeding that has over
! taken place In the House, wien its Represcn-
places to correct the record and questions arc
raised as to the veracity Of themt | Will not
are raised and we are, called upon to know
whether or not the gentleman from Tennessee
| taken, or absent with tho Lord, rs my friend
from Virginia suggests, ,,,,,.,,.,.,
earnest promises Of Distinguishing Gent,omoa
upon that side OF the House, who stood up
party" did. and confessed their sins. confessed
! that they had psen wrong all their public lives
w RSy the peR the 5GR
chair and with the right code OF rules .perPt-
ing all Of WHICH was INTENDED TO res result In ne
side and the erection, of the members whom
the people had elected to occupy seats here.
| in imitation Of your iharsce methods. that we
have borne with patience your line, of conduct
! years-givinG 1t the rich New England broguo
/ during these last twenty years. We have borne
with patience your nisGonduct and your mis-:
| representation OF us; We save sat quietly and
peacefully here AMI listened to your assump-
| your classifying everybody IN tho South "a
| bailo: box suffers, thieves, shotgun mon. and
9 am not 8" familiar as you are Why even ny
| Eood-naturcd and humorous friend r IN lll-
and ne snsy ana 1@ y y %n
! he said that he knew some men on thi- side
OF the House that he did MT suspe.t would 10
| guilty OF horse stealing but he was in doubt
| whether he could trust Thorn five feet up dark
alley with baIot boy.
| MIR. Rogers-uh. yes; with a coorrd mans
vote. Vel, Mr.. Speaker, am sorry that my
! remarks l listened with pleasure some time
aago when he was Yndertaking TO- locate ne
the blue and tho gray" and tho North amt tho
! South and to blend Nil interests together Tor
ment as that toward tho r9oplS whom he Lad
! formerly been counting with all tho sweetness
q e0ong dove C 70 get their yoiGeto locate The
! read another interesting article which was
published in the June number of tho Worth
! the subject Of elections That articlerurpoIted
/ to have been written by n man named ,Ih mas
that name; believe it was Thomas BracEett
! Reed. 10 not know why thev put hun in
/ that article with Infinite pleasure. II was the
| boIdest and most Interesting nres9ntation OF
! venture TO describe it otherwise GU this ocoa-
/ sion for do not care to enter to-day upon the
W6s Wms the e, sum and Ss snRatSnce WY
| Just as tho good old pharisee party ordinarily
does, that article assumed That elections at
| and fraud. and Intimidation and bullloliaG;
and then. with that candor which chnra.ter.
/ ICES the extract / have read from the article
! in the July number in which the same author
concludes that courts can always find satis-
| they want to decide it, with the Same cardor
, he says in the June article that the Iny dit;
! ference in civilization between tho highest and
the lowest nations or peoples is II dIlIerenre OF
/ degree.
! doing and intimidation and ballot box stuff
Ing you letalinte Ivy telling us that We at the
ASrh UP Ike ahSeS S4r GS
| quoting the language, but merely stating
tnn t to no and say int is
addressing the South DO you suppose we
I are going to tolerate htC hway robbery in the
Press petit arceny in the North . aushter.l
Now. assuming the two tI , which PIC; this
ments ahout tho South are MISUNDERSTANDING
the two thing to eXts,, leave Il to Eontleme3
| respect. the highway robber or the chicken
For stand here to say and can say 1t upon
! authority that. so far as have any personal
information, or knowelee; ,he e., elections log
repreeent have Teen iroo from tie suspicion Of
fraud ever since 1872. when POWELL Clayton
by over Jury BY OF ud 1ss
tornoy then and still an arden: Iespub.
TO a candidate for Congress from mat district
| True, he demnrred to the indictment, and the
|
| Caldwell, held that tho net Of Congress on the
| subject OF elections did not apply to the Cover
! nor OF a Sta'e. AMI lie was acquitted on that
/ ground. or turned loose. But tho contestant in
! that particular case brought tho matter here.
md Republican House OF Eopresr natives
/ & rned out the man to whom the certificate had
/ been given ard put in the other man. They
V WSfe ? tbe maj whom the court failed to con-
Wet That Is the last shadow OF fraud that has
ever been alleged in any form or shape so taT
! as have heard. with reference to any Federal
/ election in my district
| Mr. Laccy-How about the local elections2
| Mr. ROgers-NOw. Mr.. speaker. l kindly ad.
monshed my friend from Illinois II moment
ago that gePtem men wh2 tnteFrgpt m9mSss
not entitled to have their remarks go into the
The Speaker pro tempore. Mr.. Burrows-
The, gentleman from Arkansas declines to
Mr. Rogers-How much time have remain
The Speaker pro tempore-seventeen min
Mr. RoGers-I will occupy two or three min
utes Of that time in commanding to the kindly
! consideration OF the fiouSe-thatis IS, to the ma
The tConsttution wien we see il, aud think
you have cut its acquaintance long since an
@nT1i ScH Mh Ga reSep sgne SpSSHg Tha IS
2 rather significant the: Theg ten mo
use Of an Irish tull. who fathered it; but they
say the real author IS dtStngnished ~, GSntIS ,
tion. Mr.. Blaine
However much You may dliier from the NoWS
! expressed in that article, II some OF you would
read 1t It would refresh your memories Win
the fact that In the early history OF the country
there was an cid musty inStrGment called ne ne
people who accepted Office under the Govern
ment were expected to be bound, and which
some OF US are occasionally required not only
to support, but to defend, "A jeer on th" Re-
| publican side.l Now, Mr. Speaker | have 20
recently given this subject some careful con-
sideration that 1t affords me very great I,"Hs-
ure to refresh In regard toit the memory OF The
gentleman who has lust interrupted me. DO
| not know who he was.
MIR. Speaker, regret very much that this de-;
bate came up this morning Laughter
| was rot prepared for II. These lomurkS have
been purely desul,ory. They have occHrret 70
! me as a mere looker-on; for about all thAt l
have the right now to do Is to look on IhHre
/ are some gentlemcn about this House who
| ENJOY the privilege Of doing with my So.e
pretty much ns they please.
Under this new code Of rules, to which de-
sire to stick so closely IN this dI.cu,sion,
/ have not very many rights, am rot oxen adj
vissd. when am recognized, whether am
recognized to debate or whether | am rec,g-
n2ed to bow, or whether | am recognized 10
interrupt some one, or TO make motion, or
sometimes feel that ! am somewhat out IT