, 1890-03-06
THE ELECTION CASE.
A Spirited Debate on the
Arkansas Frauds.
COLONEL CLAYTON'S MURDER.
Mr.. Breckenridge Takes Exoep-
tions to the Statements of
the Republicans,

WASHINGTON, March mir Coleman,
Of Louisiana, Offered resolution re-
questing the president to send to the
house copies of all the correspondence
between the United States and Mexico
relating to the seizure at the port OF
TAmpico Of the schooner Robccca in
February, lsSi; referred.
The following committee appoint
ments were announced by the speaker
Messrs, Tarsncy OF Missouri, and Rey-
burn, of Pennsylvania, on claims Mr.
Brckncr, of Wisconsin, on Mississippi
lcyees Mr. ChcadIc, of Indiana, ON post
offices and post-roads.
The consideration of tho Arkansas con.
tested election case of Fcathcrstunc vs.,
Gate was then resumed, Mr.. DalzclL Of
Pennsylvania, taking the floor.
In supporting the claims of tho con
testant, he said that in the election in
lhc hrst district of Arkansas Winchester
rifles, rcyolyors and bowic.knivcs played
ar important part This district, he
said, was adjoining that In which Colonel
Clayton. n man OF national reputation
while exercising the right which be-
lungcd to thc humblost American ciu-
zen, had been murdered In cold blood,
ut the very altar of liberty,
Mr.. Dnllell confined his remarks prin.
cipJlly TO the election methods of the
democrats In Crit,cnIcn county, churg-
log intimidation aud fraud.
cuntruycrtiug statement was made
BY MIR. cultivate, of ohio, to the effect
that there was no evidence that a
"douhlc.action" ballot box was used In
the county. Mr.. Outhwuito challenged
the production OF any evidence that
that bON exhibited by him yesterday had
ever been used.
Mr.. pulzcll replied that the majority
al the committee on elections contcnded
shat a ballot box identical with that pre-
sented had been used in Critienden
county in ut least three polling places.
The contcstee In his brief himself all
mitcd chat lhe ChiyHlry of Crittcndcn
county. armed with Winchester rifles,
found IL necessary tn drive oyt twenty
or thirty unlrmod black men.
Mr.. Crisp OF Georgia, submitted an
argument In favor oi the claims OF Con-
testoo Cate. The counsel for the con
tcstant was Colonel W W, Dudley. 1t
was an interesting thing to hear that
notorious gentleman discussing before
the committee on elections the import
ancc of the purity Of the ballot, and tire
necessity OF giving the voter an un-
trammelcd and Tree right to vote as he
pleased.
Mr.. Cheadlc. ofIudiann, entered pro-
test against the attack on the charuc-
ter Of him who in the field of battle, had
! spent blood In the defense of his coun-
try and whose lifo lac tthcadieJ chal-
leugcd any being to attack, Applause
on the republican side. 'rhc body on
the other side is unable to prove a single
charge against the republicans OF In
DIANA Removed applause.
Mr.. Crisp was unaware that no had
said anything to provoke an uutburst on
tho part Of hi, friend from lndianu. lie
spoke OF the mans reputation through
out thecountry, the general respect In
which he was held, and ho had not
spoken uuNndly. llc had been Illus
trating the possibilities of the case. That
wa, all,
Mr. Crisp then took the evidence in
the case, and argued that the majority
OF the committee had not ohcyod tile
laws of fair play, II law which was dear
to thc American people
Mr. Rowell OF Illinois, charged that
the apparent majority through which
the committee had abstaincd his title to
a seat was procured bY crime of the
worst character which, If 1t had not
been perpctruted, would have turned his
apparent majority into minority. lie
criticised tho governor of Arkansas
Tor allowing hundred selected
men to oNpel from their positions the lu-
lul officers of the county without raising
his hand to NindiCutc the laws. The
day had come IN tle history OF the Unit
od States when the people had deter
mined that the constitution which en-
|. irhnChiscd the BLACK man should no
longer be uullihcd.
y AIR. Moore asserted that the testimony
taken by the contestant in Memphis
was u forgery IN all particulars
Mr.. l}reckinrldgc, Of Arkansas, re-
fcrred to the peaceful condition ofatiairs
in Arkansas, which brought out Mr.
Kelly, ot Kansas, with the question
rs 10 what had become of the COlorCd
detective who had gone to the gentle
mans district to find out who had mur-
dcrcd the man whose bloody shoes the
gentleman stood in to-day.
Mr.. Brcckiu ridge replied that the ne
gro had been engaged In trying to look
up the murdcrors of Colonel Clayton
lie had gotten into difficulty with boy
IA republican hoy, whose father was IA
rcpublicuI. The negro was drunk, and,
applying opprobious epithcts to the boy,
struCS him with stone, and tho boy
shot him The gentleman mad not only
gone against tho testimony in the pend
ing case, but nearly every member who
had spoken on the other side had spoken
of the death of his lamontcd opponent
as II 1t had been the result OF the demo
tFlllt nollSy. MtlnutIa Chlllt more ana
impugned Lot only his name and his
honor, but the honor ofstho people whom
he represented. Was that evidence of
the fairness his people were to receiver
Mr.. Springer thought the cuse had not
been thoroughly investigated, and
favored resolution, which lac said he
would Oilcr at the proper time, appro-
priuting SlOO,OOO to enublc the sub-com-
miuec of the committee ON elections to
!. proceed to the First district OF Arkansos
kand investigate the election, Il.
Mr. GrosVenOr said that he would
Imuve to amend this resolution by doub-
ling the appropriation and by having tho
Investigation extend to other Arkansas
districts.
Mr.. springcr--"I accept that"
Pending further debate the house ad-
journed.
SENATE Pi;OCEkDiSGs.