Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-16
Senator Quay Denies that Ha Insulted
Speaker Reed.
OKLAHOMA SUFFERERS RELIEVED
Correspondence Between Unite
States and French Authorities
on Prohibition of Pork.
lspEmAL DISPATCHES TO THE sEcoRD-uMop.l
CONGRESSMAN MORROW.
He Accuses the Sacramento Convention
of Ignoranee.

OF lgnOrancs.
WASHINGTON, August I5.h.-A California
Associated Press correspondent called on
w. w. Morrow to night.
This mornings Associated Press dis
patches from Sacramento announcing that
Mr.. Campbell and yourself had been nom-
inated for CoDgressme en- at Large was mis-
take, l presume, and should have read
CommItteem en-at Large suggested the
correspondent.
No, 1t meant just what it said. They
have nominated me for Congressman
Large" he replied.
Il suppose, then. they have Anticipated
apportionment laws?n
THAT is what they have done. and it
seems to me a very absurd proceeding, and
one for which there is no law. 1t seems
remarkable that not one out of five or
six hundred delegates should have
known no better than TO antci-
pate law of Congress III
this manner. If my nomination as
Congressman-a Large should be allowed
10 stand, and should receive majority
of the votes cast at the election next No
vember, | would have no more right to
seat in Congress than you have, and were
it not for the fact that ex-members
are privileged persons 1 would
not even be allowed the courtesy
of the floor. Take the case of Mr.. Camp
bell. if he should be elected as Congress-
man at large. He would not only be ruled
out as member of Congress, but could
not have the privilege of the floor except
while he might have contest on hand.
Contestants for Congressional seats, you
know, are given the privilege of the floor
pending decision by the House on the
contest. No, sir; the Apportionment Act
must be first passed by Congress and ap-
poriionments made by the Legislature be-
fore any legal election can OCCUR"
Perhaps the Convention thought Con-
gress would pass the apportionment law
before election ?'' suggested the correspond
ent
well, l know, and you know, and the
Convention should have known, that this
could not possibly be done before adjourn
ment. 1t is not even probable that it will
have passed Congress by next March, when
this Congress adjourns, if it should then be
passed by Fifty secon Congress. Califor
MAS additional Congressman would not be
entitled to seat until the Fifty third Con-
gress."
Perhaps the Convention had this in
mind when it nominated you" said the
correspondent, who detected something
like irony in Morrow's answer.
"Well, am extremely obliged to them
for taking time by the forelock and nomi-
mating me three or four years ahead of
time"
but Mr.. Morrow did not appear to be
disgruptled or piqued in the least He
only laughed as he sasd 1.-The affair is
very absurd and ridiculous. 1t has occas-
ioned many joke in the House to-day.
Speaker Reed asked me when California
found out she ought to have better repre-
sentation in Congress. Another suggested
something about premature BIRTH while
third bawled out that / was "a man with
out country | consider the affair more
of an effront than a compliment. l have
said time and again that did not desire to
return to Congress, but if did wish to re-
turn my own district awaits me"
The correspondent gave, as his opinion,
that the Convention did not intend any
effront in extending to him unasked
nomination for California Congressman
at Large; that in fact it should be consid-
| cred great compliment. The San Fran
cisco Call and other newspapers had
| favored Markham only because Morrow was
pre-eminently qualified to look after Pa
| citic coast matters in Congress by reason of
his influence and position upon important
committees. Indeed, they esteemed him
| so highly that he was considered not only
| the Fourth District Representative, but
one who by his long experience was so
qualified to represent all California and
| the Pacific coast interests in Congress.
Therefore the Sacramento Convention
| tenders him the nomination as Congress-
| man. at Large-a very appropriate compli-
ment.
But Mr.. Morrow could not see it in this
| light, and was inclined to consider it as an
| awkward and ill-timed action and one
which embarrassed him not little, if il
did not offer him personal indgnity.