New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-04
THE BRECKENRIDGE CASE.
ANOTHER DAY SPENT BY THE HOUSE IN IT'S
CONSIDERATION.
roRc1DLE SPEECHES OF MEssRs. LACEY AND
BERGEN IN SUPPORT OF THE MAJORITY
REpeRT-.iR cRIsPs DIsTAsTEFUL
rASK-AN ONSLAUGHT UPON
SENATOR QUAY,
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkInCNE.I


| fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKInUSE.l
| Washington scpt. 3.-The House spent snotner oAy
In the consideration OF the Clayton Breckenridge case
and late I'm the afternoon treated to mild sei's'I
ton which took the form OF onslaught upon senator
| Ouay by Representative Kennedy OF ONO. "ha'
ever criticism may be passed upon Mr. Kennedy on
the score Of TASTE or the lack OF It, In choosing inc
present momcnt-aftcr the Republican majority III the
senate has made pledges to proceed In December "cA'
to the consideration OF the Election BILL, ana 10 as
pose of II way or Otler-in order TO atrsish 'h
Quay for the part lie took in the disposal OF that mat
ter there Is no denying the fact that nc Represents
large almost an overwhelming. majority OF Fcphoi'
| cans In the House in their Judgment OF Mr. quay
| course with reference to 1t.
It may well be asked, however, what good pr"
nose such outbreaks serve at the present tmc' ana
what light they throw upon the ClayOn-Brccknrldse
ca &C. now under consideration. They certainly cannot
| exhibit Mr.. breckenridge In moro despicane hsh'
| than that in which he has appeared since lie pro
suined 10 appear before the bar OF tho House anu
Take the oath Of Office ard occupy the seat to which,
another WAS elected. That was done much more
effectively by Sir. bergen and Major Lacey IN t'''r
really able ara exhaustive speeches today
Mr. bergen finished his argument begun ycs'fr'
dav early In the afternoon and was followed by Mr'
| Crisp whose dsta>te for the task in Misunderstanding
a title TO a seat in the Iou-c stained IN bhoo anu
tainted with fraud Of tho gro>' est knd-was apparent
|
him 50 reckless to lay down. on surfing upon MS
argument the broad proposition that there could DC
no contest. since party to the contest had b'ch
A. s,natcd.' The word had scarcely left MS month
when he corrected himself by saving shot down.
The hesitation To call the awful crime BY its proper
nnmc characteristic. Indeed. 1t Is not the i''l
limo that It has been shown. nor Is Mr. Crisp the hsS'
Democrat who has displayed II In this deOat. La"'e
I'm argument. family In tho statement Of facts, ana
reckless os to It's DEDUCTIONS the speech OF Mr. 'rsp
did not command the applause among his party IT cn''
which similar efforts his part on similar !inc' have
heretofore evoked II fell entirely fat.
In striking contrast 70 Mr. Crisp's speech was IN"
array Of fats presented by Major Iarcy. Mr. Lacey
f. serving his first Representative. and does
not often take Al active part In the debates OF the
House. though II Is known IA painstaklnc ana cN'
| trnlcly valuable man In committed His spc"rh TO-
day. however. will place him In tho front rank "i
active ard Aggressive dc!,a"rS on the Repuhir&n size
Of the ll,sl,e. II was speech worthy OF tic cause
md nrhy 81 the man. Tho fact that II WAS delivered
without the aid Of notes that IN" speaker was con
tnnally subjected to interruptions 70 which he sub
mi,ici with good nsturs and that his time was
Limited ne having unschsiy yielded the Hons shan
Ito nfhcr member Of tn" committee. dh not o"tra't
from tho merits of the performance. but. on the ce'
tr,ry heightened the effect II was no wonder. th"r'
fore that at tho close Of his speech Major Lacey wi'
greeted with warm applause and that he received tho
| hearty CONGRATULATIONS, Of his party fr."nts.
| Tho har,nguc Of Mr. Cultivate In behalf NJ ben"
aci,rv o. murder and crime quite IN keeping with
| tho reputation If u dough far".' wh'h the ONO
Representative has enjoyed since he a>prJ 10 political
| honor, VIVA: II LACKED IN common sons" and d"ccHcy
| II made up lv tho wllcS, nli,stacincHts ana the
most re- hiss DISREGARD II The facts III the case, a.
| shown by The record.
| Dining the nbscucc Of the speaker. on motion OF
MIR Cannon of Illinois. Mr. Iurr"w-. Of Michigan VIA
elected >prnacr pro tenn and took the chair amid ap
plau-o from, both side, Of the House.
| Mr. Hcrgon 81 New jersey. Resumed his argument
I'm favor Of tho unscatlng Of Brrckinrtfgc AFTER a.
| picting the nssa,>inalon Of Clayton. he criticised
| Brcckinrdr, for not rSgnlng his seat. ana thereby
d.ownng the advantag" h. had gained from n"rdcF'
lie had not done 20. but he stood by th"-" VINO h'd
| st.d by him at the death. Wa, Mr.. Brcldnridge u
party 10 the conspiracy which ended In the tragedy
| Mr. Bergru trusted not lie almost ready TO say
| that h. believed not. But II had ,rcn In Brcck!n
ridges power the life Of Clayton. Had h" dopc
~ II wa. said he had. u, Mr.. Bergen trusted that
| no hnd hut the Gentleman cvaded sa9ing -.
| Mr. crisp Of Georgia criticised the r'port OF the
sub conmtt~ which visitct Arkansas. charging the
majority f that sub committee with emitting evidence
from the rcm,l apd with \ refusal Ia take testimony
! for III, contestant The whole majority report Wa
| tn,ndsi upon suspicion" ard rot upon "pr"f.
Coutiuuc his criticism 81 tho report he quoted ~ the
milk IN tho oOcoAnut- tive following extract: "Thr
| rers,.,ty for the enactment Of some lava which Will
prinA facie title Ia -c"t In Congress Is evident
from the rrul In this contest Had such law, l'ri III
force a. would have prevented tho cont'erc nom LAX
ing his seat with such t,tlc. no one would nave NJ
Tempted to confer such titlo by stealing tho ballot box
There had issn one ball)tbox stolen. said MT crisp
hut giving 10 CLAYTON every vote contained therein
fh,,, would have been change in the prima faclf
case The certificate had been given to brc"kinrihg'
long bcfDr the sd ASSASSINATION Of CLAYTON Whether
Clayton were dead alive wuld not have interfercd
| with the organization II the House.
| After arguing the case. MIR. Crisp gave motto" tha'
| he would. Ut the proper time. move " rccoriht th'
pending resolutions. with Instructions To the Conint''
on Elections Ia ascertain whether Mr. breckenridge OF
Mr. Cnyt1n received a majority Of the votes cast at
| tho election.
| Mr. Lacey OF Iowa, said that the gentleman from
Georgia hid enacted the part Of the criminal lawyer
| who, when h. had IA lad case to bark up, attacked
| Oh. Of tho grand jurors. MIR. Lacey defended
| tho action of tho subcommittee In Arkansas
commenting the minority rb6rt. ho stated that Mr.
rrckinridgo had full permission 10 write II. II had
not been He'd In the House II had been made public
only through the Asscatcd Press lie earnestly pro
tested against the election methods rsorted 10 In Ar
| han,as. but cast an air Of POPULARITY about his "
m,rAs by referring to the murder Of supervisor Vail
| who had been shot while playing game OF poker
Referring 10 tho minority Views Mr.. Lazy called at
tntion TIE report thereof sent out by the Associated
Press which report the gentleman from Georgia OR
| Crisp had cut out rs ciiOrscltnsly rs ever Demo
GA. had knoraed down an oplHncnt IN the southern
stat"s Recurring to the lirccklDrdgo case. Mr. Lacy
| said that that gentleman had for year and "a hull
| ullc.l u To which he had not been circt,d. let
the title 10 that seat WA 10 stronger than the tith
Hhch put the trinmviruc III power when Caesar fell
| the tito Of blood. the title " murder.
Mr.. Onthwaite. Of ohio. argued in support OF tic
sitting member retaining his seat.
lori.y report and Mr. Kennedy; Of ohio. drew from
clu>ion that Federal Election law Should BE- ei"tcl
lie reelected severely upon the senators who had
| hcsu puun Ia himsDlf
iii, ut In the doctrines II the Republican party, fully
committed 10 the principles Of thu party. he must for
dissent from the cOwartly surrender which haul,
down the flag ana strikes tho colorS %! Tn" Rcpnb
ican party b. defeated foe. Continuing. Mr.. Ken
nelly said In part
"Speatin: for myself. shall nall the banner Of tho
Republican party nj the masthead with The doct"ine
| which Ia, become lnScparnblc from It's history and
existence. and which demand. tho protection of tho
% nr"co o lie and pr"pcrtv =" and sapd really a /"
defend that doctrine I? tho last; That the Fiction