Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-19

oas enough democrats % give then
gocd working majority. II after
getting thai majority they declined 10 give
/ hin his ssat aud they would give 10 color
I, that cha,ge. |, wonh he sata when Ii
was the undertaking 10 Pass = lsw. 10 give
ihsm chsaee for majority in the rext
He1ss and they said certain testimony was
tras. which, in this case, they sad
Vas not Sufficient TO establish q eon.pi-
racy in Mississippi aud did not believe
republican party eonld sfori to place itself
ia that attitude and did not think il would
DO il. He examined in detail the evidence
Of fraud and intimidation in the various
counties Of the district in order - substan-
tlate his charge that huge conspiracy
| had existed 10 defeat him for Congress.
For the House TO sustain the report Was TO
offer premium on fraud, AMI any stealing
OF the Congressional ses; WAS nothing but
a Political purchase. lie said he felf that
this republican form Of government was In
danger of being overrid len snsl iro lden aH-
u1ef foot by - m oilxarehy.
Kelley ~ AaosAs. offered resolution
reciting the follo~ias graph from the
majority report
with respect 10 the ether seven ceun-
,ies, the number of boxes as to which no
testimony vas taken, it can safely be sf-
frnied that in no. one of these counties,
taken as whole, WAS the election hones;
Fraud in various forms including intimida-
tion of voters, corrupt manipulation of reg
isirstion, stutiing aud stealing ballot boxes.
and Illegal voting finds ample illustration
10 ali of them" aud recommi,ting the case
with Instructions 10 the committee on elee-
f{nus m r9Ss..t fro it. d min al
boxes. Lost, 81 10 1856.
The minority sub stitute WAS II jeeted.
ard the majority resolution declaring Nor
gan entitled to the seat was agreed to with
out division.
Russell of Connecticut, from the CON-
mittee on printing, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill fixing the wages of
printers, book binders and pressmen in the
government printing Office at so cents for
night work, and providing for all piece
work on the Congressional Record that 60
cents per COO ems be paid Agreed to.
Hlt Illinois, from the committee on
foreign afsl ;, moved 10 suspend the
rules and pass the Senate joint resolution
providing that nothing in the diplomatic
and cen.uisr appropriation bill be cot
| stsued to in erru { the putlicilion of the
repors OF the international conference.
Breckinridge of ken,uckey, Inquired
whether the public atoms wouli cortsin the
recent letters OF the Secretary of State OF
the subject of reciprocity and HIT replying
that they would eortsin only the proceed
ings of the conference, Breckiurid2e had
read Secretary Blaine's second letter to
Senator Frye.
Breekenriige said he did not entirely
agree with Secretary Blaine. but the See.
reta,y WIS getting on the right track as far
as he went, and he (Breckinridge) agreed
witd him
\ motion to suspend the rules AMI pass
the resolution WAS agreed 10.
Osborne of Penns, lvsnia, from the com.
mittee on military afiairs, moved TO sus-
pend the rules aud pass the Senate bill for
the relief of certain officers on the retired
list Of the army. No quorum voting, the
House adjC urned at 10 7. NJ.