Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-03-12

mdjority in the House of Represents
lives intends that the will OF the peo-
pie shall be law SD far rs the seating |
of Members of Congress is concerned |
when they are elected. Clayton, OF
Arkansas, although elected to seat
lin the House for the. Flfty-Flrst Con-
gress, will not be given his seat.
He was assassinated, as my readers
will remember, over q year ago when
he was taking evidence to present be-
fore Congress to prove that he had
been elected. Mr.. Clifton Il. Breck-
enridge, the Democrat who was de-
feated by Clayton, occupies the seat
unmolasted because some one OF his
Democratic constituents settled the
case for him by killing the man who
was elected.
The only fault which can be found
with Speaker Reed, and it Is not only
fault but a heinous offence, is that
he recognized Mr.. Breckenridge as u
duly elected member Of the Fifty
First Congress in spite OF the contest
which was ended by the murder of
Clayton; that he not only recognized
Breckenridge as elected, but made
him member of the Committee on
Ways and Means, thus giving him
prominence and power i'll the House
of Representatives to which House
we do not believe that he was elected.
Those dear old Qaakers who call
themselves the Society Of Friends are
sending III petitions from all over the
United States begging Congress hot
to make amy more appropriations for
the building of Navy or tor Sea-
coast Defences. They are probably
as good people as there are i'll this
country and really ought to be num-
bered among the best; but it has long
since been demonstrated that no mat
ter how much faith country may
have in amy particular religion, when
Il foreign nation comes with great big
boats and great big guns, the unpro-
tected religious people are always
killed OF suffer !. great deal. Conse-
quently the Congress will go right on
building u Navy and preparing for
Sea-coast Defences.
It is not certain, but it is more
than probable that the Senate Com
mittce on Elections, will recommend
that the republican senators-elect
from the State of Montana, shall be
seated. There will be but the COM
mencement of long, learned, and
acrimonious debate. The vote of the
Senate will result in a party majority
for these senators-elect, and they will
be seated; but, that will be a month
hence.
!
Speaker Reed has discovered in
Section 4, of Article, Of the Consti-
tuition of the United States, full
authority for the House to district
the several states, and thus prevent
gerrymandering by the Legislatures
of the said States. This matter will
properly come before the House very
soon, and the States will he dis
tricted by the House, SO as to prevent
the democrates from stealing Ohio
and Indiana as has been contem-
plated. Take down your Constitu-
ton, and read Section 4. No, wait,
and let NE quote It. Here it is:
1.-THE times, places, and manner of
holding elections for Senators and
Representatives shall be prescribed
In each State by the Legislature
thereof; but the Congress may at any
time by law make or alter such regu-
lations, except as to the place of
choosing Senator's"
There is no doubt, even in the
minds of some of the ablest demo-
cratic lawyers, that this Section of
the Constitution gives ample power
to Congress to take complete control
of the elections of Representatives.
Acting under this Section, the House
can be made Republican forever and
day. ARMAT.