The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-27
BALLoT-Box sTuFFING.
Enloe and Evans Talk About Case in
tennessee.

tennessee.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-In the House,
to-day, by appointment of the speaker, Mr..
Burrows Of Michigan acted as speaker pro
tenn.
On motion Of Mr.. Lee OF Virginia the bill
was passed appropriating $1,000 to con-
struct road from Alexandria 20 the
national military cetnetery near that place.
The House again went into committee
OF the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill.
In speaking to a verbal amendment, Mr..
Enloe Of Tennessee criticised the appoint
ment of postmaster in his town and
quoted from a letter written by his col
league, Mr.. Evans, to the Postmaster
General declaring that the people
OF That town were ballot : box
suffers, and that he, Mr. Enloe, ami his
people ought to be disciplined. 1t came
with bad grace from his colleague, to ac-
cuse his constituents with stutfipg ballot
boxes when he himself had been charged
with stuffing the balot-boxes in the Filth
district of Chattano ga two years ago. 1t
had been so stated by Mr.. Whiteside.
EVANS DENIES IT.
Mr.. Evans said that one part Of the
charge was false. Charles Whiteside, OF
his town, had never charged him with
stuffiug ballot-boxes.
Mr.. Enloe inquired whether Mr.. White
side had not issued card saying that he
(AIr. Evansl had stuffed ballot-boxes.
Mr.. Evans replied that Mr.. Whiteside
had stated on the street that any man who
said he Mr.. Evans) had stuffed ballot-boxes
or had any knowledge Of 1t was liar. He
had recommended tue postmaster, though he
had never seen him. The candidate had
beel recommended by the chairman OF the
republican state committee by the defeated
candidate for congress and by four
fifths of the republicans of the district.
DENOUNCED AS A JUDAS.
His colleague (Mr. Washington had COM
planned that the democrats were not allowed
to see the papers on file in the Postoffice Do
partment. So long as be and his colleagues
had colleague who was ambitious to en-
roll his name on the roll Of fame under tho
name of Juda', and who so far forgot him
self as to go to the department
and secure political papers, and take
take copies of them in secret
Mr.. Enloe-That is not true, and de-
nounce it as falsehood.
MIR. Evans, continuing, said that when
he had colleague who condemned the adj
ministration and reflected on members In
this House in most unKiud terms, it must
be expected that the democrats would be
denied access to these political papers
Mr.. Enloe disclalmea any ill feeling
towards his colleague. He had called at
tention to this matter because he felt that
be had been badly treated by the Postmas-
ter General and his colleague. He (Mr.
Enloe) had showed to the Postmaster Cen
eral fraud in the candidates indorsements
by the statement of leading republicans
and by numerous letters. He thought that
he had the assurance Of the Postmaster Cen
eral that he would select some other men.
HOW HE GOT THE PAPERS.
As to the manner in which he got the
papers, he went to the postoffice depart
ment and picked them up in the chief
clerks Office. He made a copy of them
and said he was doing so in order to expose
this fraud. There was nothing secret
about it. He got his colleagues letter In
the Senate committee room. He had be-
trayed nobody's confidence.
On motion Of Mr.. Clements of Georgia
an amendment was adopted requiring the
heads of the departments to report to con-
gress the number of persods ia their de-
partments who are Inefficient.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House.
On ordering the previous question no quo
rum voted and this point was raised by
Mr.. Bynum of Indiana. A count failing
to develop quorum q call of the House
was ordered. Only 101 members responded
10 UnelT naHloS. ne uTedry kc5D65 attend
ing call Of the House were then enacted
while the sergeant-at-arms was engaged in
the task Of hunting up absentess.
FIVE HOURS OF DREARY WORK.
After five hours consumed in this weary
manner further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with and the question re-
CURED on ordering the previous question.
The vote stood 1856 to 10, and Mr.. Bynum
raised the point that there was no quorum
present.
The speaker pro tenn. thereupon counted
the House and announced that there we're
167 members present-more than quorum.
Mr.. Bynum thereupon demanded the
teliers, and no quorum voting the yeas and
nays were ordered. The vote resulted
yeas 14l, nays 20, the speaker counting
Messrs. Abbott, BrecSinridge Of Kentucky,
De Haven. Enloe and Goodnight to make
quorum and declared the previous question
ordered.
The House then at II o'clock adjourned.