New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-05
PRICE THREE CENTS.
CARRIED OUT THE DEAL.
THE NEw-HAMPSHIRE HOUSE KILLS THE
SENATE BILL.
DIP. GALLINGER's ADHERESTs IN OPEN ALxGi
ANcE WITH FRANK JoNEs-INJusTIcE TO
SENATOR CHAyDLEI-AMsDEN FOR
GOVERNOR AND GALLINGER
FOR SENATOR.
rsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rIIDUSE.I


in the lower house of the New-Hampshirc Legis-
lature, voted with the Democrats to-day in favor
of the Judiciary Committees report declaring
that it is not expedient to adopt any legislation
instructng the clerk how he shall act In making
up the roll Of the next House. This result re-
quires the clerk to construe tic constitution and
the statutes for himself IL calls upon him to
perform an act of judgment upon each OF seventy
two certificates that will be presented to him nexs
January by claimants 70 seats from the so-called
cassed towns, and from the wards and towns thae
have elected additional members by virtue OF an
increase in their population shown by the cen
sus Of 1890. 1t leaves him able to turn out any
political result he peases, and to cite eminent
legal authority in support of whatever action he
thinks fit to take.
When the Legislature elected which has jus6
voted to leave the affairs of New Hampshire in
this perilous position. it was openly charged that
it was "a Roston and Maine body" BY this was
meant that the Democratic politicians, with Frank
Jones at their head, who own the Boston and
Maine Railroad would he able to control the
votes of the entire Democratic party and Of
sufficient number Of Republicans TO obtain ann
legislation they wished. No decisive test of tho
railroads strength was had during the session Of
1889, but when the Republican caucus by two
thirds majority resolved TO elect Senator Chand-
Ter, 1t was alleged by the Senator's Republican
opponents, who compose the Gallinger faction, that
he was aided in his canvass and ia the vote Of
the by Franz; Jones's influence. and that
Mr.. Chandler had laid himself and the Republican
party with him under obligations to Jones and
his all-pOwerful railroad. No evidence in support
of this allegation ever produced, and, has
been fully demonstrated in the incidents that have
taken place in this extra session, none existed.
Jones did not find it necessary during the regular
session to round up his Republican allies, and un-
til to-day no positive proof of their identity had
been adduced. But to-day they were uncovered.
Every man Of them compelled to stand up
wher his name was called and be counted and
the Republicans of New-IIampsbirc now discover,
not so much to their surprise their disgust that
the men who made these charges against Senator
Chandler are the very men who covered by
Frank Jones's mortgages, and at his demand they
have yielded the safety and peace of the State and
the interest and honor Of their party TO feed DEM
ocratic ambition.
In the light of this result the motive OF the ex.
traordinary pamphlet which Senator Chandler i,--
sued Just before he went to Washington becomes
| apparent. lie had been falsely and maciously
accused of intriguing with Jones to the hurt OF
| the Republican party, which was just the offence
| which he knew his accusers would be guilty OF
so soon as Jones chose to put the screws on them.
| He foresaw that Jones would be very likely to
apply the screws at this session in the interest Of
| Democratic supremacy in the next Legislature;
and, if it came to that, he meant that the Repub-
| lican party of New-Iampshire should witness tho
| spectacle in clear and plain relief. He meant
that the party should know who among its
| supposed leaders and who among it's trusted
representatives were Republicans and who were
x,h, truo md wno
were influenced by honest motives and genuine
| party spirit and who were the creatures OF
| Democratic beer-inaker with pocketful Of gold.
| The issuing of that pamphlet was not bunder.
It was not the act of a sick man." IL was Q
brilliant stroke of political sagacity, and every.
body says so tonight. 1t needs to be added that
not every member who voted In favor Of the
Judiciary Committees report is open to these OF
any harsh imputations Several-t isn't neces
sary to mention their Names they easily
picked Out-acted in good faith and according to
| their conscientious convictions. Their judgment
may be impeachable, but their motives are not
The question was, should statute defining how
the clerk shall make up the rolls of members Of
the House. entitled to participate in its organza-
ton, be repealed, SO far its provisions seemed
to he in conflict with the constitution, giving
every town or city ward the right to
one me nber for 600 inhabitants and to
an additional member for every 200
additional Inhabitants or should the statute
stand and the clerk be left to figure out his duty
according to his own ideas of which was the gov
| erning law? Should the State be left at the
mercy Of this clerks mental process should the
| Legislature, whose servant he was mark out the
| line for him to follow? Should the risk be run
of partisan conflicts which threaten TO end In the
organization of two different Legislatures and in
the choice of two Governors, or should that risk
be terminated by the passage Of a law clearly in
accord with the constitution? IL may be hard
to see how there could be two opinions on an
| issue so clear except they were dictated by
personal ambition party interest. but it is un-
| doubtedly true that several of the Republicans,
| possibly half dozen, who voted with the Demo-
| Gratis to-day, did so with pure motives and good
conscience.
As for the rest they were the creatures Of
confessed dicker, the known, If rot the adj
mitted, terms Of which are the orga"zatlon Oh
a Democratic Legislature next January and the
election of Amsden, Democrat, as Governor and OF
Or. (iallinger as United States Senator: At tho
Republican caucus last night, Cyrus Suloways
Gallnger's second lieutenant. used this language
which was taken down as it fell from his lips:
Il shall not vote for this Senate bill or for
any other political measure. To do SO would be
treachery. II would be to stab in the back hon.
orahle Democrats with whom an arrangement was
made by means OF which we have elected our
clerk What that arrangement was ! do not
know. and | would not tell you il did
The audacity Of these remarks almost struck
the caucus dumb IL Mr. SulOway does NOS
know the arrangement tonight, II Is because ne
las shut his ears TO the one subject Of conver.
saton in the hotel lobbies Everybody else
knows il, and everybody is laughing at the gulla-
bility of those who suppose that the Democrats
can be held to their bargain, or that Harry Blng.
ham will ever consent to be lad on the she. II
once q Democratic majority Is got In the otato
House at Concord.
To-day's session was not long; 1t was preceded
man of the Republican State Committee, lsbored
diligently to convince the Republican members OF
the Judiciary Committee that II they could noe
recommend legislation they should at least affirm
in their report that the principle embodied In the
Snate bill was correct They held that legsla-
tion was inexpcdient. but they all agreed that
under the constitution, the group Of members
chosen on the basis of the new census should he
admitted. They finally modified the language OF
their report so that it redd The bill contains
only a declaration Of fact which existed and was
acted upon at the election OF November 4. 1890.
and n direction to the clerk TO perform duty
I,, ollad IN nprfo bv