The sun., 1891-05-24

. ni visiting statesmen tu Florida, South CARO-
happen. The TWO Houses we're about to APP
point Joint committee to consider the T.,5 Whole
committee. ,ihis was bsiore the EIecioraI
T% T%n s he had os to
member Of the committee.
awh. S s ssn Sale. a hses ok. as
wo9d wMhn ks Is tS bss hsys nSnTsS apgSpin Mr. Randall
WIZ w%@ @'S IT. 70 sesG%%S'S.S ESq Tdsn
"Iyo,aIa like to have you aup2int him. ~.
Sneaker said: rs there anybody else you
E,1g Ta.p q replied THAT is the only
Mr.. springer had appeared upon the stump
Sfw sma SsS ai S Td,n the Sss so sSss %ss
strong speech in the House In favor Of standing
by S fn, rule, mhIs sns pas
nnd canvass the sotea for President AMI Vice;
President and that no yots, should b counted
have thrown out the votes OF Florida. Louis:
ana, and Sontl, Carolina. The House would
cnn S w" sSTa to shss ssm Sr
n they could not be counted at all, Tilden
Wild Ths fys large on Ro youse commto.
Iiunton Of VIRGINIA. henry y D. PAYNE me Of OHIO.
iicnns we're ar Hoar Of Massachnsetts. Nj.
tinry Of Iowa. al,e,wardy y,n ,Secretsryy, Ct War
-.
Tho Democratic members OF the committee
Ind rreat III, 1rii'cn!ty in coming t. IN agree.
f" LEI re they @ separae sH I ns 10 what was % going
ing vi h NJ. Hewitt. so that his friends had
Mr. Niriser H says he does not think that tho
Elec,cra! Commission biz as Il finally nasse,i
asn's ,spr.sssts'ISs. Mr TiIdea S pro. es!sd IT
Springer and i.ppa Hunton were. the refractory
memners Of TINT committees. They stood out
@ M hs T Mnen Hnxoss M Hhsr o msEe
iIom, two weeks 10 persuade MIR. Springer and
irst torn. and he ielt that he could no longer
hold out against his larty. ,
was q member Of tho Potter Investigating
sommttbse bs T. went south 10 nySsIgate ne
srrnse kn sna M ssna.er
then REPRESENTATIVE from New York, were
the xI sent to Toridn They
home Mr.. Springer said there never was such
NJ. fraud IN the whole W. wosid as the fraud by
IN this, Congress there WINS proposition
made in the, House to open tho question ns to
he s Court of the Tnted I States INF! Mr
Springer was tho only Democrat north Of
ssn and ps 9e Wo,e wG v1,sa i1r this
House VII, voted with him. TIE Sun warmly
sn'nEorted the resolutions snrince, was net
had been held good by the highest tribunal
He never recognized HAYES as President.
In the Forty sixth Congress Mr. Springer
One was Dean aga aga; INST Fields ron Boston: % an:
I alifornia: a Third was Curtin against iokSm
from Pennsv,ann.. MIR. Springer reported in
his soy r but aG aoSs ad
q Mr. Dean. ON the question OF declaring
Field !Eer:i emitted 10 his seat tho vote was i
WAS on the qH r,se in an instant He saw Il
would be impossible to seat Dean wi! h u tie.
with the Democrats al! through this mat
tor; 1t was his first break with the Re-
nomiHatio on IN ia the Char eston Convention.
Dean had received u majority OF two votes on |
se ae sr bs a. saS rs
yisors. He was counted by the Rerubiican
.ard Of Adsrm.n Of BSst"n lat at eSss'
Of the elec,i n Till the ce,tiNcnte was issued |
yisors, and that 10 other count should be valid.
1t was to" plain II II aud. aad Ben couIdn'tvote
When tho house met next morning tine roll
was cnlled and the previous question de;
mannel: n, There was no change il the vote III
no. like the W. E!ee,ien @ iaW On e the
raHs n 10 confirm Field tit!e. bee ause Il Would
be "a a ralpable violation q the Lieetion law;
W
Oh the following morniug Mr.. Jones requps sted
permission tS explain his vote. He was a
%ss snd Ss 10
to seai Mr Field bu, lie Hou,e By tie Ss Vote.
| am OF tho opinion thut one or the o. her Of
the gentlemen WAS elected. and. the house
has decided that Mr.. Field was not must
vote Tor Mr. Dean.
It was q neat compromise. with his con-
the prseding day fls Rep%bIcan n Iqsn'et rc PENN
riends searched Washington that night to
he morning and he voted FOL, Field; This
mnde it o tie vote. Speaker Randall then
voted for Dean. and he was seated.
In the Forty seventh Congress. Mr.. Springer
mite with other Democratic members In put
,nE protest % on record e ; against ,. the unjust
no table was ont u order. This was an ,un.
e.sssh q Resr as4s M 4T
.asd M scat Kesr he on his
vas great excitement. Mr. Spiinger's trends
,eachod n him much before the sergeanl-n,-
lis defence and the eSerGennt-at-Arms did not
i" r eR s Mr. es
isle. VIE was successful IN The contest,, aD-
mr. as "a. 81 the
i Justice. twas n bad SETBACK for a man OF
lis uow0r. Springer protested privately to |
il. Carlisle against tho assignment. but made
q complaint 10 HI {, :, party or the country.
N,sd the Star pIn,I route 81, frauds; 1t was this
nrtment and brought Dorsey and his confed-
rates to lrn, Mr.. Springer also investigated
Wright. mar-hals In the way Of nvesii-
atonS he has tai en- more testimony than any
tLsr member OF Congress res, since the foundution I
outc cases fllls two large octave Volumes
nj lhnt in the Cincinnati election case one. I
in the Forty-ninti Congress. Mr.. Springer I
,as made Chairman Q! the Committee on !
laims. and wRs second on Territories. He
as always ielt that during that Congress he '
o much. When informed OF his assignment
9 said to Mr. Carlisle, You Understand what 7
TO what do yoii refer;?." said the Speaker. I
"iou understand" !" replied Mr.Springer, that 4
am az, not in AZ !ayor Of any claims. This means q
n | appointed you" @
Speaker Kerr was a warm friend of Springer {.
he Illinois member WAS often called to the
lair on account OF Mr.. Kerrs i'll health, He I
resided, in fact. about as often as Mr.. Kerr fl
. gave general satisfaction. and was often a
,lle1 n fh, rnair hy Mr. nandan nnd NJ. o