New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
IR. GOODRICH'S COMPLAINT.
KEPT OUT OF HIS SEAT IN THE LIST CON
GRESS.
JUST REPRESENTATION DENIED THE REPUBLI-
CANS OF THE I'D DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
HIS FAILURE TO GET Ills CASE Be
FORE THE UOUSE-I1S

HIS FAILURE TO GET Ills CASE Be
FORE THE HoUsE-Hts
STATEMENT.
(Br TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUsEl
Washington. March 7-Frcdcrick : Goodrich. OF
Florida. who a contestant for IN" seat In the Ii
Congress wroncfully occupied Iy Robert Bulock, said
in the course of conversation with the correspondent
Of The Tribune today: By the Of fate. the ad
journmcnt Of The List Congrcss has left the Repub'
lcan constituency ~ three Congressional districts "t
the south in the soup. As a matter of useful IN
formation. may state the vote on nay own anu 'lp
remaining election cases never taken by the ony
body competent to judge Of the qualifications "i Us
members not because the lacked demonstration
consideration at an advanced stage oi
tho session threatened disaster 10 certain appE"Pi"
tiOns. Ny own case argued before thc 'o"''
mltco on Elections and reported hvorabN hl'"'
months ago. Under the ruiz, in vogue" lis coh'n'rr
ton was DELAYED from time To time until cases h'NlhS
priority were disposed Of. Last summer NhoitN De'
fore the adjournment two cases. 10 wit, LHng't'h :
from virginia and Mlcr's. from south Carolna were
voted upon, and those men were seated Al '"'' "'o
the Republican quorum was In the llou'e' anu '''
calendar should have been cleared. take H. ~
matter Of private judgment that The cases oi Lahs'''"
and Miller were then considered because we were q"
ne eve Of an election and IL would have been o douDI
fu wisdom 10 ignore the colOcd vote repre- -ehteu Wv
the contests 0f these two coord I'pubH'"H'' i"u
Arkansas case was fastened on Just prior 10 tn'' %
a vote taken 10y which Brccknrdge was o"S'c" i'o'"
his seat Th, doubtless matter oi Poil''"i ~
nedencv As intended 10 emphasize the sentiment %
the country as against Democratic outfaE'N II. ''o
south How expedlent II was, history must say Nh''
vas caucd wa, the ciectmcut Of "A Democrat "lu''"
the gain of a Republican Cayton BENG uciu' '' NV
return II Brcckinrdgc AZ the last session uer nv HP
pointment of the Governor Of Arkansas u III '''
vacancy caused bv his retirement. What was lost was
~ rec
were entitled by the verdict ~ the committee 10 '"0
their seat, I'm IN" List Congress
When IAng,tpn and Miller were N'a''" u W.
thought that to insist upon the consideration o ''"''
election case, would mp'r The safety oi me N'N''',
Tariff hill went personally t. Mr. Mckinley ana
frankly -aid that while my constituency "''' 'I,''''
to justc, without further delay. yet was "'''- u
stand aside a. .u.c- ted until tho n"Nt session rither
than threaten peril - ue tauh measure u'''' ''' %
>Idcratlon. NV case. with the Others went Over VIZ
the distinct understanding tiai th'N W''' /" w. '"
early in tbc la. session. The - lt = the e"ruph j.
fact ~ history MANY Republicans "" tI'' "i J"
.ection al.entcd Themselves fnr ind"iHii" pr.'"i>
The Hons, failed 10 have Ecpuhicrn quorum ana ino
Obstructive policy of the Democrats rendered 10 ""P"
siblc T. cGunt quorum oui al WINCH ~ "'"' w.
Late i'm the session hy earnest effort, rh'Ur" dp'D''
were broucli fra Ia make e Republican quorum Many
bu. .uc,, Interests wc' pressing ana cr'"''' /" wv
front Ny case va, -rt down from day &" dhy f"t
hearing ON >atuNlly. February - the chairman "t
the Elections Committee rose {" call my case ' vas
overwhelmed with cal- for ih' previous lu'7,'''
The appropriation bills were pcnding Tir'c lhN'N"
expenditure, for public building in Ncw York. MAJ
cluse,,s and Illinois The senate having added amend
mcnts 10 the appropriations bills caused the appolr
mcnt ~ "A conference committee TINS the pchl"l"'7
refused TO accede to- To proceed In the regular oN''
was To- consume time and possibly lmpeiH ihe appto
priations To fail to secure the necessary puohc
moneys for the public bindings would have been
serons disaster 10 aspant, for election from those
districts.
Messrs Henry Cabot Lodge. Of Massachusetts;
Bcldcn Of New York Randall Of Massachusetts ana
Pay SON. Of Illinois. entered into an understanding WIN
Mr. Crisp and Mr.. Outhwaitc. Of the opposition ana
the result was that in consideration of the agreement
Ly the Democratic side to "A conference committee the
further consideration Of election cases shoulu pc
opposed Acting under this agreement. the List 'oi'
grss expired by Constitutional Limitation at Il o
Of March A. without having voted upon the casts oo'
ing ont OF the I'D Congressional District oi Flota''
district Of West Virginia and district OF Ieh'S'ec.
at IS not nv purpose to impugn the motives Oh
men, These are the facts. The world must he inc
Jurors. Many Republican members dchahucu wv
cors,do,-,i,n ~ n, coa. I personally interviewed
Mr. Lodge aud Mr. Randall They both lhss'eu ul'V
II was too late to consider election cases Mr LodEo
said that great measures could not be impeded pE
private inerests-by which hc meant that the piNoSo
Of bills appropriatng public money H"'' hou Nv III,
dered by a demand from the sovereignty o. Ine pcoi'
for constitutional representations ii' P'i'"'' :"
terests were the Interests Of the majority oi 'hlce
Congressional districts. who demanded the leS'I au-
Indication OF their right to lawful representations
pcrchance the scheme of political philosophy mas
changed; but If it has not am "t io''
to understand why the rights of the ma
iority Of these three Congressional dstHct'
OF the South were not Of equal importance WIN any
measures of finance possible to be consldcrd' Inc
Repubcans of the Id Congressional Distlct Oh
Flord, elected me as their Representative III the List
Congress Ey the commission OF nulnbeTlesS crimes
their will was for the time hndered The PROOF
necessary 10 make good my case ana thit Oh uc
majority of tbe Id District produced considered,
apalvzed and reported upon by committees OF both
parties 80 plain the case mace 'ilal eve" '"o
minority report contained an admission OF many Vi
nv claims such being the case, only single s@p
was NECESSARY to make effective the VIII Oh thit
p,aiortv VIII, sent me here to represent them lhat
s,en was preyented not by the votes OF the other sidc
but bv the concessions oil Mr. Lodge, Mr.. Beiden MI
Payson aud Mr.. Randall. with such follo"hg Us 'oS
could Influence Had the Opposiuon' on square
vo,e depicd me n seat in the body, should accept
the result with courage and contentment know
that certain influential Democrats were SO lndiefeht
in the matter that it Is doubtful II they wohu nave
Ied AN onposition 10 a vote the election eases Mr
MaginnI, Mr. Eaton and myself retire to private h'c
7 On, ,or,ived of a seat to which ! elected, and
the Republican majority OF the ia D.'nci oil fioioa
are depryed Of approximation IN tiat boIy. =.
I. This NAV be humiliation TO our people ~
becomes doubly So when reflect upon the manner