Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-01

closed his speech every argument of the
defense had been refuted. every false pre-
tense and suggestion exposed, every false
issue and teehnicality smitten or bruised
aside, bringing out the paked facts of the
case in all their hidenusHess So that nobody
could mistake them. Once, and once
only, did Mr. Crisp. of G eorgia, the ablest
lawyer on the cmocratic side venture
TO interrupt Mr.. Dalzell and when the
short colloquy was ended the Georgian
was sorry that be began il.
THE BARRUNDIA AFFAIR
No less eloquent and convincing was
his speech in defense of Commander Reiter.
of the navy who bad cen reprimanded
for alleged neglect of duy in connection
with the death cf General Barrundia.
Henry Cabot Lodge, the distinguished
Republican member of Congress from
Massachusetts,, who opposed him, said
of Mr. Dalzell's speech
THE argument in defense of the con-
duct of Commander Reiter has been stated
in this House in one of the ablest speeches
that has been my fortune to hear, and
feel very strongly the difficulty that labor
under in attempting 10 answer such an
admirable argument as that made by
my friend from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Henry Smith, Journal Clerk of the
Honsc Of Representatives. upon being
asked what were the great speeches of the
Grs4 h IN his nd
ment there had been only two, and that it
so happened that both had been made by
the same individual, Mr.. Dalzell, of Penn
sylvania-the Clayton-Breckenridge speech
in the first sessron, and the speech in the
Barrundia affair in the second session.
RECORD OF INDUSTRY.
Among the other speeches made 10y Mr.
Dalzell in the Fiftieth and Fifty first Con
crosses were the following; On bill to reg
ulate the lien of Judgments in the District
of Colum lila, on the Foriifcations bill, on
the eight hour law, on the death of Hon.
Samuel Randall, on judicial appropriation
bill, and ON amendment TO interstate com
merce law.
Mr.. Dalzell presented large number of
petitions, not only for his immediate
constituents, but also for the citizens OF
our counties and states, also for the Boards
ef Trade and Chambers OF Commerce of
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading and
other cities of the State. Among
the numerous petitions thus presented
were the following
In favor Of Blair educational bill, for
increased compensation of fourth class
postmasters, in favor of international
copyright laws for tempory aid to com
mon schools ON basis of iIiteracy. for
Government control of telegraphs, to have
February 22d declared a legal holiday, for
proper prutc ction of Yellowstone Park,
for amendments to proposed bankruptcy
law, Tor perpetuatian Of national banking
system because of the security the Govern
ment supervision gave depoStors, for
sp edy publication OF records of War of
Rebellion. for passage Of dependent ana
per diem service pensi bills, relative to
light house service on the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers, Tor Legislation To provide
against recurrence of floods in Mississippi
Valley, again st free coinage of silver, in
fas or OF a woman suffrage amendment 10
the Constitution.
When the remarkable record made by
Mr.. Dazel of untiring and almost con-
tinuous devotion to the duties OF the
position to which he has been thrice chosen
by popular vote of the people of his
district is compared with the shameful one
OF neglect and indifference to his proper
work shown by Mr.. Quay, the conviction
cannot but force itself upon every true
Pennsylvania Republican that the interests
of the party, State and nation would be
much better served if one of the almost
continuously empty chairs allotted to this
Commonwealth in the National Senate
were almost constantly filled by the
brilliant, able and eloquent member of the
lower House from Pittsburgh