The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-23
THE REPORT REJECTED.
REFUSED TO UNsEAr RocKwELI.
Colonel OTorrau Makes n Brilliant Effort In
Behalf OF the CommIttee-what lie
says About His Defeat.


alteration of private bills, but not being sus-
tanned, the House proceeded with the cleo
ton case, Mr.. Fellows. Of New York, being
tho first speaker. lie defined the case Of
Mr. Rockwell. He inquired Of Mr.. O'Ferrall
st Tie outset IL it were conceded that the
sixteen Doyle ballots cast for Moves were re-
iected and the twentyAeight marked ballots
for Rockwell were allowed. would not the
latter be entitled 10 his seat upon any return,
NT. O'ferral replied that he would il the
count Is made upon the face Of the returns as
tue Court Of Appeals of New \ ork should
have done and the sixteen Doyle ballots were
rejected
Alr. Fellows said that the decision Of that
court had nothing t. do with the question
aud their action could ia no way affect the
issue. Whatever they decided was in refer
ence g the mode of procedure in the state OF
New York aud could have no relation 70 the
line of action 10 be taken by the House. Inc
sixteen Doyle ballots cast for Noye, were
fraudulent and were the result of criminal
conspiracy and were not 10 lie considered III
the case for a moment Thetwonty So
called marked ballots cast for Mr. hock-
well were valid and legal auQ had
10 faint upon them aud could not
be rejected upon the final settlement
OF the case. The twenty-eight ballots
were now on this floor Oy the consent OF the
Democratic majority of the committee IN
violation of the solemn law OF the United
States The contestee was here manacled
and throttled. aud had been given no 0ppOr-
tunity TO be heard in regard to the twenty
EIGHT marked ballots These ballots were
official and were under the control of
the election inspectors. The Doyle bal
lots were oil on pastors In manuscript, and
apparently IN the handwriting of one man.
They were IN the hands of brlbers and cor
rupters. as had been conciusively shown. The
..k rra.It nm
methods. These ballots were tainted and
stained.
In closing. Mr.. Fellows roundly scored Mr..
Moves for the corrupt methods ne had en-
ployed o. purchase votes. lie lNOyes) posed
ss "a MARTYR and said he did not want the
Office aud that he had made great personal
sacrifices lie rested his claim on six votes.
and in that majority were sixteen tainted bal
lots Ii certainly did not seem that the gen.
t.emsu bad large popular following. He ap-
pealed TO the House 60 sustain Mr., Rockwell
in his seat Moves bad spent his money
through his debauched agents The House
would stultify itself If Il refused to seat Mr..
Rockwell II Moves was seated IL would be
odi0us. fraudulent and disgraceful. His re-
marks were loudly appauded. and many
members crowded around him Offering their
congratulations.
BOURNE COCHRAN HAS A SAY.
Mr Cochran having secured fifteen min
NLtN IIOu ul- NOlltNEuts MI t4AON1s lAitL At
tempted % address the House in favor of
Mr.. Rockwell. Mr. OFeTrall questioned the
right OF Mr. Fellows % Weld his time, and
said that the minority already had consumed
more time than the majority. Mr.. Wheeler
Jumped to his feet with paper showing the
consumption of time and shook Il IN Mr..
C'criaus face. The latter. becoming net
tied. said the gentleman from Alabama was
rs annoying t. the House as amOsquitoln New
Jersey Laughter and confusion. General
Wheeler tried TO reply, but he could not DO
heard above the din of the House.
Quiet being restored NiT. Cochran proceed
ed with his remarks He said that the entire
case of the majority was based upon corrupt
ed ballots which they claimed could be
counted The majority said that bribery and
corruption were legal when they brought IN
their report Ii there Was evidence that even
one vote was obtained by bribery the claims
OF Moves should not be considered for a mo-
ment Ii should be the duty OF the House 10
sustain the sanctity of the CONSTITUTE n. and
Moves should be expelled as something top
unclean 10 be associated with honor
able men, He referred 10 the whole
sale unseatlng of Democrats by the
Republicans in the last Congress; said that
retributon had oyei taken them, and all that
was left of that party now were lew shat
tered, shlvering politicians outside the breast
works. The majority were now assalling the
seat Of q Democratic member on the basis
that corruption and bribery we're equally
valid in tue eyes of. the law with honesty and
patriotism Referring to the Democratic
platform adopted in Indiana Yesterday he
sand that be hoped that that party would not
wipe from its record the proposition that the
sale of a Cabinet Office IN return Tor corrup-
ton fund was q disgrace 10 Indiana. lApplanse
on the Democratic side
lie depOred the fact that the gentleman
from Virginia (Mr O'ferrall) was - be found
in bad company When the Republican party
Hnfa with a nIe4 far 9leptlOQS IL
was only fair and rgnt that 1t should be com
PEELED 10 bear at the bar where II pleads the
proper odium of character acquired IN every
Congress where 10 has had control OF the
Committee on Contested Elections. lAp-
plause Oh the Democratic side
In conclusion he said: We have seen what
the eeilct OF disregard of every principle Of
Justice mas been upon the minority We have
seen TO what proportions 1t has shrunk Far
be IL from mo 70 ask my party associates 10
fall down into the same abyss into which the
minority was plunged IN 1902 Applause
COLONEL o'TERRALL's GooD HI.
Mr. O'Ferrall (Domocra). Of Virginia, who
submitted the majority report for the COM
ruittee in favor of Mr Noyes, then took the
floor to close the debate. lie opened bis
speech by citing an anecdote laprOpOs Of
Mr. COckrans forensic ehOrtl TO the elect
that negro being ont IN hurricane al niglt.
and not relishing the surroundings, said zap
healing TO heaven: "Oh. Lawd, # it's all tine
same l. YOU give me less noise and a little
more light" Tremendous applause, order
not being restored for five minutes
He hoped there would be . calm on the
floor after the equine la storm which had Just
went over H. Referring 10 Dir. Cochran he
said that that gentleman had undertaken 10
lecture him as 10 his duty as q Nirglnian and
a. a Democrat II there was anything of
which he was proud II was because he was
Nirginian. He loved It's mountains. its valleys
and its people. lie would be false 10
the principles Of bis party II he did not dareto
do ripht. and this he was doing in
tie report presented for Mr.. Noyes. The gen
tjeman from New York mir. Cockran) nad
voted in but two contested election cases IN
this House In the Fitieth Congress there
was d report against White. republican.
Mr.. Cochran voted for Mr.. White. If he
(OFerral) was in bad company now, as
stated by the gentleman from New York,
where was the latter at.that timey He also
voted in this Congress against the Democrats
Mr.. Fellows asserted that Mr. NOyes did not
live in his district. lie (OfeualD under
stood that neither Mr. Fellows nor Mr.. Cock
ran live in his district
Mr. Cochran replied that. like all other
statements Of the gentlemen from Virginia
regarding himself, TINS was untrue.
Sir. O'Ferrali retorted that tho gentleman
from New York always desired TO be iDdo-
pendent aud was always wrong when he was
Independent. Confusion in the House, the
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