New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-19
A BLACK EYE FOR HILL.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES TO SEAT
MOVES.
DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES, DIsGUsrED AMI
ANGRY AT THE SENATOR'S UNsCEUPULoUS
INTERFEREYCE-AL A PER
SONAL ENCOUNTER.
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkrBUNE


on Elections to-day by a vote of . TO | adopted
resolution which was offered by Mr. Moore Of
Texas lest Tuesday declaring that Hosea H.
Rockwell was not elected Z Representative in the
Lid Congress from the XXNllIth New-YOrk DIS
trict and is not entitled TO the seat, and that
Henry r. N0yes was elected and Is entitled 70
the seat which Rockwell has occupied since the
organization of this Congress under fraudulent
certificate based on false and fraudulent election
returns certified by Democratic boards of super
visors in the counties of Chcmung and Seneca.
Three Democrats and four Republicans voted
for the resolution and one Democrat, Mr. Gillespie,
of Pennsylvania. against it. Tic three Democrats
who voted that David b. HIS chum, Rockwell.
is not entitled 10 the seat which he occupies were
Chairman O'Fcrrall OF Virnna. Payn'ter of Ken
lucky. and Lawson of Georgia: the four Kepuph-
cans were McSsrs. IIaugcn, of Wisconsin, Doan, oi
Ohio. johnson, of Indiana, and Clark of wyoming
Mr.. Moore of Texas who ofrerd the resolution and
would have supported il, was absent on account
Of illncss Four other Democrats and two Re
pnblicans were absent. or the four Democrats
Mr. Cobb Of Alabama. is in favor Of Rockweu
now; Mr.. Johnstonc. of South Carolina. Is sai3
not 10 have an opinion based upon IN examination
Of the testimony: Mr.. Brown, of Indiana. Is uhucf-
stood 10 favor Noycs. and the attitude of Mr..
closed At the last meeting Of the committee
he asked 10 be excused from voting on the groun"
that his position had been misrcprescntcd nv the
friends of both parties and that il was dehcatc
because of his relations with the conieS'ee Mr.
Tocl,,voods reouest was granted. 1t is fair 70
irfcr however that if his Judgment had been
formed i, favor of Rockwell he would not have
bcsit,ted 10 cxprr4s it, and therefore ii IS assumed
,bot no will vote 10 award TO Colonel Noyes the
scot which belongs Ia him.
II is REGARDED as Of some significance that he
tbrc,. Democrats who voted against lSocK"eH "'
Law are Southern men, while the only Inehpe'
of The committee who voted FOR hIih Is N"i'hc'"
Dcrocrat elected to this Congress by l3.''O votes
j., - di.,ric, which at the same election cast 2l,-
ic7 penublican votes. but divided them almost
oouolIv between two Republican candidates. ME-
ci,lcsnie therefore. like Mr. Rockwell Is
minority representative, but unlike ROCKWELL nc
docs not hold his seat under a fraudulent ute'
But n fact of much greater significance i 'n'
,.,.ti,,, dcfe,t of David H. Hill in Democratic
committee Of the Democratic House oi kcprcSeh-
:. t.ti,.c,-for the decision Of today must De re-
,.,rdcd in that lirht AS we'll as a triumph of truth
and iustice pccause of his political ana per
.o,ol criendship for Rockwell hut still more DE-
,,,.e hc was anxious % have the Elections 'om-
,,i,tcc ~ the Democratic House Of Representa-
tivc. formally approve the rnrihods oI ."a'.
s,ealine adoptcd by Democratic county boards ="
in the State OF Nrw-iork, III thiS ~
,,ru "A in other eases. Hill has tried by every
means in his power 10 obtain report IL Iu'"i v,
Vockvcu The expcsure in these dispatches oil
,be nature of Hills efforts in this bchalt n's
bo.n the talk Of tie House in the last '"o
DAYS. ard his conduct has been dehouhVc"
by Dcmocratir as well as By RePubhcah h'P
ec,t,tiycs a. uuurccrdcnted and lhd'c'hu'
Mr. mn holds a -cat in the United states
..,,.,. f,o,o the Tmpirc State. and lie hls been
t,r,roll, suggested tor the Presidency OF the
Ini,,d States by the Democratic party OF thai
state in convention assembled. 1t ~ not oh$
.crtiucnt. therefore. but highly important that his
,o,,ts in the NDvcs-Rockwcll case Should DC
5...-ihcd in order that they may lie UNDERSTOOD
t,r thcv clearly reveal the character oi th' man
,ybo,u ,hc Democratic party OF Ncw-ioik mo
elevated 10 the high Office Of Senator OF the 'Hl''"
state. and now seeks 10 promote I" Tie hlSi''O
Office in the eft of tie people OF the ihlt'd N''ts'
Ard first a wor ~ - the dc l,ion oi the i'I'''l'i
, ouiuittcc The committee IS composer "l hi"e
democrats all siN Republicans. IFS oh'iru'"
- q virginia Democrat. and ds sincere an" o"'Hc''
a nartisAu as sits in the House Of Representatives.
His Democratic associates are cIual| s.'o'9
..,i,.,. +, a contes, bctwccn Republican
and , Democrat. every ore of th-m wodld gave
,ic benefit of the doubt, if ground for doubt eN-
istcd 10 the after After Lcarlns thf arguments
of counsel IN the NOl eSkocllwell case, ana care
Cullv examining the law and the facts, MAJORITY
Of the Democratic members OF TIE c'IhnI''c
reached the conclusion that Col"hci NoNcS N''
-, 1 ont;tlcd 10 the seat. This
shows that in their opinion, no uoupt cN
is,cd Of which Mr. Rockwell could become me
'ulppcI NOrPSS
,yoe 40 clear and so strong that it could not oe
sisted even by these strong par'isars. mere -
oood reason TO believe that at one time Such was
the opiuion Of every Democrat member OF the
committee with perhaps sinslc exception
Al chat stare David b. Hill appeared in person
,nor the .ccnc ond BEGAN an intrigue 10 reverse
,Ie calm di.n,esionate and Intelligent judgment
formed h,. individual mcmtcrS OF TIE c'mhllNc'
opo of his first acts was 10 summon 10 ilc NcH-
atc Chamber the most influential Democratic mem
lcr of the Elections Committee and try 10 aNcer-
,,in from him whether the Democrats would SHHl"
bv Rockwell That was on day prcccdihs a reg
MAR meeting Of the committee, al WHO" II N"'
~, roc,.d that the ,.tsc would be decided Failing
70 obtain an assurance which he regar''d ~ S''-
,sfact.ry. Mr. Hill, il is asserted on Eoou "u-
,boritv thcn begged that the matter miSht
lie postponed, urging IA reason INA.
if an adverse decision should be- reached
an fine eve Of the local elections Whirh were
about to take place in Ncw-Nork, tie eie'' "o"i'
bc iniurjous 10 the Democratic party there
,r,r considerable hesitation and wlth much
rolrc,,rc. the Democratic members of the com
u,ittce agreed to let the casc 90 over, provided
the Republican members Of the committee ana
not object The latter. knowing nothing 81 the
real reason. but assuming that the Democrats were
trying TO agrrc among Themselves 80 that unahI-
nous report could hc made 70 the House. con
sented to the postponcmcnt. Hill had gained one
point nv conccaling from the Democratic mem
bcrs Of the committee his chief reason for begging
for the delay.
On the day following the action of the com
mttee he separately invited each of them to call
upon him nj lis hotel at II certain hour ON thc
evening of the fNlowing Monday one "i t.lc
Democratic members thus invited accidentally
learned what none Of the Others knew, that all
-, ,bcr, had brrn invited for the same hour 0t