New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-23

and fraudulent that masmuch as there Is no lcS''"'0
proyision declaring bbed vote shall be void thee
fore the votes are good and valid and sufficient 10 elect
a member Of this House and TO keep him IN MS seat
Is that the proposition which the gentleman s'ated 70
ust
Mr. Chpmsn-I made no such proposition. NV propo'
ston is tina until those ballots be corrupt
they must stand
Mr. Cockran-Surely the gentleman did not take twenty
minutes 20 establish that proposition. Naughter' IL
understood the genteRsn's argument Yesterday IL was
that all proof pointed corruption Of these DOVE
ballots. That naked bald proposition that desire
TO submit: the members OF the minority II there were
10 contests before the House. Mr. Moves sat IN thls
seat nobody questioned his right to represent his
disc: and 1t became apparent to the members OF tls
single vote cast for him had been purchased
that he beneficiary Of single vote ACQUIRED BY
corrupt dcredtabe methods 1t would be The duty OF
this House, order TO sustain the Constitution 10
expel him something too unclcan to merit con-
tact With honorable men. loud applauscD
Sir, would the record OF the Democratic
party on contested election fifty such cases as
this in this House would surrender the advantage
we enjoy in with your conduct OF marching
down districts where majores OF 1000 or 5000 were
wiped and the rushed through on the moor OF
this House Now, when people OF the United States
have fsen end reduced you few shattered, shVehs
remnants outside Of the breasworks for that record "
think that gentleman from the great state "
Virginia should think proper TO place himsei 81
YOUR head feel that that Is eeptainey
Of which ought to be proud. and that ne
should appeal to side the basis that
Of the lend with honesty and patriotism LOUD appnuse
on the Democratic side) do blame the gentleman
from Virginia attitude he has taken upon ms moor
toush dcpore the fact that he should be ouhu IN ou
company.
But appeal to every side Of the House. have y
right to appeal to you gentlemen the Republican ede
have fought by SIDE with you when one OF your own
men was assied by what conceived 10 oe on unjust
report hope that before this vote Is feo"ed uere
viii he found some men the Republican soe OF u's
House to declare their belief that purchased votes are NOV
tho expression OF the popular VIII; anu uha' no ".e
seat can be founded upon record tainted win orDefy
corr,io, and fraud and which seeks to establish Itself
on,v nv awaiting Itself q tccbnicey injected INTO Ae
case BY the report Of the majority (Lono apfia"Se'
Mr.. oFerral rose to reply and to make the closing
arpnment in favor of NOycs. The speech OF INC
gentleman from Ncw-Yorl: reminded him OF NIUE
story The belated traveller was journeying over
country road in the midst OF storm his morse NC
eu,ded by the glare OF the lightning. But '''"ous"
The storm was fierce the flashes were lniieq"e'
while the pcals OF thunder were incessaht f'h"Hy
,s wavfarer sent up the invocation. oh. Lord, would
like to have little more ieht ana hot 1u''e ~ W
noise, Q0ng continued lanGhterl
rho Gentleman from New-Yorh had undertaken to
lecture him on his duty Eirsinan ana as Il
democrat The gentleman from New-lorK tNir' COCK
ran, held himself above all other persons Ill HIS
Democracy What was the gent emahs fecoru III co"'
tested election cases. In the Lth congress there was
n case against Mr. White, of Indiana. Republican, ana
,be gentleman had voted against the unanimous Demo
cratic report Of the Committee on h'ee'lohS. Inc
gentleman said that lie (Mr. OFerral) was iou''d /"
bad company now; where did the gentleman ma ni,
self then7 In this Congress the House na' "c',"
the case Of Craig against Stewart. where was t"o
gentleman then? one OF the Democrats voiihs
AGAINST the Democratic majority OF the Comn'''ee o'
r,oouons The gentleman from Ncw.lork iMr fc'-
ows, had stated that the contestant was not resuo'
of the district from which he Claimed TO NC e'co'cu'
II he were correctly informed neither Mr. Fellows HOT
Mr. Cochran lived in the districts lhey IepeS'"'0
UaughterD ..or,s 80 tho
gentleman that statement is incorrect as TO me-
MIR. O'Ferrall-The gentleman always wants 10 W
,ndependent and he is always wrong wheh nc Is inuo
pendent. Uaughcr) $500.
continuing Mr. O'Ferrall declared that party Jealous
con1d not lead him away from the path OF ou'y iic
aid not belong TO that small class OF Democrats WIN
xond act on unwarrantabe assumptions and perverted
facts In order to retain Democrat on the hoo' AHec
was a little secret history in regard 10 ths case VnS
Mr. OFerrar uttered these words the interest Instantly
became intcnse) lie would not have referred 10 IL
were it not for the speech made yesterday by the gen
tleman from Mississippi (Mr. Acn) In that speech
the gentleman had stated that majority Of the Demo
Gratis ON the Committee Elections was IN ia'or OF
seating Rockwell. lie (Mr OFerrll) had arisen ana
denied that statement He stood here now TO ochy
f. unless gentlemen on the committee had changed
their opinions since they had expressed those OPINIONS
10 him. lie would not DO injustice 10 a human
being much less his worthy colleagues on Tie com
mec because they all his personal friends Ihey
Womb bear him out In the statement that lie bad been
assaicd by pro bono pIblie9 gentleman VINO nnd
criticised his Democracy lie did not have 10 go aIOahI
in his country wearing on the lapel OF ms coat i;l
with the words i am Democrat tAPplause Iaus"'
Ter cilcers and great cOnllsion0 .
it had been charged that he was warped In his
inGmenth e Stea bcmd 5s sf nd@nsOn or
lilo supposed that American citizen nc bad the
right 10 exercise the privilege Of expressing his CHOICE
lie did prefer certain gentleman. he preferred great
biz man. daughter and APPLAUSE lie preferred dcd
man was lion and not ION: lCneef5 Sa nmo
scnsaton lie preferred man who stood OUT D eiGc
living Democrat Of this aga man who knew NO no
North. no south. no East, DO Vests man VINO Kne"
t,e rmasnifccnt and grand Grover Cleveland Of the
State 81 New.York. Great applause; 49,. .......oo
Tho gentleman from Mississippi had given uttefance
TO the Sentiment that In the last Congress the Re,
nnblcaus had stood together. the Democrats should
meant he 1Mr O'FcrraiD thanked Heaven that lie was
not rocked in the cradle or raised Ill the samc
sehaS % Il said ieat his remarks he had specially
T t1ces s sG t TN the should
ghc that the man Who Wq%d hoa Hmo S %os
on as.en2q ~ isS 3 c was ochng sore
suot on the gentleman from Mississippi But he as
errd the gentleman than lie intended no allnson TO The
gentleman when he made the remark about the lion.
NeqAna never vow wiz % be ia nsD Of man
fsht il in tho Republican ranks or in the Democratic
ranks. Applause) r, ., A,
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. OFerralPs speech the
preyious question was ordered without division. The
question required the resolutions Of the minority as
Substitute for the resolutions Of the majority a
scnaratc vote being demanded the frst vote wos
taken on the first resolution OF the minority, which
las snbstitutc) declared tina. Moves was not elected
This was carried-yea.. !oi nays. 9S-amd applause
on the Democratic side. ,
Forty Democrats voted sustain the report Of the
majority There was break In the Republican
ranks. ,..,... -,
ton declaring Rockwell entitled 10 his scat This wa
agreed to-veas 100. NAYS. 100. go
Thcu Mr.. Bryan OF Nebraska. came forward win n
motion 10 rccummit with instructions TO the com
mittcc to take further testimony bearing upon the
sixteen DOYLE votes and the twenty eight marked
isllos. This defeatci-yeas. 10; nays 25- ard
thcn the resolutions amended were agreed 70 With
out further opposition. -,
The House then took a recess until Ocloch--ths
evening session to be for the consideration OF private