The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-10
SEATTLE WASHINGTON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 1898

Iowa followed in The SAME strain. saying
repeal OF the elections laws would r,l4ce
ihe government in fhe attitude OF dis
owning the men who de1eaaed Is life.
he male vigorous attack On Tammany.
charging il with ievying taxes on the vices
and mssfortunes OF the city.
Boatelle OF Maine, after . glowing
frionte to New England. made sarcastic
illusions TO DR.. Everest. Of Massachusetts,,
and was about to read from writings OF
James Russell Lowell, which he said de-
scFibed the dcughface OF 1851 and was a
photograph Of the doughfaee of 1885. when
Springer OF Illinois took exception 70 ap-
plying the epi;hes ''doughsace" to a mem
Der OF the house. .'lt is an epithet," said
Bontel!e. hercely, which can De applied
with eqnai force as weil TO the gentlemen
from Illinois as the gentlemen from Mass
achusests. Springer grew white with
rage, and. striding fercely toward Boa-
teiie. replied: II want yon 10 know. sir.
You cannot apply such an epithet TO me !"
After some further exchanges. Boutelie
still protesting that the expression was
not unparliamentary. Withdrew IL
Continuing, Bouteile said: Every
Democratic speech has demonstrated this
to be blow to the fundamental principles
underlying the government. / thought
the new generation would join hands with
Us in building up common country. For
ten days the sheeted ghosts of the Con-
federacy have fitted about these halls
and giobered of a defeated conspiracy.
The vice president of the United States
has been accused OF undue sympathy with
your struggle TO eapsize our government,
yet you do not complain. Not Union
soldier sits about the cabinet table" Ire
publican applause.
Boutelle then went on to take up the
records of the Democratic senate COM
mi,tee chairmen. beginning with the
president pro tenn, Harris, showing thar
almost without exception they served in
the Confederate army. He reviewed the
committees in the house from the speaker
down to the committee on pensions.
showing how they were dominated
ey ex-Confederates. Wilson, he said,
elected Springer, from loyal state.
as chairman of the ways aad means,
and Holman was replaced by the
triumphant Democracy with a Couseder-
ate. Il declare now. on my own respon-
sibiiity as representative, that no more
mischieyous doctrine, no more deadly
blow at our institutions. at the essence of
our nationality. OF our country, can be
dealt than by the denial of the right of
this imperial government to cross the
borders of a sovereign state. IRepub-
lican applause. If such doctrines are
to prevail, then the cause for which and
2.0000o of mr. Northern eountrymen
fought when the rebellion was put down
was not victorious" Renewed applause
Marshall of Virginia secured five min
utes in which to reply to the fiery utter
ances of Boutelle. He appealed to the
Republicans not to be constantly remind
ing the South that it had engaged in an
unholy rebellion. Stallings of California
and Lockwood of New York followed in
advocacy of the bill.
Payne tRep.) of New York opposed the
bill. He detailed at great length the theft
of the senate of New York by the Demo-
Gratis in 1890 and the part taken by Judge
/. II. Maynard, who was nominated for
supreme judge by the New York Demo-
Gratis last Friday. why do you demand
honest elections" he asked, addressing
the Democratic side, when you nominate
for the highest judicial position in the
Empire state criminal p
Fitch of New York, chairman of the
committee which reported the bill, closed
the debate for the Democrats. He attacked
John |. Davenport without restraint, and
traced the attempt of the Re-
publicans at Albany and WASH
ington City to Iegisiate New York
into Republican city. but the result of
this attempt and the performances of Da-
venport have only been to drive the Re-
publicans entirely from control in New
York city. He defended New York against
the assaults made upon its government,
and in conclusion he denied that there
was any question of state rights or inter-
probation of the constitution involved in
this bill To redeem the pledges made by
the Chicago platform. in the light of ex-
perience with these laws. and in the name
of the city of New York. he demanded the
the passage of the pending bill. Zap
plausel.
Tucker rose at the close of Fitch's speech
to ask leave TO print some remarks IN re-
ply TO an aspersion upon his father. John
Randolph Tucker, from Boutelle. Then
at 4 40 the house adjourned.