The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-29

and MI. breckenridge, OF Kentucky. were
the speakers. Two exciting incidents OF
the day We're the cOlloquy Mr..
Morse of Massachusetts,. and Mr.. FiIhian.
OF IlliDols. during which the lie was passed,
and an allusion by Mr.. johnson. while Mr..
breckenridge was talking, to the sensa-
tionai breach of promise suit brought
against him Dy Madeline Pollard. which
wssrebuked by the misses of the Democrats.
There were less than one hundred members
present at noon to-day and the majority of
those IN attendance sat on the Republican
aide of the main aisle. Before the approval
of the journal Mr.. Morse suggested that
there was no quorum present. but stated
that he would withdraw his suggestion IL
he were permitted a minute or two to adj
dress the House. Consent was gwen. and
Mr.. Morse merely said shat be regretted
that there was d member in the House who
would object to his request to have certain
newspaper clippings published IN the
Record. That nm Der was the gentleman
from Illinois mir. FIthIan. He had
never been an obstructiODist and he would
not be one now.
: Mr.. Fithian said that he had objected to
having the matter published because he
had been Informed that it contained q per-
sonal attack on the Commissions of Pen
sions. On the day that he had objected the
gentleman had come to him anc informed
him that be Mr.. Morsel was a member of
the committee on public buildings. and
asked him whether he was asking Tor any
public buildings In his district. Laughter.
lie had answered III the negative. Then
the gentleman inquired whether he was in
terested In the printing bill. He had re-
piled that he was paying no attention TO 1t.
Mr. Morse-The geDtleman's statement IS
entirely false.
MIR. FIthian-If the gen sleman denies the
statement j will produce q member OF the
HOUSE who will corroborste me. My col
league. MIR. Goldseer, overheard the con-
versation.
Ar M0roa rnD1,oI khaf <ho oanau,nrto
statement had q color of truth. Laughter.
But the construction be put on the CONVEX
sation was an absolute and unqualified
falsehood.
Mr.. Fithian-Did you not ask me whether
l. wanted any public buildings in my cIs-
trlctf
Mr. Morse-No; that is not true, and you
know IL Is not true.
Mr.. Fitbian-lf the gentleman means to
intimate tina | am telling q f~alsehood, he
Is willtully lying himself.
Mr.. Hopkins thought that this kind OF
talk should stop, and he demanded the reg
ular order.
II TOTAL WRECK" SPEAKS.
The federal election bill was then taken
up. and the House was addressed by Gen.
Black. He expressed his qualification that
there seemed TO be q disposition on both
sides of the House to argue thus question
calmly and quietly. He would not discuss
the constitutional question. If there had
been atime when these laws were of use
the time for that use he'd gone. What was
the right and wise thing to do nowf The
country was not confronted with q period
of violence. What the patriot dreaded was
the corruption of the individual votes.
What was needed was not the prevention
of violence In far away places, but the
prevention of corruption i'll places
near by. What was needed was the
protection of the ballot box against pOliti.
cal lgnOrsnce. The laws had been de-
signed to intensity the race Issue. They
appealed to force and not TO reason. They
were an obstruction TO progress and
should be repealed. He then went into q
detailed analysis of the cost OF these laws.
He read q letter from Controller Boiler.
showing that from 1877 supervisors OF
elections had cost g.. S54. 600. and deputy
marshals 81. $4,000. The cost of the troops
1T was impossible to detail. Their cost
represented all the hidden drains TO DO ac-
counted for. The records showed that at
hrst these officials had been masssd in
Democratic States III the Sonth ana In
New York. Gradually the amount spent
In Democratic states decreased and the
amount In Republican doubtful States in
creased. In Illinois. in 1876. when the State
first showed SIGNS OF breaking her ale
giaLce TO the Republican party hut 81. 100
was spent. In 1882. when the State was
doubtful, 1886 SUI supervisors and 400 deputy
nv u COct IA GAOJ.-
600. Nearly all had been spent IL Chicago.
They hired 2.400 deputy m~arshsIs," said
General Black. impressively. "a full
brigade of troops from the alleys and
slums. Down Oh the lake front Black Jack
Yettaw. In his anchored bum boat, sent
forth his DIratical marine militia-2.40
armed and equipped rutfians-tO protect
elections. And the result" he added. con-
was $500 Democratic ma
jority; that was the response OF free men,"
lApplausel.
Mr.. Cannon wanted TO know what fed
eral official had been guilty of oppression.
Every man who wore the tin star of in
timidation was On oppresscr," TO Piled Gen.
Black.
Ii FROM INDIANA.
At the conclusion of General Blacks
speech Mr.. Johnson. of Indiana. took the
floor in opposition. Mr.. johnson is q tall.
gaunt. studious-looking man. but beneath
a calm and scholarly exterior he conceais
an impetuous nature. He Is o fierce par
tisan. and is known on the Democratic
side as 1.-THE trebrand from Indiana. AT
the very outset of his remarks he an
nounoeu that lie intended to call all things
by their right name. and rather apolOgiZed
In advance for the severe things he should
say. In q sarcastic way he proceeded to
pay his respects tn the Democrats who
held tho Constitution IN their PRO.
lOuDu anu cRTolul Keeping ana attacked
the cOnstltutionallty OF these laws. MrMil-
lin ofTenneseee. Bailey OF Texas ana Tucker
of Virginia. zane In for a share of his sar-
casm. Even Jerry Simpson, sockless
Jerry. from the popnlous region of grass
hoppers," he said. with all his lack of pro-
gression. will not subscribe To this theory
that these laws are unconstitutional To
show that these laws were not failures, as
the Democrats had complained. he recount
ed the history of the classification OF the re-
rDa ~ TkAt lac SHnn Inu and NJ
Bernhamer, at Indianapolis. Both we're
sent TO the p~eEItentiary. Mr.. johnson also
charged the Democratic party with foTg-
ing the MOrey letter In 1854. with forging
the returns in Chicago in the same year.
that cent Joe MsckIn TO the pe~nltentisry,
with forging returns in Ohio and Indiana.
with frauds IDnumerable IN New York,
with deeds of violence In the SOnth.
Mt. breckenridge. the silver-tOngued
Kentucky orator. followed. He hurled de-
fiance at the lndianian. IF the gentle