The morning call., 1893-10-10
GETTING PRETTY HOT.
The Struggle in the House Over
the Election Bill.
BOutelle of Maine Makes Some Re.
marks Not Exactly PaIatabIe
to Mr.. Springer.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-In the House to-
day Aldrich of Illinois opened the debate on
the election bill with vigorous defense of
the Republican attempts to check Demo-
cratic frauds in Chicago. and put down the
alleged Carter Harrison ring.
Boutelle of Maine. after glowing tribute
to New England, made sarcastic illusions
to Everett of Massachusetts, and was bout
to read from the writings of James Russell
Lowell an extract. which. he said, de-
scribed the doughfaee of 1861, and was
photograph of the doughface of 1898.
Springer of Illinois took exception to ap-
plying the epithet of doughface to a mem
ber of the House. "It is an epthet," said
Boutelle fiercely, (which can be applied
with equal force as well to the gentleman
from Illinois as to the gentleman from
Massachusetts"
Springer grew white with rage, and
striding fercely toward Boutele, retorted:
Il want you to know, sir, you cannot ap-
ply such epithets to me-"
After some further exchanges Boutelle,
still protesting that the expression was not
supplementary, withdrew it.
Continuing. Boutelle said: Every DEM
ocratic speech demonstrated this to be
blow at the fundamental principles under
lying the Government. | thought the new
generation would join hands with us in
building up our common country. For ten
days the sheeted ghosts of the Confederacy
have fitted about these halls and gibbered
of the defeated conspiracy. The Vice.
President of the United States has been
accused of undue sympathy with your
struggle to capsiZe the Government, yet
you do not complain. Not Union soldier
sits about the Cabinet table," [Republi-
can applause.
Boutele then went on to take up the
records of the Democratic Senate commit
tees. beginning with the President pro
tem, Harris, showing that almost without
exception they had served in the Confed-
crate army. He then reviewed the COM
mittees in the House, from the Speaker
down to the Committee on Pensions, show
ing how they were dominated by ex-Con-
federates. Wilson. he said. had succeeded
Springer as chairman of the Ways and
Means. and Holman had been deposed by
the triumphant Democracy with a Con-
federate.
u declare here and now." he said, "on
my own responsibility as Representative,
that no more mischievous doctrine, no
more deadly blow at our institutions, at
the essence of the nationality of our coun-
try can be dealt than bv the denial of the
right of this imperial Government to cross
the borders of the sovereign State. IRE
publican aDplause.1
"If such doctrines are to prevail, then
the cause for which [ and 100000 of my
Northern countTymen fought when the re-
hQlli0n yUo mn do uo
[Renewed applause.]
Marshall of Virginia secured five min.
utes in which to reply to the fiery utter
ances of Boutelle. He appealed to the Re-
publicans not to be constantly reminding
the South that it had engaged in an unholy
rebellion. Stallings of Alabama and Lock-
wood Of Kentucky followed in advocacy
of the bill.
Payne R.) of New York opposed the
bill. He detailed at great length the
"theft" of the Senate of New York by the
Democrats in 1890 and the part taken in ir
by Judge l. FL. Maynard, who had been
nominated for Supreme Judge by New
York Democrats last Friday. "Why do
you demand honest elections" he asked,
addressing the Democratic SIDE, when
you nominate for the highest judicial posi-
tion in the Empire State a criminal?"
Fitch of New York, chairman of the
committee that reported the bill. closed
the debate for the Democrats. He scored
John |. Davenport without restraint and
traced the attempt of the Republicans at
Albany and Washington to legislate New
York into Republican city. but said the
result of this attempt and of the perform
ances of Davenport had only been to
drive the Republican party entirely from
control in New York City. He defended
New York against her government and in
conclusion he denied that there was any
question of State right or interpretation
of the constitution involved in this effort
to redeem pledges made by the Chicago
platform. In the light Of experience with
these laws and in the name Of the city Of
New York he demanded the passage Of the
pending bill. Applause.
Tucker rose at the close of Fitch's speech
| to ask leave to print some remarks In reply
to the aspersion cast upon his father, John
Randolph Tucker. by Boutelle and at 4,4o
o'clock the House adjourned.
MacMahon Slowly Dying.