Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-13
HON. u. NEWLIN FELL.
Republican Candidate for Judge
of Supreme Court.
A Scene in the House.

Mr.. Aldrich, the Republican representa-
| tive from Chicago, opened the debate on
the election bill Monday morning with
vigorous defense of the Republican attempt
to check the Democratic frauds" IN that
| great city and put down the alleged Gar
ter Harrison ring
Then came Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, against
the measure. every Democratic speech,
| he said. "has demonstrated that this Is ID
| be blow at the fundamental principles
| underlying this government. l thougnt
| the new generation would join hands with
| US in building a common country. For
| ten davs the sheeted ghosts of the confed-
ercy have fitted about these halls and glib
bered of defeated conspiracy.
The ee-president of the United States
has been accused of undue sympathy
with your struggle to capsize the govern
| ment vet you do not complain Not
union soldier sits about the cabinet table,
[Republican appIause.]
Mr.. Bnutelle then went on to take up
the records of the senate committees, oe-
ginning with the president pro tenn, MI
Harris. showing that almost without ex-
ception they had served in the confeder-
ate army. He reviewed the committees IN
the house from the speaker down to the
committee on pensions, showing they, TOO,
were dominated by exconfedvrates. Mr..
Wilson, ne said, had elected Mr.. Springer
from cut the loyal t,tes a chairman Oh
the WAYS and means, and Holman had been
deposed by triumphant democracy for
coSted
Il declare here now on my own respon-
sib iliIy as a representative that no more
mischicyuus doctrines, 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 i'm
perial government to cross the borders OF
a sovereign state" [Republican applause.
"If such doctrines are to prevail, then the
cause for which l and 100000 of my
northern countrymen fought when the re
bellion was put down, was not victorious.
[Renewed Applause.l
II want you to understand" he continu-
ed, ''that when yon rely on the dongh-faces
of Massachusetts and the ballot-box stuff
fers of Tammany hall you are leaning on
broken reed" [Applause.l
The house was listening eagerly Sud
denly Mr.. Springer took exception against
APPLYING the epithet ''dough-faoe' to
member of the house.
at is an epithet," returned Mr.. Boute lie
deiantly, (Which can be applied with
equal force as well to the gentlemen as the
gentlemen from Massachusetts,"
The house held its breath. Mr.. Spring
er's face grew white with rage.
'Do understand you to say that You
applied the epithet to me ~ he shouted.
'YOu understood it as we'll as you are
capable of understanding anything" re-
torted Boutele.
II want you to know sir" replied Mr.
Springer, striding toward his adversary
with fire in his eye, "that you dare not ap-
ply such an epithet to me-"
"Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from llll-
nois can't be impertinent to me under the
guise of point of order," returned Mr..
Boutelle. "But withdraw the epithet, he
continued. moving his arms magnamlnous-
ly in Mr. Springer's direction, 'in order
that may go on with my speech. | deny,
however that it was supplementary.
The attempt'to make it so is as silly as was
the attempt in the last congress to take ex-
ception to the word mugwump."
Mr.. Springer was evidently far from sat-
isfed with the bout, but be seated himself
and Mr.. Boutelle read the extract from the
law
Mr.. Marshall of Virginia secured five
minutes in which to reply to the frey utter |
ances OF Mr.. Boutelle. He appealed to |
Republicans not 10 be constantly remind |
ing the South that it had engaged in an |
unholy rebellion.
Mr. Payne of New York, who opposed
the bill, said that the reports in the news
papers were preventing the ginning of cot
ton in the southern states. 1t was, he said,
but result of methods which the South |
had adopted regarding the ballot He de-
tailed at great length the theft of the SEN
ate of New York by the Democrats in 1890
and the part taken by Judge l. Fl. May
nard, who was nominated for supreme
Judge by the. New York Democrats last Fri
day. Why do you demand honest cleo
tions," he asked, addressing the Democrat
ic side, "when you nominate for the high
est judicial position of the Empire state
criminal"
Mr. Fitch, of New York, chairman of
the committee which reported the bill,
closed the debate for the Democrats. He
scored John l. Davenport, witdout re-
straint In conclusion he denied that the
question of rights or the Interpretation of
the Constit ution were involved in this re-
peal.