The herald., 1893-10-10
THE rucKER ELL.
Last Days Debate on that Celebrated
Measure.


Last Days Debate on that Celebrated
Measure.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.--In the house
today Aldrich, Of illinois, opened the
debate on the election bill with vigor-
GUS defense of the Republican attempt
to check Democratic frauds in Chicago
and put down the alleged Carter Har-
rison ring.
DolIiver, Of Iowa, followed in the
same strain. He said the repeal afsthe
election laws would place this govern
ment in the attitude Of disowning the
men who defended lie life. He made q
vigorous attack on Tammany, charging
it with levying taxes on the vices Of the
unfortunates OF the city.
Boutelle of Maine. after Q glowing
tribute to New England. made sarcastic
allueions to DR.. Everett .df Massachu-
eetts, and was about to read from the
writing OF James Russell Lowell, which
he said described the "doughface'' Of
'6l, and was photograph Of the dough.
face of 1913. s
Springer of Illinois took exception to
applying the epithet of coughface to a
member of the house.
1T is an epithet," said Boutelle
fiercely, (which can be applied with
equal force as well to the gentleman from
Illinois as to the gentleman from Massa-
cbusetts."
Springer grew white with rage, and
striding fercely toward Boutelle, re-
torted ~ want you to know, sir, you
can't apply such an epithet to me-"
After some further ex changes Bouteile,
still protesting that the expression was
not. ot.unparliamentary Withdrew it.
Continuing, Bontelle said: "Every
Democratic speech has demonstrated
this to be o blow at the fundamental
principle underlying the government.
thought the new generation would
Join hands with US in building up the
common country. For 10 days the
sheeted ghosts of the confederacy' have
fitted about these halls and gibbered Of
the defeated conspiracy. The vice. presi-
dent OF the United States has been ac-
cused of undue sympathy with your
struggle to capsize the government, yet
YOU do not complain. Not an Union
soldier sits about the cabinet table"
Republican applause.
Boutelle then went on to take up the
records of the Democratic senate COM
mittees, beginning with the president
pro tenn, Harris, showing that almost
without exception they eerved in the
Confederate army. He reviewed the
committees in the house, from the
speaker down to the committee on PEN
sions, showing how they we're domin-
ated by ex-ConfederateH wilson, he
said, deposed Springer, from loyal
state, as chairman OF the ways and
means committee. and Holman was de-
posed by the triumphant Democracy
with q Confederate. II declare here
now, on my own responsibility as q rep
resentslive, that no more mischievous
doctrine; no more deadly blow at our
institutions; at the essence Of our. ma
tionality; at our country, can be dealt
than will be the denial Of the right of
this imperial government to cross tho
borders of sovereign state" [Repub-
lican applause.
.'If such doctrines prevail, then the
cause for which / and 1000, 900 of my
northern countrymen fought when the
rebellion was put down was not victori-
ous." Renewed applause.]
Marehall OF Virginia secured Eve min
utes in which to reply to the fiery utter
ances OF Boutalle. He appealed to the
Republicans not to be constantly re-
minding the south that it had engaged
in an unholy rebellion.
Stallings OF Alabama and Lockwood OF
New York followed in advocacy OF the
bill.
Payne, (Rep.) of New York opposed
the bill. He detailed at great length
the 'theft' o. the senate Of New York
by the Democrats in 1890, and the part
taken by Judge I. r. MAYNARD. who was
nominated tor supreme Judge by the
New York Democrats last Friday. sWhy
do you demand honest elections, ~ he
askad. addreaaina the Democratic sida.