New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

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postofiices create special to refund
W wa Of the Pacific railroads to n tne
United states the u bubble forest
the to mend nayiSat3n LAYS tho to
provide for commission on me ne SUI ~ neople of
Gkahoma to form constitution and S,ate go "
eminent to s5aps per o He and soldiers OF the
War OF the Rebellion; to prevent the 81 bv
specializing in Gains asams, 'I the Copyright aw
to regulate mall matter q the f91rn sas TO amend no
the ercuaUn, Of to protee the wages
seamen to protect free labor from CONVEY ~
ton 10 r the election OF Dele gate in Congress
from Alaska, and bills to proyide ior '"e "'
as States OF Arizona and New-MeN''o'
MANY CONTESTED ELECTION CASES
When the LIvth Congress assembled IL was
found that no fewer than thr'y.,"o mem me-, $500 a,
tho House OF Representatives had received ior'"a'
o,,ce, NJ contest and that In most or THESE CASES
n Iarg. amount Of testimony had been taken anu
,,,ad for tho consideration OF the House. Inc
number OF contests so large tho anes''o"' Vi
law and fact involved were so various vas deemed
wise and necessary to appoint three nmJ Ina
mitees and divide the cases among .nu and hitter
was accordingly done. against the protest amu MO-
opposition of the Democratic mihoihIy, 10 rail-
fessed to believe that this was son nd n,cSt the
rUau t''e menbers"alI of whom happened TO be
Dcmocrats-rcgardless OF the ncton Of the sew
eral committees and Of the House shower '''"' INV
fe,rs OF the minority Mere sspe Popusts one
an independent Democrat and the RENAME ayor Of
two Of the Popuiists and they were seated In the e
cnse OF another contestant who was fopuhs, ' 'n
declared vacant ana IN SIX he decisions
which the contestants were PopuIsts, INC ~ ,n.re
wcro in favor OF the sitting members w. YEA
Democrats In one case In which tne Vo,. os Demo.
th.. agt N me
crat conceded the right OF his opponent ~ w r.
ANA declined to attempt 70 defend ms own Rsnub
another case I'm which the contestant was fSer.o
Ucan tho Democratic members OF the coni1 l,,
Joined with the Republican members ID n,s DEMO ,1o
ana asalnsi the sitting member, VINO was o
crat In a third case, in which TN coheeS, 49,,
Republican, AMI tho sitting memgef h ~"T commit,eo
Joined with the three Democratic members n IdsT3
lots In certain boxes and the House sustained the
demand The recount resulted In isF9t, OF COZ.
testant and he was seated SIX othrf> cases IN
,htch CONTESTANTS were Republicans were decided
I'm their favor by the committees anu III ms, ~,
"a sea tho action Of committees was confirmed by
,bs itomse In eleven cases in which contestant +.
were Republicans committees unanimously urcllou
IN favor Of The sitting members. who were Demo
nrats and two cases in which the contestants were
Republicans were not dispoaed OF by INC cotn hn,
which had 1t in charge Inc one ta'' u,
was decdci in favor OF the sitting member. who
was n regular Democrat.
FAIR TREATMENT FOR ALI. PARTIES.
II Will thus be that In seventeen OF tho thirty
,wo cas commit tees unanimously decl1'i III id'o
~ the sitting members who were Democrats; that III
,uo c,s.s committees unanimously decided IN FAVOR
~ contestants who were Republicans. tnat III h''e
,..s n,aiottirs o. committees decided asailSl sls
IN. rn,nb.rs who were Democrats un one OF thrsc
ras,s d,c.arlng the seat Nacano. ana tHat or -
vas nnf disposed OF by the comfnttr" WhIcn nhii
cbarg. NJ The net result has been the sThilhE oI
~ pouultstH and eight Republicans IN me paVes
~ Ton democrats the unseating or Two !'rmo.iat''
which created vacancies. and the leaving OF inc
tl;lr. OF other sitting members. whose seats "f'e
contested undetermined TO-. ,
IN. action OF toe several e."ctlOns commuters az
az the House IN these election cases deserves inc
highest praise. The Republican members OF rhch
committee ruccceied IN remar IA !. dcSree IN pan
ishing partisan prejudice from the consideration
Of every case IN number OF cases ono
or more OF the Republican members disscntcd tpu,
no, ON paril-an grounds from ne onc.usiohs or
,h.r Republican and Democrarc colleague me
,u,rscat!On u every cas-" vas IahstahlnS ana thoI
nrgh and tho conclusions uniformly commenced
Themselves 10 IN. judgment OF the House IL IL true
ia, exc.-s.vo partisan zeal Jed Democratic members
%, committee IN several cases 20 place the rn-cNe'
~ n nrnviahlc ght bu, that IL hardly 10 h- won
,hcr Jufe~ thoroughly imbuei with the mistaken
h.ilef that partisan conslcrBuln~ alone would gov
crn me actions ~ their Republican colleagues. The
,,irnc.s ~ hhfci by tho majorlti-s OF h- several
...,l,rs committees was emgated by the majority
- ia, House and record IN contested election cases
v,s M ado hy tho House % Representatives and us
committee. Ia the FIRST session ~ The LfN'h CON
gre.s which Is VEL worthy Of The Imitation OF their