The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-29
FIERY DENIAL OF FRAUDS.
GROsVENOR REPLIES TO ALT
GEBD'S ATTACK ON OHIO.

The Congressman Claims the In
creased Vote in That state Was
Not ON the Republican side Alone
Taint of Fraud in It-Mr. DeArmOnd
Follows With an Attack on Secre-
tary of Agriculture Morton.
Washington, Jan. 2S-Several interest
ing, and, at times, humorous and acri-
monious, political speeches were unex-
pectedly precipitated upon the House to-
day. just at the close of an otherwise
prosy and dull session. during which the
consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill, began on Monday last, was con-
cluded, and the bill passed, with some
material changes all reducing the scope
of the measure.
Mr. Wadsworth, rep, of New York,
chairman of the committee on agricul-
ture, had called up the bill making appro-
priations for the agricultural department
for the year 1S97-9S and following Mr..
Shermans course in the management of
the Indian bill, yielded the floor to Mr.,
Grosvenor, rep, of Ohio. That gentle
man used the opportunity thus accorded
him to defend the state of Ohio from what
he termed the false charges of ex-Gov.
Altgeld, made in the latter's speech at
the banquet given him last week to mark
the close of his gubernatorial term. These
related to the great increase in the votes
of several states at the November cleo
ton, Ohio being one which Gov. Altgeld
said was largely fraudulent and which
had defrauded Bryan of a victory which
he had fairly won. Mr.. Grosvernor said
the increase was in both the republican
and democratic votes and had no faint
of fraud in it.
Nj. Grosvenor was followed in the same
line by MIR. Bromwell and other repubii-
cans and then Mr.. de Almond. dem, of
Missouri took the floor After briefly adj
verting to ex-Gov. Altgeld's charges, he
read from newspaper publications shortly
after the election to show that there was
some ground for them so far as Ohio was
concerned. He intimated that Gov. Altgeld
would soon have the privilege Of replying
to the speeches of the Athenian represen-
tative (Mr Grosvenor) on the floor He
turned his attention to Secretary Morton,
using as a basis for his remarks the re-
cent bulletin issued by the agricultural de-
partment showing the illiteracy and pow
erty of the states which voted for Bryan
as compared with those of the Mckinley
states, and denounced it as a Islander upon
the men whom the department of agricul-
ture was supposed to particularly repre-
sent. He appealed to the republicans to
ind a place for the secretary in the mu-
scum as a curiosity of modern political life
and administration. In conclusion he pa
rodied Grays lines:
Full many a within of purest ray Sc
rene
"The dark, unfathomed dreams of Nor
ton bear;
Full many a wheel is formed to whir
unseen,
"And waste its feetness meath j. Ster-
ling's hair"
This being ended the committee rose,
and at $40 o'clock the House adjourned.
During the day, Mr.. Grout, rep. of Yer
mont, reported the appropriation bill for
the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Thomas, rep, of Michigan, gave no.
tice that on Wednesday next he would
ask the House TO consider the report of
elections committee No. g. on the contest
Of Cornell VS.. Swanson from the Fifth Vir-
ginia district and Mr.. Powers, rep, of
Vermont, presented the report of the con-
ferees on the bill to enable the purchases
of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad to form
a corporation.