Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-11
Official Record,
Read the Record Of Congressman
Thos. u. Tongue,
Misrepresentation Of the Interests of the
People Reasons Why He Should No;
Be Re -Eisetsd-Failure 10 Attend to
His Duties.

gress in the house OF representatives,
out Of which he was absent % times,
falling TO do his duty OF dodging the I
responsibility.
True TO his English instincts be
voted to allow pelagic sealing in the .
waters OF the Pacific, thereby contin- I
uing the destruction Of the seals, (See
Cong. Record, page 225.
He also voted January IL, 1898, TO
cut of debate and railroad through a
bill under consideration involving
s2l ,562, 1855. (See Record, page $50
He voted to make the producers and
miners Of gold in Oregon pay the cost
Of transportation to the mints from
the assay Offices, thereby putting az
additional burden on an important in
dustry in his state. lSee page 5s4 of
Cong. Record.)
On January 2l, 1898 (see page 900 of
the Record) he voted again, insisting
on the above extraction.
He voted iD favor of an exJravagant
monument 10 the little town of Dan
vile, ILL.,. involving a half million
dollars OF expense, at time when the
most rigid ecopomy is necessary, and
the burdens Of the people are exceed
ingly great. There is no evidence 10
his record that he has attempted TO
do anything Of like character for the
people Of his district or bis state.
lSee page 500 Of the Record.)
On January 10, 1893, he voted in
favor of a point OF order which denied
recognition to suffering Cuba, and
that war existed. (See page 8l6 o7 the
Record.) If our representative Of the
first district had done his duty in
favor Of the recognition Of the bel
ligerency of Cuba and by vote and
speech used his influence in that di-
rection IL is possible that the destruc-
tion OF our sailors IN the harbor Of
Havana might have been avoided.
On January 20, 1898, Csee Cong.
Record, page S64.) ne voted again to
help defeat another resolution under
consideration, recognizing the bel
llgerency OF the Cuban people.
On January 2S, 1898, when the prop
ositlon to appropriate S2sS, 900 to the
Methodist Book Agents was under
consideration, he lodged the question
by not voting. (See Cong, Record,
page l227,)
L. fa Of 40
United States bonds in gold, thus aG-
ding to the profits of the bondholder
and increasing the burdens Of those
engaged IN agricultural and every
other producing interest, (See Cong.
Record, page 1922
lie voted to unseat Il. S, Plowman,
who had plurality Of 2,305 votes,
thus disfranchslDg 1882 voters in
the fourth congressional district of
Alabama, when he held his own seat
10 congress by the narrow margin Of
SO votes.
He lodged voting when the bank
ruptcy bill was under consideration
a measure which would give relief to
honest debtors Ia this state. (See
Cong. Record, page 2l70.)
On March 3, 1898, he voted for a
measure tending to injure and limit
the circulation of country newspapers,
thus affecting the Interests Of the
great mass of people, and limiting
their opportunities for cheap reading
matter. (See Cong. Record, page
273S.)
He voted to authorize the merging
of street railways in the district Of
Columbia, thus giving corporations
the right and opportunity to increase
their capital, and still further water
their stock. tSee Cong. Record, .page
2s3s
On April 4, 1898, he voted to give
the Pennsylvania railroad the largest
railroad monopoly Ia the United
States, control Of the cab service in
the entire District Of Columbia, thus
interfering with the rights of indiyld-
uals already engaged In that work.
! (See Cong, Record, page 3909.
On April 8, 1898, he voted TO make
a gift of 1890, 900 of the peoples money
to shipbuildlng firm, while the ship
builders OF his own state are neglec-
ted. (See Cong, Record, page 3955,l
He again voted against the recogni.
tion of Cuba, and also against taking
action on the disaster TO the Maine.
(See Cong, Record, page 4l96,l
On April 2l, 1898. he voted to seat
gold Democrat as a representative,
and attempted TO turn out OF his seat
the regular Democrat who was elected
by clear majority. The scheme
failed because large number of Re
publicans would not allow such H.
justice TO be done. (See Cong. Record
page 4AIS.)
On April %, 1898, he voted TO allow
railroad companies in the Indian Ter.
ritory, 20 merge, aud TO lease other
lines, thus giving the railroad com
panles in that section an opportunity 1
10 increase and water their capital |
stock aud add To the burdens of those /
who are compelled 10 use the railroads
In marketing their agricultural pro-
ducts.
In fact, the record OF this represent
ativs Is uneQualed by any ia the Uni
ted States, and the State OF Oregon