The age-herald., 1902-03-25

repeal the war revenue were non-con- cured in and the bill was sent to con- ference. Messrs. Payne. of New York; Dalzelb of Pennsylvania and Richard son, Of Tennessee, were appointed con- ferees. The same course was taken with reference to the legislative, executive and Judicial appropriations bill and Mir. Bingham, of Pennsylvania; Mir. fleming way. of Indiana and Mir. Livingston, of Georgia, were appointed conferees.
 Bowie of Alabama Speaks.
 After the conclusion of the district business. debate upon the contested elec- ton case of Moss vs Rhea, from the Third Kentucky district, was resumed MT Bowie of Alabama member of the committee which reported the case, ar gued in favor of sustaining the contention of the minority-that MT. Rhea was en- titled to retain his seat.
 In the course of some remarks by Mir Boering (Republican) of Kentucky in fa- vor of the claims of MT. Moss he de- nounced in severe terms the qoebel elec- tion law, which, he declared, was enacted to crush the public will" and which, he said, was used to turn out duly elected state officers and place in power defeated candidates" He said 1t made the elec- ton machinery of the state an adjunct of the Democratic organization. Under IL the Republicans had been able to elect only 30 members of the Legislature out of 100, although Beckham had carried the state by only $500 plurality.
 The Goebel law was so obnoxious and outrageous he said, that within SIX months after 1t was stated that It would stand forever as a monument to the mem cry of it's author the Kentucky Legisla- ture would be recalled to repeal It's most offensive features.
 Mir. Rhea Makes Closing Address.
 Mir. Rhea, the sitting member, closed for his side of the case with an appear in his own behalf. An attempt was made to secure a postponement Of the closlng arguments until tomorrow on account or the slim attendance but MT Mann lil- nois, who was in charge Of the case. objected. In opening MT. Rhea declared that he had desired the postponement in order that he might present the req sons why agreat injustice should not be done to the state of Kentucky ana to a respectable number of the jury wno were to return the verdict in the case.
 Mir Rhea drew a round of applause from his party colleagues when he de- clared that if he believed he had been returned to Congress by fraud in1usuce or partisanship he would scorn to nolo a seat Tn the f1OuSe ftelehA hi6 NN NNA Boerings attack on the elections in Ken lucky, he said he regretted that his col league had played the part he had. T shall not say anything unkind of or about him." said he. "Nor against his poliu- cal associates in Kentucky, and l VIII not be taken away from the issue be- fore the House further than to say that his speech disclosed the fact that he IS both partisan and ignorant Of the elec- tion laws of Kentucky"
 MT. Rhea declared that the law which lodged the final canvass of the election returns in the general assembly in Ken lucky had existed ever since the state had been a state and that if William Goebel had never lived the law which was invoked and which settled the con- test of 1899, would have been the same.
 Mr. Rhea declared that the Republi- cans controlled election machinery in four out of five election precincts over which there were disputes. Without con his argument. MT. Rhea yielded the floor and at o'clock the House ad- journed.
 Wants Tombigbee Improved.
 Washington, March 4.-(Special.)-Sen- ator McLaurin of Mississippi has intro duced an amendment intended to be pro- posed to the rivers and harbors bill ap- propriating S100,00 for the improvement of the Tombigbee river from Demopolis, Al H1I,. aIo.,u ied