Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-14

Evar said the question came at last to be
whether there was to be tolerated in this coun-
try an authority snd persistent power that was
to set aside the Government of the Constitution
and of the laws. II there should prove 10 be
an irreconcilsble conflict between public opin-
ion in Texas or in New York. and pub lie opin-
ion in the country at large, his opinion WIS that
the opinion Of the whole country must finally
prevail.
coke obtained the aoor, and the Senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, February 13th.-In the House
to-day a favorable report was made on the bin
Withdrawing from public sale vacant lands
along the Columbia river and Cello, w. t, as
reservation for future improvement in river
navigation.
recess was taken for the purpose of meeting
in joint convention with the Senate to declsre
the result of the Electoral College vote, after
which the House resumed consideration of the
Smalls- Elliott contested election case
Hemphill of South Carolina spoke at great
about fair election laws in South Carolina was
nonsense. The people there believed a colored
man should have his rights but they did not
believe he should have all his rights and the
white man's too. If the colored men were so
dear to the people of the North-as Indicated by
the speeches of some gentlemen on this floor
why did not some OF the Northern States elect q
colored man to Congress. and make living ex-
ample OF his fitness 10 make laws He declared
that If the negro residents of South Carolina
district were pumped down into any Northern
CONGRESSIONAL OlSlflc5 social lines womb De
more rigidly drawn against the blacks than in
any community in South Carolina. He allu ed
to election frauds which he said had occurred
in Kansas, Ohio and other Northern States and
yet no such hue and cry had been raised against
these &C usl occurrences as had been against
alleged intimidatlons in South Carolina.
La Toilette of Wisconsin tRepubhcan) de-
voted himself entirely to discussion OF sec
tional issues. arguing IN favor of seating Smalls,
and not sparing his Southern methods.
HenryC Lodge of Mas sachusetts said the latest
development OF fraudulent election methods in
the South was the withholding by the Gov
ernOrs of Tennessee and West V rginia of the
certificates of three Republican Congressman
who were cleo ed upon the face of the returns
This was revolutionary measure. 1t struck
at the root of the most sacred privileges con-
ferred by the Constitution. 1.-THE people of the
North, he said will not submit to this state of
affairs much longer. The demand goes up all
over the North for a fee ballot and free
count"
After further debate by Terry, Cutcheon and
others, Rowen closed the debate for the Re-
publicans, saying that, notwithstanding all the
assaults made upon it Robert Small 5 majority
OF l02 votes still lived.
Crisp. IN concluding the argument for the
ern elections that was not as fair and as well
calculated 10 secure untramelled expression of
views as in any other section.
Crisp's time expired while he was in the
midst OF his argument, and then a scene CT
tumult and confusion enSued. The main sise
was thronged with members from both sides,
VINO Kept up an lnceSsant demand Tor the reg
ular order, while Crisp attempted to have his
time extended. and the Indiana Republicans
continued their demand for an opportunity 10
reply.
vainly to quell the tumuit and was finally com
PEELED to call the Sergeant-at-Arms. Then
Crisp asked leave to extend his remarks in the
Record, bat Johnston of Indiana objected, I'M
less he could be given the same privilege
Leave was finally granted Crisp to print, how
ever, and vote was taken on the minority reso-
luton declaring Smalls entitled to the seat. 1t
was rejected by party vote of 126 to l43, with
The exception of Wilson of Minnesota and Rus
sell of Massachusetts. who voted with the Re-
publicans.
The majority resolution seating Elliott was
then agreed to without division and the House
adjourned