Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-13

~. 'uhnihg OH, De iaid aside and the ra.
port OF The Committee on Privileges ana
s@ee,'ohs ~ TO the outfases IN Washington
county, Texas be taken up.
Mr.. Coke objected and Mes.rs. usrr,s ns
Morgan spoke IN opposition to considsr,nD,
,Ae resolution nov, when 80 near the cna ~
the session, with so much important leolsla.
ton yet 10 I've had, for the reason that /,
Would have tbe effect 10 bring on protracied
political debate.
Mr.. EVarts's motion was agreed 70 no .
party yote.-22 20 10.
ine resolution was read az follows;
hcSoiVed. That the Committee on priyi.
reyes ana Elections be directed carefully 10
revise TEE exlstiug laws regulating the cleo
"'ns "' members OF Congress Nth the view
OF Providing for a more complete protection
OF Tie exercise OF the elective franchise and
Tor TIE punishment Of offences against n.
ana 70 report 20 the next legislative session
OF the Senate by bill or otherwise
pit. Harris then came forward with An.
Other suggestion. IL mas that, ia order IN
econom'ze time and to AVOID an irritating
sectional debste. the vote be taken M oncs
aud without discussion on the adoption Of
the resolution.
Sir. Esarts. somewhat embarrassed by
the proposition, did not reply immediately.
but looked TO the Republican senators
opinion on the subject. The Democratic
senators bad quiet laugh at Mr.. Tysris's
apparent heNtation; but finally the New
York Senator made answer.
lie should be vefg glad. he said, 10 keep
the debate Within hounds, but be thought
II right That the committee which reported
the resolution should be permitted to law be-
fore the Senate she grounds on which the
resolution was based. II did not seem To
him quite proper that The committee should
ne asked TO refrain from presentation Of
the matter. Il would be optional with the
senators on the other side to reply or not
At this point Mr.. Eyarts yielded TO mo-
ton to adjourn; and the Senate, at ASS, ad-
iouneG.
House or Representatives.
on motion OF Mr.. McCreary. OF Kentucky,
Senate bill 10 enable the President to protect
the interests % the Uoited states in Panama
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and leave granted the committee 10
report At any time.
MIR. Townshend, Of Illinois, introduced a
bill appropriatug $50. 600 for special dis
pay 90 fsrm products Of the United States at
the Paris Exposition. Referred.
The House then resumed the cOnsidera-
ton OF the Smlils.Elllott contested.election
case.
Mr.. OFerral', OF Virginia. member Of
the Committee on Elections. defended the
msi0rity rcD0r. lie answered the criticism
made by Mr.. Rowell, Of Illinois. upon the
election laws OF south Carolina by The decla-
ton that IN mauy respects they were laws
framed upder a Republican Administration.
II vas true that the registration law had
been enacted by Democratic Legislature.
but be argued that 1t was fair law and
similar IN its provisions to the law OF almost
every State in the Union. The Democrats
Of South Carolina had been de-
nounced for having created the seventh
district with the view Of throwing
the negroes into one district. This might
be. but II gcTrymspderiug was crime, then
The Republicans OF the North bad been
guilty Oft foulest and blacklist crime. BY
passing % the consideration OF evidence
be cOnteudcd thst the study OF testimony
would prove that there WAS no weight 10 DO
given 10 the charge 81 fraud by the Canvass
/ ing Board. Intimidation had been rife on
/ the part of 3r. Smalis and his supporters,
| and The free exercise Of the elective franchise
| had 0ech tIamH.ed under foot bv the man TO
/ whom the GinOriv wished 10 give a seat on
/ this floor. lie read vOlummous extracts
/ from the testimony TO substsniiate this as.
! serli0n.
/ lie then proceeded 10 combat the position
/ that because mans STAN was black he ne
/ cesssrily voted the Republican ticket. When
/ the fifteenth amendment had beeu adopted
| and tue negro given the right OF suffrage 1t
/ bad not been on cond ton that he should for
/ all time vote the Republican ticket The
negro bad not been relieved from the bond
age Of slavery to put on the yoke OF party
servitude,
Mir. O'Ferralrs hour having expired. an
/ effort was made to reach an arrangement tor
| O Limitation oi the debate. The limitation
was txed at six hours, including the tlme
already spent ia discus ion.
SIR O'Ferrqll then proceeded 50 argue that
! many Of the negroes Of the Seventh district
| ~ south Carolina had refused 10 vote for a
/ convicted and sentenced fel0n, for man
whs was besmifched with corruption from
/ head TO foot.
/ Nr. Cooper, OF Ohio, In speaking on be-
/ half o. the contestant. exhibited map oi the
| " sbocsirlng district" declaring that The
! Democratic Legislature which hRd eppor-
/ toned tie state bad had recourse TO zig gag,
/ sinuous. tOTtCous lines 10 border that dis
| tuct.
Messrs. johnson Of Indiana and Nc
| Comas Of Maryland followed in support OF
! the claims Of the contestant.
Mr.. Cultivate. OF Ohio. said that the po-
! siion taken by The gentlemen on the other
| side that the Seventh district OF South Caro-
| lina bad been dedicated 10 the Republican
/ party because II contained more negroes than
| the other districts was an assertion that the
| Republican party bad proprietary interest
/ in the votes Of the colOred men. II that
| assertion were true 1t was an sdmIsslOn that
! the Republicans had elected their President
1 hv negro votes. 1t was the admission that
/ Ohio would he Democratic were 1t
not for the negro vote; that New
/ York and Indiana would bavc cone
/ for cleveland had it not been for the negro
voters, who be,d The balance OF power IN
/ those Stites. As the admission was made
/ that the Republican party owed lis ascend
ancv l. tie negro vote OF the North, be sug-
/ gesied that here wa, proper occasion for
/ the Republicans TO recognize that vote; ana
ne further suggested that the gentlemen on
the other side Eniie in recommending TO
! President Harrison Robert Smalls fora posi-
uon IN his Cabinet. lie then Analysed the
| evidence in the case, commenting upon II,
and drawing from II the deduction that Inc
eoufestee was entitled 10 retain bis seat 90
tne floor. ,.,
The contestant, smalls. was then accorded
the floor 10 advocate bis own claims Tie
had supposed. he SAID, thai the case was 10 oe
tried upon the evidence taken, but he found
that he was placed upon trial for ~ act said
10 have been committed IN 1910 10 SCUM
Csre}ins. IL wss true be had been arrested
In 1877 charged By the Democrats WIN re,
celving bride in 1878. tie was as inhoVeus
OF that charge as the gentleman woo now
presided over the House (Mr. McCfestyt
lie was a. innocent OF The charge as BABE
unborn. He bad been convicted and hal sI-
pealed to the United states supreme Court
AMI the appeal had been docketed. Pend
Jag the snIeal Governor Simpson Wihous
request from him. directly or indirectly. ha1
granted him pardon. lie had denounSeu
t;oyernor simpson for grantig the pardon
nending an appeal 10 the supreme court
t;ov,rpor simpson had appointed h'm n cap,
I'm az militia =. for merit0rious service"
rbe Governor would hardly think that re-
ceyieg bride WAS mortonou' heI'i ',
Reviewing the ease. be commented on tne
fact that though in South Caroiina every
indge, every prosecuting officer ana every very
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