The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-13

bad canyassed bis district with him al
thc last election. and knew that Mr.
CLAYTON had been treated by the people
with entire respect
Mr.. Breckenridge and Mr Clayton had
been personal friends, and there had
hcen no bitterness In the canvass be-
tween them
After further discussion, the question
was taken on Mr. Eyau's motion 10 lay
iay aside the Pacific railroad Funding
bin and 20 take up The resolution, and 10
was agreed to by q party yote-22 TO ~
TIE RESOLUTION
was read as follows.
"Re0l1d. That the Committee on
PRIVILEGES and Elections De directed care
fully 90 revise the existing laws regu-
latinr elections Of members Of d Ongress
with 20 view Of providing for more
complete protection Of the exercise of the
elective franchise, and for the punish
ment of Oleuses against it, and 90 report
fo the mex. legislative sion OF the
senate hy BID or otherwise
Mr.. Harris then suggested that IN or
der 90 economic time, and TO avoid an
irritating sectional debate, the vote be
taken at once on tie adoption OF the res
olution.
Mr.. Evarts. after some hesitation and
embarrassment. thought it right that the
committee which reported the resolution
should Poe permitted to lay before the
senate the ground. on which the resoiu-
ton was placed. ne yielded to "a motion
% adjourn, and the senate, at 4'4j, adj
j0uraod.
THE HOUSE.
The House to-day continued the dis
cussion OF the Smalls-Elli0tt election
case.
Mr.. OFcrrall, of Virginia, member
of Che Committee on Elections, defended
the majority report. He answered the
criticism made hv MI Rowell of llli-
nois. upon the election laws OF South
Carolina bv the declaration that IN
many respects they were the laws framed
under Republican administration. lie
then proceeded 10 combat the position,
that because mans skin was black, he
necessarily voted the Republican ticket.
8lr. Kerr, of Iowa, inquired whether
The gentlemen did not know that Lin
coin had written TO Hahn, OF Louisiana,
I'm favor of giving the negro a vote, as
some dav In the future IL might aid in
keeping the Jewel OF liberty IN the family
of freedom.
Mr. O'Ferrall replied that he had never
heard of 10. lie did not know that Lin
coin had written poetry.
Mr. Kerr: He did write the letter.
Mr.. Cooper, of Ohio, denounced the
election law of South Carolina as parti.
san. and declared that the contestant
had. according TO the returns OF the
election managers, mere than 1900 ma
iority.
Mr. spinola, of New York, inquired
whether the gentleman would recon-
mend q colored man for a Cabinet posi-
tiOns
Mr Cooper am ready 10 recommend
any man who is ht for a place in the
Cabinet
Mr. Johnston, of Indiana, who follow
ed. declared that the Elections Commit
tee bad done Smalls great injustice, as
bv its own findings Smllls had 2l7 ma
jority.
Nj. McComas, of Indiana, said, after
eighteen years of negro suffrage this
was only a striking case OF usurp"uon
power After TWO decades OF negro
suffrage. the white Democratic repre-
sentatives in Congress from the black
belt declared the blacks were
10 be forever seryile. one white
man I'm the black States on
this floor eQualled five white men IN
the North in representative power. lis
influence during the four years past had
controlled the Executive and this Hall oil
Representatives.
Nr Cultivate. of Ohio, analyzed the
evidence in the case, commenting upon
it and drawing from it the deduction
that the contestee was entitled 10 retain
his seat on the floor.
ssThe contestaht, Smalls, was then
awarded the floor TO advocate DIS own
claims lie had supposed, he said, that
the case was TO be tried upon the EVIL
dence taken. but he found that he was
nlaceed upon trial for anact said have
neon committed in 1878 in South Caro-
lima Reviewing the case, he commented
on the TACT that though IN South caro-
lima every Judge was Democrat every
constable was q Democrat, not man
had been brought 20 court for al thls
bnlldozing and intimidation which
had been charged. Let gentlemen
an the other side examine the record,
and if they came 10 the conclusion That
he had not been honestly and squarely
elected 10 this House, lei them be honest
in their convictions and vote against him.
lie supposed be would have TO 90 when
the vote was taken tomorrow. lie
would 20 good na,uredly, because he
would be up again next year and look
and see some of the Democrats going
out too laughter
Pending further debate the House, at
$50, adjourned
TIE HOUSE AND SENATE TARIFF BILLS
COMPARED.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means has received the Treasury com
pulalions in regard to the reductions IN
revenue made by the House and Senate
tariff bills compared with the present