Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-19
AT WASHINGTON.
The Texas Election 0utrages
Warmly Discussed.
"MORE MUSCLE THAN MONEY"
Is What Senator Coke Says the
South notwithstanding Tao
ties in the House.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, February lin the
Senate to-day, Mr.. Vest moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the conference
report on the Direct Tax bill was agreed
to Saturday, and said the object was to
give reason for opposing the bill. After
discussion, the matter went over and
message was sent to the House request
ing the return of the bill. In connection
with vote of thanks to the people of
Michigan for presentation OF statue of
Lewis Cass, Mr.. Palmer delivered an
eulogy on that statesman.
Chandler and Morgan followed Morrill,
in brief remarks. On motion of Stock
bridge the motion was adopted unani-
mously.
Cullom, from the Com mittee on Terri
tories, reported back the House bill to
organize the Territory of Oklahoma, and
it was placed on the calendar by Cullom
giving notice that he would cali it up for
action as soon as possible. Butler. a
member of that committee, presented
substitute, as representing the views of
the minority. Platt, another member,
said he did not agree with the majority
of the committee, but would support the
resolution presented by Butler. Sherman
gave notice that he would, tomorrow,
move to proceed to the consideration and
disposition of the conference report of
the Direct Tax bill. Frye asked the pre-
siding officer what was the position of the
Union Pacific Funding bill, and was told
that the vote to take up the pending reso-
luton, reported from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, had been dis
placed from it's order before the Senate.
Hoar said he was quite sure every
member of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections will be willing (the Senator
from Maine having been absent on &C.
count of domestic affliction) to have his
bill restored to all it's rights and that it
shall lose nothing whatever by the elec-
tions resolution having been taken up.
Frye then said there would be a meeting
of the Pacific Railway committee to-mor-
row. 1t would then be determined
whether or not he will ask for the restor-
alton OF the funding bill to its place.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the Texas outrages resolution and
Coke began his fourth days argument
against it. He declared he had no ex-
cuse or palliation or justification for the
raiding of ballot boxes in Washington
county, but he did not condemn it more
strongly or regret it more sincerely than
did the people of that county, and he did
not say the ballot boxes were raided in
every section of the United States, but he
did say that bribery, bold and unblush-
ing, did prevail in every section Of the
country except in the South, where they
did not have any money to buy each
other with; and yet he heard of no Con-
gressional investigation into the bribery
in the last election. Seventy indictments,
he was told, had been found in Indiana
for bribery, nine.tenths of those indicted
being Republicans; but no Senator had
risen and asked for an investigation
there. Coke referred to the alleged use
of millions of dollars in Indiana, New
York ard Rhode Island at last election.
Who would charge the people of any of
crimes? And why should the people
responsible for single abuse in q single
COuubys LII bu0 OOubA ta0I0 Was U1OI0
muscle than money, and there was no
bribery there; while in the North there
was m ore money than muscle, and there
was no violence there. 1t was force in
the South, it was fraud and bribery in
North. OF the two crimes bribery was
the most dangerous and difficult to pro.
vide against. As to hanging three
negroes at Brenham, Coke declared it
had been the work of an irresponsible
mob. The race question could not be
settled by statute. The people OF the
South should be let alone. If
they had to say how the race
question was to be settled he would
repeat what the Senator from Ohio
(Sherman) was represented in the news
papers, few days ago, to have said, and
that was, to let the people of each State
attend to the matter themselves. Ii the
people OF the South were let alone, if no
aid and comfort were given to the agita-
tors who disturbed the public peace in
that section, the race question would be
settled quicker than was supposed.
At the conclusion of Coke's speech the
resolution was laid aside, and Allison,
from the Committee on Appropriations,
reported back the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill with amendments, and gave
notice that he would call it up to-mor-
row.
The House bill to provide for taking the
eleventh and subsequent census was
passed, and the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 1S.-In the
House, Dunn, of Arkansas, from the
Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, called up the bill to provide
for the better protection of the seal and
salmon fisheries in Alaska.
After discussion, the bill was RECON-
mitted, with instructions to report it
back with an amendment reducing from
twenty to ten years the term of the lease
of seal fisheries, and authorizing any
person to bring suit against lessees to re-
cover $40, 900 for every seal taken in ex-
cess of the number fixed by law.
Crisp then called up the Sullivan.
FELTON, California election case.
McKenna of California raised the |
question of consideration. On rising |
vote the Republicans outvoted the Dem
ocrats rs to IA, and yeas and nays were |
ordered. Then the body of the Repub-
licans refrained from voting and left the
House without q quorum. The vote
upon taking up the election case stand
ing yeas 100, nays II, a call of the House
was ordered. Two hundred and forty
three members responded to their
names. Further proceedings under the
ca11 uaro dirponcod uith opd a vote xyoc