Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-28
Mr.. McComas Manages to Enliven
the Election Bill Debate.
DEMONSTRATIVE GALLERIES.
The Oisfranchisement of District
Voters Referred To.
BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE.
SENATE.

motion OF Mr.. Morrill,, the conference was
agreed to, and Messrs. Sherman Jones New
and Harris were appointed conferees on the
part of the Senate.
House bill increasing the limit Of cost Of the
pubic building at Fort Worth, Tex, from
SI5,OOO to $4,000 was reported and passed
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution (Which was
agreed to) calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for information as to the Spanish and
Mexican private land claims pending in that
department and in the United States courts
BILLS PASSED.
The calendar was then taken up under Rule
s and the following bills (among others)
were passed: The Senate joint resolution
authorizing Commander Dennis W. Mullan.
United States Navy, to accept a medal pre-
sented to him by the Chiian government.
The Senate bill for the allowance of the
claim Of George Brown OF the District of Co.
iumbia for stores and supplies taken and used
by the army.
Senate bill to enable the state Of California
TO take lands in aid of schooisD in lieu of the
sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections, found to be
mineral lands.
The Senate bill extending for twelve months
trom the passage of the act) the time for filing
claims under the French spoliation act.
The House bill to provide for the disposal OF
the abandoned military reservations in Wyo-
ming with amendment).
The Senate bill for public building at Al
toona, Pa.-cost not to exceed 100000.
Senate bill to enable the state of California
to take lands (in aid of schools) in lieu of the
sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections, found to be
mineral lands.
Senate bill extending for twelve months
Crom the passage of the act) the time for fling
claims under the French spoliation act.
House bill to provide for the disposal Of the
abandoned military reservations in Wyoming
with amendmentl
Senate bill for public building at Altoona,
Pa, cost not to exceed 100000
Senate bill to give effect to the eighth article
OF the treaty OF commerce and navigation with
Sweden and Norway of July 4. 1897. (The bill
directs the repaying of all tonnage dues COL
lected since July 1. 1884, on Swedish or Nor
wegian or American vessels arriving in ports
OF the United States from ports in Sweden or
Norway In excess of cents ton,
or In the aggregate Is cents a
ton in any one year,; provides that hereafter no
greater duties shall be charged than those re-
ferred to in the treaty of 1927; provided that
no discrimination shall be made against Amer
ican vessels inconsistent with that treaty
Senate bill to increase the CONDENSATION of
the assistants to the United States district attor-
nsy for the District of Columbia.
Senate bills for public buildings as follows
Muskegon. Mich, $4,000; Palestine, Tex,
10000; Jacksonville, ILL.,, $4,000; Clarksyille,
Tenn, $50. 900; Allentown, Pa, 100000
House bill to authorize the county of Pulaski.
Ca, to maintain high wagon and foot bridge
across the Ocmulgee river at Hawkinsville Ga
House bill to incorporate the North River
Bridge Company and to authorize the con-
struction of a bridge and approaches at New
York city across the Hudson river: to regulate
commerce in and over such bridge between
the states of New York and New Jersey and to
establish such bridge military and post road
HOUSE.
When the house met at IL O'Clock this morn
ing Mr.. Enloe (Tenn.) moved to correct the
journal SO as to strike therefrom the titles of a
number of private pension bills passed by the
House last night. He claimed that the bills
passed before the House went into committee
of the whole and were not properly before the
House. The House, however, refused to agree
to his motion, SO the bills stand passed.
The House then went into committee of the
whole Mr.. Peters of Kansas in the chair) ON
the federal election bill
MR.. MADoo OPPOSES THE ELECTIONS BILL.
Mr.. McAdoo (N.J.) took the floor and made
a vigorous speech in opposition to the bill He
based his opposition on the principle of home
rule and the right of the people to control
their own affairs without federal interference.
He warned the republicans to beware of the
experience of Walpole when prime minister of
England. Storm after storm of protest
had been made against the excise
bill which was pending in par
Lament, but the minister, strong in his
belief that he could Withstand the people, de-
clared he would not give way to the beggars
But finally the wave of indignation grew so
great that the people besieged parliament
itself. exclaiming Liberty! Liberty! No er-
cise." And, finally, Walpole was forced to give
up the bill. and, to save his own life, go out
disguised in a cloak, shouting "Iibertyl Iib-
erty! No excise" He begged the republi-
cans-he abjured them by their own sense of
manllness-to abandon the bill before a storm
went up of Liberty! Liberty! No interfer-
ence with elections"
MR. M CoAAs ARGUES THE NECESSITY FOB A FED
ERAL ELECTION LAW
Mr.. McComas (Md.) reviewed the various
election contests during the present Congress
to show the necessity for the passage of such
law. The democrats talked about the people |
as the fountain OF power; and the gentleman
from New Jersey Mr.. McAdoo) had talked a
great deal about home rule. He called
tseT attention to the condition |
many instances In which the powers were being |
taken from the people. The control of the |
schools and the appointment of school officers /
had been wrested from the people and placed /
In the hands of the judges of the courts. IL
themselves it was to control their own school |
affairs. The right to supervise the |
election of Judges Of probate courts,
OF prosecuting attorneys and Of sheriffs |
nao peen taken away from the people by the /
democratic party Of MARYLAND.
SOUTH CAROLINA METHODS.
MIR. McComas having declared that the pro-
vision that the inspectors might be taken from
any part of the congressional district was
nothing new in South Carolina, Mr. Tillman
declared that the law required the inspectors
TO belong to the same precinct of which they
were inspectors.
Mr.. Rowell said that not only had supervisors
not belonged to even the same county but /
had been taken from one congressional district i
to serve in another at the last election.
Mr., Tillman-Where is the law? Where is
the law? There never has been such law in
force in my state.
Mr.. McComas-An the democrats of
South Carolina are not like nv
friend All OF them do not go out
and inquire, Where is the law? They
only LOOK for the results. South Carolina has
sought to perpetuate the old oligarchy of the
state in power and make it q patrician white
mans government
Mr.. TiIlman rejoined that this was not true
and declared the election in South Carolina
was now just what it had been since the reyo-
war. The republicans now propose
to put the people down by the blue coats and
the bayonet
Mr.. McComas declared that there was not a
blue coat feature in the bill 1t appealed sim
ply to the courts
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