The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-27

Tho house met III IL D Clotk lO-uaJ'
On mott, n OF Mr.. ketcham (kep. \. VI sec
oDded by Mr.. Flower Dem. y. ". who said lie
could endorse tho measure N every particular,
tho House bill was passed granting fifteen
days lerva to clerks in first and second class
Post Offices Mr.. Flower said that he could say.
from six years personal experience III tost
Oh ces. that no cuss OF Government employees
were more deserving than these clerks, anu no
would also favor the passage ofthe bill making
eight hours "A days work for Post Office EN-
ployets.
The regular order being demanded, MIR.
Lodge {! e.. Mass, began the debate upon
the National Election bill lie said that he did
not think n more grave nnd serious subject
had ever Como before the Iiouse. The bill pro-
posed TO c>trnd existing laws regarding the
election o! members so that they would 10 et-
fcctive throughout the United states Whenever
the people wnuted them so OK ended No local
machinery was disturbed he said; ballots
were to 10 cast as ut present. and no secret
ballot syst m vas to he interiered With where
elections la, n making pubin every step and
act by which the REPRESENTATIVES OF he people
were, chosen 10 their Ing! olIG%, , % secure secure
fore .wnS the leading rrncinle OF INC
hill Tnl"r its teens conc aim" became
violence itself wa publicity. As 10 tao power
OF ConEies, 10 ennct EmcA l"GiSlati"n. tn" Con-
EtltItion ami the DECISIONS Ul tut SupGeuhc
Couri were a!slutely conclusive l. was not
CROUCH hat e,e Ito 5 were tair IheY must
be knCwn to be intr 1t ma been CHARGED tn 5t
y opposed to extend had been callch mt exist
ence by tho gigantic rnuds ia IN" city OF Now
York pri r TO, 1870 and 1871; Tint certainly
was not II 20 't!Onal origin in the sense that mo
charge was made. w: Lodge gave a deHGrlp-
zion ~ the state OF affairs N that time IN New
York city citing among other cases Il o Ieith
district OF the Sixth ward where. he SAID, the
Democratic Vote alter throwing out all OF the
n hnF as =
number Of every man. woman. and enid resi-;
dent in the district The, legislation enncted
value to tho cause OF hono-t elections. There
were other cities and d. tricts, where the inw
had revealed in rGlent-locksd bal
lot box the culs and butto,s Of an
had beon complaint Of tho registration system.
and accusations had been made that the listS
were" qam Tsh the S we're lie 1H d os
that anybody or Iarty, honest in intention and
purpose. would be afraid TO have the truth and
ftates il was apparent that many neople O.
lieved that grea frauds were there comliitted.
II the belief thai such a thing ns fair election
then II was high time the niled Stntes should
put stop to the cyl, 4 It had to exerc 8 SO {;
Mr. Lodge presented number Of statistics
70 show the insuiliciehcy OF representation IN
At The conclusion Of his speech Mr.. Lodge
wa warmly congratulated By his Republican
,Ml. HsmphllI Dem. S. c. followed, IGGn-
ming with an argument 70 dem9nstE,te thSnni;
that this was not q national bill; II was sec
tioHal., I,nde! the first section some horizons
vision II from two to nNe suncrv sors. acc,or-
Ing to tie RESI- ect.ve size Of CGngtess ana u,
purpose for such provision 1t could have no
effect but to place tho yeoIe OF some districts
nm IA
was now NoTthIa North that win take he
preconcsyed rreiuJices; that does not believe
IL has all tho virtue and the rest Of the country
places; that would not tbink an inglo;Hayon
Ia tho soul aiwHys In the WRONG when he had
Mr. liemphill ,atd that Messrs. Hiscock and
Evarts were on the lo2r OF the senate mlsren;
oeratic for Yeas When the Republicans OF
eyes and fixed the laws 80 that the people )
wish might DO honesty eX ressed when they
or4Ss would i"S sccye 1S mem
AMI, u they dc rot tqhe heir advice, would
agreed To. Applause on Democratic side.
Under this system which it was proposed 10
revive the people Of the South hai been robbed
States D XrmS "fhe South did not want to lie
put n thGt n"s. nnii ngsdh Mr. Hcmnbiu tina,
we must either rule that country or leave IT,
Now, for myself, before the people OF he tn te
we will not leave II. lApplause,l II H. the home
OF our fathers. There their bones lie buried
They bought II with their blood when Concord
and Lexington were the hatlehelds ot this
country. They have handed it down to us un
Impaired and, genlleme9' are are we sI not tm "~I
back in our veins Shall we transmit
to coming generations a great and
noble state which has beon G9yssrrnieG
Intended should rule over us; ! do not hest
tate to say that the colored man has as man
and mine too. This Jaw is in eniei 70 put nm
again IN control Of the S"mtberpi StHGGii; "
faEr dyIrg rut: intended 20 lriuG a ouj agar
that constant irritation and clash Getwe u 'h(
two races in The south which Wi! retard n
growth and which will DO destructive NJ the
very principles OF human government
MIR Homphlll said he knew 1t wa, useless t.