The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-18
growing WARMER.
The Debate in the Senate, Not
the Weather is Meant.
THE Federal ELECTiOS BILL
still Under Fire -senator Dolph
Asked Some Very Pointed Ques.
t!on"'-'Thc ipp"ItIonment
Httt Passes Ihe House.

WAsnlSG1U&, Dec. I7.-The senate,
With a sMA!l attendance OF members,
proceeded with the usual routine bu.i.
Of the morning hour.
When Sir. QaAy called up the bill pro-
ridths for the sale oI the old Custom
House building 4. Erie, Pa, M,. Blair
protested Sguins. giving time to such
uG.mportaat matters while go .aauy bills
oi.nR!ionAl Importance were pending.
and s2Id II the Senate could do nothing
else dn'ins the present session but
change It's rules, Il should do that. aud
tGtUre Senators could then proceed to do
something for the county.
MIR. Teller remarked thA. II the zen.
utuIan VAS deslrOuJ OF changing the
TuIts he had 20 far given no intimati0n
OF II except by getting up and reading
lectures 70 The Senate.
Mr. Hoar asked unanimous corsen,
that on Friday next, At 3 p. m., The De.
bate ou the election bit! ahoutd br con .
sidered as closed. This was met by Il
chorus Of objections from :hc.Demscrats
Mr. FoSE-I would like to INQUIRE
what Senators objected.
Alr. CoCkrel!-! did, ior one.
Ar. HoAr-Wil! The Senator agree
upon lime.
Mr. Ccckrell--Not now.
The morning hour hAyiE. pxpired. III,
Senate Resumed the consideration OF thr
Election bill.
Mr.. Doiph continued his speech of
yesterday upon the subject.
Mr.. Dolnh held il to 6e the duty oil
CongreGs, with malicu toward n1ne
and wlth charity to aft, to exercise
TO their fullest e2!eht It's powers under
The Constitution to seCurc to every citi. |
zen OF the United States, native or io-.
eign born, white OF black, rich o, moor
Tue free exercise Of his rigat5 uuIer the
Constitution.
Nj. Els;is saii he would pu. 7 1ucs. |
ton 10 the Senator i-ou Orryoa. and |
would ask a frank answer to il; iheqggs.
t!on waB whether, II the immigration OF |
Chinese had not been prohibited; If |
there were not million and A hail |
Chinamen iu Oregon who had the rirb, |
OF suffrage, and who estlb'iihcd in Or. |
gon Chinese State Government and |
the people OF Oregon had ovsrlhrowu |
thnt Chinese Government and had re-
established white political buprrmacy
would he Mr.. Doipht in such Il case ad. |
r0catG the passage Of law by Congress.
the intent and eilec; OF which would De
10 encourage, 10 stimulate and TO sustain
those Chinanlen in their eiIor. 10 ~.
cover political poser on race lincs?
Mr.. Doiph HEld that thh; WAS prerisely !
the argument made on the Democratic
side Of the chamber.
Mr.. Eustis-Wili the Seustor answer
my question?
terTupted.
Mr. Eustis-But request the Senator
IRON Oregon to answer my question.
Mr.. Doiph-t will answer it in NJ I
owg wGy, bat will not stand IN to b.
cateChised. repeat, that question. or
that speech, Is precisely the argument
used on the other side Of the chamber
by almost every Senator who has dis.
guessed this bill. simply tell the Sena.
TOR from l.oulslannG that the proposition
ton itseIi 10 prcposterous. The Chinese
do not ask tU become citizens of the
United States. They 90 not come here
10! the purpose OF becoming residents oil
the country. But will tel the Senator
from LouIsiara that the people Of Ore.
gon will never raise hand against the
Government Of the United States. They
never will undertake to destroy ,his
Union. They will neTer fight against
the ftag OF their country. Tho Senator
cannot conceive OF contingency in
which they will no! stand by he atp,
Now VIII ask the Senator question.
Mr.. Enstls-l would prefer that you
answer my question.
Mr.. Dolph-I have answered il salts.
factorily to myself.
alr. Eustis petsistcd in his efforts 10
haye his question auuweved more di-
reGtly, but without any more suGcegs.
then Mr. Morgan took the floor, and
quoted clause from the constitution Of
oregon restricting the suffrage TO white
citizens, and section from the statutes
OF that State prohibiting tie inter. mar.
riage OF whites and Negroes, Indians or
Chinese. an! he closed with An excIaua.
ton against hypocrisy.
II Fred Douglass, he said, the ablest
and most respectable colored man in the
country, were TO 80 TO Oregon with his
white vi;e, whom he had legally mar.
Tied in the DISTRICT OF Columbia, the re.
lations between him and his vile woul,l
10 pronounced by the courts OF Oregon
as adultcrans, and he would no 10 the
peni,entiary land his vile along with
himl for Violating tie laws OF that hu..
mane and lovely State.
After arguments against the bill by
Messrs. kenna, Regain and Butler, Mr..
Coke obtained the aoot and the Senate
adjourned.
The Arpor;iun mrnt Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE previous
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