Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-10

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| Massachusetts, save compliment and yet
he DanicD had in his hand legislative
rccord-the report of a committee Of the
House OF Representatives consisting OF
McSsrs. Lynd. Forney. and Frye-frorn
which he deducted the conclusion that
Davenport was not a man worthy to be q
supervisor of elections; but that he was
Just the kind Of man to whom the promo
ters and sponsors Of the bill wanted to turn
over the suffrGges, rights, and privileges O!
the American people.
FRYE SENS TO EXPLAIN.
Mr. FRYE sought the floor To make an OK.
PLANTATION. stating that he had not signed
tho report. but Mr.. Daniel declined "a
yield for that purpose.
DAVENPORT CONDEMNED.
He quoted from a law-report 10 show
that Judge BlatchfOrd had condemned the
action Of Davenport. but had declined 10
remove him. The offence he had com
mitted was, Mr. Daniel said. terrorizng
aud intimidating American citizens and
compelling them 70 surrender their natu-
ralization certificates.
WHO ARE ASKING THE BILL?
Who. he asked, demanded tho passage Of
the billf Not the farmers Of the country.
for IN their convention al Ocala. Fla, they
had lust protested unanimously against II
not the Colored people Of the South. for
they had through their various representa-
tive bodies declared that they did not wish
the bill 20 be passed because 10 would dis
turb the kindly relations that time was
establishing between the races.
THE DESTRUCTION or sKIF-GovRBNNENT.
He closed his speech with the declara-
ton that the language winch the American
people speak Is tho only ono that has in 10
shn rFgyl 80 eatf ar.f ~ lrrf chat
when this bill should become a law the
dictionaries should be amended and the
word self-government" should be erased
from the vocabulary Of people which
no longer recognized the institutions Of
liberty to which it applied. Applause in
the galleries.
MIR. George obtained the floor.
Az AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Butler gave notice Of an amendment
20 the bill providing that supervisors, can
vassers. and all election officers be re-
gardod as ministerial and not as Judicial
officers.
TO SIT INTO TBR EVENING.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that he would ask
the Senate tomorrow 10 sit into the eve
ming until debate on the bill was closed.
Executive session. Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. O'NeiD, Of Pennsylvania, presented
q petition Of bankers, commission mer-
chants, and importers Of Philadelphia
praying Congress 10 amend the tariff act
by extending the time from February LIST
20 July /, 1891. for the withdrawal Of i'm
ported merchandise III bond October /,
1880. Referred.
BTrRRsENTATIvE-RLRCT GEARY.
Mr.. Morrow. Of California, presented the
credentials Of Thomas j. Geary as the re-
presentatiye-elect from the First congress
sional district Of California 20 fill the va
cancy OccasiOued 10y the resignation Of j.
i. DeIIaven. Mr.. Geary appeared at the
bar OF the House 10 take the oath Of office.
PRINTING AND FoRTIFIcATroN DEFICIENCIES.
Tho Committee on Appropriations re-
ported the bill making a deficiency apprO-
priatiOn for public printing and binding.
Committee Of the Whole The same COM
mittee reported the Notifications appTo-
priatiOn bill. Same order. The printing
deficiency till calls for S369,000 and the
Notifications bill : l,47S,5O3.
CRAMPS REMAINS TO REMAIN,
The Senate resolution looking TO the re
mOval Of Grants remains from Riverside
Park. ". y, 10 Arlington WIS defeated on
a standing vote-55 10 115. The yeas and
navs were taken and resulted-yeas, ~
nays, l53.
PUBLIC-nUMDING BILLS PASSED.
The House then proceeded under special
order TO the disposition of publlc-building
measures previously reported from the
Committee of the Whole. The following
bills for the erection of public buildings
we're passed, with limitation Of cost NJ
stated Bar Harbor, Maine. S7500) Mank-
alto, Mimi, $4,000; Meridian, Miss,
1000; Youngstown, O.. $4,000; Cam
den. Ark, $4,000; Sioux Falls S. D.,
$3.50, 600: st. Albans, Vt. $4,000; Stock
ton, Cal. $4,000; Norfolk. Va, $780,
600, Beatrice, Neb., 100000; Daven-
port, Iowa. 100000; Rock Island,
IN, S7j,OO0 Reidsville. n. c., $4,000
South Bend, Ind. $4,000; Fargo, n. d.,
SlOO, 900; Newburgh, N. Y, 300, 600; Madi-
son. Ind, S5O,O 600; Pueblo, Col, $4,000
Sioux City, Ia. $3.50, 900 Lima. o., $50 600;
Portland. Ore, SlOOOOJ Haverhill, Mass,
S75. 600; Charleston, 5. c.. increase, SjO,-
600; Bloomington. H., $1,000 Lewiston,
Me. S75OO0 Kansas City, Mo, 100000;
Taunton, Mass. $4,000; Racine, Wis,
SlO0. 900: Savannah. Ga, S250,OOO Paw
tucket. X. /. $4,000; Akron, o., 500, 900
Rome. Ga. $50, 1000; Rockford, Ill, $780,
600 Fort Dodge, Ia, $4,000; Sheboyean,
Wis, $4,000.