The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-07-11
THE FORCE BILL DISCUSSED.
Congressman Morgan of Missis-
sippi Gives His Views.
THE DAYS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
The Bill an Administration Measure
Gotten Up 10 Keep the Negroes
In the Republican Party.

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of Mississippi, arrived in Memphi
on Monday morning direct iron
Washington, and spent the day
among his many friends there.
A reporter for the Aralanch'
found the genial member from
Mississippi sitting in the Goodbal
Shoe Company's office yesterday
evening discussing crop prospects
with a party Of friends, and by
asking the following question
quickly changed the subject from
crop to politics.
Reporter-Gen Morgan, do you
think the Force bill will be passed
by the Senate
Gen. Morgan-If it ever comes
to a vote in the Senate it will pass.
1t is an administration measure
recommended by President Har-
rison in his regular message, but
the important legislation is so
much delayed hat the hope of
Democrats in Washington is that
the Force bill cannot be taken up
in the Senate and passed.
1t is the determination of the
Democratic Senators to use every
means that their ingenuity can
suggest to defeat this infamous
measure. They are much favored
in their views and prospects in
this regard by the backward con
dition Of indispensable legislation.
The Senate has now in conference
the following general appropria
ton bills Diplomatic and consul
lar, fertilization, legislative, exec
utive and Judiciary pending, the
river and harbor bill. The Indian
and sundry civil bills are yet with
the Committee on Appropriations.
The general deficiency bill has not
yet been reported to the House.
Another great measure in which
Western Senators are intensely in
terested-the silver BILLS in con
ference. The tariff bill has lust
been reported form the Finance
Committee and is ready for CON
%sideration in the Senate. All of
these measures stand regularly
and legitimately in front of the
Force bill, and | do not believe the
Democratic Senators Will hesitate
for a moment 10 say to the coun-
try hat they Will not permit the
Force bill to be taken up out of
its order until all Of these other
great measures + disposed Of ac-
cOrding to long established usage.
If the Republicans will consent
to let the Force bill go over until
December all Of these other bills
will be disposed Of and an early
adjournment-by August 15-will
take place. If they refuse this
and attempt to pass the Force bill,
in my opinion this session will be
continuous and December will
find US still in session.
"What do you think will be the
effect of the bill, if passed 2"
at is impossible to tell what
will be the result if this measure
passes and becomes a law as it
passed the House. 1t will bring
about a condition of affairs worse
than anything we experienced dur
ing the days of reconstruction"
Don't you think that there is
less corruption in elections held in
the South than there is in the
North ?"
"Taking them as a whole, there
has been and there is as little COM
plant from the voters of the South,
white and colored, as there has
been of elections in the North
from the same class of citizens
there. The purpose of this Force
bill is to organize the negro under
the Federal Government authori-
ty, and to see that he votes the
Republican ticket"
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