Evening journal., 1890-12-31
AGAINST LODGES BILL.
Colorado's Republican Senators
Oppose the Measure.
TELLER AND wOLCOTr SPEAK.

the Biil Delays Needed Financial Leg
islation-One Thinks IL an UnwIse Step. |
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3i.-In tho senate |
Mr.. Hoar continued his speech in favor of |
the elections bill. Mr.. Wolcott (Rep.) ad- |
dressed the senate in opposition TO it. The |
financial bill was taken up informally, and |
Messrs. Stewart aud Reagan spoke against |
IL, The discussion Of the elections bill
was resumed, and Mr.. Teller (Rep) spoke
against it and against the proposed change
in the rules. Mr. Hale and others urged
the necessity OF disposing Of the bill inn
mediately. Mr.. Hoar reminded southern
senators that they had pledged their ofli-
cial oaths and honor as men that they
would give their devotion TO the constitu-
tional amendments II they were only let
back in the Union, free from the conse-
qnenees OF rebellion. And now they were
denouncing these constitutional amend
ments as "a stupendous crime and blum
der The people were not blind TO the
objects Of the Mississippi constitutional
convention, for Judge Calhoun, the presi-
dent Of the convention, had avowed the
purpose for which IL was gathered, and
said that il he were msked whether it was
the purpose to restrict negro suffrage he
would frankly answer Yes; that is what
we are here for
The Murder of Matthew'S
Mr.. Hoar recalled the Copiah massacre
ia Mississippi, the murder of Fred Mat
thews and the burning OF his widows
house, ana said that within the present
Christmas season that widows son, the
Republican postmaster, a young man Of
q, had been shot down in the streets of
Carrollton, the home OF Senator George.
"How longn Mr.. Hoar exclaimed, "how
long, o God shall the blood of these
martyrs cry for vengeance from the ground.
How long shall the murder OF men be-
cause they are Republicans be the only
crime TO which Republicans are indiffer-
entin
Attacked by Republican.
Mr.. Wolcott, the young Republican
senator from Colorado, followed Mr.. Hoar
in M animated speech against the bill.
The time which the bill engrossed was
not opportune Nearly one-third of the
session was through, and daylightwas not
yet visible. There were before the senate
measures Of vast Importance that would
fail for another year al least unless they
were now acted upon. Among the meas
ures awaiting action Mr.. Wolcott men
toned the silver bill, the upportionment
bill, the pure food bill, the copyright bill
and the private land court hilt We stand
he said, in the shadow of great financial
disaster. The people turn 70 congress for
relief. They want the assurance either
that there will be no legislation on the
financial subject or that they will receive
adequate mediums Of circulation. But
that was not alone the reason he opposed
the bill He believed the pending bill
should not become law because it inyolv.
ed federal interference and espionage al
other than national elections. and this was
contrary to the spirit Of American institu-
tions and an obstacle 70 the right enjoy
ment of American liberties. It was bet
ter that local and state elections ia New
York city should be attended by fraud and
dishonesty than that they should be kept
pure by federal interference.
No More Civil strife wanted.
Mr.. Wolcott said the people Of this coun-
try wanted no more civil strife, and it
would be impossible to enforce such law
against the united opposition OF the white
population in the southern states. The at
tempt would bring back the old days Of
terrorizing and the weaker race would suf-
fer Referring to the question asked Of
Mr.. Dolph by Mr. Eustis, Mr.. Wolcott
said that If the Chinese should obtain po
litical control in his state the white vote
IN some way and by some method would
govern. IL would be nnwise and unpatri.
otic TO do anything at this time to renew
the strife and bitterness which was foreign
to the spirit aud dangerous to the freedom
Of republican institutions. At the close Of
Mr.. Wolcott's speech the elections bill was
laid aside formally, and Mr.. Stewart ad-
dressed the senate on the bill recently re-
ported from the finance committee. He
declared that the bin was designed onlv to
| aid by purchase the spectators Ia New
York, who hold 100000 ounces OF silver
bullion, and to give a bounty to the ma
tional banks by the issue Of 500 900, 900 Of
per cent. bonds as basis of circulation.
Teller Against the Lodge Bill.
Mr. Reagan spoke in favor of the free
coinage Of silver. Passing to the elections
bill, Mr. Reagan attacked it as a piece Of
legislation which, in effect, said that the
people OF the various states were incapable
Of self government. Mr.. Reagan also
made an attack on the proposed closure
resolution.
Mr. Teller, Colorados other Republican
senator, then attacked the elections bill
/ In his state, he said, there had become
| fixed notion that this bill was kept before
the senate for the purpose of staying off
much needed and much demanded fnan-
cial legislation. Whether he would vote
for this bill or not depended upon the con
dition of the bill when IL came to vote,
and he wanted an opportunity to vote for
amendments. He was not out Of SYM
| pathy with the purport of the bill. He
called attention to the fact that the pro-
| posed new rule would prevent amendments
being offered TO the BILL and on this
ground he opposed ii. He thought the
senators could pass the bill by staying in
session night and day, and called atten-
tion to the necessity for immediate tinan-
cial legislation, although he said the Re
publican senators were under no obliga-
| tion to vote for q bin which was brought
there by New York bankers.
Mr.. Hale thought the bill could be passed
| without changing the rules. Mr.. Hoar
said he would like to have the senator
from Maine suggest way by which a
| quorum could be held there. He said the
senators from Nevada and Colorado had
not done the bill one-half of the damage
that had been done by the Republicans
| who absented themselves. Mr.. Teller
wanted to know what had been done on
the other side TO indicate that obstructive
tactics would be used. Mr. Hawley replied
that general rumor credited senators on
the other side with this intention. Mr.
| Teller said that no attempt had been made
to get a vote on the bill. 1t would be a
| rorrx- TINA for fba Anaripan manila xyhau