, 1890-12-11
MONDAY.
Tho Election nm Debate In the Sen
ate,

MUNUHI.
Tho Election Bni Debate In the Sen
ate,
WAsHIsGToN, Dec. s-Mr. Jones. oi
Arkansas, offered resolution, which
went over calling upon the attorney
general for information as to the super
visors of election appointed for the Sec
ond congressional district of Arkansas
for the congressional election of Noveln-
Der 4.
Mr.. Casey offered resolution, which
was referred to the committee on agri-
culture, calling on the secretary OF
agriculture for n statement of progress
made in the investigation for irrigation
purposes.
| Mr.. Dawes read portion of letter
written by Lee, the census Indian
agent for Pine Ridge agency, to the in.
terror department, going to show there
Is no lack of food among the Sioux. He
said he read this TO relieve public anx.
iety and to show that the Indians are
not on the warpath on account of no
supplies.
The discussion continued on the joint
resolution appropriating $50, 900 for ON
was finally referred TO the committee on
Indian affairs.
A resolution calling on the secretary
| Of the treasury for state ment of moneys
paid to Davenport, chief supervisor OF
elections, each year since 1871, ETC., was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hoar moved to proceed with the
consideration of the elections bill, but
on the suggestion of Mr.. Gray. who
would be temporarily absent withdrew
his motion and asked unanimous con-
sent to have the time fixed as Friday
next for taking final vote on the
Mr.. Gray meanwhile came in and the
bill was taken up.
Mr.. Gray yielded to German, who
argued against the proposition to fix the
time for taking the vote would be re-
called
The statment was made by Mr. Hoar
at the last session that ifthe election bill
was not then taken up and disposed of
there would not be time TO do so in the
short session. 1t has been the Arm con-
viction on the democratic side, after
what had occurred at the last elections,
that the senator from Massachusetts, 8
would not press the bill, so the senators
on his side had not prepared them
selves to discuss IL intelligently. Cor
man continued:
I'VE stand to-day on a volcano. We
have heard the discussion as to the
starving, but take no note of the fact.
Farmers OF the land are meeting and re-
solving there Is danger and trouble, IL
not starvation, among them. Faces OF
bankers and merchants are blanched
with fear. No man can tell whether to-
| morrow or next day every bank in the
grand centers of commerce will
| not be closed by the suspension of
payment. And now, in the midst OF
such as state OF affairs, we, who come
here flushed with victory. had hope that
q majority OF the party would give us an
opportunity to join with 1t in prevent
ing the wreck which is now impending.
Lay aside this bill. which the country
has pronounced against, and let us take
up matters which all classes OF our fel-
w.citizens are looking to US to con-
slider. If you do not, If you persist in
the course marked out by the sem
ator from Massachusetts, the RESPONSE
| bility must rest with the party in power.
| If The senator from Massachusetts,
forces the consideration Of this par-
ticular measure while bankruptcy and
ruin are going on, when he goes
back to Boston lie will find
that merchants and bankers and men of
affairs, as well as farmers and lnborers,
will tell him while he is attempting hos
tile legislation against one section OF the
| country, that IL it hud not been for the
products of that section, il 1t had not
been for the moving of the cotton crop
there would not be a bank in Massachu-
| setts able TO pay its depositors. The
only thing that has saved them has
been the fact tn at they have been able
to draw on the cotton CROP"
Mr.. Honr replied that for fourdays the
senate had been listening to democratic
sdeeches, ETC.. made for more delay and
obstruction. If the senator from Mary
land had another measure which he
thought would allay the panic, or the
menace to the commercial prosperity of
the country. which had begun when the
elections were declared in favor of the
democratic party, the country having
been before that In position OF unex-
nmpled prosperity, why should he not,
after fair and proper statement of his
reasons for voting against the election
bill. let the senate vote upon II.
The election bill was measure whose
sole purpose was to submit to the
judges OF the courts OF the United
States, against whose integrity and
othc cial honor no man could bring
charge, the question of who had a prima
incio title to u seat in the house of rep
resentatiyes, instead ot having il de-
cared by rutfianism. fraud or violence,
as was SO often the case in the past.
Mr.. Gray spoke briefly in line with
Mr.. Germans remarks. He then con-
cluded his argument against the bill.
Mr.. Barry obtained the floor and after
n short executive session. the senate ad-
journed.