Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-09
MR.. HOAR REPLIES,

NIX. HDAh EkPllfS.
Mr.. Hoar replied TO Mr.. German in q
sneech which, epitomized, was recon-
mendation to the Democratic senator's TO
amply Mr.. Germans suggestions to
themselves. cease their obstructive
tactics, and allow the elections bill to
pass.
MR.. GRAY RESUMES.
Mr.. Gray then resumed his argument
against the bill. criticising it in its de-
tails. He spoke Of the machinery pro.
yided in it as similar 10 that under which
Napoleon the Third arranged his plebis-
cite in 1852 and erected an empire on
the ruins Of the French republic. He
thought that the bill. if it were not to be
recommitted to the Committee on Privi.
leges and Elections, should be at least
sent to the Committee on Style, which
would makeit plain what the bill meant.
TIE RULES OF SPEECH IP NOT OF LIBERTY.
Let us, he said, adhere to the rules OF
English speech if we are not to adhere
10 the rules OF English liberty and free
dom. Let us have the lucid periods OF
the Senator from Massachusetts, and not
the turgid, confused phraseology Of the
Chief Supervisor of New York, and then
we can discuss the bill with more intel
hgence than We can discuss it now.
A POSSIBLE CASE.
In the course of colloquy between
Messrs. Gray and Edmunds, Mr.. Giay
imagined the case OF the Vermont Sena-
tor going to the polls in his own town to
vote and having dirty deputy marshal
INSPIRED by rum and politlcs) lay his
hand upon his shoulder and saying that
he arrested him for offering to vote
when not properly registered or when
not residing in the precint, and taking
him before q United States commits
sioner. Was that, Mr. Gray asked, con-
sistent with the freedom of elections ?
Deputy marshals, he added, were, under
the bill, to be at the polls to promote
fraud. They would be there to arrest
Democrats for real or supposed election
frauds and to allow Republicans to go
free, or in case of the Democrats being
in power to arrest Republicans and allow
Democrats to go free.
THE BILL SHOULD BE TRAMPLED on.
The bill, Mr.. Gray said, should be
trampled under foot should never find
place in the Statute Book of the United
States should he taken out and brand
ed by the common hangnan as being an
insult to the free people OF this free
country. 1t was, to say the least of it
stretch Of power conferred upon Con.
gress.
FOR THE ANCIENT WAYS.
In conclusion he said: az beg you to
let us stand in the ancient ways and not
to disturb its ancient landmarks. There
IRE principles SO imbedded in our con-
stitution and scheme OF government that
they cannot be touched and removed
without jostling and shaking tho whole
fabric of our liberties. | beg you
TO consider that we should conserve
these fundamental principles, the great
doctrine of local self-government, and
let them remain for all time as immuta-
bic as the snow-coyered peaks OF The
western mountains, which have stood 80
long as the sentinels of centuries"
Mr.. Berry obtained the floor at a
quarter to 6, and the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. +. b. Taylor, from the Commit
tee on Judiciary, reported back the En-
loe resolution for tho arrest of George
Minot, one of the doorkeepers. for at
tempting violently to prevent Mr.. En-
loe's exit from the House during call
of the House in August last. The CON-
mittee reports that the case calls for no
action on the part of the House, and
the resolution was laid upon the table
without objection.
THE ATKINSON BILL.
The floor was awarded to the District
Of Columbia Committee and the bill
known as the "Atkinson BILL granting
certain privileges to the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad within the city of
Washington aud which was for long
time stumbling-blook in the way of
business last session, was taken up, or
dered engrossed, read third time, and
a motion to reconsider defeated by a
vote of TO 1879. The same determined
opposition to ii which was shown last
session was manifest to-day, but it was
unavailng. Several bills relating to the
municipal government were passed.
On motion of Mr.. Milhken, tomorrow
was set apart for the consideration of
public building measures which have
been fsvorably reported by the Commit
tee of the Whole.
THE TOBACCO REBATE.
Mr.. Mckinley reported from the
Ways and Means Committee and the
House passed the bill providing for re-
bate on tobacco in stock equal to The re-
duction made in the internal revenue
tax by the last tariff bill.
Mr.. Mckinley merely stated that the
bill was similar to the provision Of the
tariff biil-section 30-which had been
omitted in the enrolling of that measure,
and on the declaration Of Mr.. Mills that
it was call right" no opposition was
made to its passage.
Adjourned.