, 1890-12-23
A DAMNABLE PLOT.
Voorhees, Vigorously Attacks
the Election Bill.
he Exposes a Dark Republican
Scheme.
For Carrying Doubtful States
in 1892.

WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-The small
attendance of senators this morning at
tracted the attention OF the Democrats
and Harris demanded a call Of the roll.
As twelve less than a quorum responded
to the call, the sereeant-at-arms was di-
rccted to request the presence of the alb
sent members. In the course of half an
hour a quorum appeared.
A bill to establish the record and pen
sion Office in the war department passed
The conference report IN the Sioux
reservation bill was adopted.
Cullom, by request, introduced a bill to
incorporate the Pan-American Transpor-
tation company.
The house amen iment to the senate
amendment TO the urgent efficiency bill
(strikiDg out the appropriation for the
pay OF clerks of sena,ors) was n0n-con
Cured in.
The discussion of the election bill was
resumed, Higgins taking the floor and
commenting on Stewards opposition to it.
He said that the senator's objections were
not that it had faults, but that it did not
have faults; not that il was a force bill, but
that il was not a force bill. de discussed
at great length the MANAGEMENT of cleo
tons in various states TO show the Necessity
for the reform proposed in the pending
measure. As to the claim OF Southern
senators that-they could not endure negru
dominion, Higgins believed there never
was a day when the Southern white lead
ers could not lave had the hearty support
and following of the black men of the
South for the asking. He had always
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Democratic party bad rendered was IT.
corralllng and bringing into its fold all the
people who were least fitted to discharVe
the functions of an American citizen
And why. he asked, had not the Southern
white Democrats done the same with the
blacks?
Reagan replied that the reason was
that In the reconstruction period the car
petbaggers IN de the blacks believe that
the whites were their enemies aud ar
rayed the blacks in an oath-bound league
to vote the Republican ticket.
Higgins denied that the problem of
manhood suffrage ever had a chance at
the South. The pending bill was moder-
ate, Necessary and Just 1t would bring
no more violence than the present law. If
it did, the senators could not help it.
They could not make the responsibility of
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do wrong.
voorhees, opposed the bill. The op-
ening part OF his speech consisted OF a
criticism of President Harrison tor that
portion of his message to congress urging
Harrison, he said, should undertake 70
put on the stage, "a school for hypo-
crisy.' be could not do better than
dramatize that portion of his message
that related to fair and honest elections
The rank corruption of the election of
1888 was resting folded away in blocks
of hve. and was still fresh and carefully
preserved In the minds of the American
people,
Voorhees, charged that within sixty
DAYS after the incoming of the present ad-
ministration an extensive, powerful and
corrupt conspiracy was formed to import
a certain class of voters from distant parts
OF the country into Indiana, West Vir-
gi1is and Connecticut in order to secure
maiorities in those states for the Republi-
can ticket in 1892. Proof had been pub
lished in the New York World on the 4th
OF October last, including a letter from
Huston, treasurer OF the United States.
TO Mr.. Lindsay, author of the plan. de
claring himself heartily In favor of the
scheme and saying he would speak 10 the
president about 1t. 1t was painful, Voor-
bees remarked, to reflect that the man
who knew BENJAMIN Harrison better than
than any other man in public life, and
had carried him and his fortunes
through the stormy and corrupt campaign
of 1888 in Indiana. felt himself warranted
in submitting for his consideration
and approval the corrupt project for
the overthrow of the honest resident
majority oy the shameless colonization of
black voters from the South. And yet
that man (qnstop) retained his high office;
had met with nc rebnke. TIE names
Of Dudley and Quay having been intro
duced in connection with this scheme.
voorhees, said he took no pleasure in
commenting on the names OF men con-
nected with that conspiracy; but he would
not remain silent when even the most ex-
allied 1iRnifaries of the government were
found conspirinR, plotting and burrowing