Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-12

creators and defenders of bill
which cast aspersions upon his peo-
pie and his State. "And yet" he
added, 81 dare not speak all my
feelings, for my language would not
be consistent with my profession, as
a member of the Church..
Mr.. Nc. Kinley, who had not pre-
viously participated in the debate,
made a vigorous and impassioned
speech. This question of a free bal
lot and honest count would not
rest, he said, until Justice was done,
nor would the conscience of the
American people sleep until the
great constitutional right of equal
suffrage and freedom of political
thought become not the cold formal
ity of constitutional enactment, but
a living birthright which the poorest
and humblest might enjoy, and the
richest and highest could not de-
ny.
With an allusion to the Pretorian
Guards and to an ancient Roman
whose name could not be distinctly
heard in the gallery, MIR. Nc. Millin
OF Tennessee began a ringing denun-
citation of this particular section of
the bill. "The time has come" he
shouted with great emphasis, when
there cannot be in the American Re-
public an enslaved South and a fIee
North" [Great applause from the
Democrats. He predicted that the
Republicans might pull down the
pillars of the temple of the Constitu-
ton, but they would also perish in
the wreck. Neither the people nor
the press favored this damnable bill.
History would repeat itself as it did
when the people of Boston protested
in public meeting against the action
of the Federal troops in dispensing
the South Carolina legislature at
the point of the bayonet.
When Mr.. McMillin ceased it was
quite evident that he had not been
allowed the time given TO MIR. Nc.
Kinley and he called the Speakers
attention to this fact. CO." said
MIR. Reed, smiling with the calm su-
periority of the man who knows
he is right, ''the gentleman from
Ohio had three minutes yielded him
by the gentleman from Illinois,"
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky
walked down the aisle with scrap
of paper in his hand. 1t was an
amendment he desired to offer, but
the Speaker would not listen to it
on the ground that it was the turn
Of the other side. Consequently Mr..
Breckenridge returned Go his seat
with the remark that he was not sur
prised, and Mr.. Perkins GRATED in
favor of the bill, causing some laugh
ter by admitting that it was a Re-
publican measure.
When he had finished speaking,
Mr. Breckenridge again arose, this
time evidently expecting to be recog-
nized. He called the attention of
the Speaker to his amendment. Mr..
Reed, apparently blind to the con-
spicuous white hair and whiskers OF
the Kentucky member, glanced for a
moment at the clock. 1t was 1:57.
Then he looked over the Republican
side and saw Mr.. La Toilette stand
ing in one of the aisles. In an in
slant he had made up his mind.
1.-THE Chair" he said with delibera-
ton, recognizes the gentleman
from Wisconsin"
Mr. La Toilette took his cue, Mr..
Breckenridge made a vain protest
and then the Wisconsin man talked
against time until the three minutes
had expired.
At O'Clock Speaker Reed announC
ed that the hour had arrived for vot-
ing on the bill. Mr.. breckenridge
request for more time to offer amend,
ments was peremptorily denied, and
then Mr.. Springer moved to lay the
bill and pending amendments on the
table. The roll-can proceeded amid
the greatest interest, but there were
| no surprises in store. Mr.. Lehlbacf
of New Jersey and Mr.. Coleman O
Louisiana voted with the Democrats
but Mr.. Lodges prediction that
there would be no other defectionl
proved to be correct. All of tn,
| Democrats absent were paired
Biggs and De Haven, O'Neill of Mas
sachusetts with Cogswell; PhelaI
with Z. b. Taylor; Seney with Smy
ser; Spinola with Baker; Stewart O
Georgia with Stivers; Fitch will
Clark of Wisconsin; and Wiley Will
Sherman. Of the Republicans wht
did not vote Seney and Smyser wer
on the floor Browne of Virginia
Browne of Indiana, Owen of India
ma, Picker and Wheeler of Michigan
were absent without pairs. MI
Frank of Missouri, although he ha,
been in the hall of the House a fey
moments previous. did not answe
to his name Ewart and Simond
were paired against each other an
the remaining Republicans wer
paired as above stated. Every Re
| publican except Lehlbach and Cole
man, voted against the motion t
lay on the table, while every Demo
GRAFT voted for it. Mr.. Pitch
absence was explained by Telegram
read by Mr.. Cummings, which state
that the member was too i'll to tray
ell, much to his regret. Mr.. Walker
of Missouri, who had been paire
with Clark, of Wisconsin, secured til
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