The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-03


The Federal Force ffiii Passes the House
| Reeds InsoIent Arrosance1He whips
| In His Followers and snubs His Oppo-
nents-washipgton News.
WASHINGTON, June a. lspecial.l -
Naturally the voting upon the Federal
Election bill was the all-absorbing topic OF
| interest at the National Capital to-day. IL
overshadOwed everything else. though it
] was generally conceded that the Republi-
can bosses had succeeded in whipping In
enough OF their kickers to put the bill
through. When the order for consideration
of the bill was made The TIMES
predicted this result; that Speaker
Reed and hh strikers would in
timidate a sufficient number Of Republi-
cans 10 pass the bill. Ii is a conceded fact
that, as Allen, Of Mississippi, stated to-day,
If the bill were considered solely upon its
merits. and the members all voted in ac-
cordance with their individual Judgment
and ,the dictates of conscience, the Dill
would have been defeated by two.
thirds majority. On no occasion during
this session has Reed displayed more aggra-
waited partisanship. He went beYoBd an nis
former acts. He vas absolutely reckless.
He openly ignored the Democrats. and de-
priyed them Of the privileges OF debate,
which had been accorded them by agree
ment i'm the House when the order
of debate was first adopted. Instead
of having the speakers alternate, one
Republican and one Democrat, the
Speaker recognized Republicans to succeed
each other i'm the debates. lie refused To
recognize Democrats who attempted to pro-
test and appeal for the rights of their side.
The Speaker even went farther and per-
mitted Republicans to speak beyond the
limit of their time. Democrats, by per-
sistency and strong lungs, succeeded Ia
shOutingOut that Mckinley, La follette ana
other Republicans had been allowed
10 consume more time than belonged TO
them under the order of arrangements.
The speaker paid no attention TO
these protests. He simply ignored the mi
nority. He fully realized that he had un-
dertaken to crowd through a bill which was
condemned by the people; that many OF the
Republican newspapers and all the lnde-
pendent papers denounced the bill unspar-
ingly.
A MODERATE DEBATE.
thing considered, 1t was remarkably moder-
ate. The Democrats were Nigilant and
took advantage of every possible point. In
the combat, Mr.. Springer led the Demo
Gratis and he made a gallant light. lie Is
out Tor the Speakership Of the next House,
which everything indicates will be Demo-
cratic and i'm his management 0f the nght
against this yillainOus election Dill, spring
er has very materially strengthened hlm-
self with bis party in the House, ana In the
country.
PROBABLE FATE OF THE BILL.
Now, as to the probable fate of the bill
There is no reason to revise the OPINION
hitherto expressed by THE TIMES, that 1t
will be either smOthered IN committee or
defeated con a square vote in the Senate. |
The only hope of Reed, Lodge and Rowell Is !
that the Senate will adopt Chambers reso-
luton 10 amend the rules so as 10
cut of debate. Unless that is done they
admit that there is but a feeble chance OF
the bill becoming a law as the Democrats
could fllbuster as long as they pleased |
against the resolution. There is no means
OF applying a gag-law in the Senate under
existing rules, but more than this, such Re |
publicans as Senators Edmunds and ingalls, |
are openly opposed TO any rule that would
curtail debate. In speech several days
ago Senator Edmunds said he regarded IL as
highly essential that there should be one
legislative body in this country IN which
measures could be debated without limit
and where legislation could be deliberately
considered. Edmunds is indignant at the
recent criticisms of Perkins, Payson ana
other House Republicans of the Senate.
These men denounced the Senate as a
body that was subject 10 corporate lnfiu-
ences and that never considered the wishes
of the people Senator Edmunds Is SICK
Ter for all the privileges and prerogatives OF
the senate, and he frankly says that he VIII
not assent to any rule or any proposition
looking to limitation Of debate that Is not
approved by the whole Senate. senators
ingalls, and WolcOtt are opposed to any gag
rule. and are also opposing the passage OF
the Federal election law.
FIVE RECREANT DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats who were in the city and
vet absent from the House and impaired
when the Lehlbach amendment to the eiec-
ton bill, to make il apply to every congres,
sional district North and South, was voted
down Yesterday were Grain, OF Texas,
Whitthorne, of Tennessee, Stahlnecker, OF
New York, J. ID. Brown. and ONelli.
of Indiana. Coleman (Republican), OF Lou
isiana, who opposed the bill. was also aD-
sent without a pair. Had all these MEM
bers been at their posts, this important
amendment. proposed by Republican,
would have been adopted, instead OF being
defeated. The four derelict Democrats
have no valid excuse TO offer, except on the
part of Whitthorne, who has been danger
ously ill.
THE BLACK LIST.
The final vote on the bill tonight was as
follows:
Yeas-Adams, Allen Of Michigan, Ander-
son of Kansas, Arnold, Atkinson OF Pennsyl-
yanla, Atkinson OF West Virginia, Banks
| Bartlne, Bayne, Beckwith, Belden' Belknap'
bergen, Bingham, Bliss, Boothman, Boutelle'
| Royvden BreWer BrOSius, Brewer,
buchanan of New jersey, Burrows, Bur.
| ton. Butterwofth, Caldwell, Gambler OF
Massachusetts,. Cannon. Carter, Caswen'
| Cheadie, Cheatham. Comstock, Conger Con-
| nell, Cooper of Ohio, Craig, Culbertson OF
| , ennsylyania Cutche0n, Dalzell. Darlington.
Delano. pingley, Doiiiyer; Dorsey Dunhen-
Evans Farquahr. Fealherstone, Finley.
| Flick. Flood, Funston, Gear, Gest: Giiord'
| Gresnhalge Grosvenor, Grout. Hall, lians-
brough, Harmer, Hanger. Henderson
of Illinois, Henderson OF Iowa, Hermann'
| I'M. Hit, Hopkins, Houk. Kelley, Kennedy
| Kerr of Iowa. ketchan. kinsey, knapp.
acey, LaFollette, Laidsw. Lansing, Laws
] Lind Lodge, Mason. McComas, Me-
Cord, Mccormick, McDufiie, Mckenna.
OF New Hampshire, Morey, Morrill,
| Morrow, Morse Mudd. Niedringhaus,
Mute, ODonnell, 0'Neill OF Pennsylvania
Osborne. Payne. Payson. Perkins, Peters,
POST. Puzsley, QuackenbusD. kaines, Ran
DAN Ray, Reed Of Iowa, Ray burn, Rife
rockwell, Rowell. Russell, Sanford. sawyer
scranton, SOUL, Smith OF Illinois.
smith. OF West Virginia, Snider. spoon-
| er. Stephenson. stewart OF vermont.
Stockbridge Struble, sweeney, 1aylor or I'll-
nois, Taylor Of ennessee, Joseph u; Taylor
Thomas, Thompson. townsend " Colorado
rownsend Of Pennsylvania, Turner OF KAN
sos vnndeyer Van Schaick, Waddill, Wade.
Walker OF Massachusetts. Wallace OF Massa'
| cbusetts, Wallace OF New YORK. watson
W,cshrm. Williams ofOhio, Wilson OF Ken
tucky. Wilson, OF Washington. Wright
| Yardley.
| GUARDIANS OF LIBERTY.
| .Nays-Abhott, Anderson, Alien OF Missis-
| sippi. Anderson OF Mississippi, lBankhead
Ksrnes. Baryig, Blanchard. Bland. Biount