The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-06

dill ~ Virginia, aud Mr.. HOPKINS OF Illinois;
made his maiden speech and kept his side OF
! the House In good humor Houk IL rOarer,
ieathcr-lunGed and brass. mounted, Ono Of tho
| best speeches nj the day was made by Judge
| Turner Of Georgia. The Committee on Appto-
prations, us usual. took up much OF the day.
VIII.-rHE CONSPIRACY IN FULL BLOOM.
The time for general debate ran out at q
p. NJ. Mr. Lodge offered many amendments.
The most OF them were merely verbal and exc
planatory. None was very important. Along
| in the afternoon MIR. Jehlbach. n Republican
opponent OF the bill, offered an amendment by
which the operation Of the law was not to de-
pend upon the petition of NIFTY or hundred
men living or pretending to live in district
| but to be obligatory everywhere. 1t led to
| long debate, which was broken NJ by the con-
sideration OF tho Mileage Deficiency and Agri-
| cultural Appropriation and other bills The
| House took n recess before vote on tho
| Lehbach proposition was reached.
General debate was continued in tho even
| ing. The Southern Democrats speaking were
| Messrs. McRae and Peel Of Arkansas, Messrs
! Moore and Hare of Texas. Mr.. buchanan OF
| Virginia. Mr.. Lester of Georgia. and Con.
| Wheeler of Alabama. Tho Northern Demo-
Gratis were Con. Maish OF Pennsylvania, Mr.
| O'Neall. Mr.. shively. and Mr. Brookshire OF
! Indiana. MIR, Gcissenhainer managed to place
| In the Record the ID ress of tho Mort hern Dom
orratic Representatives to the people.
amendment. 1t was lost ny u close vote ~ to
1{8. Mr.. lehIbach was tho only Eenuh6iiSan
who voted Win b hs
Republicans and tweuty-tour democrats were
absent. Eight of these Democrats we're In
| Washington, either unpaited or paired with
what are known as deal mon" that is, men
who have loft the House unmarried; After the
S5s Rsi H%s tie e House S sOS1' the
TS e a@ NJ, feH"Sl If oyoy Bomoerat in bs
city had been present the amendment would
been carried lied b Sy Tour 01 G
It is said. were pledged to vote against it If Its
provisions were applied to their sections
that any candidate for Congress might contest
In tho United States Circuit Court the certiil-
Board. and that in case Q! such contest The
decision OF the court, should govern the SIcrk
OF the House instead Of the certificate OF the
" This hi nan amendment led to much debate and
spETsf South H ssSn saG mn 9hk
d doe Fam amount ant to Ssnything.S ~
vidng that the Chief Supervisors. should ior-
ward the returns 70 the Speaker OF the House.
bach and ND Mr.. Ghcade we're the only Kcpubll-
tnG With the Sa Wsyo
Mr.. Biuekalew then moved to strike ont the
| section giving the Clerk OF the court power to
i Me esFsSf fa nFy It. "ho oSs
Lind Of Min1esota voted with the Democrats,
Other Republicens left the House SO As to
sscHGe HotnG Th Mnl RepuocanS anu
Mr.. Tucker offered an amendment providing
that Federal supervisors should not conduct
| elections in n district merely upon petition OF
fifty or a hundred citilcns but that such pc.
tiiions should be presented to tho Circuit Court
tlce should then be given and hearings DO
granted in person and by counsel Tor an, ana
| against Federal supervision, and that no fod-
eral Supervision should be had unless the Clr;
| cult Judge and the District Judge associated
With him for the rurpose sh3T trdu 1p'h agree
recess was taken and the night was Eiven
to general debate. Eleven southern AM 1.-Two two
| They were sandwichei with five Northern and
three southern Republicans.
IX.-PRoGREsS OF THE CONSPIRACY
The next day was the day set for taking the
vote The first thing done was to reject Mr..
fuckers amendment Then the House stuti-
fled itself by killing the effect Of Mr. Bucka-
| LEWIS amendment which struck section 80 out
| of tho bill. That section provided for abolish
ing the non partisan jury system now IN
vogue Mr.. Rowell offered an amendment re-
establishing the partisan Jury system. 1t pro-
vided that the United States Circuit Courts
within one month after the passage OF this bill,
should appoint threa jury commissioners for
each district. by whom oil juries should be
drawn. These commissioners may all BIO Of
one party and will all be Republicans
Rowell's amendment was bitterly opposed by
Messrs. Culberson. Hemphill. Breckenridge o.
Kentucky, and Hooker OF Mississippi. The
debate over it was marked BY brilliant speech
from Alt Taylor, ono of the adding brothers o.
Tennessee. He favored the amendment. His
eloluence sent the republicans into the sew
enth heaven OF exultation. He closed with
these words:
Do gentlemen on the other side tell us that this vii
| cost mOney-milons OF mOney-and therefore It mus
not come pass. say the OF liberty and OF law
perish money perish property perish life itself SAVE
the sanctty OF tho ballot box survive tho Government
of the people preserve he unity and sovereignty OF h
American republic. Prolonged applause on the Repub
l!cau side
Rowell's amendment was carried by a vote o
100 to IA. The only Republican voting agaIns
It was Mr. Lohlbach OF New Jersey. Twenty
Two Republicans and eleven Democrats were
absent
Mr.. Hemphlll thon moved to insert after III,
words United States" In section 81 tht
words. Except section 1859 Of the Revised
Statutes of the United States" He said tina
as tho bill was drawn it gave to the super
visors tho right and power TO use the army
or the navy Of tho Uitcd states Mt the Dolls VI
in carrying out whatever orders, or instructions
they guyc. His Amendment left tho powc
with the President. In tho debate thLt FOL
loved Mr. HIoWnt Of Georgia., JGhn Allen o
hlssissiupi Mr.. Mckinley, M Nc& Of Ton
nessen. Mr. periin, 81 hnN>as and Mr.. La oil
letfa ri Wisconsin ui.tinaulsh"d themselves;
Tho Speaker allowed tho debate To run I'll
O'Clock, the hour specified Tor the vote. Mcan
time l!r BIcckinrId..r a. hentncky and otho
gentlemen were vnirIy trying 10 offer amend
mcnts 10 tho bin. jh9 speaker recoSnlIcd W.
Republicans in succession 4t tho end OF tho
debate. thus cutting hem or entirely. ,
Mr.. springer moved to lay 40 plll win me
amunduentS to it on the tale. His not!ol
was los by eight mni or,ty. There were yea
lAS nays l5G. Tho only icpuhliranS Yotinl
for it were Mr.. Coleman Of Louisiana aud Hr
Ich. bach Of Now Jersey sixteen Rcpubitcani
and @ . gLt Democrats wcro absent.
Ihe hrCprr- Sibl" Springer Changed his Hot'
ami moved TO rtcOnsldcr Mi, HoWrll move
t. table the motion to reconSdcr. 1t was chr,
ried by only five majority yeas l13, NAYS liS
Tho only Republicans voting against II wore
Messrs. Coleman OF Louisiana and Lehlhach o
New Jersey. Eighteen Republicans aud Mint
Democrat were absent. 49,,
| MI. iiemphill's amendment cutting on Tx
uso o tho army and navy from tho super
vsors without the sanction Of the Preslden
was lost Icy IL mHloIity.yoas 20, nays loo
The only Republican voting with the Demo
Mr. nj "a NgNVuTk