, 1890-07-01

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Dickinson of
Kentucky, successor to Carlisle, was
sworn in.
The debate on the federal election bill
was resumed, Herbert of Alabama being
accorded the floor. he dwelt on the his
tory of the reconstruction period, and
said that at that time the negro had been
taught to distrust the Southern white
men. The negro wa now learning that
it was not for his interest to array himself
solidly against the white man. and the
white man was doing everything in his
power to teach the negroes this lesson. If
the South Was allowed to work out the
r.oSem for itself, the time would soon
ooma when the negro, being educated as
the white man was, would be able to take
care OF himself. both as a taxpayer and
as a citizen.
Houk of Tennessee, said his advocacy
of the national election law did not grow
out OF any supposed emergency or neces-
sity. notwithstanding there we're a variety
of reasons that the power of the govern
ment should be asserted. Strangers lis
tening to the debate might think the OBJ
iect of the measure was To arrest the
whole democratic party. What harm
Had the Democrats from the South prac-
ticed dishonest elections 30 long that
il would break their hearts 10 have to
stop them? 1t was said the bill would
raise race prejudice. 1t was not race
prejudice the Democrats were combating.
1t was political prejudice. The objection
was not that the colered man was black,
but that he voted the Republican ticket.
Coleman OF Louisiana announced him
self a Republican both from convection
and principle; a Southern man by birth,
eduoation and association. He opposed
the enactment OF a federal election law a
tnIsrsI- De wouldAeartily sapport the
national elec,isn law r Ire thought its en-
actment would secure an honest ballot
But the supposition that the passage O
such a measure at this time would hay,
this effect was based on false impression.
and ignorance of the true state of affair
in some portions of the South. He die
not wish to stimulate any trouble and b,
was IA certain that trouble aud bloodshec
would follow the enactment of this leeis
~lation, and that the law would be . failur,
in its purpose as he was sure that he
would vote against it in this house. Fl,
wanted to see the solidity of the South
broken, and there were now signs OF dis
Indignation in the Democratic party o
the South, Pass the federal election Law
and the men now ready to separate from
the Democratic party would go back into
What thap wcro told woo q white mans
party rather than risk negro supremacy.
The debate was further continued b,
Burrows and Chapman of Michigan, after
which soue formal amendments were
agreed to. The debate was i~nterrupted
and the joint resolution extending the
provisions of the present appropriation
acts until the pending bills become laws
was passed.
The election bill was resumed and
Lehlbach of New Jersey offered an
amendment providing that the chief su.
pervisor of election for every judicial dis
trict shall take such action as is requisite
to secure such supervision in each con-
gressional district as is provided by the
laws of the United States. IF it was de-
sirable to control the congressional cleo
tons by the national government let it
be applied to every district in the country
alike.
Cheadle of Indiana favored the amend
ment. With one or two exceptions there
was not a Republican constituency Of the
state of Indiana. If he voted for this
measure he wanted 1t applicable to the
district which he represented.
Mills Of Texas spoke briefly against
the bill and the house took a recess.