Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-05

has been nothing like il since Walter Scott
described the uprising OF the vrtuous
people of Alsstia on the approach OF the
Sheriff. What is this bill on which 30
many interesting epithets have oeen
rainedf II Is simple proposluon
to have the United States supervisors 70
see that the United States elections or
United States officers shall be honesty
conducted: that all honest votes snaii %
cast and honestly counted "a cast li there
he any man in this country who opposes
this bill there will not be many years pc
fore he will look like those who pro-
claim divine the origin OF slavery.
That Democrats now denounce WIN
violent epithets the republican nea-
sure is no new fact in their history.
$50 prosecuted they the saints" Wheh
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that TINS iand
should not be permanently half free anu
half slave the Democracy OF my younssI
days all declared that he said so because ne
wanted his sister to marry q negro. 20
when the Republicans of our day proclaim
that in the republic l,0O0.0O0 OF voters c ca.
never be permanently disfrano nlsed In, ano
Democrat of our day shouts negro uoiiii-
nation" and "bayonets."
OTHER REPUBLICAN STEALS.
Mr.. Reed then proceeded with his emu
meration of the oklahoma bill. and tine
| bills for the admission of the new states,
the Conger lard bill, the meat-lnspection
| bill, the bankruptcy bill. the original
| package bill and the Louisiana State lot
| terry bill. He described the objects under
which all this work was done, ana the
waste of time by factious opposition. IN
| this connection he said: We were torcsu
| to spend more time on the contested
| elections than any Democratic Congress.
| because the fraudulent certificates came
| from the southern States, and we were
| obliged 20 consume the time OF the houSe
| in giving those members seats who would
| have had certificates in the beginning had
they been fairly treated. So justly were
the Democrats treated by the returning Of
ficers that not a single Republican seat
has been contested. Our loss OF time rom
the contested elections will not be less
than twenty days.
EULoGHs A LOSS OF TIME.
One other cause OF the loss OF time VIII
be a surprise perhaps TO the community at
large. No man would regret more than l
! TO be thought wanting in all proper respect
for the dead. and all proper reverence for
the departed comrades and for the feelings
of surviving friends. yet the method oy
which the House shows ITS respect ana
paws its reverence Is very costly TO the ma
ton. Since the election of the pres;
ent House ten members have dled
and one senator. Among them nave
been the most famous men OF
the House: William ID. Kelley. the great
champion Of protection: Samuel J. Kan
dall. the heart of oak and will of iron.
the strongest force in half century, and
Samuel Sullivan Cox, of once brilliant and
laborious. When we have paid due re-
spect and spoken proper eulosy over
these and their companions not less thet
twenty-one working days Will have TO De
counted This. means an almost entirs
month Of time. When John Bright 1ieo
tho English House thought 1t could pes
honor his memory by going on with tue
business of the country. These losses
which have enumerated could not per
haps be helped without greater reforms
than can be hoped for in many years.
REvuING OUR ANCESTORS.
Bnt what is about TO be described coult
/ he avoided by either the commonest pa
triotism or a healthy public sentiment u
| the House Ii ought 10 be known all oYel
tho United States that with $50 member
il takes twenty-five minutes to make
roll-call. Our ancestors when they estao
Iished in the Constitution provision fol
the yeas and nays did not know
how fearfuly they were wasting TN
time of unborn generations. Now, th'
sessions of the House two years az
lasted one month and half longer ina
the present session thus far. During ina
session of two wears ago there were ~
roll-calls, of which So were recorded durlh
the long flibuster against the direcl-ta
bill, leaving but 40 which were seeming
legitimate. ! say these 40 were seemlueI
legitimate, for ! have no uouvt la ~ ~
would have fully complied with the de
mands of the Constitution. One hunur5
roll-calls would have been more than anlpl
for all proper purposes for the whole Z
this session, and yet We have had 4OO.
THE INFAMOUS CATALOGUE.
: Three hundred OF these have been utter
! lv useless. mere wantop waste. The legl'
lstiye day and executive OF reading Oh th
, iournal is scant five hours. Three nun
dred roll calls then mean twenty-nVeleg
2 latiye DAYS. Think of twenty-five leglsis
tive davs wasted in the mere useless cal
mo over of names. and all done TO vast
time. with the public business III
, | finished. But in closing what L nay
1 had to say. it would not be Just to rest ia
z claims of the House upon even Gatalogu
~ its Great deeds, What the House be
, shown the country that any House can d
| il worth princes ransom. HOMEGROWN
I promise cannot be excused except by pei
: Torrance: hencefOrth great measures cal
0 not be lost and nobody know what mas On
come of them.
FOR THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC HOUSE.
/; Party responsibility has begun. and wit
i il also responsibility OF people, foT tne
o cannot longer elect q Democratic Hou'
e and hone that the minority will neutrall1
J. their action. or a Republican House Wit
: ont being sure that it will kesp, its pledge
= If we have broken the precedents OF q
o hundred years, we have set The, preSceden,
5 for another hundred years nobler than u
: last. wherein responsibility VIII wait {
e power. and wherein the people, with a III
S knowledge that their servants can act, WI
7 choose those who will worthlly carry OF