The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29
HOUSE.

were passed, and. at 4:lo p. NJ, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House went into Committee on the
Whole on the Federal Election bill. Mr.
McAdoo. OF New Jersey, attacked the mea-
sure basing his opposition on the principle
Of home rule, and the right Of the people to
control their own affairs without Federal in
reference. lie warned the Republicans to
beware of the experience Of WalpOle, when
prime minister Of England.
Mr. McComas, Of Maryland, reviewed the
various election contests during the present
Congress 20 show the necessity for the pass
age of such a law.
Mr.. Bland. of Missouri, twitted Mr.. Nc
Comas for having taken away from the
black men of the District of Columbia the
power of local government and OF suffrage
and never giving it to them again. MIR.
Bland denounced Mr.. McCOmas as un-
worthy of confidence, and yehemently de-
clared that it was he and his colleagues
who were the hypOcrites in pretending for
party purposes an unfelt interest in the
negro.
Mr. Williams, OF Ohio, did not think the
bill strong enough but it was step in the
right direction.
Mr.. Stockdale. Of Mississippi, declared
that the energies of the South would be
crushed by the passage Of the bill.
The bill was rather opposed in speeches. Dy
Mr.. Dargan, of South Carolina; Mr.
Lanham, of Texas; Mr.. Creary, OF
Kentucky: Mr.. Gessenheimer, Of New Jer-
sew. and Mr.. Goodnight, Of Kentucky, and
supported by Mr.. Kerr. OF Iowa.
At 30 Il. NJ, the House adjourned
A REGULAR BEDLAM.
At this point the uproar became so great
that nothing could be heard save the com;
mingled shouts of the debaters and the rap
ping Of the Speakers gayel. Dir. McCOmas'
time in the meanwhile had expired, but
amid cries Of regular order" he managed
TO make the statement that the black men
i'm this district were treated like the whites,
and he appealed TO the people Of the South
to treat the blacks and whites alike.
Mr.. Cummings. Of New York, spoke
against the bill. lie quoted John W ilcoN,
a renowned Republican statesman OF Can
fornia, as saying, "lhe time has come when
believe nv duty requires me 10 rise above
principle for the benefit of my party" Mr.
Cummings then proceeded 10 criticism OF
the powers given by the bill TO Circuit
Court Judges and to chief supervisors.
Moreover. as some Of the United States
Supreme Court judges sat ON circuits, ana
were Democrats, and others were old and
could not be depended upon TO do the VIII
of the party, il was proposed TO create
nineteen new judges, to be hlled by vlg-
orous new Republicans, 10 serve for life.
After further criticising severely the posi-
tions of the bill. he closed with a protest
against the bill as an unjust and tyrannical
oppression Of the people.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa, SAID that tne OD-
ject was not to throttle liberty, as some had
been bold enough To say, but that the broad
est liberty shall attain wherever a citizen
seeks to exercise his highest right. nder
God he declared that Grover Cleveland had
had no right to his seat in the White House,
and that the Democratic party hau not had
an honest majority in the House IN twenty
five years.
A REPUBLICANS VIOLENT PROTEST.
Mr.. Ewarts, of North ma, Republi-
can, opposed the passage of the dill. lie
was aware OF the penalty he should pay.
Unfortunately, politics had come TO such a
pass that under the rule of King caucus
men would vote for measures that, deep
down in their hearts, they did not believe in.
They knew, deep down in their hearts, that
this was as damnable and vicious piece OF
legislation as was ever put on the statute
books. As 10 the negroes political rights,
speaking for bis own state, he unhesitating-
ly asserted that no Republican in the State,
blac X or white, was prevented from
casting his vote. The elections there were
absolutely fair The were men in the South
who hated the negroes and abused them.
Sometimes they were punished and some
times not but the entire people of the South
should not be blamed for the acts of few
lawless men. He was sick and tired Of the
sentimental talk OF the negro problem.
There was no such problem. IL was de-
lusiOn 10 suppose the negro was voting the
Republican ticket sOlidly. He was doing
nothing Of the kind. Many of them were
voting the Democratic ticket, and il was
getting more and more difficult every year
for the Republican party to control the ne
gro. AS to the talk Of no Republicans
coming up here from the South, why,
North Carolina sent as many Republicans
here as the great State Of Indiana. Laugh
| ter. The votes Of the Southern Republl-
cans organized the House. More Of them
would continue to come here.
Mr. Buckalew, OF Pennsylvania, said the
| bill was dangerous in form and tendency.
Mr.. Greenhalge, Of Massachusetts,, in sup
porting the bill compared Mr.. VauX, Ran
dalrs successor, to Rip Van Winkle.
Mr.. ButterwOrth at this point, presented
the conference report on the Legislative
| bill. in which the Senate insisted on It's
amendment providing each senator with
| clerk AT fl,NUO per anuuhh. lHc iiVu'e
cOnferees disagreed to this, and after de-
pate the House decided 10 insist on the dis.
agreement as to senator's clerks, and at D
O'Clock took a recess until s O'Clock.
POPULATION RE THE UNITED STATES.
Superintendent Porter states that the pop
ulation of the United Stetes is 64,JOO,OOO.
The complete official returns Will all be 10
in thirty days. The population OF the nited
states by the census OF 1880 was 80, l55,7S3.
| BLAINE's RECIPROCITY PROPOSITION.
Alta recent meeting Of the cabinet secre-
tary Blane's reciprocity proposition was
the subject of discussion. With the eXcep-
tion Of Secretary Window, the members
agreed with the views entertained by Mr..
Blaine. The President, il is understood,
did not offer any argument against the prop
osition.