Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-31
AT LOGGERHEADS.
Discord Among the Republi-
can Senators.
HOar Finishes His Speech on
the Force Bill.
WOlcOtt and Teller Kick Over the
Party Traces.
Senator Stewart Continues to Stand Aloot
from the Idols of the Admin
istration.
Associated Press Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5U.-GorInan uldue
the point of no quorum when the
senate met today. The sergeant-at-arms
was sent to secure the attendance of alb
sentees. 1t was IL O'Clock before quo
rum was secured and the journal of yes
terday read.
The vice. president laid before the
senate the credentials of Frederick 7.
Dubois, senator from Idaho, for the term
beginning March 4, 1891. Referred to
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions.
Reagan gave notice of two amendments
to Aldrich's cloture resolution.
The morning hour having expired, the
senate resumed consideration Of the
elections bill.
HOAR CONCLUDES HIS SPEECH.
Hoar resumed his speech of yester-
day in advocacy of it. He reminded the
southern senators that they had pledged
their official oaths and honor as men
that they would give their devotion to
the constitutional amendments, If they
were only let back into the old condi-
ton of the union, free from the conse-
uuences of the rebellion, and now they
were denouncing those amendments.
He recalled the Capiah massacre in
Mississippi, the murder of Fred Mat
thews, and the burning of his widows
house, and said that now that widows
son, Republican postmaster, had been
shot down in the streets of Carrolton,
the home of Senator George. "How
long," exclaimed Hoar, ''shall murder
of men because they are Republicans,
be only crime to which Republicans
are Indifferent
In conclusion Hoar, addressing him
self directly to the southern senators,
told them that they had exhausted
every other policy and failed. "Now,
try Justice"
woLCoTT OPPOSES THE FORCE BILL.
Wolcott made an animated speech
against the bill. 1t was, he said, a
source of great regret to him to be called
upon to differ with any considerable
number Of his party, and to decline to
take the path older leaders pointed out
But nearly one-third of the session was
through, and daylight was not yet visi-
BILE. There were before the senate meas
ures of vast Importance that would fail
for another year at least unless now
acted upon. He mentioned the silver
bill, the apportionment, pure food copy
right, and private land court bills. But
it was not only because these measures
were clamoring for recognition that he
felt compelled to oppose the elections
bill. Ii the session were to last indefi-
nitely, and none of these vital measures
were pending, he would still vote against
it. The pending bill should not become
law, because it involved federal inter-
ference and espionage at other than ma
tional elections, and such interference
was contrary to the spirit of American
institutions, and an obstacle to the right
of American liberty.
The people OF the United States,
Wolcott said, wanted no more civil
strife, and it would be impossible to en-
force such a law against the united OPP
position of the white population of the
southern states. The attempt would
bring back the old days of terrorizing
and the weaker race would be the suf-
ferers. There were other thin gs more
important and vital to the welfare oi
the nation than that the colored citizens
of the south should cast ballots.
DEMOCRATIC APPLAUSE.
Referring to the question put by
Eustis to Dolph recently as to what the
people of Oregon would do under similar
circumstances if Chinese voters were in
the majority, Wolcott said Dolph's
answer seemed evasive. He (Wolcott,,
could not speak for Oregon, but he gave
it as his solemn opinion that in Color
ado, if such a state of affairs existed
and the Chinese vote was opposed to the
united and intelligent white vote, the
white vote in some way and by some
method would govern. democratic
approval.1
Ii congress did not foment trouble, the
time would surely come when the white
voters of the south would be hardly as
unanimous as now. The signs of the
times pointed to serious differences
became solidified, the colored voter
would be in demand. If the Republi-
cans had every southern member OF
the next house, they would still
be shortly of a majority. Two
years from now, when the benefcent
tariff law had time to demonstrate its
wisdom, they would not need the assis-
tance of the southern Republican repre-
sentation which the bill sought to give.
But there was another and weightier
reason why it should be defeated. For
quarter of a century out from povers sy
and despair the south has been reach
ing forth in an effort to plant its foot on
the solid rock of material prosperity
and in view of the marvellous growth
and transformation now taking place in
the southern states, it would be unwise
and unpatriotic for congress to interfere
in the conduct of its internal affairs.
Rejoicing in the prosperity of every
action of the common country, he
(Wolcott) was unwilling to thrust with
his vote on that people at this time, a
measure which seemed to them but a
renewal OF the strife and bitterness
which was foreign to the spirit, and
dangerous to the freedom of republican
institutions. (General applause in the
galleries and on the Democratic side.
grEwART OPPOSES THE FINANCIAL BILL.
The elections bill was then laid aside
informally. The financial bill was taken
up. Stewart addressed the senate briefly.
The purpose of the bill, he said, was to
purchase twelve million ounces of silver
now held by spectators, and issue two
hundred million dollars of bonds to be
held as basis of the national bank cir
culation. Its provisions were for the re-
lief of gamblers, silver spectators and
~a<;opol hanks ESuch a purchaee Of