The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-06
FORCE BILL 0UTRAGES.
GRAY FINDS TEE DOMICILIARY
CLAUSE STILL IN IT.

Republican Members of the Eleot otions
Committee Explain Tnat it Was Left
in by an Oversight of the Printer
Edmunds Wants 1t to Stand The De-
bate Unfin shed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The election bin
was again taken up in the Senate this after
noon, and Mr.. GRAY nddressei ths Senate in
opposition to It, The Vice President hay
ing stated the question to be on the Senate
substitute, Mr.. Gray remarked that before
q vote was taken he had something to say,
and there might be something 90
be said by others on the demo
cratic side Of the chamber and
he doubted not, on the other side also. The
bill, he said, was confessedly of the first
Importance, most fer-reaching in its coase-
quences and, in the opinion Of many, most
disastrous to the peace, happine s and free
dom Of the people of tue several states,
Notwithstanding the suesr uttered
10y the President of the United
States as TO the objections OF those
who opposed the bill, there were those on
his side of the chamber and throughout the
country. he believed, a majority of the free
icien OF the country, who believed that the
bill was one that threatened the integrity OF
that 1t was fraught with the great
est danger 10 the future pros
perity Of the whole country, ard
that ID menaced the liberties of the people Of
all the states. 1t was the first time IN the
history of the government that a measure
was proposed on the theory that the states
were no longer able to provide for, and that
the people of the states wore no longer fitted
to be entrusted with, the control of their
own elections.
THE HOUSE TO HOUSE INQUIRY.
Coming 10 the section which provides
that the supervisor OF elections to be Sc
leoted us a discreet" mani may make a
house to house visitation to inquire as to
the names, politics aud nationality of its
male inmates, Mr.. Gray characterized that
official as: "This car, thai is to be; this
satrap Of q province" aud he said:
IN all measures which provoked
aud goaded our ancestors to resist the tyr
amy of the British king there was none
that approached tho infamy of this provis-
ion and moderate as | am in oil my con-
ceptions Of my duty as e citizen and man,
law-sbiding as / have always been and
respectful to the powers that be, shy now
that, when this supervisor knocks at my
door, pray God that | shall be at homs.n
[Some applause.
IN THE BILL BY MISTAKE.
Mr. Spooner, member of the committee
on privileges ald elections, asked Mr. Gray
whether he was now referring to what was
known as the domIcliary clause.
MFR. Gray said that he was.
Mr. Sp0oner said that that clause had
been struck cut by the committee.
But" said Gray, lit il in the bill as re-
ported"
Mr.. Hoar explained that 1t was in by
mistake, either Of the clerk or printer; but
he subsequently admitted that tho mistake
might have been his own.
Mr. Gray moved that the paragraph in
question he struck out of the substitute.
MIR. Evarts, member OF the committee,
expressed the opinion that it ought to be
struck out, as it was In by mistake.
EDMUNDs WANTS IT LEFT IN.
Mr.. Edmunds expressed the opinion tha
it ought to stand He regarded It as a very
proper provision, and said that he was i'll
favor OF authoriz ng tho proper officer,
either state or national, to go to mans
house, in verifying the registration, ring
the bell and make inquiries.
Mr. Danisl-Does the senator think that
the supervisor ought to be attended by an
armed ofiicerl
Mr.. Edmunds-It there is likely to be
mob to drive him away think he ought
to be.
MT. GTGy-tDupDOSo II Iihtl III LIS own
castle declines an interview with the gentle
man who comes with an armed deputy
marBhnll
Mr.. Edmunds-Then the duty of the
supervisor and OF the marshnl's agent is
ended for tho whole authority is 10 ring the
doorbell and make che inquiry.
Mr.. Gray-Then that should be stated in
the bill in tOtidem uerbis.
Mr. Edmunds Is a matter OF taste.
do not know how many doorbells there are
in Delaware.
RECOMMITTALMOvE
Mr. Daniel mentioned several other plnces
in the bill where the domiciliary visit was
alluded to, and moved that the bin be re-
committed.
Mr. Teller, a member Of the committee,
joined in the sentiment that tho committee
had agreed to omit the domicliary clause,
aod sail that Mr.. Gray's denunciation OF it
was none too severe
Mr.. Hear having referred to the original
report Of the mmittee, said that the error
wns on the part OF the printer.
Mr. German rene we'd his motion TO have
the bill reprinted, ana suggested that tho
Se ate should adjourn until Monday, bat
ezciamaLions Of dissent to the adjournment
suggestion came from Mr.. Edmunds and
other republicans
No action was taken on Mr. Gorman's
motion, and MIR. Gray still retained the
floor.
The Senate then adjourned until to-
morrow