The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-30
THE ELECTION BILL.
A Heated Discussion and Close
Vote Expected.
Views Said to Be Entertained by the
President
Measures Congress Hay Consider During
the Yeek-Mare Island Ap-
pOintmentS.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON. June ga great deal of
interest is felt here regarding the vote on
Wednesday on tho Federal Election Bills
and the leaders on both sides in the House
have been doing some tqll hustling during
the past few days. The Democrats are solid
against the bill, while the Republicans are
not unanimous in its favor. Ewart of
North Carolina and Lehlbach of New
Jersey Republicans) have already made
speeches against the bill, and Coleman Of
Louisiana will do so Tomorrow. AQ three
will vote against it, and there is ground for
the belief that Cheadle Of Indiana and
Brewer of North Carolina will join them.
This change of five votes will reduce the
Republican majority in the House from 20
to 10. Besides this the Democratic leaders
claim that at least twelve Republicans have
agreed to dodge the vote, and they there
fore claim that the bill will be defeated in
the House. The Republican leaders in this
fght-Lodge, McComas, Rowell aud SaDgen
claim that the bill will pass by at least
two majority, and perhaps more.
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS.
In connection with the passage of this
bill the Sunday Herald Democratic says
to-day: President Harrison heretofore has
been given the credit of at least depreeat-
ing, if not of actually opposing, the passage
of the dangerous Federal Election Bill now
under discussion in the House. 1t has been
believed that he is statesman enough TO dis
Germ the evil tendencies of some of its pro-
visions and sufficiently patriotic to frown
upon the centralizing and un-American
Clique which forced most of the Republi-
cans in the House into accepting the bill.
But yesterday the President took occasion
TO declare himself under the domination of
the Reed wing OF the party and in favor of
the bill. He thinks there is still saving
power for the party in the bloody shirt, aud
not only wants the bill passed but wants it
done quickly, so that the cry of Southern
outrages" may be used at the coming Con-
gressional campaign. to fire the Northern
heart and distract attention from the queer
record of The party in Congress on the sill
yer question and the growing dissensions
on the tariff question.
FAVORS THE BILL.
A gentleman, who in the past has held
very close official and personal relations
with the President, related the substance
of an interview between him and the Chief
Magistrate to the Sunday Herald repre-
sentative yesterday. The interview took
place yesterday morning. 1t opened with
the amusing declaration by General Har-
rison that under no circumstances would
he interfere. even by the remotest sugges-
tion outside of an official message, with the
acticn of Congress. Then the President
continued Aaif they pass the Federal Eec-
lion Diii viii Sign it a. sSSis 80 i Is PIE
sented to me for my consideration. Iwant
them to pass that bill. and l don't care who
knows it." Subsequently the President
said he had, in a dissultory way, advised
friends in both Houses Of Congress to pro-
ceed as rapidly as possible with the final
enactment of the bill, SO that it might be-
campaign.