The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-21
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AGAIN.
And Makes.a Desperate Effort at Par
tisanship--NOtR ResardingFacts nd
Uttering Paipable Untruths.
(By United Press


Uttering Palpable Untruths.
By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 20.-The
Senate to-day passed number of prl-
vate pension bills.
Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent
for the fixing of an early day in January
for the consideration of the postal tele-
graph bill.
The election bill was laid before the
Senate.
Mr.. Paddock said that if the consider
alton of the pending bill was to continue
without limit and without hope, or
possibly of result, he would call up the
pure food bill.
Mr.. Spooner made speech In advoca-
cy of the bill.
Referring to Mr.. Stewards speech of
yesterday and to his remark that the
election law could not be enforced in the
south because public opinion would not
support it, Mr.. Spoooner remarked: "To
that complexion have we come at last
Have We fallen on a condition in our
country that calls for preservation by
virtue of the purity of the ballot at the
north, but that we must stop at the
Mason and Dixon line because public
opinion in the south is in favor of dis
honest and fraudulent and violent sup
preston of the suffrage2 l cannot be
lieve it.
Mr.. Spooner spoke for over three honrs
and his speech was listened to VIII
marked attent.o and interest on both
sides of TIE chamber.
Mr.. I1galis thought it important that
some light should be shed on the sub
j3ct to which Mr.. George proposed te
address himself, and he would therefor,
read some extracts from speeches o.
delegates to the Mississippi convention
and editorials from local papers on tn,
subject Of qualification as to the abilit,
% read or to explain clauses of the con
stitution
He affirmed it aslhis understanding al
belief, and as the conviction of th
great mass of the people of the north
that the constitutional convention Q
Mississippi had been assembled for th
avowed purpose of disfranchising ma
/ jority of its citizens who were also cit
zens of the United States It had bee
asserted for the express purpose G
multiplying and defeating and over
: throwing the amendments to the cor
stitution Of the United States, by agree
: ing to which the state of Mississippi ha
q secured its re-admission into the unio1
: Addressing his remarks to the south
d ern senators, Mr.. ingalls, said that the
e people had retained representation
i the House of Representatives and il tt
g electoral college, while they hs
il suppressed the colored vote. The
J. had violated the contract. They hs
Il retained the representation which ha
g. given them for fourteen years, suprer
acy in the House of Represent atives, ar
had, On two occasions, thWarted the W
~ of the people by placing on one of the
- occasions in the Presidential chair ms
w w who had never been elected to that off
- =. in anv fair or Just sense, any more tn;
" the Khan of Tartary or the Gar Of Ru
sia
ta WAsHINGTON, Dec. 20. "A number
IS. conference reports on public buildi
he bills were agreed TO.
D. The urgent deficiency bill with Sc
I'd ate amendments was then taken U
This led to debate on which the fna
cial administration of the governme
was criticised by several Democra
u u members. Finally the committee r(
~ and the bill, by vote of the House, "
~ returned to the Senate with the amer
10 10 ment relating to the payment of the s
ne os sion employees disagreed to, and
~ House adjourned.