St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-29

believed that Appraiser Ham, OF Chi
cago, and Mr.. Estee, of California, will
be appointed appraisers under the Gus
toms administrative bill. Gen. Nettle
ton, of Minnesota. is slated for the as
sistant secretaryship provided for in the
new legislative appropriation bill.
HIGH JINKS IN THE HOUSE.
Debate on the Election Bill Re-
suits in a Rumpus.
WASHINGTON. June 2S.-The house
to-day went into committee of the
whole on the federal election bill.
Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey, at
tackled the measure, basing his oppo-
sitiOn on the principle of home
rule and the right of the people to con-
troll their own affairs without federal
interference. He warned the Republi-
cans to beware of the experience OF
Walpole when prime minister of Eng
land. Mr.. McComaS, of Maryland, re-
viewed the various election contests
during the present congress to show the
necessity for the passage of such 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, of suf-
frage and never giving it to them again.
This resulted in an uproar OH the floor,
Mr.. Bland and Mr. McComas shouting
at the top of their voices amid the APP
plauSe Of their colleagues and of the
galleries. Mr.. McComaS declared that
when the gentleman from Missouri
stood on the floor and affected an inter-
f,c,fi rxrfn fOO
black voters of the District of Columbia,
and when he realized the fact that the
gentleman during his long service here
had never raised his voice in behalf of
the eight or ten million poor and OPP
pressed black men in the country, he
felt like saying in the
Language of the Scriptures:
'Thou hypocrite; first cast the beam
nounced Mr.. McComas as unworthy of
confidence, and vehemently declared
that it was he and his colleagues who
were the hypocrites i'll pretending. for
partisan purposes, an unfelt interest in
the negro. At this point the uproar
became so great that nothing could be
heard save the continued shouts
of the debaters and the rapping
of the speakers gavel. Mr.. McComas
time in the meanwhile had expired, but
amid cries of regular order' he man
aged to make the statement that the
black men in 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. He
quoted John Wilcox, renowned Re-
publican statesman of California, saying:
hac yuhnn I ha1iau.A
my duty requires me to rise above
principle for the benefit of my party"
This sentiment seemed to be the under
lying principle of the bill. While cleo
ton frauds were being talked about, it
should be remembered that Republican,
ism was a synonym for fraud. They
were guilty of frauds in 1876, in Mon
tana last year. and in this house this
session in turning out elected members.
Now, the Republicans felt that, in the
words of John Wilcox, they must rise
above principle for party. MIR. Ewart,
of North Carolina Republican,, opposed
the passage of the bill. He was aware
of the penalty he should pay. Unfortun-
ately, politics had come to such 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 ever
was put on the statute books. As to the
negro and political rights, speaking for
his own state, he unhesitatingly as
serted that no Republican in the state,
| casting his vote. The elections there
were absolutely fair. There were
men in the South who hated the negro
and abused him. Sometimes they were
punished and sometimes 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. 1t was a
delusion to suppose the negro was vOt
ing the Republican ticket solidly. He
| was doing nothing of the kind. Many
| of them were voting the Democratic
ticket, and it was getting more
and more difficult every year for
the Republican party to control
the negro party. As to the talk OF the
Republicans from the South, why
North Carolina sent as many Republic
ans here as the great state of Indiana.
The votes of the Southern Republicans
had organized the house. More of them
would come here. Mr.. Buckalew, of
| PENNSYLVANIA, said the bill was danger
GUS in form and tendency. The bill
was intended to keep in office the gen
tIeman who wrote great part of it
| Supervisor Davenport. of New York.
Mr.. Greenhalge, of Massachusetts, said
the objections made to the bill were
worthy of consideration. They were in
teresting. if not original or instructive.
Some of them
ResembIed Rip Van Wrinkle.
They had slept twenty years, but had
not, like Rip, awakened. He had yes
terday listened to Mr.. VauX, and dryly
added: Il have now dropped the sub
lect of Rip Van Wrinkle. Comparisons
are odious." Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio,
presented the conference report Oh the
legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill. The disagreement be-
tween the houses, he said was as to
force and in salaries. The sena-
tors asserted that the increases
were necessary and there was nothing
for the house conferrees to do but accept
their statements, and SO they had
agreed to all the amendments except
that making clerks to senators animal
and not session employees. Finally the
house decided to insist on its disagree
ment as to senator's clerks and at
O'Clock took recess until s o'clock. Al
the night session Mr.. Baker, of New
York, spoke in support of the fed.
eral election bill. Mr.. Gambler. o.
Georgia, protested that there wa:
no necessity for any federal election
law in his section of the country
Messrs. Sayers and Stewart. of Texas
opposed the bill. Mr.. Williams, o
Ohio, did not think the bill strons
enough, but it was step in the RICH
direction. Mr.. Stockdale, of Mississippi
declared that the energies of the Soutl
would be crushed by the passage of thu
bill. The bill was further opposed il
speeches by Mr.. Dargan, of South Caro-
lima; Mr.. Lanham, of Texas; Mr.. Nc
Creary, of Kentucky; Mr.. Geissen
heimer, of New Jersey, and Mr.. Good
nioht of Kentucky and supported b.