Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-10
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Heated Debate in Senate Con.
tinusd for Effect.
Appolionmant Of Representatives Among
The States.
House FavoEs Pubic Buildings at
Bar HaSbor and Lewiston.

wAsHlsGrox, Dec. Sin the Senate At
Ito the elections bill vas taken up and Ber-
~ addressed the Senate 10 opposition to il
said the bill equalied if it did not suTpsss
in evils the constitutional amendment, con-
fefring the right of suffrage on the negro.
That amendment had for An excuse the
changed conditions brought about by war
and she alleged necessity Of giving protee-
ton TO the newly emsncipxted slaves which
for the pending bill there could be no ex-
cuse. At this time of profound peace.
when scars inflicted by civil strife are
healed, its bitterness passed away, when re-
lations Of the people Of the several States
we're becoming more and more extended
and complicated, when the ablest and
best men of the Southern States were seek
ing to find some remedy for the evils that
| surround them. and this bill is brought for
ward to disturb harmony and infiict injury
on business relations. One Of the greatest
ard most influential republican newspapers
of the West-the Globe-Demccrat, Of st.
Louis-was bitterly,opposed to the bill, and
so were thousands of republicans through
out the Western States. He was slow to
believe that = majority Of the Senators who
purported to be fair and honest would vote
for the passage Of such partisan
measure. He entered an earnest pro-
test against it, as being bill not
to secure absolutely fsir elections, but to
legalize fraud and enable men to be counted
ard returned to Congress who were defeated
at the polls. At the close of Berry's speech,
Aldrich. from the finance committee, re-
ported back the House bill to authorize the
payment, drawback or re bate in certain cases
10 correct the enrolment of the tariff bill)
and asked unanimous consent to have it
considered. Plumb objected to the bill
beiog placed on the calendar. Mr.. Daniel
addressed the Senate in opposition to the
elections bill He quoted from Hoar's
speech last August that the bill struck at
the North as well as at the South. He said
all the original Is States put upon it fat
their condemnai The senator, Hoar)
had proclaimed it his purpose to have the
bill strike at the the North as well sas the
South, ard the North had taken himsat nis
word and overruled him. To him, he
(Daniel) said: Now shall you keep faith
with the American people, or will you play
the part of desperate gambler, who, hav-
ing played for high stake and lost,
prefers to kick over the table, blow out the
lights and grab the stake, before the man
who won ii can interrupt his proceedings
The Senator has not always expressed high
confidence in Judiciary, now professed.
He made speech in the Senate in which
hs said he had seen four United States
judges forced to resign offices to escape
impe achment. Daniel expressed regret
that Hoar vacated his seat since he DAN
ieD commenced to hold up Hoar's assault
on judiciary as an unsafe custodian to the
peoples liberties. The Senator nigh. con-
tinue to absent himself from his seat and
might not care to have his doctrines repeat
ed in his presence, but he (DanieD would
poilt out