The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-09
CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
German Argues eainst the Passage o: the
Federal Election Bill

German Argues Against the Passage o. the
Federal Election Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN the Senate to-
day Jones of Arkansas offered a resolution,
which went over, calling on the Attorney
General for information as to the Supervisors
OF Election appointed for the First and Sec
ond Congressional districts of Arkansas for
the last Congressional election on Novem-
ber 4th, and the sums paid out or called for
in connection with the election or with the
proceedings since the election, etc.
Casey offered q resolution, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture, call
ing on the Secretary of Agriculture for
statement OF the progress made in the inveS-
tigatlon Tor irrigation purposes.
Dawes read portions OF a letter written by
Lee, the Census Indian Agent from Pine
Ridge Agency to the Interior Department,
going to show there is no lack of food among
the Sioux. He said he had read this TO re-
lieve public anxiety and show the Indians
are not on the warpath ON account Of the
want OF supplies.
The discussion was continued on the Joint
resolution appropriatlDg 5000 for an inYes-
tigation OF the Indian outbreak. 1t was
finally referred to the Committee ON Indian
Affairs.
resolution calling ON the Secretary of
the Treasury Tor statement of moneys paid
to Davenport, Chief Supervisor of Elec-
tons, each year since 1871. was agreed to.
Hoar moved TO proceed with the consider
alton of the Election Bill; but al the sug-
gestion of Gray, who was called outside,
withdrew the motion, and asked unanimous
consent to have the time fixed on Friday
next for taking final vote on the bill. Gray
meanwhile came in, and the bill was taken
up.
Gray yielded to German, who argued
against The proposition to fix the time for
taking vote. He recalled the statement of
Hoar at the last session that if the Election
Bill was not then taken up and disposed of
there would not be time to do so in the short
session. II had been the firm conviction of
the Democratic side that after what had oc-
CURED at the last elections the Senator from
massachusetts would not press the bill; SO
the Senators on his side had not prepared
themselves to discuss it intelligently.
German continued: 1--WE stand to-day on
volcano. We have heard the discussion
as to the starving Indians, but take no note
OF the fact that the farmers of the land are
meeting and resolving that there is danger
and trouble, II not starvation, among them.
he faces of bankers and merchants are
blanched with fear. No man can tell
whether tomorrow or next day every bank
IN the great centers of commerce will not be
closed by the suspension of payments In
the midst OF such a state of affairs we, who
come here flushed with victory, had hoped
that the majority party would give us an
opportunity to join with it in preventing the
wreck which Is now impending, lay aside
this bill which the country has pronounced
against, and let US take up matters which
all classes Of our fellow-citiZens are looking
to us to consider. III you do motif you
persist III the course marked out by the SEN
atOr from Massachusetts-the responsibility
must rest with The party in power. If the
Senator from Massachusetts forces the con-
sideration OF this partisan measure while
bankruptcy and ruin are going on, when he
gets back to Boston he Will find the mer-
chants and bankers and men of affairs, as
well as farmers and laborers, will tell him
while lie is attempting hostile legislation
against certain section of the country that
II 1t had not been for the products of that
section-if it had not been for the moving
OF the cotton crop-there would not be a
bank in Massachusetts able to pay its de-
positOrs. The only thing that has saved
them has been the TACT that they have been
able to draw on the cotton crop and on the
oil.''
Hoar replied that for four days the Sen
ate had been listening to Democratic
speeches, made for mere delay and obstruc-
ton. III the Senator from Maryland had
another measure which he thought would al
lay the panic or menace TO the commercial
prosperity of the country. which had begun
when the elections were declared in favor of
the Democratic party (the country having
been before that time in u position of uneX-
ampled prosperity, why should lie not, af-
ter Il lar and proper statement of his rea-
sons for voting against the Election Bill, let
the Senate take a vote upon it? The Elec-
ton Bill was measure whose sole purpo Sc
was to submit to Judges of courts of the
United States, against whose integrity and
official honor no man could bring Il charge,
the question of who had rima facie title
to Il seat in the House Of Representatives,
instead Of having it declared by ruffianism,
fraud or violence, as has so often been the
case in the past.
Gray spoke briefly in line with Gorman's
REMARKS and then concluded his argument
against the bill.
Berry obtained the floor, and, after a short
executive session. ilt. Spnaia ad iournad