Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-26
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE BILL EMBopyINa THE PROPOSED
ELEcTiON-LAW.
some Virginia DsrIies Give Testimony
Tho Same Old Story
Other Notes.
Iron Our Regular Correspondent
WAsUyyGroy. JANUARY 81. 1870

WASHINGTON. January 25. 1890.
The bill in which will be embodied a
proposed election-law will come from the
House Committee on the Election Of Presi-
dent, vice-President, aud members Of Con-
press. Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts,. Is the
chairman Of that committee, and was. az is
we'll known. selected for Tint position be-
cause he has made study of the election
laws, and is an advocate OF Federal control
OF the exercise OF this franchise by the citi-
gems OF tho country. His committee is now
LAYING the foundation Of the sentiment
which il hopes 10 have at its back
in bringing forward the bill mentioned. IL
to-day commenced taking testimony OF
partisan character from negroes. -Four re-
personalities of that race. all from Virgil
MIA, to-day put in their words. They were
A. w. Harris, OF Dinwiddie, that states
man who is in politics for revenue only;
Evans of Petersburg. Wilson of Richmond.
and Ross Hamilton, Of Mecklenburg. They
told the same old story THAT has been
whipped over and over again before
committees of Congress. They wanted
the Government 10 have entire control OF
the election of members of Congress, say
inc that the present system was made
auate OF justice. Harris said that in Vir-
gina ninety mine out of every hundred of
the election judges We're Democrats and
that under the operation OF the virginia
election-law there was nothing like equality
for the negro.
A CRoss-ExAMITATToN.
Mr.. Tucker. who, fortunately for Viz
GINA, is q member of the committee. put
Harris, as he did the others. through n
severe cross-examination. Inthe course of
il he managed very adroitly TO make mat
ter of record of a very pertinent point:
This was that the Federal election bill
toh hao Iaat, aFs ,.ltoaA he Mr. Hn11E a
Republican member from Tennessee, prac-
tically contains the election-law. of Viz
gina. The only real point OF differ
ence between the two is that HOuks
bill vests the appointment of election Off
GERS in the President instead ofin the local
authorities. as is the case with the Virginia
law. The burden Of what all the witnesses
said was that in Virginia the negro could
not get justice politically, nor IN the courts
where the interests Of white man were in
volved. And 1t Is such talk as this which
the Republicans will rely upon to induce
the country 10 support Thorn IN their as
sault upon the sufrages Of free people.
BooMs Ills POLISH.
Representative Morse of Massachusetts,,
who is the successor of General Pat. Col
Inns, is very forward statesman. He
manufactures u stove polish and seeks out
of his position in public life TO boom the
polish. 1t can be truly said of him that lie
Is Il caulifower in full bloom. He carries
in his clothes large number OF visit
ing-cards. They are about the size
Of the ordinary envelope. What IS
printed on them tells very graphically
the kind Of a man that Elijah A is. Here it
JIG: Elijah A. Morse, N. C., Second Mas
sacbusetts district, manufactures. Resi-
dence, Office, and business Canton. Mass.
When Congress is in session, the Shore
ham. Fifteenth and FL streets, Washington,
d. O."
Gilbert Meyer and W. Penn Clarke. of
this city, appeared to-day before the House
Committee on War Claims and argued that
that committee and Congress consider the
findings of the Court of Claims under tho
Bowman act as final. and that they do not
take up for consideration the testi-
mony upon which the findings of the
court are made. No action was taken in
the matter, which is Of much interest TO all
of the owners of war claims 1t looks,
however, as if tho committee would ad-
here to the present custom in considering
the findings OF the Court OF Claims.
PRETTY FIGHT.
That is q very pretty little fight that is
going on over couple of offices in the
State of Pennsylvania. An applicant for
the position of postmaster at Little WASH
-
tary Blaine. and his claims are being push
ed by that official. An applicant for the
position of surveyor of customs at
Pittsburgh, also in the State. of
Pennsylvania, is also q cousin OF the
Secretary of State. To complete the
smile, Mr.. Blaine is also pressing the claim
of the Pittsburgh cousin for preferment.
But Boss Quay and the two Pennsyll vania
members who represent the Pittsburgh
III ,fyla Vaccination have candidates. of
their own and are telling Mr.. Harrison that
those whom they advocate must get there.
They say that it viii not do to APP
point Blaine's two cousins, not only because
they are not the men they are In favor OF,
but because to do that would be some
thing like nepotism. Mr.. Harrison. strange
TO say, seems to agree with them. And
any one who knows Blaine knows that IN
the contest he has called the attention of
the President to the fact that some OF has
relatives have been put among the elect
IL is really "a very amusing situation.