Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-14
THE 51ST CONGRESS.
SENATOR JONES', or ARKANSAS,
AGAINST THE FORCE BILL.
Granny Hosr Again Made Uncomfortable.
Father Evarts Catechised Unmerci-
fulIy-Honse Proceedings.
by telegraph 70 the Dispatnh.l
WASHINGTON, December 10, 1890.


who reported back from the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds the
House bill for public buildinga at Rome,
Ga, calendar, and who offered aresolu-
ton, which was adopted, calling on the
! Secretary Of the Treasury for inlorma-
ton as to the sums OF money with in
/ terest to date advanced by the States of
Virginia and Maryland TO the United
States to be applied towards erecting
public buildings at the seat OF Govern
ment on the banks Of the Potomac.
JONES AGAINST THE FORCE BILL.
Mr.. Jones characterized the election
, bill IS an attempt to deprive the people
OF the control OF their own elections and
to place that control in the hands OF
( Federal officers. The espionage system
proposed by the bill was like that which
1 peopled the wastes OF Siberia, did not
I belong to this people or American civil
zation, and should find no place in its
I statutes. The fundamental idea OF the
! bill was that the existing law for watch
/ ing people at elections stopped "short
OF effectiveness TO use the Presidents
expresson), and that the defect must be
cured by taking elections out of the
hands Of the people.
THE COST or SUPERVISORS.
He had seen recently in a paper pub
/ lished in his own State n statement of an
account rendered hy Chief-Superyisor
| Mcclure, one item OF which was Sj,Oj3
| for preparing instructions to be given to
supervisors. the rate charged being ten
cents per folio.
Mr.. Pasco asked Mr.. Jones whether
the instructions given by Mcclure were
in manuscript - IN print.
Mr.. Jones said that there was nothing
| in tho account TO show whether the in
structions were written or printed, but
as there were 1860 copies of them sent
| out, and as they had 10 be identical, it
was hardly probable that they were writ
ten by hand.
M'cLURE's RIG BILL.
In such way rs that Mcclure had ac-
cumulated bill OF So. Oj6 within month
or two after his own appointment
Mr.. Pasco said that he had been in
formed by a gentleman who had seen n
copy Of these instructions that they were
/ in print.
| TO STRIKE OFT THE DoNncTLIARY CLAUSE.
At the close of Mr.. Jones's remarks, as
no other senator took the floor, the pre-
siding officer. Mr.. Bate, stated that the
question was on Mr.. Gray's motion TO
strike out the sixth subdivision of the
seventh section the house-to-house
clause), and asked whether the Senate
was ready for vote.
GRANNY HoAR AGAIN "RILED."
A discussion took place between
Messrs. Gray and Hoar turning on the
fact that some time since it was stated
in the Senate that the Committee on
Privileges and Elections had not in
tended TO report that provision.
Mr.. Hoar explained, as he said he had
already done a dozen times. that that
statement had been made by him
through inattention, but that be had
discovered his error the same evening
and had explained the matter next day.
IL the Senator from Delaware wished to
debate tine provision further and it's pro-
priety the senator's on the Republlcan
side were prepared to 90 into 1t, or If he
desired to vote upon it now they were
ready to vote.
HARD QUESTIONS FOR SIR. EyARTS.
The motion to strike out was opposed
bv Messrs. Hoar and Eyarts, the latter
OF whom was called upon to answer n
good many questions by Messrs. Nor
can and Harris. Mr.. Harris asked Mr.
Fvarts whether the statutes Of the
State of New York required the registra-
ton Of legal voters?
Mr.. Evarts Certainly.
Mr.. Harris In your opinion, have
the people of that State sufficient intelll-
gence and integrity to look after the
registration OF their own legal voters
and the conduct of the election Of their
own officers
Mr.. Eyarts Is that question
! Mr.. Harris That is one question.
Mr. Evarts: Very well. Then | am at
liberty to answer, l suppose. 1t IS q
question which the Senator can answer
as well as / can,
Mr.. Harris: suppose that the Senator
from New York and myself do not differ /
about the fact that the State OF New York |
is supreme within her territorial borders?
MIR Evarts: Yes, in all that belongs to |
her supremacy.
Mr. Harris OF course, then, the cleo
ton of her own officers belongs to her ? |
Mr.. Evarts Yes.
MIR. EvARTs "CoRNERRD."
Mr.. Harris: And her representatives
in Congress are her own officers
Mr. Evarts with an air oil dissent :
All
MIR. Harris: Is that denied?
Mr.. Eyarts: Why, always.
Mr. Harris: If it is denied, l wantto
understand the fact. The Supreme |
Court has held that they are, and the
Senate has so held on several occasions. |
Mr. Evarts: That would lead TO a
very long debate, and / do not propose /
10 enter into it at this time. The ques- /
ton relates TO the policy or usefulness OF
this bill at large, and that consideration
have eliminated from the point which
am now discussing.
WILSON OF MARYLAND AGAINST THE BILL. /
Mr.. Wilson, of Maryland, took the 7
floor to make an argument against the (
bill. but as he was somewhat lndlsposed
Mr.. Hoar said he would not insist upon
a continuation of the discussion to-day, 4
but gave notice that after to-day he (
thought he ought to ask the Senate to .
sit ali the hours practicable until the bill /
was finished. j.,
after a short executive session the I
Senate, at APO O'Clock, adjourned TIL I
Monday at 10 A. Nj.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Baker, OF New York, called up I
the Senate bill for the inspection OF cat
lie and hogs and the products and car
casses thereof which are subject to inter
state commerce. -,
After brief speeches against the bill by |
Mr.. Mills. of Texas, and in favor of II by I
Mir. Stockbridge, of Maryland, the bill 1
was referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture.