Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-28

Dockery was permitted by unanimous con-
sent TO enter a motion to reconsider.
leaving il pending for the present
THE yLEcTroS BILL AGAIN.
The consideration of the election bill
was then resumed, Mr. Hanger. OF Wlscon::
sin. addressing the House in support OF
the measure.
He declared that it did not propose to
touch State elections. but did propose to
supervise national elections clear right
of Congress. The bill was not local but
general in it's application. $50,
The objections made to the bill by
southern members constituted a deliberate
insult to the Solth itself. A prominent
Democratic leader in Mississippi had ad-
vocated the requirement of property
qualification III the voter and had sug-
gested that such provision would restore
Supremacy to the whites. That in itself,
was a confession that the whites wrong
fully exercised supremacy at present.
CENTRE Scot.
Mr.. Covert, of New York. said that the
bill was an evidence of distrust felt by the
Republicans of Government OF and Tor
the people. The proposition was TO brlng!
hack the returning boards of Florida and
South Carolina. the days Of the electoral
commIssion-dsy that every patriotic man
would forget if hecould.
YR. FLOWER DENouNcEs THE BILL.
Mr.. Flower, Of New York. denounced
the bill "a unrepublican, undemocratic,
and un-American; as a measure construct
ed upon the idea that the small Republican
majority now in Congress could better
legislate for the people than the people
themselves. Any court that would lend
itself to the execution Of its corrupt pur-
poses and become INSCRIPTIONS servants
of a political oligarchy would richly de-
serve the censure IL was sure TO receive.
The history of the political prosecutions
of some of our Federal courts was already
rank with INSCRIPTIONS abuses OF law, and
this bill, if passed. would add many more
such chapters. Among all other acts OF
this Congress 1t stood preemlnent rs o
most reckless and desperate measure to
maintain the minority in power IN this
country. The bill sought to provoke
a conflict between State and Fed
eral officers and never before in the
history of the country had there
been such q tumble of local and Federal
functions in any law. The attempt to
control State officers in the discharge of
their duties isa dangerous and threatening
incursion into the domain of local SELF
government that no thirst for power can
Justify and no hypocritical pretence of de
sire for free ballot and "A fair count can
excuse.
Mr.. Flower condemned and ridiculed the
house 10 house canvass by supervisors,
authorized the bill: called TO the
insertion of the word male" III its refer
ence TO voters. and argued that that word
would exempt female voters from super
vision in States and Territories where te-
male suffrage prevails.
IT WILL REyoLUTGoNIZE THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Speaker. he said in conclusion, if
this measure passes and Is sustained 10y
the courts il will revolutloniZe the Govern
ment and set up on the ruins OF our tree
institutions government by fear,
force. and fraud. It means the inaugu-
ration of state Of affairs throughout the
whole country that ruled for several years
in a single section, with the substitution
for the bay0net of the soldier of the club
of the deputy marshal. Its immediate Ell
feet will be most harmful to the whole
country, but the ultimate result will be
that the people Will drive from power IN
the Government the party that sought 10
profit 10y it before it can pull the whole
temple down on their heads. Applause
on the Democratic side.l
MIR. yAux's MAIDEN SPEECH.
X.
Samuel J. Randall, then arose to make his
maiden speech, and members gathered
around him in seats and in the space be-
fore the Speakers desk and listened to
him with interest. He was going, he said,
TO speak of subject which seemed 10
have been entirely ignored, and, he was
sorry to think. had been almost forgotten IN
this age of our republic. The Constitution
of the United States, | believe. he SAID. Is
in the Patent Office llaughterl. and those
who want TO understand lts meaning must
go To glass case, and having tried TO as-
certain iii this way what this yellow piece
of parchment means, they turn away and
say: "The ConstitutiOn-that IS a for
gotten subject"
THE BILL OvERTURNs THE CONSTITUTION.
Enough of the Constitution. he believed,
was left TO substantiate his assertion that
this bill virtually overturned the Constltu-
ton and destroyed our form of government.
Loud Democratic applause. The article
of the Constitution on which the bill was
based was that with reference 10
the time. place, and manner OF
holding elections. Mr.. Vaux dwelt par
ticularlv upon this word manner" and
time and again paused to remark that
he ONLY had word more to say and that
was this word. manner" He argued that
the constitutional meaning of this phrase
was that the power of Congress was llmlfed
to prescribing the form OF choosing repre-
sentatiyes and that when the election itself
began it's authority ceased. The WORD
manner" must be construed strict
" and not by implications The
@manner Of holding" and the holding
of an election were entirely distinct and
separate, and the power of Congress ceased
with the former If there could be in
iacted into the word manner the power
claimed by the friends of the bill. then
there was no word OF limitation IN the
English language that could be used to
nut an end to their devices, which (soto
coco they seemed to have IN such plenty.
Mr.. vAUx's TIME EXTENDED.
The Chair interrupted Mr.. Vaux to state
that his time was up. but all the members
shouted to let him 90 on, and repeated 1t
several times when the speaker expressed
a fear that he was taking up too much
time. Continuing, Mr.. Vaux said that
these Supervisors, re sponsible TO nobody,
might carry their authority TO the election
of senator's. They might go into the
legislative assembly of his State
and say TO one they met there
Are you a member OF the Legislature OF
PENNSYLVANIA" Yes, SIR Walk out,
then" And. amid roars of laughter, Mr..
Vaux himself, sultlng his actions 10 hls
words. walked out of the aisle as far as the
Speakers desk. There was not far
and free vote in your county"
The supervisor would then strike the
members name from the list, always pick
ing out Democrat. because it seemed to
be the fashionable idea that villains were
Democrats. Laughter.l
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
With good deal of warmth Mr.. VauS
read from the majority report on the Olll,
and expressed his amazement ab the state
ment therein that the words make OF
alter " in Section 4, Article l., of the Con-
stitution seemed SO plain as 10 make an
argument upon the constitutonallty OF
the bill almost supertiuOus. A railroad en-
gine could not drag into that section the
meaning given 1t.
Shaking his finger at the members clus-
tered around him, he said he wanted 10
tell them that by this bill the power 70
choose their representatives was no longer
vested in the people. but IN Federal
election officer bought to do the bidding
of him who appoints him. And IN order
TO give further respectability to his APP
pointment the act provided that circuit
court ridges were TO do the appointing
and the Judges were TO be brought into
the dirt and filth OF partisan politics.
THE DEMOCRATS OF THE NORTH.
He wanted 10 tell his friends that the
Democrats Of the North would see that
Maine was one of the first places where
this law should be carried out. If il cost
ef..o, xnsIIfr, dollars tbav would N