The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23
THE BLEClION BILL.
Senator Higgins Makes an Able
Defense Of the Measure.
VOORHEES, yENEMOUS TALK
lle Takes Occasion to Make u Bitter
Personal Attack on tho Admins.
trRti0n-'rhc Indian Question
Up In tho House.

anu Mr. HGTfl3 demanded 4 call oi the
roll. Thirty-two Senators responded to
the cNll.-t@Glve less than quorum.
Tho EefgGIntat- Arms was directed, on
motion OF Mr.. lloar, to request the
presence OF absent Senators.
In the course OF haitian hour q quorum
made Its appearance.
MIR. Corkte!l, from tho Committee on
Military Affairs, reported and the Sen /.
ate passed a bin 10 establish the record
and pension oili:e OF the War Depart.
lnent.
Mr.. DIVES presented aud the Senate
adopted the conference report on the
Sioux reservation bill.
Mr.. Cullotn, by request, introduced a
, bill to incorporate tho Pan.American
Transportation Company. Referred
Mr.. SpooECr submltted various con.
ference reports on plbllc building meas.
urce. The rcpOrta were agreed 10.
The Hou7e amendment to the Senate
amendment to tho urgent deficiency
bill (strikipg out tho appropriation for
the pay OF clerks Of Senatois) was non.
Cured in.
The discussion OF the Election bill
was then resumed, Mr. Higgins taking
the floor.
lie commented upon Mr.. Stewards op-
position 10 tho bill, and eaid that that
Senator'S Objection to it was not that it
had faults, but that it did not have
faults-not that it was force bill. Mr..
Higgins went on to dscusa at great
length the present managements OF cleo.
lions in varions StatcB tinciuding Deia.
ware), in order TO chow the necessity
existing ior such reform as is proposed
in the pending measure. If he could
reach the iniqnity o( such election
frauds by Federal election law
nc would like 10 do it. Why,
he asked, should the purity Of
elections be secured for city and de-
MED for Il country or 4 State? 1t WAS
the claim OF Southern Senators that they
feared and conld not endure negro dom.
ination, Mr.. Higgins asserted bis behalf
that there never was day when the
Southern white leaders couldn't have
had the party support and following OF
the black iHen oithe South for the ask.
ing, He had always considered that the
one great service which the Democratic
party had tendpred was its corrallng
and bringing into i!s fold all the people
who from nativity and other circum-
staacea were least fitted to discharge the
functions Of AHerican citizena, and why,
he askeI, had Rot the Southern white
Democrats done the ceme with the
blacks?
The reason wAs, Mr.. Reagan replied,
that, in the Reconstruction period the
Freedmen'a BureGu Sad The carpet bag
gers had made tbo blacks believe that
the whites wefo their enemies cad had
arraved the blacks in an oath bound
league 10 vote the Republican ticket.
hir. Voorhees, addressed the Senate.
The opening part OF hiaapeech consisted
oi critcism al President Harrison ior
that portion of his message to Congress
nrging tines passage OF the Election bill.
II Mr.. Harrison, he said, should under
take to put on the stage school for
hypocrisy, he could not do better tGHn
TO drematize that portion OF his mesasGe
that related to fair and honest elections.
The rank corruption OF the Presidential
election OF 1883 was resting folded away
in "bocks ci five" and was still fresh
and carefully preserved in the minds OF
the American people.
Mr.. Voorhees, charged that within
sixty dayH after the incoming OF the pres
ent administration 40 extensive, powor-
iul and corrupt conspiracy was formed
to import certain class of voters from
distant parts OF the country into the
States OF Indiana, West Virginia aud
Connecticut in order to secure msjorities
in those States for the Republican ticket
in 1SS3. The proof CT it hsd been pub
lished in the New York World on the h
day OF October last, including letter
iron Nlr. Huston. Treasurer OF the
United States, to Mr.. Linlaay, the author
OF the plan, declaring himself hsarlily in
favor Of the ech%mc, and aayiug thst lie
would speak 10 tho President about ii.
1t was painful (sI.. Voorhees, remafked)
to reflect that the rla,: who knew Benz.
Harrison better than any ether E!an i'll
public life knew him; who rad carried
him and his fortunes through the
stormy and corrupt campaign OF lSSS i'll
Indiana; who had studied him and his
political methods ct close range, fplt
himself warranted in Submitting for his
consideration and approval n corrupt
project ior the overthrow Of honest reai-
dent majoriiies by the shameless i'm.
portation and colonization OF black
voters from the South. And yet that
man (Mr. Nusted) retained his high
office, had met with no rebuke and con-
tinued 10 bae!. in executive favor aud
contiden&e. The names Of Mr.. Dudley
and Senator Quay having been in-
troduced in connection with tlis
scheme for coloni2ing negro voters in
Indiana, Mr.. Voorhees, sa:d hc took nc
pleasure in commenting on the names
OF men connected with TINT conspiracy,
but he would not remain silent when
even the most cxslled dignitaries OF the
Government were found conspiring,
plotting and burrowing amid Nth and
corruption i'll order 10 overthrow right.
full majosiiies in Indiana, to deprive
her people ot the first principles OF self.
government and to place them uIler
Tho rule of the lowest G.d most Venal
negro element that could he brought
and imported from the South.
Mr.. Noorheaa spoke at length against
tho bill and in She course Of his remarks
mado M appe2! Tor lar piay 10 the
South and declared thHt in every one Of
dhe Southern States the neGroeo mad 70.
ceived more and higher pcIi,ica. honors
than in all tho Northern States put o..
gethcr.
Mr.. Hoar, at Gr. m., moved that the
Senate take recess till ., Theyeas
ard nays were ordered, and the vote
was yeas, 20; nays, S. No quorum. :
Mr.. .Hoa,--I notice that large nEm-
her OF Senators have left tho other side
OF the chamber since tho motion vas
made nad ihAt there is considera6,s
number prssent who do not vote. Ii ia
undoubtedly Impossible TO get quorum
present and therefore move that the
Senate do pow adjourn.
IN tho lI0uao.
WASHINGTON, Disc. 22.-1n the House
to-day Representative Blanchard, Of
louisiana. offered for reference the iol.