Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-24
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THE REPUBLICAN FINANCIAL BILL.
SIR. Sherman. from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported bill 30 provide against
contraction If the currency and for other
purposes (the caucus bili) and 1t was read
twice and placed on the calendar.
CALL AGAINST THE FORCE ELL.
The elections bill was then taken up aud
Mr. Call addressed the Senate in opposition
90 IT, Ii was tho most important bill. he
SAID, ever presented. IT. enactment into
Law would constitute a change in the pow
ers Of The Government ne great as that
which characterized the republic OF Rome
whenit was changed into a monarchy.
Tho Earl OF Stafford had been impeached
by the British Parliament IN 1913 for an at
tempt TO subgert the Fundamental laws Of
the kingdom and tho pending measure was
quite rs foul an attempt 90 subvert the
fundamental laws Of this country.
THE MORO BITTER orr THAN TBE NORTHERN
LABoRgR.
Much Of the speech was in the direction
Of proving from reports and statistics that
the cOlOred labOrers Of the South were
much better Of in all worldly respects
were moro prosperous, content, and happy
thnn the white workngmen of Massa-
cbusotts or Rhode Island, and that the bill
was therefore based on mere hypocritical
pretonces.
CONTRADICTIONS PROM TIE OPPOSITION.
Hisassertions werequestioned and contra
dicted 10y Messrs. Hoar and Aldrich. and
his remarks a. 30 farm mortgages IN Iowa
were repealed in like manner by MI. Will
son, Of Iowa.
BOUT BETWEEN CALL AND HAwLEY.
Before concluding his speech blr. Call
said he would Ike the liberty of having
NrlfF "a rrHia Ffh
hc had not read.
This led Mr. Hawloy TO inquire az TO the
extcnt Of what was TO be printed, limiting
that there had been IN the past undue adj
vantage taken Of such permission.
Mr.. Call resented the remark and sald
he asked nothing from the Senator from
Connecticut. a. he lCall was not one OF
those who had the high opinion that some
persons had OF that Senator.
This provoked Mr. Hawley INTO saying
he had meant It ciyilly, but that be now
objected uncompromislngly 10 anything
being printed That was not read.
BUTLER TO Calls RELIEF.
Then Nj Butler offered 10 come to Calls
relief aud TO read for him whatever he
wished to have published. Thereupon Mr.
Hawley withdrew his objection and the
permission asked for was gwen.
MpHERsoN AGAINST THE MEASURE.
Mr.. Call spoke for over four hours and
was followed in opposition 10 the bill by
Mr.. Mcpherson. He opposed n, he SAID,
because II was "a disirust Of the people. an
indictment of the whole people without
regard 30 party distinctions; Il proclama-
ton that the people (hOnest ana patriotic
az they were) had not the intelligence or
virtue to exercise Alright the preroGatlves
Of freemen without dictatiOn from those
H.. thafV and NOT flafr
masters. In short ho opposed II because
il was partisan measure intended Tor a
partisan purpose.
THE PROPOSED HrPURLIcAN GAG.
At this point Mr. Aldrich asked Mr.. Nc
Pherson TO yield the floor. and the request
having been complied with, he gave notice
of his intention 10 move an amendment TO
the rules providing during the present SEES
sion Tor the closing of debate on any bill
under consideration.
QUESTION OF PROCEDURE.
The proposed amendment having been
read, Mr.. Aldrich asked that 1t be printed
and laid over
MIR. GRAY expressed the opinion that the
proposed amendment should be reterredto
the Committee on Rules.
Mr.. Aldrich SAID that a motion of that
sort was not in order now, as he had only
Given notice Of his intention 20 offer
resolution for an amendment of the rules.
Mr.. Morgan asked Mr.. Aldrich at what
time he proposed TO call up the resolution
for action.
Mr.. Aldrich promised TO give sufficient
notice before he called II up for consldefa-
ton. 1t was not his purpose to press 1t at
once.
SUFFICIENT NOTICE"
Mr. Morgan: What would the Senator
consider sufficient notice of his purpose to
take il up?
Mr. Gldrich: l suppose twenty-four
hours. (,
Mr.. Morgan Could you not make Il
forty-eight hours just for our convenience
Mr.. Aldrioh: | might If | thought that
the Senator from Alabama would sup
port il.
MIR. Gray: ask the Senator from Rhode
Island why il should not 90 TO the Com
mittee on Rules? II seems to me that that
is the proper disposition 20 make Oh II.
bipartisan REASON.
Mr.. Aldrich The rule itself shows on its
face what is intended, and think the Sen
ate is quite as well able TO Judge OF Il prl-
marIly as after IA report from the Commit
tee on Rules There Is another reason
which the Senator from Delaware under
stands as well rs myself. majority men,
her Of the Committee on Rules (Mr.
Inpalls) has obtained leave OF alb
snpce from the Senate and rs now
absent and will be during the next two
weeks. That leaves the committee equally
divided politically, and assume that IA
recommendation from the committee IN
der these circumstances would De OF httlo
avail to either side of the chamber.
Therefore. hope the resolutionwill not be
referred, and | do not understand the
senator from Delaware TO make that mo-
Mir GRAY; enter that motion, but will
not press it. We will let the matter lie.
The resolution was
LAID ON THR TABLE
and ordered 10 be printed and Mr.. McPher-
son resumed his argument against the cleo
tons bill. =, -,
without finishing his speech Mr.. Nc
pherson yielded at half-past 70 a motion
for an executive session, ana Wterwarus
the Senate adjourned TIL tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
iourns tomorrow il be 70 meet Saturday.
House of Representatives
After the reading of the Journal, on mo-
tiou az MIR. Mckinley and without objec-
tion. il was agreed that when the House
adjourn to-day it be 10 meet FRIDAY next.
NEW ooMnTTEENEN.
The Speaker made the following
COMMITTEES appointments Ways and
Means, Breckinridge, OF Arkansas;
Commerce. pickerson. of Kentucky;
post' Ofices and Post-Roads, Row.
land of North Carolina; Education,
Iansston. Of Virginia; Labor. Miller; of
Sonf6 Carolina; Expenditures in the Post
Ofiee Department, Pindar, of New York
Rsnnno and Currency, 4. X. Hays. Of
Iva. Naval Affairs, MeKenna, of Calitor-
MA; Stone. OF Pennsylvania, and Wagner:
OF New York; Pubic lands; , M51gEss' OF
Ala hawa. Expenditures in the Treasury
DEPARTMENT, McDuffie. of Alabama; Re
torn in the Ciyll.Seryice, Wnitelaw' Oh
Missouri. ST, p.;l..