The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-28

formed ballot has gone on until in many STATES
tbSs seor an Gan SS prospe" Of It's dop
ton in others. Ii Is best to Leave aye
this 6sct t be the es several T
system already enacted in some OF the states
is expensive to the people; II being es'int"ihha a
law newly enacted in New York for single
election will amount to Si,WW.VuV ior lalI ,a
ayPe The Es0pe S sSs T IN he Interest
fair ballot can az safely be relied unon 70 con.
duct fair elections as can lot OF lrfespoiSioce9
Federal officials who will reasonably oNbbeiir
their reward to bear true proportion 70 the I
party services 1t was safe TO estimate Inet
ihs bin would cost tG.5UOUUU for single elec-
ton. The Republican party had become Inite
an expensive LUXURY and tho LeonIs were rap
idly educating themseNeI to 40 without ~ this
measure passes aud is sustained by the
courts, it viii Ievontionize the GoVGtn ,,iIans
a Government by fear. force, and fraud; IL
means the Inauguration oil the state OF aIa i
throughout tho whole county, tn NH r NE sub
ptitution TOR the bayonet q the SOLDER ~ ~, tto
club OF the deputy marshal. It's immellaiIe
COUNTRY, but tho ultimate result will be that
tie people will drive from power ~ GoNeth e
men the pI h bs wEoa t tG TIed down on
their heads. Applause on Democratic sideL
MIR vAux's MAIDEN SPEECH.
Mr.. ynux Dem. Pal the successor Of sam
uel j. Randall then arose 10 ilake a MS Nm
~ ina seats, and ia the SPACE before the speak
er's desk and listened TO him with interestt -
Snd aS see sorry think has been almost for
sG,,sn IN Of fn Tie Un ii boo!S
1HS r 9S"t to Snderstand its nearing TN!
i maS' tried to ascertain in this way what
this yellow piece OF parchment means. they
SpS f EnoRR ot the 6%nstu
lion, he believed was left to substantiato MS
asse ton that this bill virtually over urned inc
Constitution and DESTROYED our form oi Gov
ernment. loud Democratic aprlauso. The
article OF the Constitution on which the on
Mace, ami manner OF holding elections. Mr.;
Eaux dwelt particularly. upon tnis WORD
" manner" lie argued that the constitutional
Congress was limited to prescribing the form
Of choosing Eepresen,atiIe and that
,n Ss, be 'e Construed ne strictly and not BY
II war and pr~sast5 wSFn
There were three modes # voting which could
be comprised under this word = voting by
could prescribe which Of these methods should
Ls adopted; but the bill was unc9nsiitnt,onal
and vicious the moment i, touched the 81 su beG
Ing -" md the holding Of the election was en-:
troly distinct aud separate, AMI the power OF
Congress ceased with the former. II there
could lie injected into the " rd manner the
power claimed by the friends OF tho bill. then
there was 10 word Of Limitation IN inc hngliis y,
their devices, which ISDHo roceJ they seemed to
have in such plenty
The chair Interrupted Mr.. NauX to say that
his time was up: but all the members shouted
to let him go on. and repeated J. scyera times.
whom the SPEAKER EXPRESSED a lear that he was
Continuing. Mr.. NauX said these supervisors,
resi- onsible to mo- ody. might carry their au-
thority to the election OF Senators; Ihey
might go into the Legislative Assembly of his
Stnte and say to one they met there, Are you
& The Essnr' w "a G "u stft%
and amid ronrs OF Laughter. Mr. IauX himself;
euitnR his actions 70 his words, walked opt OF
The supervisor would then strike the MEM
bers name from the LIST. always picking out
Democrat because IL seemed to lie the lash
ionahle idea that Williams were Democrats
With a good deal Of warmth Mr.. Vaux then
read IRON the majority report OF the bill. and
expressed his amaZement at the statement
therein that the words make or alter in sec
ton 4. article !, Of the Constitution seemed SO
plain as to make argument upon The constitu-
tonality Of the bill almost superfiuGus. rail-
road enGS eSTd not Grsf into @ Es
language Of the report WI IN reference 70 these
words. make or alter and soon brought
which cometimes makes one, thing, Blu, does
at the members clustered around him. he
said he wanted to tell them that BY this bill
the power TO choose their REPRESENTATIVES was
him who appoints him. And, in order TO give
act tha he Grest Court Judges
were to do the appointing. and the Judges
were to be brought into the dirt aud filth OF
partisan politics But gentlemen on the other
side said there were frauds and WE must have
pure election. Was he to be taught at this
late day that the, necessity to correct frauds
iD1pO "a in n he IL INTERPRETATION
OF the word manner" He wanted to tell his
friends that the Democrats OF the North would
this law should be carried out. Fit cost 1900.
600 they would sec II carried out IN the North !;
anI every d9I, h Wr9ngd IRON me MeS,STn
a Committee On Rules who were as eilecti! o
ter That committee had brought In report
on the manner" of holding this debate. II
dd not to reEqats tfS F Isb%t fse
E lie Var and had separated from
taxation without representation. He warned
Congress- that the time might come when leg
saton ds%rynG the peoPlSS OF
same pLinclple. Loud applause on Demo-
For the benefit, he said. Of the Republicans
Mr.. Naux read hpproynGly extracts from a
recent address, IN which Justice Harlan snid it
was to the states that We must look primarily
for our liberty. The Democrats wet0aS familiar
with that doctrine as with the Holy Bible.
Laughter Alter reading further from JUS
amid the applause q the members, which
broke ont atresh as his picturesque figure
surmounted by his uncopyenlional headGear
was seen TO move out OF the aisle and through
tho House to the lobby.
Kennedy THiNKs CLEVELAND WAS COUNTED IN.
Mr.. Kennedy rep, Ohio said that it was
idle to say that the majority ha' ruled In this
country, and that fact wa, Il splendid illuStTa-
tratiOn OF the patience and forbearanCo If tho
people when II was conside oil that the ballot
box had been trampled under loot for the uur-
pose OF defeatl ng tho majority Of the people In
the exercise of their constitutional right All
pretence that Grover Cleveland was elected
President OF the United States by majority
was subject to the further statement that
at that election a large number of qualified
voters who would have cast their votes against
him were not permitted to do 80. and one who
would have heen deloated in u fair contest had
been declared elected by tho will OF the ma
Jority.
The discussion was interrupted at this point
by Mr. ButtelwOrth OF ohio, WHO preeen' cd
the conference report on tho Legislative An
preparation hill. Tho report was discussed al
length and adopted, after accedng to tho
senate amendment increasing to $4,000 and
$3.5UO respectively tho salaries of the Com
missioner and Assistant Commissioners OF the
Land Ofco. The points yet left III dispute be-
tween the two Houses relate to increases OF
salaries OF Senate employees and upon them u
further conference was ordered,
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