Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-30
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
Letter on Personal Nights From a
Chicago JuriSt.
SUFFERING FROM THE HEAT.
Dakota Tin Mines-Chicago's Popu.
lation-Heavy Storms in
Kentucky-Etc.
IspEcrAl DISPATCHES TO THE REoonp.uslos.
FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
The President Said to be in Favor of Its
Early Passage.


WASHINGTON, June 2eth.-A great deal of in.
terest is felt here regarding the vote on Wednes-
day on the Federal election bill and the lead
ers on both sides in the House have been doing
some tall hustllng during the past few days
The Democrats are solid against the bill, while
the Republicans are not. Ewart of North Caro-
lima and Lehlback of New Jersey (Republicansl
have already made speeches against the bill,
and Coleman OF Louisiana will do likewise to-
morrow. All three will vote against it, and
there is ground for belief that Chesdle of Indi.
ana and Brewer of North Carolina will ioin
them. This change of five votes will reduce the
Besides this the Democratic leaders claim that
at least twelve Republicans have agreed to
dodge vote, and they therefore claim that the
bill will be defeated in the House. The Repub-
llcan leaders in this fght-Lodge, McComas.
Roweu and Sangen-claim that the bill will
pass by at least two majority. and perhaps more
In connection with the passage of this bill
the Sunday Herald (Democratic) says to-day:
President Harrison has heretofore been given
the credit OF at least deprecatng il not actually
opposing; the passage of the dangerous Federal
election bill, now under discussion the House.
1t has been believed that he is statesman
enough TO discern the evil tendencies of some
OF them, and is sufficiently patriotic to frown
upon the centralizing and un-American clique
which forced most Of the Republicans in the
House into accepting the bill. But yesterday
the President took occasion to declare himself
under the domination of the Reed wing of the
party and in favor of the bill He thinks there
bloody shirt and not only wants the bill
passed, but wants it done quickly, so that the
cry OF southern outrages' may be used at the
coming Congressional campaign to fire the
Northern heart and distract attention from the
queer record of the party in Congress on the
silver and growing dissensions of the tariff
question"
A gentleman who in the past has held very
close official and personal relations with the
President related the substance of an interview
between him and the Chief Magistrate to a sun
day Herald representative yesterday. The in
teryiew. took place yesterday morning 1t
opened by an amusing declaration by General
Harrison that under no circumstances would he
interfere, even by the remotest suggestion, out
side of an official message, with the action of
Congress.
The President then continued: 'If they pass
the Federal election bill will sign it as soon
as 1t is presented to me for my consideration.
want them to pass that bill. and don't care
who knows it."
Subsequently the President said he had in a
desultory way advised his friends in both
Houses of Congress to proceed as rapidly as pos
slble for the final enactment of the bill, so that
lit might become question of discussion in
the coming campaign"