Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-12

signed tho report containing his own
views. IL had been presented to the
| House. ordered printed, and recommitted.
II had never seen tho light OF day from
that hour 10 this.
AEuLooY OF pAvESroHT.
Mr.. Frye then passed high eulogium
upon Davenport and went on TO say that
| the pending bill was not one tenth strin-
| gent enough. not one tenth drastic enough
/ in its provisions. II. in order TO secure tho
! right OF the American citizen TO freely cast
his ballot and have 1t counted a cast IL
I was necessary TO put the bayonct behind
every ballot. he would put the bayonet be-
hind IT, Mingled applause aud Kisses IN
the galleries which was promptly suppress
ed by the Vice-President.l
AssOCIATISo DAYoSETs AND BALLOTS.
MIR. Daniel commented upon Mr. Frye's
declaration as 20 associating the bayonet
with every ballot and that suGrages should
be deposited at the muzzle of guns. That,
he said. was the Senator's (Mr. Frye's) con-
ception of a republic--the bayonet and the
ballot side by side But that WAS not the
conception Of this republic which its
founders had, and was not the conception
Of the republic which the American people
had to-day.
MUCH VIRTUE IN AN Up"
MT. RYE: 1 salu, III III was HeCcSsaty
TO secure a free ballot"
Mr.. Daniel. There Is much virtue IN
an IT," This bill has got
ABAYoSET Win EvERY VOTER
il the Supervisor of Elections chooses to
put 10 there.
Mr.. Daniel admitted that the elections
in New York had been purified, but claim
ed that that result was due not 10 Daven-
port, bat TO good citizens of both political
parties.
HE PROsTITUrKD JUSTICE.
The distinct charge which he made
against that gentleman was that be had
prostituted and dcbased the machinery |
Of Justice and had shown himself |
TO be a constituencies tyrant and despot. |
He read an article from the New York Sun
OF the 10th Of December headed, Daven- !
port Catches TT and stating that tho !
United States grand Jury had admins |
tered a singing rebuke yesterday 70 Da- |
veuport and his Man Deul" Omitted States |
Commissioner DeuD.
Executive session. Adjourned.
House Of Representative.
The House went into Committee of the |
Whole (Mr. Burrows of Michigan, IN the |
chair on the Notifications appropriation |
bill. The bill was read and agreed 10 with |
out discussion and the committee having |
agreed the bill was passed. together with |
the bill appropriating 100000 TO meet |
deficiency in the appropriation for the |
public printing and public buildings.
TO AMEND SECTION 5515, n. S.
In the morning hour the Committee on |
judiciary called up and the House passed |
the bill amending section 5jl5 of the Re |
vised Statutes. The amendment provides |
originally for the punishment Of any per-
son having the custody of ballots and re-
turns after an election has been held who |
shall alter such returns or erase the name
of any candidate for representative in Con-
gress from any of the ballots in his custo-
DIV, or in any way alter OF deface the same
with intent TO affect the result of such
election.
THE swAMP-LANDs ACT.
The consideration of the bill 10 indem-
Nifty purchasers of swamp-lands and to re-
imburse several States for lands due them
under The swamp-lands act occupied the
greater part of the afternoon. but finally
went over without action. Mr.. Holman,
who was its principal opponent, having
raised the point of order Of no quorum.
The House then adjourned.