New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-26
DEUOCRATS FAVORING FRAUD
OPPOSING THE MOTION 10 BRING THE
Election BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE.
THE MEASURE ATTACKED AND DBFHNDED-I'
pp CONSIDERED FOR SIX DAYS, Be


pp Considered FOR SIX DAYS BE-
GINNING Do-DAY
rpy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TaiBUFE1
wasblncton, June o5.-Thc Democrats III 'o no.''
arc solid against "a free ballot ana id y. 80,
a. last such is the inference winch ONO 'e'' 80
draw from their speeches and votes tls o'
the motion 10 bring the Elections oi'' ,H,,,, :,
u Was appaIent from the speeches OF No",'',, =,
rooe.o. and Blount OF Georgia, that they Vo"o'eu
| n. -. a., nor,ant screw was loose somewhere anu
,na ,,sd N tighten it by the use of eloqueheo' '
Ncvuhn seemed to be very much III c"'n
earnest. indeed that he wanted to amchu 'uo ,l..
! ,op NJ Independence in a manner ''aV "u,V W.,
.,r+od the shadow Of Thomas Jenersoh' '"'' az
Niln,s amendment would mciuue d'"o"e -
a,or, ble rights with which white, men are eii-
a".r .bo right To cheat the Republican party Ill
o-.I and the niger" in particular at eicouo"S'
Mr. McMilln Of Tennessee, declared III 50 .
words that the proposition 10 ha'0 i"' a.. -
and honest returns was "reVou''o""i' " :.
trerc Probably lie knows how "reVonuolais "
,a 10 20 have a fair election and all honest return
in West Tennessee. , pIount
And there also stood Blount Of Georgia biou"'
:. a Conservative yet he too has become a''o''
:. rovo,urtonarvr-so revolutionary In fact' ''". i"
had the vote in his district. when was Ie'''" &
, 700 in 1856 marked up 70 5000 IN 1000, % .
I, would look better" 1t Is sald iDat inc SUI r,
a premium OF n CIIoh' '"N
v.b,o Man on Ton to each and every DemocruV "no
80 80 - Tho mills and vote for him In lo-o IS
n,,e and that il is true, Blount declares UNA,
oo+ snontnneous uprising Of the people S"e"''
his vote-and his majority as weIl-more INA"
nor cent in two years. There would seer" ~ "'
been a genuine political revival IN MI DUNN
district. III, nro
Il was evident from the short debate WHO" pre-
coded the adoption Of the special order LOT "c 'o"
that the Northern IciHo-
not ae well AS their southern allies, are III h''o
~ mind over the prospect OF the passage nj ''c
urs designed TO give each new House oil hcp'o'.""
tvcs a clean bill Of health. 1t was, perhaps n''u"
that that pure and ardent champion OF 'ohes' CIV
lions General Spinola should resent an lmpheu ""'
mutation that the supervision oil clec''ol' VI
non nv officers of the United states Is necessary III
~ I, ~ vcw.York or Jersey City. where
n.mocratc election Judges reclaimed lost cu's
and urbuttons found in balotbOXes but IL was pam
| fnl 10 see Mr. Flower become so cN'ten ~ ''''''
roe naintl Then there Springer. the ihmacn
late words fail to describe how badly he icit' ana
,bnn there was person from lndiana-ONcall ny name
who made Of himself sacrifice on the ai'aI VI 'i
| cannons Just indignation. From the preiuuo +" II
,ir IN infer that the performance Of the next SIX days
rn bo extremely lively, and from knowledge OF me
facts II i, safe TO oreiel that the Democrats VIII nave
| altogether the worst Of H.
| wr Cannon Of Illinois. from the Committee on
pulos reported back substitute for the resolution
,ntroduced bv Mr. Lodge Of Massachusetts. setting
nar five DAYS of the present week for the consdcra
| lion NJ the National election bill. The substitute
reads 49,, 49,,
Resolved That immediately after the passage OF this BIZ
tho Silver bill tho House viii proceed 10 'oh-'urI "''
House bill No H. 0i5 Cthe Natloa1l Election oll u". %
al , o'clock when the previous question 'hh" "' W."
deed ne ordered on the bill any pending am'nainenN
and on :he substitute for the whole h wilton the e"p
in charge Of the III shall have the 'ight I" one, :
| that during the last t"o days amcn1m'"'S may ~.
offered to any part Of the bin in N" House WIN u'
,,aer the nycmlnue rule that This shsl not Interfere
with general appropriation bills .
| No sooner had the resolution been read than MI
Springer was on his feet with motion to adjourn,
| and Nr. Enoc Of Tennessee. shouted lh' j. o'i
| Ia rcvoutionZc tho Government"
| MIR NcMIlln OF Tennessee, wanted 10 know u
| gentlemen would have chance 10 offer amendments
| 10 any section.
| Mr. Cannon replied that that might require thirty
! to sixty DAYS time
| ur. Nc1llin recalled tho fact that hundreds
Of amendments had been left pending when the farm
| bill was passed with chance 10 vote upon them
lie feared that this rule would work in the same h'h
ION as that applied 10 the Tariff billony select fe"
| were 10 have the opportunity 20 have Their amend
| ments considered.
FINALLY il was agreed 10 allow forty minutes DO
bate on the resolution with tho Understanding thht INC
prevons question shond be considered rs ordered ana
| Mr.. springer withdrew his motion to adjourn.
| Mr. MCNilIlin a Democratic member Of the Commit
| teo on Rules proceeded TO attack the bill. charging
that the gentlemen the other side were tired OF
being elected by the people, and wanted to be elected
BY the Government. For all these years the princ[
pies Of the trainers Of the Government had been TO-
spcctcd and the three departments Of the Government
bad been kept jealousy apart. Bat this good work
was 10 60 for naucht and the Legislature was to be
turned 10 the judiciary
Mr. Dlount. Of Georgia. another member Of the same
committee declared that the bill meant total rcvolu
ton in this country in the manner OF eleonG Rep
| rcscntatlvcs
Mr. Cannon of Illinois. sarcasticaly observed that
the bare proposition TO consider the bill set his friends
from tennessee and Georgia into foyer OF excitement
and defamation.
| Mr. McNiIlin wanted to know where the bill was
to be applied in the North
Mr.. Cannon replied that II was now IN operation
| In New York City.
This little reference brought many Of IN" New York
members 10 their feet. MI. Flower challenged any
Republican in the State Of New York 10 say that under
the new American ballot system unanimously adopted
by the Legislature the people Of New-fork were MOI
satisfied with the elections.
Mr. Beldcn asserted that the Registry law had
effected that result: and Mr.. Cummings shouted that
the Ballot bill passed by the state Legislature ana
not by the Government.
| There was a good deal Of confusion at ms stage
bit the Speaker finally secured order by calling oul
| that the gentleman from Illinois CMr 'anhon)' ana
| not the state of New York, had the floor. so hr
Cannon started ont with the taun no rogue Ger ic
| the halter draw with good opinion OF the law ana
was proceeding Ia set out the necessity Tor tc law
when Mr. McNilln again interrupted him to ASK 70 VIVA
| part OF the North ii wa proposed 10 apply ne mW
| Mr. Cannon replied Wherever the number OF people
referred Ia in this bill North south, East or west
believe that IL Il necessary that the general oVcrh
mcnt should have an eve ana see tlat me eiec'ol'
| are fair and that the ballots are counted.
| Mr.. McMillin wanted more speclhc reply ano
Mr.. Cannon said that IL was simply proposed 70 cA
| tend a law that had been the statute bo1ks foi
twenty years: J.. , ,,.o
Mr. q Neall, Of Indiana, wanted to know whethei
| the hill would prevent the frauds alleged To nave
taken place in the XVIII Illinois distrct-he buSn'
| of votes. :,
Mr. Cannon replied that no Republican votes haf
been bought there. in his opinion. Tile gentleman
seemed to intimate that fraud had been pcrpcuhtf
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