Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, December 22d-The Senate,
small attendance this morning attracted the
| attention OF Democrats and they demanded a
| roll-call. AS twelve less than a quorum re-
| sponded to the call, the Sergeant at Arms was
directed to request the presence of the absent
members. In the course of half an hour d
| quorum appeared.
| A bill to establish Record and Pension Office
OF the War Department passed
The conference report on the Sioux reserya.
| ton bill was adopted,
| Cullom, by request introduced bill to incor.
porate the Pan-American Transportation Com
4 pany. Referred.
| Hoar gave notice that he would, at $50 this
afternoon, ask the Senate to take recess until
| S o clock.
The House amendment to the Senate amend.
ment to the urgent deficiency bill, str king out
the appropriation for the pay OF clerks of Sena.
tors, was uon-concurred in.
Inc discussion on the election bill wa, re.
sumed' higgins taking the floor Comment.
ing on Stewards opposition to the bill, he seid
that the Senator's objections were not that !;
mad faults, but that il did not have faults-not
that 1t was force bill but that it was not a
force bill. He discussed at crest length The
management of elections in the various States
to show the necessity fer the reform proposed in
the pending measure Asto the claim ofSouthern
Sena tors, that they coulG not endure negro do
mination. Higgins believed there never was a
DAY when the Southern white leaders could not
nave had hearty supDors and folio ing of the
black men OF the South tor the asking. He had
always considered that one great Service the
Democratic party had rendered was its corral
ling ana bringing into its Eold all people who
were least fitted 10 dischargiEE the functions OF
American citizens; and why, he asked, had
not the Southern white Democrats done the
same with the blacks?
Reagan replied that the reason was that in tae
reconstruction period the earpet-baggers made
the blacks believe that the whites were their
enemies, and arrayed the blacks in oath bound
leagues to vote the Republican ticket
Higgins denied that the problem of manhood
suffrage ever had changed at the South The
pending bill was moderate, necessary and just
II would bring no more violence than at pres
ent. If 1t did, the Senators could, not help it:
they could not take the responsibility of refls,
ing to do right because others would do wrong
voorhees, opposed the bill. The opening part
OF MS speech consisted Of criticism ct President
Harrison for that portion of his message to
Congress urging the passage of the elections
Dill. III Mr. Harrison" he ssid, should un-
dertake to put upon the stage a school for
hypocrisy, he could not do better than to dra-
matizc that portion of his message which re-
lated to fair and honest elections The rank
corruption of the election of 1855 was resting
folded away in blocks of five,' and was still
fresh and carefully preserved in the minds of
the American people,"
voorhees, charged that within sixty DAYS after
the incoming of the present administration an
extensive, powerful and corrupt conspiracy was
formed to import certain class of voters from
distant pats ofthe country into Indiana, West
virginia and Connecticut, in order to secure
maJorltles IN those States for the Republican
ticket in 1892. Proof of it was published in the
New York World on the 4th of October last
including letter from Houston, Treasurer of
the United States, to Mr.. Lindsay, a thor of the
plan, Declaring himself heartily in favor of
the scheme. and saying that he would speak
to the President about it. 1t was painful, Voor-
hees remarked, to reflect that man who knew
Benjamin Harrison better than any other man
in public life, and had carried him and fortunes
through the stormy and corrupt campaign of
1SSS in Indiana, felt himself warranted in sub
mitting for his consideration and approval a
corrupt project for the overthrow of the honest
resident majorities by shameless coloniz-
atlon OF black voters from the south, and
he had met with no rebuke. The names
OF dudley and Quay having been intro
duced IN connection with this scheme, Voorhees,
SAID he took no pleasure in commeL ting on the
names OF men connected with that conspiracy,
but he would not remain silent even if the most
exalted dignitaries of the Government were
found conspiring, plotting and burrowipg amid
nth and corruption to overthrow the rightful
msjorities in Indiana, and to place her people
under the rule OF the lowest negro element that
could be bought and imported from the South.
voorhees, went on to resd letters from Quay and
rom some Republican Representatives from In
diana approving of the colonization plan as
well as correspondence between Lindsay and
MS co-worker in the ente rprise-Wh ehead OF
North Carollna-giving some of the points of
the plan, and suggesting that some FIVE thou
SAND negroes from North Carolina must be
placed ia Indiana. In one of the earliest
ep!stles of Lindsay to his confederate, said
voorhees,, the following rich and historic NOR
sci of adv ce and instruction was given Now,
L
viii put you in better spirits, and then, in the
Language of one of our greatest statesmen. burn
this letter. Do not tear it up, bat burn It."
Voorhees, spoke at length against the election
bill. He appealed for fair play to the South.
and dsclared that in every one OF the Southern
States the negroes had received more and
higher political honors than in all the Northern
States put together.
Hoar, at P. M, moved that the Senate take
recess until O'Clock. 1he vote was yeas, %;
nays, 5-no quorum.
Hoar said that he had noticed that since the
motion number OF Democratic Senators left
the chamber, and others did not vote. AS it
seemed impossible to get quorum, he moved
to adjourn, and this was done.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December 22d.-In the House
to-day, Blanchard of Louisiana offered for refer
enee premable and resolutions calling for the
appointment of a committee of FIVE to inquire
into the killing of Sitting Bull and the immedi-
ate causes leading thereto. The committee is
also to investigate the existing Indian troubles
in the Northwest
After three or four measures relating to the
District OF Columbia were disposed of the House
adjourned.