The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-09

0huScttS, lay aside this bill, which the
country has pronounced against; let it
go ana let us take up matters which all
classes OIL our follow citizens are looking
70 US 10 consider. If you do not, if you
persist III the course which has been
marked out by the Senator from Massa-
chnsctts, the responsibility must rest
with the party in power.
IL the Senator from Massac husctts
forces the consideration of this partis,n
measure while bankruptcy and ruin
arc going on. he has the power to do it:
but when he goes back to l,oston no
VIII find that the merchants and hank
crs and men of affairs there. rs we'll as
farmers and laborcrS, will tell him
tnat. while he is attempting hostile
ic"iSiauon against section of the
country which, if it had not been for
the products of that section, if it had
not been for the moving of whose cot
ton crop. there would not he one bank
in Massachusetts able to pay its do
positors.
Tho only thing that has saved them
has been the fact that they have been
able to draw on that cotton crop and on it's
resultant oil. You may hasten the wreck:
you may speed the time when this dis
trcSs shall become universal SO be il.
MIR. President. il YOU will have it SO.
Again we tender to you our earnest on
beavers To stay this panic and save our
common country
MIR. lloar replied to Mr.. Gornan in n
speech which, epitomizcd. was "A recon-
Incubation to the Democratic Senators
t" apply MIR. Gorman's suggestions to
themselves to cease their obstructive
tactics, and allow the election bill to
pass.
Mr.. Gray then resumed his argument
against the bill. criticising it in its de-
tails. lie spoke of the machinery pro-
vidcd in it as similar to that under
which Napoleon Ill arranged his plchi-
settle III 1882. and erected an empire on
the ruins of the French republic. lie
thought that the bill. if it were no. To
he rccommittcd to the committee on
privileges and elections. should be a,
least sent to Il committee on STYLE. which
would make plain what the bin meant.
Let us. he said, adhere to the rules of
English speech. if we are not to adhere
10 the rules of English liberty and free
dom. Let us have lucid periods from
the Senator from Massachusetts. and
not the turgid. confused phrascclogy of
the chief supervisor of elections of New
ork. And then we can disduss the bill
with more intelligence than We can dis
cuss il with now.
In the course of ~ colloQuv between
Senators Gray and Edmunds. MIR. Gray
Imagined Il case Of the Vermont Scna-
tor going To the polls in his own town
To vote ami having dirty deputy mar
sinai INSPIRED by rum and politics) Law
his hand upon his shoulder and saving
ttat he arrested him for Offering TO vote
"hcn not properly reTiStcrcd or when
not residing i'll the precinct, and taking
him before II United States commits
sioncr. Was that.n Mr.. GRAY asked.
consistent with freedom or elections?''
Deputy marShals. he added, were under
the bill to be at the polls to promote
fraud. They would be there to make
elections onc-sidcd, To arrest Democrats
for real or supposed election frauds. and
to allow Republicans Ia go free. or in
case OF Democrats being in power to ar
rest Republicans and to allow Demo
Gratis To go free.
The bill. Mr.. Gray said, should be
tramplcd under foot: should never find II
place III the statute books OF tie United
States: should he taken out branded bv
the hangman as being an insult to the
free people OF II free country 1t was.
to say the least OF it. Il stretch OF power
conferred upon Congress-. conclusion,
he said: II beg OF you let it stand in
Its ancient ways, and not to disturb it's
ancient landmarks. There are prinri-
pies so embedded in our constitution
and scheme OF government that they
cannot he touched or removed without
lostling and shaking the whole Fabric
OF our liberties. beg YOU to consider
that We should conserve ehcir fund,-
mental principles. their great doctrine
of local sclf-govcrnmcnt. and let them
remain for all time as immutablr as tho
snow-covcrcd peaks Of the Western
mountalns. which have stood so long rs
tie sontincis Of ccntuyics.
MIR. Berry obtained the floor ut 80.
whcrcupon the Senate adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS or ruE HOUSE.
WASniNGroN. Dee. ST. Special MIR.
f. i. Taylor from the committee on
tho judiciary. reported back the Enloc
resolution calling for the arrest OF
George Munot. one OF the doorkccpcrs
OF the House. for attempting violently
to prevent MIR. Enloc's exit from the
hall OF Representative during Il call of
the House in August last. The report
of the committee was that no action ON
the part Of the House was called for.
and the resolution was laid on the table
without objection or debate.
The floor was awarded to the District
of Columbia committee. a bill known as
the Atkinson bill" granting certain
privileges to the Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroad within the city of Wash
ington. and which was for long time
Il stumbling block in the way OF the
business last session. was taken up
ordered cngrosScd. and read the thnd
time. and Il motion to rccommit was de-
featcd 81 to i19.
The Same determined opposition to it