, 1890-06-27

WASHINGTON. June &c The bill
passed granting fifteen days leave to
clerks in first aud second class postofices.
The regular order being demanded,
Lodge, of Massachusetts. began the debate
upon the national election bill. He made
an eloquent speech in favor of the bill,
and at the close was warmly congratulated
by the Republicans.
Hemphlll of South Carolina argued
that the bill was unconstitutional; 1t was
not national but sectional. There was no
more Ubiquitous provision in the bill than
the one providing for the appointment OF
an numbered number of men absolutely
under the direction OF the supervisor. He
examined in detail the provisions relating
to supervisors, and said the whole bill
seemed framed against the voters and in
favor of the supervisors A good deal had
been SAID about the new South, but what
the country really needed was a new
North that will fake the view suggested
by facts and not by p%reconcelved preju-
dices. and that does not believe that it has
all the virtue and the rest of the country
none. The South was always in the wrong
when it had any trouble with the Atri-
cans What was the use of taking
about a free ballot when in Kansas the
state bad been 50 gerrymandered that
l47, 900 Democrats had never been repre-
sented on this floor,
Kelly, of Kansas, asked How do you
expect to get a Democrat here when
there are not four Democratic counties in
the state?
Hemphill-Jt does not matter about
how many Democratic counties there are.
M k,ra nrnr hAA. -ar.a
scented here. II there were a fair repre-
sentation on this floor the proportion
would be l63 Democrats to l54 Repub-
licans, FIVE Prohibitionists and two Labor
men. When the Republicans OF the
North had taken the beam out of their
own eyes and fixed the laws so the peo-
pies wish might be honestly expressed;
when they practIced as they preached.
Southern Democrats would receive them
with open arms. Under this system
which 1t was proposed to revive. the
people of the South had been robbed
some years ago BY picked villains OF the
North, backed up by the United States
army. The South did not want to be
put in that position again. We, Mr..
Hemphill continued, know we mvst either
rule that country or leave 1t. Now,
for myself, before the people of the
United States and before God. in
all reverence, / swear We will not
leave it, Applause l do o
hesitate to say that the colored man has
as many rights as | have, but he cannot
have his rights and mine too, and this
law is intended to put him again in con-
troll of the Southern states, intended to
awaken that race prejudice which is fast
dying out. intended to bring about again
that constant irritation and clash between
two colors in the South which will retard
its growth and he destructive of every
principle of human government. Hemp
hill was loudly applauded by the Demo-
crats as he sat down and nearly all of
them pressed forward to congratulate
him.
Bingham, from the postofice commit.
tee. reported the appropriation bill and the
house non-concurred in the amendments.
The consideration OF the election bill
was resumed, and Rowell of Illinois ad-
dressed the house in favor of it. He
said the number was not few of those who
believe that six years & Cleveland was
counted into the presidential chair by cor.
rupt officials at the polls in his own state.
10 say nothing of the suppression of votes
in the South, and the number wasincreas-
ing every day of those who so believed. If
that belief honestly existed, ought it not