The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-14
H0AR'S DEADFORCE BILL.
ALL HIS EFFORTS TO REVIVE IT
PROVE FUTILE.


Senator Evarts to Make Confes-
sion.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Senators Hoar
and Spooner have not been able yet to de-
wise any plan for reviving the force bill
They have offered to submit it to extensive
blood-letting in the way Of radical amend
rnents, but the opponents Of tie bill, know
ing that they have the advantage in the
situation, will not consider this proposition.
In their respective efforts to save its life
Senators Hoar and Spooner have even
offered TO make the force bill universal in
its application and take bayonets out Of it
altogether. but so far they have been en-
tlroly unsuccessful.
THE DAYS FIRST SPEECH.
The first speech against the force bill IN
the Senate to day was made by Mr. Jones
OF Arkansas. He yielded to Mr.. Daniel,
who reported back from the committee on
public buildings aud grounds the House bill
for public building at Rome, Ga 1t was
put on the calendar. Mr.. Daniel tlen
offered resolution, which was adopted,
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
information as TO sums Of money, with inter
est to date, advanced by the states of Vir-
! ginia aud Maryland to the United States
| 10 be applied toward erecting public
building at the seat of the government on
| the banks Of the Potomac.
Mr.. Jones characterized the bill as an at
tempt to deprive the people of the control
| OF their own elections, and to place at
| control in the hands OF federal officers.
| The espionage system proposed by the bill
was like to mat which peopled the wastes
Of Siberia; did not belong TO the people or
American civilization. and should find no
| place on it's statute books
IDEA OF THE BILL.
| The fundamental idea Of the bill was that
| the existing law for watching t1e people at
! the elections stopped "shor5 Of effective
ness" TO use the Presidents exDression), ana
| that the defect must be cured by taking the
| elections out Of the hands of the people. he
bad seen recently in a paper published IN
his own state statement of an account
| rendered by Chief Supervisor Mcclure
| one item of which was IS ,053 for preparing
| instructions TO be given to supervisors
the rate charged being 10 cents per folio.
BY TIRE FOLIO IN PRINT.
Mr.. Pasco asked Mr.. Jones whether the
instructions given by MIR. Mcclure were in
manuscript or in print.
| Mr.. Jones said that there was nothing in
the account to show whether the lnstruc-
tlons ere written or printed; but as there
were 1860 copies OF them sent out, and as
they had TO be identical, it was hardly
probable that they were writ ten by hand.
In such way as tnnt Supervisor Mcclure
d accumulated a bill OF 6,056 within a
month or two after his owa appointment.
| MIR. Pasco said that be lad been Informed
by a gentleman who had seen q copy Of
these instructions that they were in print.
READY FOR A VOTE.
| At the close Of Mr.. Jones remarks, as no
other senator took the floor, the presiding
officer, MIR. Bate. stated that the question
was on Mr.. Gray'5 motion TO strike cut the
sixth sub-divlsipn OF the seventh section,
the house to house clause, and asked
whether the Senate was ready for a vote.
| Discu sion took placs between Msssrs.
Gray and Hear, turning onto the fact that
some time 81 -ce it was stated in t1e Seuate
that the committee on prlvlseg eS
and elections had not lntended
to repor5 that provision. Mr.. Hoar ex-
plain,d, as bs said he had already done a
dozen tio,- nat that statement had been
made b. ough inattention. but that
| be had disS-.tsrad his error the same even
Ing, aud bad explained the matter the next
day. II the senator from Deia ware wished
TO debate the provision further and its pro-
| priety TIE senators on the republican side
we're prepared 10 go into ii; or II he desire !
vote upon 1t now, they were ready to vote.
HARRIS CORNERS EvARTs.
The motion to strike out was opposed by
Messrs Hoar and Evarts, the latter Of
whom was called upon to answer a good
many questions by Messrs. Morgan and
Harris Mr.. Harris asked Mr. Evarts
whether the statute OF the state OF New
York required registration Of legal voters.
| Mr.. Il arts-Certainiy.
MIR. Harris--ln your opinion, have the
people Of that state sufficient intelligence
and integrity TO look after the registration
of their own legal voters and the coIduct Of
the election OF their o IN officersf
Mr. Evartg-Is that the question:
Mr. Halris-That is one question.
EvARTs TRIES TO DODGE.
Mr. Evarts--Very we'll, then l am at
| liberty to answer, / suppose. 1t is ques.
tion which the senator can answer es well
as |.
MIR. Harris-I suppose that the senator
from New York and myself do not differ
about the fact that the state Of New York
| is supreme within her territorial borders!
Mr.. Evarts-Yes, in ell that belongs to
her supremacy.
MIR. Harris-Of course, then the election
of her own officers belongs to her.
Mr. Evarts-Yes.
Mr.. Harris-And her representatives in
| congress are her own officers?
EvARTs DIssENTs.
| MT. fVhrtS tWltu al diE VI UlSsoHtJ HtJ--SAu1
ah.
Mr. Harris-Is that denied?
Mr. Evarts-Why, always.
Mr.. bar. is-H it is denied | want to I'M
derstand the fact. The supreme court has
held that they are, and the Senae has so
held on several occasions.
Mr.. Evgrts-That would lead to very
long debate, a. d do not propose to enter
into it at this time. The question relates to
Nhav low - rff lar
and that consideration l have elimIns ted
from the point which / am now discussing
LEFT TILL MONDAY.
MIR. Wilson Of Maryland took the floor to
make an argument against the Dill, but as
he was somewhat indIsposed Mr.. Hoar said
he would not insist upon continuation Of
the discussion today, but gave notice tnat
after to-day he thought he ought 20 ask the
Senate to sit ali the hours practicable until
the bill was finished.
| After q short executive session the Senate
| at APO o'clock adjourned until Monday
morning at ~ O'Clock.
DAVENPoRT's ACCOUNTS.
The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury to-
day sent 70 the Senate. In further answer 20
the resolution, detailed statement OF the
first controller. showing the sums OF money
paid John /. Davenport as an election super
| visor or chief supervisor ia eacn year since
1871 as ompeosation for himself and the
employees under his direction. The amounts
range from S3i. .2sl, paid him ia ls5s as chief
| e,,r.erviqor to sgs7 maid him Ia iSIy. and