The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-18
OUR REPRESENTATIVES,,
Mr., MORGAN AeeAlLEo The eoLPH
RESOLUTION IN The eeNATF,

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Discussions for aud Agalnst The Election,
bili and an Amendment o. ~ onpred
by Mr. Pasooe-Mr Mills Onered .
Concurrent Resolution In the House
Providing for holiday neees'- The
Apperllenment n,il Called up aud
Lengthy Gebaie iiad without Aotion'
WAmyaToS, Dec, l7,.-n the senate
Tuesday, Ia the courf Of the morning
business Senator ll0nr read letteI
from John !, Davenport making u Wig
0rous denial Of tho charges preferred
against hia conduct as chief supervisor
Of elections and protesting q willing
nesa 70 appear hetore senate commit
tee 10 answer the chTgea Mr. Cor
man expressed the hope that commit
zoe Of investigation would DO appointed,
Mr., ilom faid tha committee on pdyIle'
goa ANA elections would look into tho
matter Mlr, Morgan presented tho Gro
dHtIhll G, his colleague, Mr. fugh ana
they were lald upon tho table,
gho Pending ruslpeas
was stated % DO decentralization Of the
polph resolution, providing for au In'
yostg0tlm u8 10 whether the right 10
vote woo jrH'ed OF amdged In any state,
with tho Vest amendment extending the
investigation 10 u Inquiry Hs % whether
by state legislation my man had been
dtniel tho fisht io work on public
works By reason Of hI8 color Mr. Nor
gan in opposition 10 tho resolution,
called attention 20 tho Fifteenth amend
ment Oi tle constitution, cHHiCisug it
aud c0nttnling ihpt the condition Ot
the country would b muHh hHtter had
tho government hrHu c0ntent with the
Fourteenth amendment Mr. Morgan
spoke IA opposition 10 the bnlph reaGlu'
ti1n until The morning hour expired,
whom The election bIll was tplton up,
Amendmont 20 thr Election nlii,
Senator poaao introduced an amond-
mont 20 tho election bill, cOmpriHng
two additional sections, They provide,
IN brief, chat 10 shall he unlawful Tor
any person to promise 20 pay money 10
induce persons to vote dr refrain from
voting, 10 promise cuphymont aa super,
visor OF elections 70 Influence q yotoi 70
receive money on np appointment with
that objects 10 opdcayut loinlluenen ON.
ploycs Ia th0t voting by the use Of pay
envelopes or po.iNl plNrarda or bills,
threatening dilWHVl foy the expression
Of political preference, Of 500 Auo and
imprisonment for one year. II also rO-
Quircs the OiilcoW Of political organiIa.
tiona 10 ilo with Che clerk Of Che house
itomiged statements OF vcoipts aud OK,
ponditurcs Of political fund.-, aud the
same statements arc required from can,
didaloa for representatives, under like
penalties, Mr., keuuU addressed the
senate In opposition tn The election bill,
Mr. Dolph addressed the senate In sup.
port Of the bin aud after short eXccu.
tive session the Houato adjourned
rhe Roliday iirotsa
In the house Tuesday, Mr., Mills Of
fored concurrent resolution providing
for q holiday recess from Dee. go, 1890,
10 jan o, 1891 Mr. pingluy moved is
reference 20 the committee ON ways aud
means On u gJgudug vote the result
was, yeas, 90, nays, G0 Tho speaker
cast hls vote IA the affirmative, whore
upon the yeas and nays were ordered |
DinRloy's motion 20 refer was agreed 10 |
yeas 1905 nays, 10, Mr.. Dunnoll |
then callod up Che Rpportionmcnt bill |
Mr., Dunnoll briefly explained its pro.
visions Tho bill appeared, he said, IN |
response to the requirements Of tho con.
gtitution Hnd WAS bnsod upon the |
eleventh census, With $3.50 members |
the ratio OF population would DO l13,- |
OOl, Mr., Blouut, OF GcorWn, inquired |
how much time would bo allowed for |
debate, Aftor an Intellectual effort 20 |
secure an agreement as 20 the limitation |
of debate, Mr. Dunncll gave notice that |
he would call the previous question NJ 0 |
o'clock, Mr. Flower protested
Against Tho Passage ~ tho Dm
in utter disregard Of Che we'll founded |
criticism Of The census by the people. |
Mr., Mills said ho would vote for The
bill but hc criticised the ccnsua bureau.
Mr., Cultivate, Of Ohio, gid thO whole |
consus ought 10 bo revised and rctGkon,
Representatives should be 0pporlonod |
TO population and not according 10 DO.
lticOl schemes Mr. Quinn, Of New |
York appealed 10 conErtA not to do an
injustice to New York Mr. Frank, OF
Missouri, earnestly advocated tho bill, |
which WIS based upon u bill originally |
by himgolf j, d, Taylor, Of
Ohio, In advocating the bin argued that
the census huroau had honestly dis.
charged its duties Mr. Bingham Of
Pennsylvania, defended the suporinten-
dent of the census, Mr.. Dunphy, Of
New York characterized the pending
bill ~
The FIRST Horn " q Oront Wrong.
Mr. NauS, Of Pennsylvania, claimed
that the census had been got up by the
Republican party, Just as that tparty had
got mp The force bill, IN order TO secure
u representation Ia the hougo which II
could not secure by the expression Of
the people, Mr. Dunncll, of Mime.
sofa, IN closing the debate, spoke earn
ostly In favor Of the bin, and defended
the secretary Of the interior, Tho hour
Of 0 O'Clock having arrived Mr.. Dun
nell demanded the previous question
Mr.. Blount, Of GoorHo, intorjected u
motion 20 adjourn, and during the
progross OF the vote the Democratic
took their hints and overcoats
md left the hall, showing " disposition
10 breall quorum on the next vote
The motion TO adjourn was lost--yeas,
llS, nays, 40, Az the suggestion Of
Mr., Blount, Of Georgia, il was agreed
hat after two hours' debate The previ-
)us question should bo considered rs
ordered, and the house, at 6 o'clock, nd