, 1890-12-25
MONDAY.
Continuation OF tho Debate on the
Eleoti ON Bili.

Continuation OF tho Debate on the
EIeotion Bili.
/ WAsufNGroS, Dee. ga small ut
tendance of senators this morning at
traoted the attention Of the democrats,
and Senator Harris, of Tennessee, de-
manded q roll call.
| AS twelve less than quorum re-
| sponded to the call the sergeant t-at-arms
was directed 10 request the presence of
lhe absent mem bers. In the course of
half an hour a quorum appeared
a bill to establish a record and PEN
sion office in the war department was
passed.
| The conference report on the Sioux
reservation bill was adopted.
Senator Culom, by request. intro.
duced bill to incorporate the Pan.
American Transportation Company.
This was referred.
Mr., Hoar gave notice that he would
at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon, ask the
senate for recess until 4 o'clock.
The house amendment to the senate
amendment Of the urgent def cheney bill,
striking out the appropriation for pay Of
clerks of senators. was nonconcurred in.
Mr. Higgins, of Delaware, spoke OH
the elections bill. He discussed at great I
length the management of elections of
various states, to show the necessity for
the reform proposed in the pend
ing measure. As to the claims OF
Southern senators that they could not
endure negro domination. Mr.. Higgins
bel ieved there never was day when
Southern white leaders could not have
h ad the hearty support and following of
the black men OF the South for the ask
ing. He had always considered one
great service the democratic party had
rendered, and that was its corraling and
bringing into its fold all the people who
we're the least fitted to discharge the
unctions of American citizens, and
why. he asked, had not the Southern
white democrats done the same with
the blacks?
Mr.. Reagan replied the reason was
that on the reconstruction period carpet
baggers made the blacks believe the
whites We're their enemies and arranged
the blacks in an oath bound league to
vote the republican ticket.
Mr.. Higgins denied that the problem
of manhood suffrage ever had chance
at the South. The pending Dill was
moderate necessary and just, 1t would
bring no more violence than the present
law. lfit did, the senate could not
help II. They could not take the re.
sponsibility of refusing to do right be-
cause others would do wrong.
Mr.; VOORHEES, opposed .h the M 6ili, The e
criticism of President Harrison for that
portion of his message to congress urg-
Ing the passage of the elections bill.
''If Mr.. Harrison" he said, should
undertake to put on the stage school
for hypocrisy, he could not do better
than dramatize that portion of his
message that relates to fair and honest
election of 1883 was resting, folded away
in blocks of five and was still fresh
IND carefully preserved in the minds OF
the American people"
Mr. Voorhees, charged that within
sixty days after the incoming of the
present administration an extensive,
powerful and corrupt conspiracy was
iormed to import certain class ofvoters
from distant parts of the country into
Indiana, West Virginia and Connecti-
cut in order to secure majorlties in those
states for the republican ticket in 1892.
The proof of 1t had been published in
the New York World on the Attn of
October last, including letter from
Houston, treasurer of the United States,
TO Mr.. Lindsay, author OF the loan, de-
claring himself heartily in favor of the
scheme, and saying he would speak to
the president about 1t.
1T was painful" MIR. Voorhees, re-
mari rked. ITO reflect that man who
knew Benjamin Harrison better than
any other man in public life, and had
carried him and his fortunes through the
stormy and corrupt cam paign of 1888 in
Indiana, felt himself warranted in sub
hitting tor his consideration and APP
provaI a corrupt project for the over
throw of honest resident majorities by a
shameless colonization OF black voters
from the South, yet that man Houston
retained his high ofiiceand had met with
no rebuke."
The names OF Messrs, Dudley and
Quay having been introduced in con-
nection with this scheme Mr.. voorhees,
snid he took no pleasure in com menting
upon the names connected with that
con spiracy, but would not remain silent
when even the most exalted dignitaries
OF the government were found conspir-
ing plotting and burrowing amid filth
and corruption to overthrow the right
full M jori,ies in Indiana and to place
her people under the rule of the lowest
negro element that could be brought
and i'm ported from the South.
Mr.. VOORHEES, went on TO read letters
from Quay and from some republican
of the colonization plan, AS well as cor
respondence between Lindsay and his
coworker in the enterprise. giving some
of the points of the pima and suggesting
that some 5000 negroes from North
Carolina be placed In Indiana.
In one of his earliest episties Lindsay,
to his confederate, said, after following
the rich and historical inorsel of advice
and instructions as given: 'Now, my
dear friend. read this letter, which,
hope, will put you in better spirits, and
then, in the language of one OF our
greatest statesmen, burn this letter, do
not tear 1t up but burn IT,
Mir. Voorhees, spoke at length against
the election bill, appealed for fair play
to the South and declared that In every
one of the Southern states negroes had
received more and higher political hon.
ors than all the Northern states put to-
gether.
Mr.. Hoar, at p. NJ, moved that the
senate take a rarcss until o clock. The
vote was ayes, 20; noes, 5-no quorum.
Mr.. Hoar said he had noticed that
since the motion mum Der of democratic
senators lett the chamber and others did
not vote. As 1t seemed impossible to
get quorum, he moved to adjourn, and
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