The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
THE GREATER PART on THE sEOsloN
DEVOTED TO DEBATE,

The Agricultural Appropriation nin
Passed the senate-furiheF Confer
enoe Ordered on tho Legislative Ap'
preparation nnill-ConsideFntion of the
Idaho nil Resuned-mr morrill, wiii
Moye ta Take w the farr iilli NJ the
ERliet Possible aioment
WAFuNGToN, July lin the senate
yesterday Mr., EyartH gave notice that
ON account OF the aufeuce OF Mr., V00r'
heos the commemorative services IN
honor Of the lute Representative 8, $,
Cox Of New York, had been again post
ponod until Tuesday Of next week,
The senate passed house bin In relation
10 oaths Ia pension and othor cases aud
then tool, up house bill for the admia'
sion Of Idaho, Aftor the bill had been
road MI Morrill, gave notice That he
would, ut the earliest p0mible moment,
move 20 take up the tariff bill, Mr.,
Plat agld shat much Ra he believed In
the tarId lll aud anxious ~ no was 10
have n pissed he could not consent TO
allow Il 10 Interfere with tho Idaho BILL
Mr., Teller said that the Idaho bin would
likely consume most Of the week and II
was
Doubtful n the Tnrin niu
could be- called mp this week., Aiter tho
report had been reUd the bill was laid
aside aud the agricultural appropriation
bill taken up, the principal committee
amendment being ~ Hriko out the mp
preparation Of G5,Ol0 for an expert
mental farm and gordon 40 Arlington,
This was agreed 10, The bill was
passed, A further conference WIS
ordered on the legislative appropriation
bill The consideration OF the Idaho
bill WIS resumed and Mr. Cullom nd
dressed the senate In ita support, Tho
Idaho bill was then laid aside The
house Joint gCio!u,ion continuing tho
annual appropriations for thirty days
after the close OF the fiscal year. " the
appropriation BILLS have not then be.
come law, was reported by Mr., Allison
and poescd, The senate, Vt Op. m, ad-
Journed
House Proceedings
In the house the credentials Of w. W.
Dickeron, F representative from the
Sixth lKentucly) district 10 succeed Mr..
Carlisle, wore presented and Mr., Dlckcr-
son was sworn IN, The debate on the
federal election bill was resumed Mr..
Herbert, Of Alabama, addressing the
house, Mr., Herbert referred 10 the re-
construction period, and said that tho
result hnd been that the negro had been
taught 20 dlstrust the southern whito
man, and during that period the south
ern stn3ea had been represented IN con-
RresH by kepuhlcAna, Now they were
represented hy Democrats, aud honco
the necessity Tor nn additional election
law,
Mr.. Houcl,, Of Tennessee, Rcpubican)
said that Il had been hs conviction
since his earliest repdirg Of the con-
gtitution that II was u paradox 20 leave
20 the stltcs the control Of the election
OF national officers
Mr. Colomnn OF Louisiana, snid that |
he was u Republican, both from con-
viction and from principles u southern |
man by birth, education and association, |
lie was opposed 20 the enactment Of the |
federal election law nj this time,
In support OF the Measure,
Mr., Finley, Of Kentucky, spoke In
support of the measure. He asked N |
the southern Republicans intended NJ |
this day 20 bully anybody, 30 scare any. |
body, 20 intimidate anybody. The time |
for that had paasod.
Mr.. Waddill. OF Virginia, favored the |
bill, and said that Virginia was safely |
Republican with n fair count.
Mr.. Tracey, OF New York earnestly |
opposed the bill, which, he assertod, was
an attempt 10 continue tho Republican |
party In power IN the Fifty-seoond con.
gress In case the people In the election
decided otherwise
MIR. Cultivate, Of Ohio, snid that one
Of tho features Of the bill was 10 con-
struct political machine TO control the
representatives OF the entire south In
the next Republican national presidon-
tial convention.
Mr. Hopkins, Of Illinois, favored the
BILL and nsked " gentlemen from the
south were In favor of honest elections,
what danger did they SEQ IN chic meas
ure2
Mr., Chapman, Of Michigan, made q
constitutional argument against the bill.
Mr. Burroughs, Of Michigan, closed
the general debate. He eaid that when
the popular vote w0s timpered with
representative government existed but
In name,
Consideration OF the election bill was
suspended TO allow Mr.. Cannon, Of llli-
nois, 70 report from the appropriations
committee u joint resolution providing
temporarily thirty days for the expenses
Of the government. The resolution was
passed, The house then took u recess
until o'clock.
The election bill at the night session
was opposed In speeches by Mesas.
Clark, Alabamai Moore, Texasi Hare,
Texas; Frank, Republicnn) Missouri;
Maish, Pennsylvania; 0'Neill, lndianai
Buchanan, Virginia; Lester, Georgai
Brookphire, Indiana, Peel, Arkansas,
and Shively, Of Indiana, and supported
by Messrs, Allen, Michigan; ROines,
New York, and Boothman, Of Ohio.