The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-07
AND HAVE NO LAW At ALL
To Interfere With the Freedom
of the People,
Tns Gray's Reply to Moar in the senate
fcstcrdny-A Wranglc Over the Re
commitment of the Bill Without Any
Agreement.

The House amendment to the Senate
joint resolution for the issue of arms TO
the States of North and South Dakota.
Wyoming and Nebraska was concurred
in. 1t extends il TO the State of Mon
tana.
Mr.. Paddock presented the protest
of the Farmers Alliance, now in cor
vention at Ocala, Florida, against the
passage of the lard bill.
Mr.. Morgan offered y resolution call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury
FOR information as to the sums of money
paid by the United States on vouchers
or acquisitions made by, or in favor of,
Johnl. Davenport. as an election super.
visor. since August 1, 1871, either for
his own compensation or for that of
others under his direction and super
vision in the enforcement OF the cleo
ton laws.
Mr.. lloar-Let the resolution lie over.
Mr.. Morgan-I desire information
for the purpose or the debate now pend
ing on tho election bill. want 10 know
how much money the Government of the
through the agency of this one man,
who has been tho chief supporter of this
bill, both in the House and in tho Senate
committees. regard this moro as a bill
To put Davenport into lie Office in
New DIRK city than for any other pur-
pose: and therefore want to know what
he has been doing heretofore.
Mr.. lioar-Ths bill docs not have
any effect ON the gentleman named. ex-
cept to have more stringent dealing in
the matter ot fees. Going over the rcso-
luton till Monday will cause no serious
difficulty
The resolution went over and the cleo
ton bill was taken up. and Mr.. GRAY
resumed tho floor
MIR. lloar asked the unanimous con
sent to have reprint of the bill-thc
sections III the original bill and the
Senate substitute To be in parallel
columns.
The motion gave rise to Il long dis
cusslon. in the course of which numer-
Gus and somewhat varied explanations
were given by Republican members of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons. as to the actions Of the majority
on what is known rs the domcilary
provision Of the bill While there had
oecn general consensus Of opinion
! yesterday. that committee had agreed
to eliminate that provision. and that it's
appearances in the bill was the result of
mistake on the part OF the clerk or
printer. There WAS to-day an entire
Change of opinion, and Il long time was
spent in trying 10 explain the matter
and make it clear.
In the course of the discussion. MIR.
Teller, Il member of the committee.
stated that when the bill was reported,
he had reserved the right to vote against
it II he saw fit. and to vote for any
amendment TO it which commended it.
self to his Judgment. Some portions Of
the bill he endorsed. and some portions
OF it he did not endorse. lie trusted
that some OF its Objectionable features
would come out Of it before the bill
came to a vote. If not, he should excr-
else tho right (as he always had cXer-
ciscd it, To vote according TO his judg-
ment and conscience.
MIR. Nance-A Dcmccra tic member of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons said that his recollection was that
no part of the House bill had been
struck ont by the committee. and he
recalled what he had said to the commit
tee. That he wanted the bill to appear be-
fore the American people in the beauty
of its original deformity. SO that if any
thing is struck of the bill. it was struck
out by the majority in private session.
81 was net there, and cannot testify rs
to what was done. for | stand not in
councils Of ungodly. (Laughtcr0
Mr.. Danici referred to the statements
Of the membcrs Of the committee rs
the tower of Babel, about which there
was nothing but confusion. The bill,
he said should be referred back To the
committee. so that the dish should be
properly compounded. and the commit
tee should itself ask 10 have the bill re-
committed SO as To have an opportunity
To revise a work So improperly done
10 WAS 2:30 o'clock when Mr.. Gray was
able to proceed with his, argument, no
agreement having been arrived at as to
the reprinting of the bill
lie read from Il report in the New
York Herald OF October. 1872. of a hear
ing before, Chief Supervisor Davenport.
as an illustration. he said, of what the
domicitary clause meant when intor-
urptcd by those who would be appointed
To administer it. by the chief supervisor
OF the State.
lie spoke of the unanimous protest
mado yesterday against the domicliary
clause, only one Senator (Edmunds)
thinking worthy of being considered in
The law entitled 10 prevent force and
fraud at the elections for representatives
IN Tho House OF Representatives.
Mr. Evarts-As this is IL practical
measure, will the Senator from Delaware
give To the Senate some notion OF what
method nc would provide for verifying
the resignation? What method has She
Senator To suggest?
Mr. Gray That question is not very
hard to answer. My method would be
to trust the members of the Senate, as