The morning call., 1890-12-20
CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

cIHuloIO EXplalnS MS LOAN Dill - SteWerL
Opposes the Lodge Bill.
WASHINGTON. Dec 19-After the COM
pletion of the routine business in the Senate
to-day Stanford addressed the Chamber on
his bill to increase the circulating medium.
He explained the working of his bill, which
is practically the same as his Land Loan
Bill, introduced during the last session.
AT the conclusion of StanfOrd's remarks
the bill was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The Senate then took up the Printing De-
ficiency Bill. on which some discussion took
place reflecting ON the House for the in
adequacy of the regular appropriation bills,
thus necessitating frequent deficiency bills.
The bill passed.
regolution was introduced by Gray on
the subject of reciprocity with Mexico ard
Canada. 1t provides that for the expansion
of the markets and the promotion of friendly
intercourse with the Governments on the
northern and southern boundaries it is
recommended that the President of the
United States institute negotiations with
the countries of Great Britain and Mexico
whereby the reduction and total repeal of
import duties on the leading articles of pro-
duction Of the people of those countries may
be effected by combined and cooperative
legislation.
A bill by ingalls, to allow the exchange of
the interest-bearing debt for legal-tender
notes was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
resolution by Manderson was referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs, in
structing that committee TO inquire into the
condition Of the Indian tribes OF North and
South Dakota, Montana and elsewhere, the
steps necessary to disarm them, etc.
The Senate bill for public building at
ErpSpn Col to ,lo
the calendar
The Election Bill was taken up and Bate
and Gibson argued against it.
Stewart made an argument against the
bill on the ground that the attempt to exc
cute 1t in the South would be disastrous to
both races: He was friend of the colored
man and deeply sympathized with him, but
he could not ask him TO put his life in
jeopardy in order to fight political battle
for his (Stewarts) advantage. He was
equally friend to the white man, and de-
sired 10 refrain from any act which might
justify the white man in making war upon
the defenselesS race which Congress had
enfranchsed. Whatever was done in the
matter OF the protection Of suffrage in the
South, unless done through the voluntary
action of the people in that section,
would have to result in one of two things.
III the negro was protected by force, the
same force would inevitably be driven to the
necessity OF destroying his enemy. That
iuNulfcu lie tllSIdNelileUt anu lIldl eXIerull-
nation OF the whites. The employment of
force would result ultimately in the exterm-
nation of either the blacks or whites. If
military power was to be used in the eXecu-
tlon of the pending bill, then the bill
should be defeated. If it was to be dead
letter, why pass it? Public opinion at.the
South was entirely against it. Instead of
protecting the cOlored man it would bring
upon him persecution and misery, if not
death. No assumption of party necessity
could justify such an act 1t was the plain
duty OF the Senate to trust to natural causes
in the hope that they would remedy the evil
The bill ought not to pass, because it never
would be enforced; because 1t would con-
s0lidate Southern whites because it would
Increase sectional animosity and kindle
anew discords of the past.
Stewart recalled the speeches in opposi-
tion to the Force Bill of 1875 made py Sena-
tors Hoar and Hawley, then Representa-
tyes. Among those voting against the bill
Stewart recalled Foster, Garfield, William
Waiver Phelps. Kasson and Kellogg. He
suggested that Supervisors and other officers
would become marked men, and from the re-
port Of investigating committees and all
knowledge obtained during the past twenty
years it was plain what their fate wonld be,
unless Congress was disposed to proceed to
remedy under the C0nstitution-that of
denying representation on account OF ex-
clusiun from or obstacles to the exercise OF
the franchise. The only remedy that ex-
listed was in the enforcement OF laws al
ready on the statute books, and in the as
surance that no pressure from the outside
would be- exercised. In his judgment
the solid South was maintained by the
use of the cry that it was in
tended on the part Of those who
controlled the general Government to inter-
fere with their local affairs. The moment
such cry was effectually proven to be
without foundation, the South could not any
longer be kept solid. The sectional party
there had already begun to disintegrate.
That disintegration must necessarily bring
about protection to the negro vote. The or
ganizatiOn that is now Irresistible In some
States in suppTessing that vote would be
among the earliest to bid for it when they
found it necessary for their existence
Hoar had the provisions of the Force Bill
of 1875 read for the purpose of ]ustifying
the opposition to it by himself and other
Republicans and to show that there was no
Inconsistency in their support of the pend
ing measure.
Dawes introduced bill to prohibit the
opening on Sunday of any exhibition wnere
appropriations of the United States are ex-
pended. Adjourned.