The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-27

did not went to and would not believe any any.
thing the south might say hut b bnnse Tef IN
ho %%y gSq Sni he had had no doubt ES
pass back Of tho POLITICIANS and get 20 he eVe
sts estd pS 10 them honestly and fairly the truth
with reference 10 the southern country
Ana bs q: UNDERSTOOD ssSa S s5o Whole
have o SGp' ,b TO will co Fsnasf an honest
dict may be as common citizens Of a c2mmon
country pledge the people OF the SCUM 20 r S
ccp, i as The nH non S who IS lie
God OF Justice we will 20 forward in the great
work Of lie bsiore us and endoayor to perform
pattrioticay and faithfully. ,,,,
Mr. HemphlIl was loudly app!auded by ths,
th.m pressed forward 10 congratulate him.
Mr. kowell rep, ILL., said that the OH WINS n
no new departure In legislation, put a" boS oE
lnrRement OF q law upon the statute pooks
slice ISL, and which had been rereatediy put
in operation, especially In the rural distress.
simply tho exercise OF q power Vested oy inc
CONSTITUTION In the very beEinn mn ,hn IA noWar
STSss ahe Of Se hseTsSsy for
power lie affirmed that the belief thht inc
black vote was suppressed III me Ds Hot the eS
pressed Intention Of the men who contro-ieu
that section of the country that the suppFeS'
me ant and I Know Of my own knowledge that it is
MI Mr. lowell replied that he did not care to
handy words ms to tho gentleman 8 knowledge
but he undertook to say that II was tue UNI
diced men. Had the black men voted In south
Carolina at tho last Presidential election, u
majority Of $1,000 votes W1n and do tSe PS' Would
have been solid Republican delegation, In IN
this Congress. Yet tho t3al vote G Tss gut
and the total Republican and scattering vote
was only lO,460-7OOO OF which was cast IN one
Mr. Howell referred in similar st str III TO TO
sas brought Mr. Peel to ne front WIN s'h.S
and that there was no charge to tho contrary.
Mir. Lewis Dem, Miss also declared TINT no
Wa ANYTHING I'M air in the elections In his dis
trlct and he dared any man 10 make 'ho "'-
Mr.. Howell replied that he never took dare.
He did not know anything about the gentleI,
mans district. but he did know what hau
pFTyo4w 6e BE frpf DEM m Ep also
there was any ground for questioning Alabama
Mr.. Crisp Dem. Ca. speaking OF tho cleo
tons in his own State, said that the vote vas
light in off years. and there was small , nei
publican vote because there was no org"hiNeu
] epuhlican party in that state; -, =,
Sir. Rowol replied that that fsct was pro9t OF
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT o. nonnb0,lc onscIcnre Of
the white people In the South who had made i
impossible to maintain all orGanlzeu hepuoh-
'" Mr. ' Gri. D wanted 10 know how they made 1t
impossible. The gentleman produced no lacts'
moi even newsGnper ,b statement en- NEW that II he
found a certain condition OF affairs, unnatural
and mprouer. there must be reason ior II;
vote of Maine and Massachusetts, was silent.
Mr. howell replied that it was not IN lresi-
Mr, Crisp inserted that it was, and requested
the gentleman to account for it,
Mr. towel said that lie had the highest ll Sire re-
gin. and could only say that he wished he came
here With gOOOO votes, instead OF 1000.
the South armed bodies OF men went from poll
10 uo and destroyed the pallot boxes Ia ovn
ers boxes were stuffed and true ballots thrown
away In othors military comnaniss were .io
let the darkies know there IS golnR 10 10 IaiI
election The cabins Of the negroes were ere if fHe
neuroe, turned out the military officers made
the polls target for their target practice. =,
districts. and Mr.. Rowel! named three in Mis-
sissippi and one in A.kansas.s ,,s
plied to Arkansas, and soon Mr.. Howell and NJ
jreckiuridge OF Arkansas were talking at the
Mr. Roweli's statements about his district and
the Clayton affair could not be substantiatei
Mr. MSae said he wapf %sd no rSe
about the polling places IN ARKANSAS. tnat
had teen the case, during Powell clayton
This renewed the ,colloquy between ME-
Rowell and Sir. BrscktnridEc. and ior lew
minutes both were taking at once ths former
I'M: the statements made as iaise,
Mr.. fehbach Rep. Il j. snid he CO.. could dn not
lions OF elections in many parts OF the coun-
try would to ggSy tsS raT
pcrpetratei to a certain extent both North and
south. II would. however. IN his optnion, be
wiser to let the LeopIe Of the several era 6 Ssaoes
cratic appIausei The advancement OF the
moral sentiment of the country aud educ9ti3n
relic iiN then would be permanent. The biz, was
no. general and uniform. f,e questioned tne
right 10 make alawr equitable in some districts
and not in others The law should be uniformly
applicable and not dependent upon the petition
OF any number OF citizens. United Gtates sH-
Ters To had % sb6% we're enf aS IKE
others TO seek to influence elections their own
way. He thought the law would bring about
chosen BY the people and those appointed by a
United states Judge: and this might bring
about doporable state b OF a t or Ihs 9T
mont was so low rs to favor corruIt elections.
and whom that sentiment was elevated law
"S%n,'T TcS DEM. Ia demurreq 10 the bill
with Mr. Rowe that it was waste Of time to
discuss the consttutOnality OF the bill. ON
| the con- rary he proposed to discuss that ques.
| ton He said that under tho terms oil the bill
| determine the qualifications Of voters-a right
| reserved to The States. Then 1t was not to be
doubled that the State had right to establish
IN educational qualification: yet this bill pro.
| yided that the supervisor should point cut the
! boS 10 the ignorant voter. 1t, oyorode the
State qualification, and allowed the, Ignorant
man whom the Stale sought to exclude. to vote
| II would be evident. from careful considera
lion Of tie several clauses Of tho Consultation
| tnKon not sinEly but ~ connection. that It wa.
| never intended that Congress should exercise
! tho power reposed in II Of regulating elections
unless the State neglected TO prescribe the
/ such regulations. but 1t could not mix up In {
| brunswick stow, as it were, Federal and STATE
| functions. Either Congress should take charge
! to the States.
At the conclusion of Mr.. fuckers speech th
| House adjourned.