Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-12
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE NATIONS LAWMAKERS,
Election Cases in House
And Senate.
TWO PRISONERS TRY TO ESCAPE.
English Comment on Rus
sian Barbarity.
STANLEY APPROACHING BRUSSELS.
Mr.. Randall Sinking Very
Rapidly.
STANLEY APPROACHING BRUSSELS.
THE FlFrx-FlRsr CONGRESS.

THE FIFTY-FlRST CONGRESS-.
The Senate stin wrestling with the
Montana Election Cause.-The Wad-
dell-Wise Contested Case From the
Third District OF Virginia Taken Up
In the House.
WARRINGTON, D. c., April 1.-THE con-
aideration of the Montana election case was
resumed and Senator Evarts proceeded to
make the closing argument in support Of the
com mittee's report. He stated in detail the
facts and circumstances of the Montana cleo
ton, and discussed the powers the of territorial
canvassing board in which he said there were
no limitations imposed by the statutes in
words. By that he meant, he said, that Its
powers we're unlimited within the sense that
belonged to the phrase to which 1t was ap-
piled, and to the subject to which it was ap-
piled.
After further debate Mr.. Hoar gave notice
that on Monday he should ask the senate to
remain in session until the Montana case was
disposed of. He would not call it up to-
morrow, as there might be an implied un-
derstanding that Saturdays sessions were to
be devoted to the calendar.
Mr.. Hawley from the select committee on
the quadro- centennial celebration reported
with amendments the house bill for the
worlds fair at Chicago, and said that If any
thing was to be done in the matter it should
be done at once. He thought 1t would not
lead to any serious debate and hoped to have
it taken up and passed on Monday.
After an executive session the senate at
5:55 adjourned.
Just before the senate adjourned Senator
Hawley reported the worlds fair bill with
the amendments agreed upon by the commit
tee. The first one was to section 5, relating
to the acceptance of the cite by the national
commission, with the provision that the site
and buildings shall be deemed adequate to
the purposes of the exposition and the fur
Their proviso that said commission shall be
satisfied that the said corporation has an &C.
tual bona fide and valid SUBSCRIPTION to it's
capital stock of at least 100000.
The amendments inserts after the word
| sstock" the words (which shall secure the
payment" The following was proposed as
q new section:
Section S.-The president is hereby en-
powered and directed to hold a naval review
| in New York harbor, in April 1898 and to
extend to foreign nations, an invitation to
send ships of war to join the United States
navy in rendezvous of Hampton roads, and
proceed thence to said review. The presi-
dent is further empowered and directed to
make arrangements 1OI tuo uutoAAAuk u
statue of Christopher Columbus at Washing
ton with appropriate ceremonies and civic
and military parade under his general direc-
ton after said naval review, and not less
than five days before the opening of said ex-
position, and to invite the attendance thereat
of foreign representatives.
HOUSE.
Mr. Lacey of Iowa called up the contested
election case of Waddell vs.. Wise from the
| Third district of Virginia.
| of consideration.
The house decided-yeas 1874, nays 113-
to consider the election case and Mr.. Lacey
took the floor with an argument in favor Of
the claims of the contestant.
| Mr.. O'Ferrall of Virginia supported the
resolution Of the minority of the committed
on elections which declares the seat vacant
After reviewing the case in detail he entered
into discussion of the race question, assert
Jog the superiority of the Caucasian racel
and criticising the republicans of the north
for having done no political favors to thu
colored men. This was denied BY Mr.. Morse
of Massachusetts,. who stated that coloret
men had frequently sat IN the Massachusetts
legislature and that the last valedictoriaI
of Harvard college had been a negro.
Mr. Greenhalge of Massachusetts criticised
the minority of the committee for having
abandoned the sitting member after asserting
in their report that neither he nor his friend
had done anything wrong. It the GROUND
taken in the report was correct this betraya
of brother man was the most shameful cas-
of desertion that had ever darkened thu
annals of the house.
Mr.. Bergen of New Jersey spoke In sup
| port of the contestant.
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia gave an able prssen
tation of the case of the sitting member al
viewed from legal standpoint.
Mr.. e. B. Taylor of Ohio said that tn
wait Thousand years and SEQ Gods pur
pose unfolded. But, If they were intellect
ually inferior, they were not inferior ii
their legal rights. As for the condition o
affairs at tho south, he asked the house ant
the American people If 1t could always be sc
and the country exist. He was loath to
have . strong national law that would g
into the states and still hoped that there wa
power In this country that would .brinl
about reform psaoeably and orderly. 81
spoke in kindness and in the hope that hi
words would influence some minds. Th
black man was not naturally the enemy o
the white man. In 1862 when his own mas
ter left him ct the old homestead to 60 fort
and fight the army that he knew was comm
to free him, had he abused the confdenc
repossd In hint He would rather have
| 0emOCr0ClC house uer0 uoue6tly ol0cts0 sAal
to have affairs as they stand. "If God
just, tremble for my country" said he
!. quoting Jefferson, and concluding he said
Gin tho name of God, of my country and 9
the constitution let IL be understood that til
condition of things shall be better from thi
on"
The hour of O'Clock having arrived th
house took recess to 1880 o'clock.
The house at its evening session did n
business, but the few members present n
, solved themselves into Q debating society
the subjects being "psnsions" and iva
! claims"
Mr. NcEnloe of Tennessee gave notice this
until the house would allow private bills
be considered on Fridays he would allow n
pension bills to be passed on Friday night
He then made long speech in favor Of ii
payment of southern war claims.
Mr. Boothman of Ohio followed with q
exhaustive speech in reference to pension
Both gentlemen were constantly tnterrupte
and the house was frequently In an uproa
On several occasions rather persona! and ri
parliamentary language was INDUCED in, b!
the general COED humor of the hour prevail
= cd and anger and indignation were laughs
/ down The housa AZ 10.S() adjourned.