Evening journal., 1891-01-30
FORCE BILL CONDEMNED.
LONG ARGUMENTS BY BOTH SIDES
IN THE HOUSE.

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DOVER, Jan. 29 TIE Senate met at
II 80 o'clock this morning. When the
Journal was read Mr. Pllling, who seems
to be very solicitious that Senator Will
| lams shall be duly appreciated. moved
| that the clerk be instructed to enter the
| fact upon the book that his absence was
caused by sickness. He followed his
motion by eulogizirg Mr. Williams and
| characterized him as one OF the best
| Democrats in the state. Whether this is
| Five Commissioners bill blarney rem aims
| to be seen.
Mr.. McMullin called up the House
| joint resolution in regard to regulating
the oleomsrgarine traffic by Federal
statute, giving the state power to say
| whether 1t shall or shall not be sold in
the state, and IL WAS concurred ia.
The Senate 'sNot In TT
The divorce difference between the
Senate and the House loomed up again
this morning Mr. Houston (Dem. J
moved reconsideration OF the vote on the
House joint resolution requesting the
Senate to appoint special committee to
act with the standing Divorce Committee
of the House. Mr. Pilling again objected
aud moved that the matter be postponed
and made the special order of business
Immediately after the reading Of the
Journal Monday evening He said he
did it out OF respect to the two absent
Democratic senator's The ayes and nays
were called and the motion to postpone
was unanimously adopted. The lawyers
are pushing this matter and will do all
they can to have the usual amount of
divorce legislation done 1t is a matter of
AaIf nd ~
Senate has the key TO the treasury.
In the Lower House
In the House this morning, Mr.. Smith
presented the claim of the Republican
Printing and Publishing Company for
$i76 o. IL was endorsed as approved
by State Treasurer Herbert. The bill
was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Force Bill Condemned.
Quite furry was caused when Mr..
Jackson of Kent county, offered the fol
lowing House joint resolution:
Resolved, BY the General Assembly
OF the State of Delaware, that we are
unalterably opposed to the measure
known as the Force BILL passed in the !
Federal House of Representatives bV the |
Republican majority at the last session |
or Congress, aud which is now before the |
Senate. That we look upon the action /
of Congress in trying 10 foist upon the /
country this engine of oppression In the 4
face Of the great political verdict of the
people at the polls, recorded at The last
election, as unpatriotic and revolution
airy, and as the way to anarchy and
despotism
Resolved. Further that our senators
are requested to use every honorable en-
deavor TO defeat the revolutionary meas
ure
Mr. Higgins defended the Force bill
aud opposed the resolution He said that
1t was the purpose OF the bill 10 preserve
the sanctity Of the ballot to prevent in
and make the Federal Govern
ment q representative one and was not a
force bill. He concluded by SAYING that
he and his friends in the House would /
have to vote against the adoption Of the
resolution.
Mr.. Hutson--''I feel that ID will be
necessary to reply to the gentleman who
has just addressed you. We take up the
title Of the bill. He tells you that The
bill is misealled But we all know that
It was originally called the Lodge Force
bill; but the Republicans changed
il to the Federal Election bill. The gen
tleman says that the bill simply provides
for the Federal supervision over the cleo
tion Of members of the lower House. But
then you must remember that the names
Of the state and county officers are on the
same ballot. Is it likely that these men
who are sent here to supervise our elec
tion of Congressman will stop at that9
They will influence our state elections. II
is their idea to see that no votes are cast
except they meet their approval Their
ipse dixit is what will govern our elec.
tions. What can we expect from these |
men. We cannot expect them 60 be pos
sessed Of the high moral character that |
Mr.. Higgins possesses. We have only 10 I
point to 1876 when we were robbed Of a 1
President, by men sent to Mississippi l
and who We're supposed to be above such |
things. But they were corrupted, and |
made falsesreport
"How can you separate the election Of
from our other candidates9 !
TLey are all on the same ticket. The |
purpose lies deeper than the election Of |
The bill says that the
right to vote is an inherent right, iut | |
say il is not an inherent right / contend /
that it is sacred right. The United |
States has no right to dictate 20 the state |
the manner Of electing the Congressman. /
It Is a state right, NY friend claims that |
all financial bills originate in the House.
This is all the more reason why we shonld |
send good men there. There Is no reason
for Force bill. We can see the reason |
why they went 1t. II is to perpetuate
the Republican party. II Is not % secure |
a fair vote, but TO suppress tie vote OF |
the freeman and every man who |
votes against the majority partv.
Can you believe that our Democratic |
Senators and Representatives do not
know what is for the good Of our party
and the people 1t was not known what |
the bill contained after it came from The |
committee until our own Democratic
Senator 'et in the light and then they
only said; I'VE didn't know it was
there
Mr.. Grays tRep.) colleague, Mr.. Hig-
gins, said few days ago that If there is
state in the Union that needed the
Force bill 1t is Delaware He called it a
Force bill We don't want it. Voters
have nevar been suppressed In this state
but once.
"What kind of men would these cleo
tion overseers be-these guardians of the
peoples sentiments and conscience ST
refer you TO the supervisors in Whining
ton at the late election, and these Federal
overseers will be brought from other
States under John Davenport, and we
have reason to be alarmed.
I'VE may expect not such men as the
Republican who preceded me He is ud-
touched by The corruptfon If that hin