The advocate., 1891-01-14

tho people, by Che people and for the poo
ple," but one OF a centralized pOwer-''a
vigorous government" a despOtism.
In the House, Senate bill 4,l55, TO pro-
vide for the inspection Of live cattle, hogs,
and the CarCassesa and products thereof,
which are the SubjeotS Of interstate COM
merce, and for other purposes, was dis
Cussed.
December 15.-The Senate passed q
bill on homestead and pre-emptiOn rights
Is. B. 454). IL was recommended by
the secretary OF the interior and agreed
TO by the entire committee ON public
lands, of which Senator Plumb is chair
man. Its object and purpose Is 10 give u
person who settled along and opposite
unsurveyed lands, and where by reason
OF the lands not being surveyed, he was
only enabled to take eighty sores or less
amount than 100 at the time he filed his
homestead entrv, 70 take enough s1di-
tionAl land TO make l60 aoOa,
This was field day on the elections
bill, which In the discussion largely took
the form Of natiOnslity--an appeal
against sectlonallsm.
Senator Alfred II. Colquitt, Of Geor-
gla, thus ably spoke on this question:
v,n,,1a ovA,. ,,-s,s, Al .......,A Ht.....s.,.,
with spirit behtting tho gravity OF theQu
tiOns before us. IwOuld strive TO take broad
views, 10 heed the lessons Of the past aud
feel the responsibilities of the present and
the future, and 10 rigidly follow tho land
marks established by our constitutional
principles and preserve saCredly our charao-
teristic institution OF regulated liberty.
Above all would cultivate, not a conflict
ing seCtiOnaliam, but broad nationality In
the advocacy Of che COuntry's affairs.
would break down the sectional wall, effaCe
every v0Stige Of IL, and bury II deep beyond
resurrection, unite the sections on all mat
tors OF common interest, and remit TO the
states and the people all powers not dele
gated 10 the United States by the Constitu-
tion and not prohibited by 10 10 the states.
In the womb OF the future, by want OF
wisdom, q race wRr may come that will un-
fold horrors for which th0ro 10 no parallel.
Our three great dangers are tho sectional
chasn0, the race Chasm and the social ChaBm.
Each Rggravateg the other.
The peace which now prevails through the
south 10 tho peace of OOntentm0nt, hapDi-
ness and prosperity, which will continue TO
grow n let alone. Cordial and friendly
teelings between the races, must sup
plant the bitt@R old race antagonisms and
animOsities before tho negro can fairly
begin TO rise In the scale Of humanity.
Senator Vance, OF North CSrolina, re-
marked:
The unCOnstitutionalit OF many portions
OF this bill have been 90 ably exposed by
The SenatOp from Indiana, Delaware, Mis-
5issippi and Virginia and others, chat have
not cared 70 90 over track so we'll beaten,
especially since 20 far their argument re-
mains unanswered. think IL has been tri-
umphantly established that no one but the
authorities Of state can certify % Con-
gVg8S the person whom the people have
OhOseni that the power Of appointment
rested either wholly or partially In any per-
son other than q federal court IL illegal and
contrary 70 the organic law OF the land. It
seems 10 me chat Ne who votes for this bill
OOnfea8as thereby that the people or his own
state are neither sufficiently honest or capa-
BILE Of holding their own eleCtiOnS and