The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-17
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Petitions Against the Election BtlI-rhe
Debate Continued.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Petitions Against the Election Btll-The
Debate Continued.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Among the
communications and petitions received
and referred was communication from
the Treasury Department recommend.
ing an appropriation OF $4,000 for the
marine hospital at Lakeview, Chicago.
By Mr.. Gorman-supplemental petit
tions against the passags of the Elections
bill from the States of Arkansas, Cali.
fornia, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland,
Missouri, North Carolina, New jersey,
New York. Oregon, Pennsylvania South
Carolina. Virginia aud West Virginia
embracing over 6 900 signatures.
Mr.. Mitchell introduced a bill provid.
ing temporary government for Alaska,
On motion OF Mr.. Dolph, the Senate
bill appropriatipg Sl,7S3.0OO for the
early completion OF the work for the
improvement Of the mouth OF the
Columbia river, Oregon, and $4,000
for the early completion OF locks at the
cascades OF the Columbia river, was
taken from the calendar. Explanations
and remarks in favor Of the early pas.
sage OF the bill were made by Messrs,
Dolph, Mitchell, German and Gibson,
and Call thought that other works OF
equal importance in other parts Of the
country should not be negleCted-par.
ticularly those in Pensacola, the finest
harbor on the Gulf OF Mexico. The bill
was pms ed.
Mr. Hoar sent to the clerks desk and
had read an article from the Anglo.Sar0n
Churchman, OF Little Rock, Ark, whose
manager, he said, was, as he was in.
formed, a conscientious and intelligent
gentleman Of great respectability.
The paper was an organ OF the Protes.
tant Episcopal church, one Of the most
conservative Of sects. One statement in
the article wasthat stutling ballot boxes
and bulldozing negroes were making
scoundrels and ruttians OF the Sons Of
gentlemen; and another that the plan
laid down in the new Constitution OF
Missippi-the reading, or intelligence
test, was O transparent piece OF humbug,
and would not defeat the negro vote un.
less fraud was practiced.
JONES' WIT.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, stated that the
writer Of the article, Mr.. Carnochan,
was not Southern man, but that he
had gone to Arkansas few years ago,
from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a truth
ful, well.meaning man, but he had not
been long enough on the ground to un.
derstand the matter, and, therefore, his
opinion was worth no more than that OF
the Senator from Massachusetts, or that Of
any other poorly informed man on the
subject. Laughter
MIR. Berry asserted that II Mr.. Carno-
chan intended by that article to have
the idea go abroad that any general sys
TEN OF fraud, bull.dozing or ballot.box
statling existed in the State OF Arkansas,
be stated an untruth. That gentleman
was another instance to prove that when
q minister Of the Gospel dabbled in pol.
itiCs, he spoiled the preacher and made
a very poor politician.
HOW CAN FACTS BE uNTRUE2
The facts which Mr.. Carnachan stated
we're not true, and the remedy which he
proposed was an absurdtty and one that
could never be adopted. Mr.. Berry
spoke of Mr.. Hoar as a man who had
had passed his life in stirring up strife
among neighboFs, the danger OF which
lie never shared himself.
After this diversion, which had oocu.
pied over an hour, came to close, Mr..
Pasco proceeded with his speech in
opposition to the Elections bill.
He yielded 10 Mr.. Hoar, who gave
notice OF amendments which he propos.
cd to offer to the bill, the effect OF them
being To give to the Judge only the
power to determine whether Federal
supervision OF an election ia necessary,
and TO give to the accounting officers Of
the Treasury the power to audit the &C.
counts Of supervisors, as in other cases.
Mr.. Pasco again at ten minutes past
six yielded to Mr.. Wolcott, who moved
On adjournment. The motion was lost.
Mr.. Pasco continued his speech.
Mr.. Hampton spoke against the bill,
and Mr.. Dixon in its favor.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Faulk-
ner on the 1Ttk Of December was stated
by the Vice President to be the next
question In order. Itproposes q substi.
tats for section II. aud to provide for
the appointment by the court Of board
OF three persona in each Congressional
district, to be known as the United
States Board Of Canvassers.
Mr.. Faulkner advocated his amend
r,eut, and condemned the action OF Re.
publican Senators in sitting discussion
BY moving to lay amendments on the
table.
FAuLENER's WIT.
Inthe course Of colloquy between Mr.,
Faulkner, Mr.. Gray and Mr.. spooner, the
latter stated as sn illqsIration of what the
bill meant, that II ho had a boil ga the
back OF his neck he would not think Il
necessary to place poultiCe over hiI
whole back. The illustration was taken
advantage Of by Mr.. Faulkner, who saw
| In Il a discarding OF the mask, and or
admission that the bill was partisan
anI a soctonal manRflfo To b6 mt In