Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-01-25

posed to any pending measure is laid on the
table it shall not carry with 1t, or prelu-
dice. such measure"
MIR. Stewart then commenced his argu-
ment again ST the proposed rule and against
the Elections bill. If he understood the
Elections bill correctly its principle, If car
ried into effect, would be more preludlcial
to human liberty than secession itself, be
cause secession would have still retained
local governments But with Federal ofii-
GERS to superintend local elections IN every
State in the Union, there would be no more
home rule for America, and that removed,
all was lost He repeated that the propo-
sition living at the foundation
of the Elections bill was more
dangerous than secession. He went on 10
argue at length against the constitution
alitv of the elections bill, and was asked
by Mr.. Mitchell how he reconciled his az
gument with the act of Congress providing
for the manner in which United States
Senators are elected. He replied that in
regard to the election OF Senators there
was no federal interference, and that Con-
gress had confined itself exclusively with
in the provisions of the constitution. 1t
had fixed the time and manner of election
and had left it TO the State Legislatures 10
provide how the election should be
conducted. II had placed no federal
officials over State Legislatures-no mar
shals and no supervisors. The proposed
rule, he said, could not be adopted without
the violation of all rules, and without TAX
ing from the floor some gentleman entitled
to it. Those who opposed such proceed
ing stood by the precedents of America for
one hundred wears, and by the precedents
of Great Britain for five hundred years,
and these precedents had never been vo-
laled except in one single instance, when
they were violated TO suppress the home
rule struggle in ireland. II the rules of
the Senate were violated and the proposed
rule passed that would not be the end of
the discussion. The people would rise up,
and Senators would hear louder voice
than they heard in the last election.
Louder than we hear now" Mr.. Hoar.
suggested, in a sarcastic tone.
Il am glad" was Mr.. Stewards reto,t,
"that am able TO speak so that the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts is able to hear. |
supposed his anxiety to trample on the
rirhts,of the people was so intense that he
could hear nothing but policemen's clubs
and clank of chains to be used at elections.
In conclusion Mr.. Stewart appealed to the
Republican Senators to stop on their mad
career before thev stepped over the preci-
pice and destroyed their party.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Stewart 5
speech Mr. Sanders took the floor in advo-
cacy of the proposed rule aad of the Elec-
tions bill.
Mr.. Morgan spoke in opposition to the
proposed rule. Some Senators. he said, had
made themselves conspicuous and motor
ions in uttering calumnies against the
South. But the South had not used money
in their elections. although lot of silver
dollars would do much in carrying an cleo
ton there because who was il that could not
bought OF the Republican party in the
South. But they had not done 1T. No
such accusation had been brought against
the South. But how was it on the other
side of the line. What was the meaning
of the millions of money contributed an
nuallv in the North What was the mean
ing of those disgusting expressions which
had emanated from a Republican-perhaps
a Senator-as 10 "frying fat" out of manu-
facturers. and as TO "blocks OF hve
What was the meaning of those enormous
subscriptions of money made by men and
tn men. as trustees. who stood at the very
head of the church. What wonderful
development of moiern piety, sanctity ana
puritv, What use was to be made of that
mOnevi There could not be aquestlon that
it was a corrupt use.
Without concluding his sdeech, Mr. Nor
gan Welded the floor. and then on motion OF
Mr.. Aldrich the Senate took a recess until
Monday noon.