New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-17
DETAILS OF THE DAYS DEBATE.

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Washington Jan. 1G.-Whcn the Election bill came
before the senate today at O'Clock, as the "unin
ishcd bisncsS.7 Mr.. IascO began u speak in oppo'
ton TO IT, lie yielded 10 Mr. lIoar. who sent To TIE
clerks desk and had read article from The Anglo
Saxon ChurChman," Of Little Rock Ark, whose man
aver. he said, he Informed, CONSCIENTIOUS
and intelligent gentleman Of great rcspoctabilty. The
paper was an organ OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church. The article headed safety without
Ra>caty' ard advocated the suffrage requirement o'
81 900 in property and the payment OF $40 poltaN-
the white people of the state having lrrcNocahN laue
up their minds that the negroes OF The state snail not
rule one statement in the article was that stuihng
ballot boxes and bulldozng nrgroe, were making
scounGlcl, and rufans Of the of geulcmcD; and
another va, that the plan laid down in the new co't
tuition Of Mississippi Ghc reading or intelligence te~t
wa, a transparent piece Of humbaG and would not de
feat the nc-ID VIE, unlcss fraud wa piacuaed.
Mr. Jones. of Arkansas, stated that the writer Oh
the article Sir. Carnochan. was not southern man.
Int tnat he had gone to Arkansas few wear, ago
from Cincinnati. lie truthful. well meaning
man but he had not been long enough on the ground
70 understand the matter and therefore his opinion
was worth no more than that Of the senator rom
Massachusetts, that Of any other poorly informed
man on the subject. NaugEtcr) Mr.. Camorhan had
hccn mised and deceived. and had used haSty and
Incorporate expressions. Mr. Jones denied that
there was any effort in Arkansas - deprive negroes
Of their fun right Of suffrage. Mr. Ferry ~pohc III
behalf of Arkansas in the same VEN. AtcF uI'
DIVERSION which had occupied over an hour. had
ended Mr. Pasco proceeded with his speech, and gave
notice Of an amendment which he would offer. 10
puui.h bribery by the payment Of money or bv the
promise Of procuring employment for voters. ana 10
punish the Of pay envelopes intended to influence
wOrkmen. lie Yielded to Mr. lloai. who also gave
notice Of amendments which lie proposed to oHcr
10 tho bill the effect OF them being 10 give to TIE
fudge only the power 10 determine whether Federal
supcrvison Of an election is ,ssary. and % give
to tie accounting officer, Of the Treasury the power
10 audit the accounts Of supervisors as in other case
Mr. Pa,co again, at ten minutes past 6, yielded 10
Mr. Wolcoi. who moved an adjournment MI Frye
demanded the yeas and nays. and the result Of TIE
vo.c was: Yea, -, nayS -. McS~rs. stewart ana
Wo,coit being the Only Republicans voting yea. MI
Waehburn. who voted Wednesday night against the
taking up Of the Election bill, rejoined his party
colleagues and voted no, as did Mr. Plumb who was
absent when the vote was taken wednesday hEn' Inc
vote in detail follows:
Ncas-Mc,,rs. Harbour. Eatc, Berry, Blackburn
Eutlcr Cochrcl. Coke. Eus;S Gibson, German lamp
TON Harris Jones CirkJ Kcnna Mcpherson, FaNco
puch. Ransom. Reagan. stewart. Tupic, Vance, Vest
VOORHEES,. waltlaI Wilson ma, Wolcott-27
Nav,-Mcssis Aldrch Alien. Allison, Cameron,
Carey, Casey. Davis Dixon, Edmnnds, Frye, Haze
Uawey. Higgins IiscOck IToar, Mcconnell. Mcmillan,
henderson. MITCHELL Morrill,. Paddock Plat, Plumb,
sanders, sawyer sherman shoup Spooner, stockbldse,
Warren. Washburn, Wilson. Of lowa-32
The pairs announced were Blodgett and Chandler,
Call and Peitigrew Colquitt and Dawes, Daniel ana
Squire, Faulkner and Quay.
Mr. pasco again took the floor. and concluded his
speech at 40 when Mr.. Hampton arose ana SAID he
would be under great obligation to the Senator from
Massachusetts, if he would let the Senators 20 home
and rest tonight and begin afresh tomorrow morn
ing the important subject.
Mr.. IIoar-Is the senator prepared to FIX a time for
vote on the bill
Mr.. IiamptOn-Yes. sir; as soon as every senator
who has anything to say ON this subject shII nave
expressed his views.
Mr. IIo,r-That is not stating the time ] have a
great eagernes TO hear the distinguished Senator from
south Carolina. who is ALWAYS eloquent and in
structve and hope he will not ask TO postpone 'he
pleasure.
Mr.. Harris (pleasantly)-I suppose YOU could not
possibly postpone the pleasure I'll tomorrow?
Mr. Hampton thereupon proceeded t. address tho
Senate in opposition TO the bill lie who had
witnessed the horrors Of civil strife and who had
suffered his full share Of them: and he PRAYED God
that civil strife might again stain with fat?cidal
blood the soil of the Republic Would it. Mr. Hampton
asked. be wise. would it be kind. to enact law
which, in the judgment Of many Of the best friends
OF the colored citizens would subject the weaker race
TO peril and perhaps to suffering? lie certainly was
not willing to lend his aid to measure which In his
opinion was fraught with evils to the whole country
His public would soon close forever. during
its long continuance he had never sought Office and
had accepted it only when his people called upon hln
10 serve them. In appealing now 10 the sentiment OF
fraternity 70 the courtesy ard to the patriotism OF
Senators. not 10 force this bill until. at least Tie
people could render their deliberate verdict upon It, he
felt that he dschargng. If the last the highest
public duty which he owed 20 his State ana 10 his
country.
Mr. Dixon OF Rhode Island, spoke In favor OF the
bill The pending bill. he said, would never have
been considered a sectional measure were IT not loi
the fact that The representatives from ore section
of the country had fastened 70 denOuncc il and it,
promoters. There old quotation that no
thief e'er felt the halter draw, with good opinion
OF the law" This might be quoted. None
bound to tile electric chair, e'er thought eecrOcHon
fair" Mr.. Dixon appealed for civil rights against
uncivil wrongs.
Some discussion then to the proper print
of the BILL at least half dozen prints being in crcu-
lation each differing from the other in paging and
Numbering, thus turning the Senate into state Of