The sun., 1891-01-17
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
EENAToRs RESUME IN EARNEsT THE
STRUGGLE OYER THE FORCE BILL

EENA TORS RESUME IN EARNEsT THE
STRUGGLE OYER THE FORCE BILL
A Might Session Held 20 Convince Doubting
Senators that the OLD Methods Are No
Longer EReetive, ana that = Gas Ruie 10
Necessary 70 Pass che Biii-Oaiy Two
RepusHcans Vote with the DeuocrAss
20 Adjourn at tho Ussal Mour-How Mr..
Inxaiis viii Vote on The Final Passags
OF tho NH 10 = Matter 81 Speculation.
WAsHrNoroN, Jan. 1e.-In the Senate to-day
Mitchell Rep, Ore introduced bill to provide
for . temporary Governments In Alaska. The
bill defines the boundaries. excluding Indian
lands. unless included BY their consent. and
provides for the appointment By the President
Of . Governor. sscrstary Of State. United States
Attorney. and Marshal. Is we'll a. for the cleo
ton OF Legislative Council OF seven mem.
bsrs and House Of thirteen members. and for
the creation Of . Supreme Court. District and
Probate Courts. and Justioes Of tho Peace. and
prsscribss the method Of legal procedure. The
Legislature Is to meet bi.annually. and Dele
gate is to be elected 10 Congress with the same
functions as other Territorial Delegates. Res
srvatioA Of lands for public school purposes 10
also provided for. Referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Dolph Rep. Ors.l. Senate
bill appropriAting 81 s7s 900 for tho early com.
pletion OF tho work for tho improvement OF the
mouth OF tho Columbia River. Oregon. and
$4,000 for the early completion OF the canals
and looks at the cascades Of the Columbia
River. Oregon. was taken from tho calendar
and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Evatts rep. N. ~ House
bill for tho loan to the Saratoga Monument As
socation OF certain bronze cannon captured
from Gen. Burgoyne 1t Saratoga was taken
from the calendar and passed.
At2 o'clock the Vice President laid before
the Senate as the unfinished business" the
Elections bill. and Mr.. Pasco tDem., Fla.) ad-
dressed the Senate In opposition to II.
He yielded 10 Mr. Hoar. who sent to tho
Clerks desk and had road at article from the
Anglo Saron Churchman OF Little Rock, Ark.
an organ OF the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Tho article was headed Safety Without Ras-
eality." and advocated the suffrage require
msnt Of u. 900 In property and tho payment OF
90 poll tax. tho white people uf the State
having irrevocably made up their minds that
the negroes Of that State shall not rule. One
statement in the article was that stufflng bal
lot bofes and bulldozIng negross were making
and sHa ssss s 81 H. H ao.n
IN the now Constitution OF Mississippi the
T'sdns Or test Vas az
NJ jones' DEM. Ark said that the writer
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had ueed hRsty and infAmperate eIpreesiona
He tMr Jonesj den lied that there was any ei.
3ors 10 arkansas 70 dspriye negroes q their
s&ussets @ 70 The sset thai no%in asoqs and .se:
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w es se9ly mi;t.fsn bsm aD9n SIH a..a shs
Carnoohan intended BY that article to have the.
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truth. That gentleman was another Instance
and made very Very poor 90 pSSlsioi.n. % The facts
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Mr.. Berry spoke Of Mr: Hoar as man who had
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to hear Senators 'sesina neWsrsper articles
qs ..s 70, hs at = sTSs1ss
houndine those whom he mot be. but his peo.
wa the
Alter thIs diversion. which bad occupied over
6eenme = law; would nj be confined 10 my
visor would find his way to the front wherever
he could procure SIGNATURES to the petition
would require tho aid al elections Of a dictator
armed with money, and supplied with force
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last. when the removal of few hundred
voters at various points might have Re;
tse eection Of some wicked Dsmoersss
He gave notice Of an amendment which he
OF money. or BY the promise Of procuring en-.
ployment Tor voters and to punish the use OF
notice Of amendments which he proposed to
ofrer to the bill, the effect Of them belna to give
Whether Fsderai Supervision Of an eieetion is
nssessary. and to give to tho acco9nting
as in otSer 60
Mr.. Pasco then YIELDED to Mr.. Hoar who re-
ported back the iort,tratSn ,tc % bill with amend.
early q day rs possible ask the Senate to con-
Mr. fascc again at 10 yielded to Mr.. wolcott
Mr. Frye llsep., Me-. demanded the yeas and
nay 8. and the result of the vote wns yeas 27:
nays. 20. Messrs. Stewart and WolSott being
burn, who Voted on WEDNESDAY ns6t against
taking up the Elections bill. reioinsd his rarty
colleagues and vo,ed no. as did Mr.. Plumb
who was absent wben the vote was taken, ON
Wednesday night.
Then .Nlr. Tasco resumed tho floor aud CON.
tinned his, ,speech against the bill concluding
Mr. Hampton Dem.. 8. e. then took tho
0oor In opposition to the DILL he referred.
with words of praise. to some Of the objections
made against the bill by MIR. Wocott. particu-
the INJURIOUS effect 4 would have On he col:
public career would soon close forever Dur
Ing Its long C c[,ntnuance be had never, sought
office. and had accepted II only when bis pso-
pie called nHnn him to serve them. In appeal.
courtcs and tn,fe latrieiism Of Senators, not
70 force ,nis ,Ill until at iea.t the people sonlt
that he was discharglpe. II tle Last. the high;
TO his country; Applause from tho galleries
and from the Demoeratic Senators.
Mr. Dixon lNep., 4. H. spoke In favor Of the
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