Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
POLICY OF DELAY
Inc Democratic Tactics in the
National Legislature.
OBSTRUCTION FOR BOTH HOUSES

fats In Five More Hours of Ora
tory and Still Not Through-Notbin,
Zone IN the House Except Approve the
oo"r"ai The Raum Investigation
"Aes Fresh Start, but Develops Moth
ing Very Interesting-Senate Ren,h-
hcans Put or Their Caucus.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 20-Tbe nan,o
Gratis continued their policy of DELAY in the
SENATE yesterday, and further evinced
.neii intention to talk the election bill to
uea'h. george, who has spoken several
Times already on the bill, again got the
hoor as soon as the election bill came nm
anu spoke for five hours. He began with a
statement of political methods of appor
uohment IN Connecticut as compared with
!"ississlppi. After eXhausting the sub
Jec1 III connecticut he took it up IN the
state OF New York from which. he said
although it was Democratic state on tho
popular vote, but one Democrat had been
SEM TO the senate in twenty years, the ap-
HIohihenl peing so arranged as to give
the Republicans a very large maior;ty in
the legislature
/ imposed for a Punishment.
AFTER statement of the action of the several
states on the subject of negro suffrage (after il
mad been imposed on the SOUTH, George re-
marked that in Michigan, Ohio Illinois and
Wisconsin the question had been submitted to
the people and had been rejected by large ma
!orities-thus showing that while the people of
tnose northern states would not have it for
themselves 1t was good enough for the south
ern states where there were ten twenty or
iU negroes Tor every negro in the northern
states george quoted from the views of distin-
gushed Republicans in the reconstruction De-
NOD as to the incapacity of the negroes to exer-
cise the right OF suffrage and insisted upon it
that negro suffrage was imposed upon the
southern people measure of punishment
ior thelr rebellion and for party purposes. !
Quotations from Thad stevens.
he read extracts from speeches of Thad
Stevens, Garfield, Boutwell,, Fessenden, and
sherman to show that it was known and &C
knowledged at the very time that the right of
suffrage was conferred on the negro, that he
was unfit TO exercise it. 'And vet said
George I'VE have before us to-day bill to con-
summate the ruin which Mr.. Garfield said we
were rushing on-a bill to consummate the
punishment which Mr.. Stevens said we de-
served in the shape of negro government
George yielded TO Hoar, who moved that the
adjournment yesterday be till II O'Clock to-
day, in order TO give senators who desired to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Bancroft an oppor-
tunity to do so. Agreed to-
haWlty ASKS some Questions.
Hawley recalled a statement made by Walt
hall some weeks ago as to several counties in
Mississippi where most of the offices are held
by negroes, and asked George whether it was
true that, in those counties, the negroes were
doing well and were governing themselves
George replied that, as Fessenden had said,
they could not do so unless they acted under |
good advice. He would, however turn the
question 10 his colleague
Walthan said that in not one of the counties |
referred 20 had the negroes the taxing power
But in all of them the negroes held offices that
were consistent with the safety of public and
private interests
Hawley-Then please let them vote for MEM
bers OF congress. That has nothing to do with
local government or taxing powers
One Point Agreed Upon.
Walthall-They do vote for members of con-
gress, and vote peaceably. In the very district
in which these counties (an but onel are situa-
ted, there has been contest going on in the
house, and 1t has been given out to all the
newspapers that the Republicans committee on
elections could find no ground on which to
make a report adverse to the sitting member
who is a Democrat.
Hawfey-Then it is settled that in several |
counties in Mississippi the negroes can vote |
and have their votes counted without danger To |
the Democracy?
Walthall-H that be the condition it ought |
not to be disturbed; and there is no necessity |
for force bill.
George resumed the floor and explained and |
justified his own action in regard to the suffrage
clause in the constitution of Mississippi After |
having spoken five hovrs he yielded the floor |
without having concluded his speech.