St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-20
GEORGE AND DOLPH.
Lively Tilt Over the Insidious
Election Bill.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 19.-Mr.
German argued in the senate against
the correctness OF ruling Of the vice
president during Fridays session to the
effect that an appeal from decision
was not debatable, because the question
itself, on which the decision was made
"a motion to lay on the table, was an
unbeatable one Addressing himself
specially to the vice president, Mr.. Cor
man said that no vice president had
ever taken, or even could afford to take
any advantage, or make any arbitrary
ruling In the senate. From the first
vice president until now, no man the
people had honored by an election to
to that Office had ever attempted to do
it; and, in his opinion, no one ever
would.
The point raised by Senator German
seemed to excite considerable feeling
among the Republicans, as it was felt
to be in the nature Of flank movement
of a more or less inSidiOuS nature, and
might develop into something danger
GUS in its application to the cl0ture test,
which will soon be applied.
at l o'clock the election bill was
taken up as the unfinished business,
and Mr.. George took the floor in opposi-
of the action of several states on the
subject of negro suffrage (after it had
been imposed on the South), Mr.. George
remarked that in Michigan, Ohio,
Illinois and Wisconsin the question
had been submitted to the people
and had been rejected by large
majoritles = thus showing that
while the people of those Northern
states would not have it for themselves,
it was good enough for the Southern
states, where there were 10, 20 or 100
negroes for every negro In the North
ern states. The senate had heard ION
bill admitted by its advocates to con-
tain not one word that could correct the
alleged evils in the constitution OF Mis-
slssippD the state of Mississippi ar
raigned, day after day. for a provision
in her constitution that was less inde-
terminate, less lax, less liable to abuse
than the constitution OF several states
to which he had called the attention of
the senate. He asserted that the con-
stitution of Oregon adopted in 1900
contained provisions prohibiting the i'm
migration of negroes and their settle
ment in the state, forbidding contracts
TO be maue Will blltul, anu, Ill luCe, Out-
Iawing them; and he asked MIR. Dolph
whether those provisions had been
hanged.
Nr. Dolph said that the constitution in
question had been framed wheh Oregon was
hopelessly Democratic. under the lead of
Gen. Joseph Lane. The constitution had
not since been amended.
Mr.. George-Then understand that those
| provisions are practically in the constitution
Of Oregon. They may have fallen into "in.
! ocuous desuetude, and may not now be en-
| forced; but they stand there to-day as the
| expression of the Judgment Of the people OF
oregon OH this subject.
MI. Dolph-Does the senator mean to state
| that they are to-day the expression OF the
judgment of the people of Oregon?
Mr.. George-Oh. no; but they are the ex.
| preston of the people OF Oregon at that
| lime: and the people of Oregon have not
/ seen proper to recall them in the same solemn
| and formal manner.