The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-06
bAlONET BEHIND BALLOT.
BILL NOT DEAD
issue SAID MR. BERRY.
preparing for the Free Coina~e x,,,,
In The House-Absentees
Must Rennrt

,or the Free Coinage Bi]
'he House-Absentees
Must Report.
ny Telegraph to the State Chronicle
WASHINGTON, July 5-(Senate. Mr.
vest made verbal statement to the san
.'ary condition of the capitol in present
ing the report of the experts appointe,
10 investigate the matter. The renor
was referred to the committee on ammo
Prlatlons for action. Mr. Berry (dem
OF Arkansas, called up Mr.. Hale,s reso
luton ascribing the prosperity of III,
country to the protective tariff and ad
dressed the Senate upon them He saic
whenever a resolution was prefaced bv -,
nlhoer OF 'whereases," suspicion wa,
always aroused as to the marits
OF the proposition. The first wbere
as the high price of labor. exist
only IN the imagination of the Senate,
rom rom Maine: Those employed in the cul-
tlvat,on OF that great staple cotton, upon
winch SO much of the prosperity of the
Country depend hardly earned ENOUGH to
support their families 1t was not even
'iue 10 any great extent of those laborers
employed upon the protected industries
as was made manifest by the numerous
strikes and lockouts in the iron trada
arlslp g out of attempts to reduce WAGES
from twenty to forty per cent. The Sena-
TOR from Maine had attacked the revcnne
plank OF the Chicago platform. He mr.
berry) reJolced to believe that that dec.
iaratlon represented the views of demo
Gratis generally. The republican nartv
believed in hi gh taxes and cxtravs 20, ~
giant appropriations; the democrat;o
party believed in low taxes AND
economy. The senator from Maine
lMr; Hale) and the president of
OF the United States believed that the
United States should control elections
by force and the other senator's from
Name Mr. Frye believed there should
De "a bayonet behind every ballot y
These made up issues sufficient to show
the difference between parties The
senator from Maine (Mr. Hale) had not
alluded to the force bill, but to the neo.
pie OF the south, who knew what tbis
Oil ment to them; this issue rose ahnvo
all Others. In 1868 the republican nartv
undertook to take control of the spnth'
ern states, by the aid of the federal GOV
ernment. For more than six years. bv
the ald OF adventures and negroes re-.
Gently released from slavery and without
capacity for government. The history
oI the spollatlons and injustice perne.
trated upon hel pless people durino this
time formed chapter which the Amer,
can people would gladly see blotted from
recollection. When, in 1876. in resnonsa
10 popular demand. the troops were
removed from the capitals of the sontb~
cru otaIes' 1t was not supposed that con-
5lesslohal government would ever he
attempted again, or that the chief execu.
ave OF the United States would ever
again seek the passage of law to control
elections throughout the States Yet
his was one of the issues of the nraSent
campaign. Such law, framed bv John
|. Davenport. already notorious for mis-
;onduct IN connection with elections in
SeW York, passed the House during the
as1 congress, and was only defeated in
ne senate by the self sacrificing patri-
,tlc efforts OF half dozen republican
Let no man deceive himself
'nd hope that this bill had been {
bandoned. No Senator would rise in t
lis place here and say that President t
harrison had abandoned his nurnose q
he PROOF that 1t was still entertained I
vas to be found in recent MAGAZINE I
rtlcle by MIR. Hoar, of Massachusetts
nd recent speech by Mr.. Mckinley Of $
mo. With an issue like this betwean I
ne two great parties, it seemed to him
nat the success of the democratic nartv &
ught to be assured, and that the GREAT c
usihess interests of the north would Fl
ever consent to aid the election OF a c
ian pledged to measure so disastrous f
tnls would be to the whole coun- a
y: MIR. Berry's remarks were listened o
IN silence and without reply. n
repairing for Stewards Hill IN ,,,o o
House. VIZ q
Inc speaker announced the reference A
the free coinage bill, which came to G
le House on Saturday to the committee 81
coinage, weights and measures. Mr. G
iahd asked leave for that committee to 81
during the session of the House Mr. =
racey objected and asked if it would he N
order to move to refer the bill TO an
her committee. On being informed
" NAioeAOA WOuiu De IN order he 81
owed to send the bill to the committee ~ ~
banking and currency. The motion TX TX
as lost, 10 to 81, and Mr.. Tracey prompt &c &c
raised the point of no quorum. The yeas Is 1s
ID nays were ordered, the vote result q; 81
g 80 to 114-ten short of a Quorum 81, o.;
q, on motion of Mr.. Bartine, a call Of O. O.
house was ordered. Just at the con- ~
lslon of the oll-call, Mr.. Cathinos ne 1e
-ered the following resolution. which ~
Is adopted: THAT all leaves of absence
retofore granted, except such as were ", ",
seq on the sickness of the Representa- -
e or his family, are hereby revoked -
q the sergeant at arms is hereby d. al
tied to telegraph absent members Of ~ ~
House and to request their Immediate ", w
In order that public busi- "
s. may not be delayed or OBJ 9s Ga
ucted for want of quorum - Ia Ia
e roll call developed the presence Of n n
luorum-one hundred and seventy re'
lie members answering to their names hi'
and the question again required to the
tlon made by Mr.. Tracy to refer the y" "a
to the committee on banking and nS
'rency. On this motion no Quorum
,ed and another call of the House was wa
Tered. Under the call one hundred 70
I eighty eight members answorod 10