Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-30
eLeCrlON-LAW REPEAL,
Wise Defends sunset CoN's Memory-h"r-
ris aud Morgan for silver

Cpy telegraph to the Dispatcho
yvASIuNGTON. September @.-lnStead
~ I'm. interest i'm the discussion OF the
rsl.rsl-,lection repeal bin increasing it
Is rapidIy diminishing. At no time III
the House to-day after the bill was taken
nm were there more than one hunafrd
members present, und the average az
tendance throughout the debate Wo"l'
not exceed twenty-five. MT. ''l-l''' VI
Massachusetts. was the Chiet speaker
lie arelied AGAINST the bill, as did Messrs'
I'.,.y az Iowa. ana l;luir, OF New Halnp-
enir, while Nessrs. ptarWund. OF MIS-
,,tr, and wheeler. OF Alabama, auNo-
Gated repeal But the conditions were
d,pr.ss.ug and none ~ the gentlemen
could 90 themselves justice.
Mir. Lacey Ucpublicam chorac'eIl%'u
the measure as an unsecmly phl oro"sHt
iu at AN unsrcmlN time. IL sho"iu
b., entitled "a bnl for the protection Oh
corruption and iniqul'Y at el'V''o"'' nav
would Ice It's effect
N~ Lacey then proceeded 10 crlticise
tho election methods pursued IN certain
districts OF South Carolina. Mr. Talbert
denied the general tone OF the gentle
mans remarks.
Nlr Lacey: / am glad the gentleman
denies the tone of my remarks ms'tdu
of tho facts l am responsible TOT lhe
tome of the remarks; tho facts speak loF
themselves. Gaughterp
MIR NcIaurin deuicd the allegations
made. by the gentleman from Iowa ield~
tiv, To the. elections in South Carolina.
III. denied that the negroes in that state
were deprived Of any rights. Some years
ago there might have been trouble. bul
n was not the negro that was making
the trouble: IL was the caipet-DabScI
who had gone down South NAen SCUM
carolina had got rid of the carpet-bdE-
gers. when they had packed thelr bass
and returned TO Massachusetts ana olher
northern States. south Caroih@ III"
passed beneficial election laws.
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT
The pcople OF South Carolina did not
care whether the Decentralization laws
were repealed or not The only reason
he was I'm favor Of this repeal was Una.
he believed that the true way To pullu
up this Federal Government and make
a grand government was TO give the peo-
ple at home local self government
Mr.. Wilson Qepublicam, OF Washing
Ton inquired whether the gentleman was
in favor OF local seif-government. Having
received an affirmative reply, Mr. VIII
son Incurred again as 10 the gentleman
opinion In regard to certain appoint
uonts recently made by the President
Mr. McI.aurin disclaimed having any au-
,horty over the President. Mr. wilson
remarked that the President was sehu
ing into the Senate nominations OF
eastern men 20 oftice in North and south
Dakota. and other western states, Inc
people OF those States wanted local seh-
government. Qaughter)
Mr.. Dearmond, In advocating repeai .,
the election laws. said that they mao
been enacted in order 10 repress inteni-
sence In the South. They had peen
passed 70 put ignorance In power anu
10 remove intelligence In interruptns
Mr.. Dearmond Dir. Ray Wepuohcsn), y,
New York. said that the election laws hhu
been passed with the help OF many
prominent Democrats from New fofA.
Mr. Dearmend inquired what the names