The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-01
IN THE HOUSE.

New York City's Election Methods Earn.
estiy Defended By Dewitt Warner.
WASHINGTON. Sept. So.-Ths committee
on appropriations presented for immedi-
ate consideration bill to extend the time
for the completion Of the eleventh census
to June 30, 1894. Passed.
The debate On tho bill TO repeal the ma
tional election Law was resumed. .Patter.
son of Tennessee spoke In support of tho
measure. He maintained that President
Lincoln went to his grave never dreaming
OF universal negro suffrage; that not a
soldier who followed the flag Of the union
or fought its battles, dream med of il before
the war or Immediately after. Lincoln's
assassination made II impossible for am
bitious republican leaders to place their
heels on the neck of the South. Recon-
struction legislation was passed on the
theory that the sovereignty Of the states
was gone. that the southern states were o
conquered territory. More than 500, 0,0o0,-
600 was hcaped into the debt Of the south
ern states in few years. Ruin, devasta-
tion, lawlessness, frauds, corruption
reigned supreme.
Henderson of Iowa interrupted Patter.
son to read letter from an unnamed in
dividuai IN Tennessee, declaring that In
five counties OF that state wholesale fraud
and intimidation were practiced. Patter-
sou replied by recounting the history of
the attempt in 1888 TO punish election
frauds. and called attention to the condi-
tion of affairs in the South before the war,
when q man who would corrupt or spend
money on elections was dishonest. II II
had been otherwise in the South since the
war the origin must be looked for in these
election measures. II the republican
party had pursued the policy advocated
by Lincoln in his letter TO Governor Kent,
II would have been vastly better for the
negroes and for every section Of the coun.
try. prolonged democratic applause).
McCaul, republican, Of Massachusetts,,
followed In opposition. McNaRney of In.
diana followed in support of the measure.
Ho claimed that the whole question Of
federal supervision Of elections was hurt.
full and oppressive.
Warner of New York supported the
measure. II do not care to defend the
state OF New York, said he, "against the
ISLANDERS hurled Mt her from every corner
OF this cham br by the republicans. We
welcome thSm. The facts arc that New
York city was the fisst to adopt model
system Of registration, election and count.
The system is 80 perfect that on the night
of election from one end Of the country to
the other the result in Now York is known
and accepted. We IN New York city com.
PEELED tho country districts to accept the
same scrutiny Of elections which we vol.
UNFAIRLY put on ourselves years ago" He
went on TO refer rconteInptuously to Justice
Wood, who had, Warner said, reversed
himself in order TO keep Dudley out OF
Jail and prevent an official investigation
of the ''blocks Of Eve letter."
II resent that" shouted johnson of In.
diana. 'Justice Woods decision was in
accordance with the law in the case"
ut was neither law, morals nor do.
cency," replied Warner. ut was an illc.
gal decision to which Judge Wood was
driven by political necessity"
johnson sought to read the opinion oi
Justice Harlan bearing on tho case. Rich
ards of Ohio then took the floor aud made
q carefully prepared and forceful argu.
ment against the constitutionality of the
election laws. At the conclusion of his
speech. Dockery presented a partial re.
port of the commission to investigate ex.
penditures in departments. Then the
house adjourned.