The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
Iu the House.

Mr.. Kyle of Mississippi, spoke in oppo-
sition to the Federal election laws He
saidsthe minority report of the committee
on election of President and Vice Fresi-
dent had never been equalled for injustice
by any report he ever read and denounced
the statement made in that report that
Mississippi had the most perfectly oper-
ating system for fraud ever devised III the
South. He criticized the statutes of
states from which members who signed
the minority report came. He read the
law passed when Nebraska was terri
tory, restricting suffrage to Free White
men" and asked what would be thought
of Mississippi if she had such law.
Mr. Murray of South Carolina, inter
rupted Mr.. Kyle with the question
whether in a government like ours
suffrage should not be one of manhood,
as that suffrage was the only defence of
the poor man.
Mr. Kyle was about to pass the question
over when Mr.. .Boutelle of Maine, in his
vigorous manner, called for an answer.
Mr.. Kyle (not exactly understanding
the question and believing sMr. Boutelle
did not either) asked the member from
Maine to repeat it, remarking that
another Daniel had come to judgment
Mr.. Boutelle declined to do SO. At his
request Mr.. Murray repeated the question:
Mr. Kyle replied that suffrage was what
every state made it,.
"That does not answer it," exclaimed
Mr.. Boutelle. "No Daniel ever came to
Judgment in that way. We will have 10
rename you if you cannot answer it bett-r
than that"
Mr.. Kyle-I will answer any question
the gentleman from Maine wishes to ask
but i do not yield now.
| think you (alludlng to Boutelle) naA
better take your seat
alt is better for you, think" was MI.
Boutelle's retort.
II think it better for you too" was Mr.
Kyle's rejoinder.
II did not understand the answer to
nv question: interjected Mr.. Murray,
and he repeated the question. Mr.. Kyle
replied that (not comprehendlng exactly
what the question meant) he woufc
answer "no.' What did the gentleman
mean by manhood?n
Mr. Murray replied he meant by man
hood any man who was twenty-one years
of age and was of sound mind and came
under the laws.
Mr.. Kyle reiterated his negative answer
and said he was in accord with the con-
stitution of Mississippi, to which he had
taken oath.
Mr. Kyle" Same way". Uaughter.)
Mr.. Kyle said it was a fact that the
election laws should be repealed because
they are unnecessary, because they are
inconsistent, because they are tax upon
the people. After some further debate,
Mr.. Dunphy OF New York, asked for
immediate consideration of the New YORK
and New Jersey bridge bill.
Mr. Warner of New York, said he would
not interpose objection, though he would
vote against it,
The vote on the bill resulted IA to ID,
Mr.. Warner raised the point of no quo
rum, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate,
The silver repeal bill was discussed by
Messrs. Dolph and Palmer in favor and
Power and Dubois against. After ex-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
Maine Patents.
The following patents have been granted
to people in Maine:
C.E. Holley, Presque Isle, vehicle run
ming gear.
jill. Scott, Bath, fire bridge for rail
way crossing: -
Freeman Hanson. Bar Mills, danger
signal.
George M. Hartman, South Thomaston,
saw frame.
Sherman Hapgood, Deering, snow
roller.
Azariah Y Pearl, Lebanon, auger.
Frank W Smith, Portland, car filling
machine.
To Examine Drugs and Chemicals.
The President sent to the Senate today
the nomination of Andrew Fl. Ward to be
special examiner of drugs, medicines and
chemicals for the district of Boston and