The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-29

on tho Commissioner Of Pensions On the day
| that he objected the gentleman game to him
n%H II the Committee on Public i Build.
ings. and asked him whether he was ,aski n
Sny pulls His s snapsi In *. he ss5s
! Then the gentleman inquired whether he was
Interested in the printing biz He replied
Mc. Morse-The gentlemans statement is
M. IithiInmiI'1 the gentleman denies the
House who will corroborate me. My COL
staten emit had color Of truth llauGhterI. but
the construction he, put on the, conversation
wanted any public buildings in my distrlct9
Mr.. Morse.No: that is not true. and you
mate that ! am telling falsehoOd he is will
III. HoPkins lisp. H., thought that this
The Federal Election bill was then taken UP.
Dem. M He expressed his aratitleatIon i. that
and lou Quietly. He would not discuss the eonstI.
he donied) that there was a CONGREGATIONAL
power In the government to enect the system
VI laws no Th int s s0n Int
Of tho Federal Constitution thsTe had
~ Bower ri by the ' foGs z II
haa se T Sss ha
was the right and wise thing to do now The
was bst t tho p1s D sas Ss
neodod Was j. not the prevention Of violence in
v%S'S" IN %hss
the nsa
peaied to force and not to reason, They were
an obstruction to progress and should be re-
Il g then went on to refer TO the large expen-
ditures required to put the Laws Laws into g., excel
emit con dillon Of the country. It was worth the
while OF mombers to consider. But these ex-
penditures might be justified ii they had pro-
had not. He referred TO- the fact that whom
the laws we're first passed most OF the expend-
to Repubican States. In 1916 It was sup.
ss t and dn1 Was sure
% fi!RnSls WAS ,sos dopbstu! sts!s. and r
v was ' ss2 go, lie Charged that IN tho
election the deputy marshals in Chicago had
Ssn tt he snam 81 fnks s Hna
contin sed Mr. Black with, contempt in his
voice that in the city Of Chicsg Yod 4 was nee
the, result q this qetlonY i was that chi eago
ocratic applausel That was the proper re-
spouse of a free constituency to a corrupt as
saSt the Hs liberty q the StxsR Whether tn.
gentleman claimed that there had not been .
fair election held in Chicago last fall.
No" was Mr.. Blacks response.
Mr.. Cannon inquired whether the gentleman
knew Of any man in Chicago who had been op-
M Rlark renlied That every man who coerc.
ed u citizen Of the United States was oppress-
ing tina. ezeP These Lays aroused g. dstsuss
had existedl when these laws were essential.
BY exciting sectional feeling. they stopped
ssn q hs Tne4 should be
pealed because they had become antiquated.
because they we're sectional S and md, because they
believed that these laws should be repealed.
and the Democratic members would vote for
speaker in the House, and he maintained his
the He in .
outset. to stigmatize the measure as the ell
max Of all that was atroci9us and vicious In
dear to the American heart i was the unior.
this Cover was, CONSTRUCTED. 1t
was the cnpstone to the lofty tower Of Demo-
benE cted SoW was beine aimed
at the purity of the ballot. The people would
assert themselves. and would take hold with
irresistible force OF the Democratic party and
hurl it from power. IApplause.I He then
closed his speech with somewhat sneerine
remark as to the gentleman who was to sue
coed him on the floor tMr. Breckenridge Of
Kentucky
Mr.. Breckinridge began his remarks by a
reference to the scant courtesy accorded him
by the gentleman who had Just finished. He
had profound pity for the heart that could
dictate such speech as the gentleman had
made this afternoon. and with this he would
dismiss the gentleman and his speech. lap
plause.
Mr.. johnson Uinterrupting>-Ther are other
things the gentleman might like to dismiss:
but the people will not dismiss them.
Mr.. BrecKinridge-I did not accurately hear
the remark. but 1t shows q want OF courtesy In
he gentleman to interrupt me witho per- |
There is no interruption / am not
willing to accord to a gentleman who under |
stands the proprieties and decencies Of parlia-
nentary language. IApplause;l But that was
sired to discuss the pending question without
passion or temper. He desired to approach 1t |
With the solemnity which ought to be observed |
~ majority which was charged with legis- |
atng on great question, He then proceeded |
o make q constitutional argum emit against tho |
Federal election laws. and at Its conclusion the
House adjourned. |