The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-01
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5d.-Ia the house
this morning Mr.. Sayers OF Texas. chair
nlan OF tie committee on appropriations.
presented biil 10 extend the time for the
completion of the WORK OF the eleventh
ceasus until June 50. 1894. Passed with
out objection.
The debate on the bill to repeal the
national election laws was resumed. Mr..
Patterson of Tennessee taking the hoor in
support Of the Measure.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa interrupted him
to real u letter from an unnamed iudivid-
ual n Tennessee, who declared that in
five counties of that state Who'll lesaie fraud
and intimidation were practiced.
''1n the south. by these measures" con-
tinued Mr.. Patterson, addressing the Re-
pablicaus, ''you draw the color line; you
force all wnlte men, protectiorists or free
traders. into "A defeuSe of that other over
shadowirg doctrine, that the white man
shall rule. The time Will never come
when Eegroes can be organized by any
political party to again control and con-
tamlnate these states" tDsmocratic ap-
pIause.
Que after another of the Republican
leaders-Nessrs Cannon, Burrows aud
Henderson-crosscd swords with the
Tennesseean, but with skill and craft he
parried their thrusts. As he proceeded to
discuss the efficiency of the Australian
ballot as "a means Of purifying the ballot,
General Henderson shouted:
"What good will the Australian system
do, IL you stand here Insisting that the
Caucasian shall and will rnle?"
Civilization" replied Mr.. Patterson,
.'is not the work of day or year. You
cannot civilize the negro liz a generation,
SO as to tit him for sell-goyernment-"
In conclusion Mr.. Patterson said: IF
the Republicans had pursed the policy
biazed by Lincoln in bis letter to Governor
Kent. OF limited suffrage for the negro. 1t
would have been vastly better for the
negro and for every SETON OF the country" /"
Prolonged Democratic appiause.l
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts followed
in opposition. He contended that there
was no popular demand for the repeal of
the election laws aud that they were not
an issue at the last election.
Mr.. McNaggny of Indiana followed in
support OF the measure. lie cislmed that
the whole question of federal supervision
of elections was hurtiul and oppressive.
Mir. Warner of New YORK supported the
measure. He said that be did not care to
defend tine state OF New York against the
ISLANDERS hurled against her by Republi-
cans. John |. Davenport, he adie.i. made
thousands OF votes for the Democratic
party in New York by the distrust he had
cE6ttcQ III lAc minus VI III SbDi uic9.
Then, In q sneering way, lie referred to
the lecture on purity" delivered by Mr..
johnson of Indiana few days ago.
Mr.. Ray of New York. interrupted to
inquire whether he (Mr. Wsrner) did not
think the psople OF tue country had an iu-
terest III knowing whether he had been
honestly elected.
1T is To their interest,"" he replied, but
it is not their business. The great trout Ia
with the Republican party always has
been that IL assumed that where interest
In II matter existed IL had authority"
lie went on 10 refer contemptuously to
Justice Woods. who had. Mr.. Warner said,
reversed himself in order TO keep Grn-rai
Dudley out of Jail aud prevent an official
Investigation OF the Observation-Disclosures"
A sharp colloquy between the Speaker
and Mr.. Johnson then followed, the latter
standing up for Judge Woods.
Mr.. Richards OF Onio then made a care
fully prepared aud forceful argument
against tue constitutionality of tue eiec-
tion law.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Richards
speech Mr.. D0ckery presented partial
report of the commission appointed to in-
vestigate the expenditures ia the depait-
meutS.
Adjourned.