Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-05
THE SD CONGRESS.
A FITCH SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
TUCKER REPEAL BILL.
Butler and Blackburn Make Great
Speeches In Favor OF Compromise
on the Silver Question.
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OF old veterans.
Mr. Livingston. OF Georgia, objected.
There was some objection also made Dy
Mr. Richardson. OF Tennessee. assto the
printing OF the resolution I'm the Record
and the Speaker took the matter under
! adYisement.
on motion Of Mr.. Oates a Joint resolu-
ton was presented authorizing the Presi-
! dent to detail an army officer 10 act as
instructor at the University OF Ala
bama.
Mr. Cox. of Tennessee, from the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency re-
ported as n matter of privilege his Dill
for the better control OF. and to promote
the safety OF national banks. IL Is IN
! tended 10 prevent misappropriation OF the
funds Of the banks by the officers ac-
tualy engaged in the duty of handling
/ them by making 1t unlawful for them
( to borrow any money from the bank.
except after the making OF the loan has
Z been requested of and approved by the
, board OF directors OF the bank
/ Mr.. Cox addressed the House briefly.
but nj the suggestion Of Mr.. Burrows
withdrew the bill for the present Under
: the call Of committees the following bills
were reported and placed on the calendar:
/ BY Mr.. Oates frSn the Committee on
judiciary: The Oates bankruptcy bill.
BY Mr.. McCreary. from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs: The McCreary bill
10 amend the Geary Chinese exclusion
/ act.
| DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JAR.
The remainder OF the morning hour
was consumed in the consideration OF a
private war claim involving the expendl-
ture Of $E7 Mr.. Sayres objected to II
becaus It had not been proven that the
claim had not been paid by the Confeie-
/ rate government. The discussion waNed
somewhat warm. and was participated In
entirely By Democrats.
/ The bill went over without action and
the Fedcral-election repeal bill was taken
up
Mr.. Compton DemocraO, OF Maryland,
, IN his naturally earnest manner, adYO-
Gated the measure. 1t was the duty Of
the Congress TO carry out the wishes Of
the people and the people had instructed
! and commanded the Democratic party to
see to 1t that these Infamous Federal
election laws should be repealed He
proceeded 20 make a strong constitutional
argument against the statutes. although
he was handicapped by the fact that there
were but thirty-seven members In the
chamber. and that thirty of these were
paying no attention t. his sentences.
Mr. Sweet. OF Idaho. opposed the pass
age OF the bill. and entered upon a
/ criticism OF President Cleveland. He
then went on 10 speak on the silver qucs-
tion. opposed unconditional repeal Of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law.
and eUlogized the silver senator's for
their magnificent fight against the money
power and administrative patronage. He
also branched off to the tariff question.
SUBSTITUTE FOR TUCKER BILL.
Mr. Fitch Democrat, Of New York.
offered as a substitute for the Tucker
bin the following. which was ordered
printed THAT sections 200G and 1923 of
the Revised Stateus be amended by
striking out wherever they occur In each
section the words. cor to keep the peace
at the polls and that section 2Oll and
all subsequent sections down to and In
GLIDING section 203l and sections 552l and
J522. and all other acts and parts OF acts
which authorize the appointment OF chief
supervisors Of elections. OF supervisors OF
elections and OF deputy-marshals OF cleo
| tiOns, or general deputy y-marshals charged
/ with any duty respecting any election,
and which prescribe their duties, provide
for their compensation. or make apprO-
priations therefor and impose fines or
punishment for resisting their authority
be repealed" The title is made TO read:
"To prohibit the military or naval forces
OF the United States from interfering with
elections in the States and to repeal
all laws which provide for the appoint
ment of supervisors and deputy-marshals
OF elections"
Mr. Lane DemocraU. Of Illinois. de-
clared himself in favor Of the pending
bill. and then Speaker interrupted the
. 7 nr.pa4sifpre enonUh a
printing In the Record OF the resolution
| offered by Mr.. Mercer earlier in the day.
But. the Speaker said, It waa Il difficult
question to determine. and at another
time he might decide differently.
Mr. Murray, the Republican colOred
member from South Carolina, spoke
against the pending bill In his State.
he said. before any man could vote I'm
Democratic primaries he must declare
that he had been n Democrat since 1876.
The repeal OF the Federal-election laws
would open up the Hood-gates Of fraud
and violence.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Murray's re-
marks the House at $50 adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Seven members only were present to
hear the Chaplain's prayer, and the usual
rol-call was resorted to before quorum
/ was secured.
Mr.. Morgan reported back from the
! Committee on Foreign Relations. without
| recommendation. the bill referred TO it
making appropriations to enforce the Chi
nese exclusion act.
Mr.. Dolph. who had introduced the bin,
| and who also is ro"r'hor ~ ''- 80
mittee on Foreign Relations, said that the
| l,pVft "ds ~. un,nllnJu-. -...-.-.
was in favor OF making "A favorable re-
! port. The bill was referred TO the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
Mr.. PETER offered a resolution looking
| TO the appointment of select commit
tee of three senator's to consider and re-
port whether any and what legislation
is necessary 10 improve the banking sys-
TEN II the country 10 the end that
greater steadiness may be maintained In
the currency circulation. that there may
be- less interruption in the business ex-
changes, that depositors may be better
secured against loss, and that the savings
of the people may be safely kept. The
resolution went over until tomorrow.
Mr. Morgan offered a resolution in
structing the judiciary Committee to in
quire and report what provisions or the
act of January, 1887. dhe free-coinage
aco are now in force. and to report by
bill or otherwise.
MIR. Allison took exception at the last
clause of the resolution, as transferring
the financial question TO the judiciary
Committee. and the resolution went over
TIL tomorrow.
The silver-purchase repeal bill was taken
up at II 80 a. n, and Mr. Butler ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition. He be-
gan by criticislng some OF Mr.. Palmer
statements last evening. particularly the
Insisting that the Senate should be put
In a position to govern itself. He would
say TO that senator that the minority
was not attempting 10 coerce anybody,
but he thought he might safely say that
the minority did not intend to be CO.
creed by anybody. The Senate was not a
town-mestng. IL was n great deliberate
body, intended to put veto upon hasty,
unwlse, and improper legislation.
/ REFUGE OF MINORPTIES.
The Senator from Indiana CMr. Tur-
pie) had spoken OF the Senate as being
the refuge OF minorities. In his But-
ler'sl Judgment. II was the last refuge OF
mlnoritles In this country. This was not
q government OF majoritIes-un restrained
matorities. IL was a government OF writ
ten law. to which the majority In the
Senate was as amenable as the mi
norty was; 10 which c.le President OF the
| United States was as amenabie as the