The morning call., 1893-10-01
VT THEY WRITHE.
Southern Men Held I'm
der the Lash.
aoNGsT ELECTIONS WANTED,
Though 1t Is Virtually Admitted
That the Negroes Are Not
Permitted to Vote.

WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-In the House
to-day the Committee on Appropriations
presented for immediate consideration
bill to extend the time for the completion
Of the eleventh census to June 80, 1894
Passed.
TIE debate on the bill to repeal the ma
tioDa ection laws was resumed, and
Patterson of Tennessee spoke in support
Of tha measure. He maintained that Presi-
danI Lincoln went to his grave never
dreaming of universal negro suffrage; that
not s. soldier who followed the flag of the
Union sud who fought its battles dreamed
et it during the war or Immediately after.
He declared that had Lincoln been permit
ted 10 live and carry out his policy. there
would have been peace and prosperity in
the South twenty five years ago. Lincoln's
assassination made it possible for ambi-
tious Republican leaders to place their
heels on the neck of the South. Recon-
struction Legislation was passed Oh the
theory that sovereignty of the States had
gone, that the Southern States were con-
quered territory. Over 100000. 900 was
hea ped into the debt of the Southern States
: in few years. and ruin, devastation. law
lessness, frauds and corruption reigned
supreme.
Henderson of Iowa interrupted to read
a letter from an unnamed individual IN
Tennessee declaring that in five counties
in that State wholesale fraud and intimi-
dalton were practiced.
Patterson replied by recounting the his
tory of the attempt In 1888 TO punish cleo
ton frauds, and called attention to the
%conditton of affairs in the South before
Vfhe war. when a man who would corrupt
or spend money on elections was dis
honest. If it had been otherwise in the
South since the war, the origin must be
looked for in these election measures. If
the Republican party had pursued the
policy suggested by Lincoln in his letter to
Governor Kent, of limited suffrage for the
negro, it would have been vastly better for
the negroes and for every section of the
country. prolonged Democratic ap-
planse.
McCaul (R-) of Massachusetts followed
in opposition.
McNagny of Indiana then followed in
support of the measure. He claimed that
the whole question of Federal supervision
of elections was hurtfui and oppressive.
Warner of New York supported the
measure. 81 do not care to defend the
State of New York." said he, against the
SANDERS hurled at her from every corner
of this chamber by Republicans. We well
come them. The facts are New York City
was the first to adopt the model system of
registration, election and count. This
system is so perfect that on the night of
IA election from one end of the country to
the other the result in New York is known
md accented. We in New York City have
eempelled the country districts to accept
s same scrutiny of elections which we
Voluntarily put upon ourselves years ago"
lie went ON to refer con naptuousiy 10
Justice Wa0d, who had, Warner SAID, re-
gersed himself in order to keep Dudley
cot of Jail a1d prevent an official investi-
gas.on Of the ''blocks of five" letter.
81 deny that" shouted Johnson of
Indiana, springing to his feet. Justice
Wot ds' decision was in accordance with
the law in the case"
at was neither law, morals nor de-
cency." retorted Warner. ut was an
Illegal decision to which Judge Woods
was driven By political necessity"
Johnson SOUGHT to read the opinion Of
Justice Harlan bearing on the case, and
Richards of Ohio then took the floor and
made a carefully prepared and forceful
argument against the constitutiOnaiity Of
election laws.
the conclusion of the speech Dockery
,nted a partial report of the COM
ion to investigate expenditures in the
rtment and then the House adj
.suraed.