The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-02
DOINGS on CONGRESS.
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euDesdaF- ZJtn, =. m--JusI re
turned from the House after witnes.
ing a scene which makes any homes
mans blood boil with indignation
4 bankruptcy bill was on for a yot
TO-DAY. 1t would pass, two TO one
The opponents secured one man, who
with occasional assistance of one o
two Others, kept the House voting
dividing, teller counting and takinj
ayes, and noes, and making motion
10 adjourn aud to take recess, unit
the House became disgrace, ant
the galleries disgusted. And one o
two negative votes kept one hundre,
and sixty members dancing up an,
down the aisles for hours while pan
demonium reigned. Sixty-five mil
lions of earnest people hired thes,
men to buffoon the precious hour.
away. Kilgore, of Texas, was the
chief offender. When the confusion
needed stimulus some wag would
pour paper waste over Kilgore's head
Wednesday p. m. Kilgore would move
''rseess" until Friday p. Nab
surd, without chance of passing.
BY viva yoce vote, the solid House
no, one yes, Kilgore. Then X. calls
division. Amid the confusion Il stand
ing vote is counted. The House
against two. Demand for teller
count (fling for count between
two tellers); demanding NAYS and
yeas by kilgore, the lone kicker.
Vote on "Shall the yeas and NAYS be
taken" Complete repetition on this
question, before the other is settled
And when it is, at last, another mo-
ton to ''adjeurn," ETC., ad infnitum.
And all this time old heads in coun-
sci right here in Washing ion advise
and consumate suppression of the
news of the freezing, starving poor
in young, vigorous, prosperous
America! And gigantic corporations
swirring the slave-lash around men,
bers of labor unions! 10000 people
IN Washington alone receiving pub
lie charity! Souphouse against the
FOOLS paradise.
Later.-The bankruptcy bill was
defeated by one man. the House CIV
ing up in despair after fighting Kill
gore five hours and twenty minutes.
1t could have been stopped in five
minutes.
Kansas is good ways from Wash
ngton, and Washington almost as
ar from Kansas, but Kansas people
lere believe in the populist out there.
t may be a little late in the day,
'ut this is the way we look at the !
legislative crow" in that justice Low. /
ng commonwealth.
The entire difficulty in Kansas is {
ne created by the Republican party.
'y giving certificates to men not I
|ected, for temporary use of their I
otes in organizing the House and
Letting a Senator, they not only
verrode the public will, but insist c
nat men so purposely, and even ad '
llttedly, put in for temporary use r
ave the right to vote-even on their i
Wn case-uptil thrust out after con- s
'st. The Populist, on the other I
and claim law precedent and JUS l
ce back of this proposition, viz: {
nat a contested seat cannot vote J
ntll adjudicated, and cannot vote t
its own behalf until declared so r
1tltled by the legislature or a court, L
provided by law. The Republican b
lethod would overthrow the reoub- b
C at once. Court and CONGRESS
ave so held. o
And in Kansas the cases were ex- d
emely fagrant--so much so as to T
onder at the patience of the people
permitting them.
one Democrat was deprived of his "
by the returning board ex- O
hanging his vote for that of his op- a
'nent! And then they refused to O.
erect the outrage. In other in b
anees there was tie by illegal ST
lttlng. A secret session of the State OIL
BARD of Canvassers was held in vio- OF
ton OF the provisions Of the law, p
ID the certificate given to the Re- o
!bllcan: Several postmasters were n
lected" in violation of law. One fe
'publlcan stands under oath as a 81
tlzen of Oklahoma! W
The seat of O'Bryan, a Democrat, b,
no worked with the Republicans, as
a two certificates issued, one for fl
Bryan's opponent and then one for W
B. v,
Fortunately all the legal decisions fl
d congressional precedents are IN
tn the popuhsts. AS Judge John m
artln, 'spopulistic democrat" W
been elected senator by a solid N
'Jorlty, and the Republicans can
get quorum for the "rump az
USE the great Kansas imbroglio ST
probably settled. r CO