New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-08

mean ANYHOW Gaughter.) Referring to the Force
bill and the present condition Of affairs In the Sen
ate he said sarcastically. that hlibusterng was a
vir,ue when there was Force bill: but it was
a crime when the purchasing clause OF the sherman
act was to be repealed. Congress had been called
I'm extraordinary session for "A special purpose.
Congress had been in session for two months, and
the peonle were worse of to-day than they had been
two months ago because they could not get from
the Democratic party any worthy act OF legislation
THE DEMOCRATIC DEMORALIZiTIoN.
lie then went on to ridicuIe the Democratic party
for its demorazed condition. II there ever had
been a party in the last stage oil paralysis IL was
the Democratic party to-day. IT had called for help
from the Republican party ana the Republicans had
not been found lacking in their duty 10 the Ma
ton: and vet the Democratic party was In a con-
dition Of dry decadence O.aughter) The cond-
ton was unspoakably terrible and humiliating
There was revolution in one wing OF the Capitol
and decentralization in the other
Mr. Oates DEM AlaD criticised the Federal
Election laws on constitutional grounds. and de-
Tended the Southern states from the charge that
their elections were fraudulent
Mr. Hepburn Nsep., Iowa. denied that the pres
cnt statutes interfercd with local elections in the
States The only purpose Of the Federal Election
laws was that there should be peace at the polls
that every voter should have the right TO vote as
he pleased. This repeal was but the prrlude Tor
something more. Gentlemen Woulh hot ~ ~ So'i'-
lions if there were not an Interior object which
could not be accomplished 50 long as these laws
were in force and that object was the complete
overturning of the whole fabric of the Government
lie had no desire for negro domination Out ne dld
desire that every man who was citlz"h OF the
United States and had certain rights under the
constitution should. whether he were black or
white have on all occasions the power to exercise
his rights. He denied that the Federal Election
laws had been designed to pcrpciuate the Kepubl-
can party in power
Mr. Swanson dem. Va spoke in support OF the
Tucker bill.
Mr. Weadock Dem. Mch) advocated the bill
and pictured the dangers which must follow me
retention of the Federal Election laws
DEFENDING THEIR CON>TITUrIONNiITY
Mr. Cannon Gicpu I'D said that he did not
expect that anything he could say would change
q single vote on the pending measure: but he wished
10 declare that the necessity and propriety of the
Federal Election laws had been misrcprcsontcd by
gentlemen ON the other siIr. II" d"irndrl IN"
crnstftuiionality Of these laws and sdh mat
To cxercis. that right. and neither corruption nor
intimidation should deprive them o. IT, ,.,
Mr.. Hunter Dem. IND declared mat me frd'ri
Election laws had been enacted in order To per
pctuate the Republican party in power
flonalty Of the EXISTING Federal Election laws. and
Mr.. Cousins dicp, lowD opposed the I'h'lhs
legislation.
the IIous" took q recess til \
There were eight members present when me
House met after the recess. Mr. kilgore. ~ Texas
Tho acting Speaker pro tom. sol.mnly
called the House 10 order. and Mr.. Grady dem,
- O. after suggesting that there no House,
spoke I'm favor Of the pending hill. He was fol-
lowed 10y Mir. Dunn dem. y. j. in the same line
Mr.. McC1eary ,Rep.. Mimi spoke against repeal;
It. The House then. AZ 1890 o'clock. adjourned
until u O'Clock Oh Monday.