The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-30
CAPT. WISE DEFENDS COX
PROVES THAT HE DID NOT VOTE FOR
THE ODIOUS ELECTION LAW,
The Consul Bureau of the State Depart
ment Running Itself-status Of
the Repeal BiIl.
TTMEs BUREAU. RApLEY BUILDING.
WASHINGTON. September 20. 1893.

WASHINGTON. September 20. 1893.
The managers Of the repeal forces In
the Senate have determined 10 push the
matter TO a final issue next week, and,
as the silver men say they viii 'die in
the last ditch" the repeal workers will
make very strong effort TO provide the
ditch, and many mighty well informed SEN
ators and close observers Of the course of
the legislation, are firm IN their impress
sions that the bill will be pushed through.
There is constantly a lot of talk, rela-
tive TO, and suggestive Of, a compromise
| with the silver advocates. but this fire.
quenty is the result Of the interviews
Of the anti-repeai men themselves, and
the reasonable conclusion is that there
will be no consideration at all OF any
| earthly suggestion Of "A compromise un-
! I'll the repeal men have played their
| last card and cOnclusively satisfied them
selves that nothing but absolute clOture
can win. This they will most likely not
attempt. but clOture by any other name
would be as effective and the repeal men
are confident that vote can be reached,
or they will know the reason why. Mr.
| Voorhees, viii move 10 extend the hours
/ liOiil II y. NJ. 10 i L. NJ anu VIII SdlAhAS
| every senator that the legitimate de-
bate is exhausted, and win then urge d
| vote.
There Is some talk heard about the
| Capitol Of a possible alliance or combi-
| nation OF the silver men and the high
| tariff protectionists, but there seems to
| be no reasonable ground for such rumOrs,
as the silver senators Of the South, while
strongly In favor of the continuance of
the Sherman law or something better"
| as they say, are also strongly pledged
to the reformation Of the tariff, and the
| repeal Of the Federal election laws. 1t
| seems the purpose OF the silver men TO
keep the air charged with rumors, and
| TO create the impression that the result
Is shrouded in doubt and wrapt in mys-
| terry, but when the pail Of tedious debate,
tiresome deciamations and trivial per-
sonal wrangles shall have been drawn
aside, the remains OF the Sherman law
will be prepared for burial, and Stewart,
| Teller. Wolcott and others Will chant the
requiem and oficiate az chief mourners.
The debate upon the Federal election
| laws has begun TO steam up a little, but
the boiling point is not yet reached. The
! Incorporate speech of Mr. Johnson yes
! terday was toned down considerably by
| the forcible plea of Congressman Breck-
| inridge, who cOunseled mode
ration. dignity and justice in the discus
sion. and closed with an earnest and
| eloquent appeal for a discontinuance Of
| the oppressive laws which were a menace
TO the good order and peace OF the South
Mr. Lacey, of Iowa, was the first speak
er against the repeal to-day, and ne was
followed in debate by 4lr De Almond,
Of Missouri. During the latter's speech
Mr.. Ray, Of New York, asked Mr.. De
Almond IL he did not know that some
Of the New York Democrats voted for
and urged the passage Of the laws Mr.
De Almond replied that he did not, and
asked for the names Of the men who
did. Mr.. Ray paused a moment md
then said he recalled one, Mr. S. S. Cox
who died several years ago.
There was a pause in the House, for
no one VINO knew Sunset" Cox believed
the statement. Hon. George ID. Wise was
on his feet in a second, and with emotion
exclaimed. I'm justice TO the memory
Of my old warm and beloved friend who
has passed beyond the busy scenes Of
this life, l challenge that statement,
and pronounce 1t false. will produce
the record" In a minute the record was
produced, and from it Captain Wise read
not only Mr.. Coxs vote against the laws,
but found his speech against their pas
sage.
Mr.. Ray dropped into his seat, evident
ly impressed with the fact that with
friends on the floor and the records
at hand, IL was as dangerous TO attack
a dead man as a living representative.
An incident occurred yesterday which
tends TO show how some alleged Demo-
Gratis in Virginia consider the bestowal
of reward upon the so-called party work
ers. one Of the members Of Congress
from Virginia received a letter from n
constituent, in which the citizen wrote
that he had been a hard party worker
for years, and that now he had come 10
Washington and would stay until Ghe was
given an office, or he concluded, Il swear
/ will never vote the Democratic ticket
again or turn my hand over TO help
the party" The congressman read the
letter over again to be sure that IA was
not a victim Of a joke; but Il was MI
there, and the number Of the boarding
house where the party worker had
gone into winter quarters was given,
and the face of the congressman flushed
and paled with the vividness of the even
ing sky. Then he grasped his pen md
wrote He put down some words that
mothers do not teach their boys, and
are used in the Bible in connection with
Dives and other fellows that did not
do well, and he closed with a peroration
that sounded something like an order II
accommodation by the Pope at Rome
and which was calculated 10 create a
coolness between the party worker
and the busy congressman. The consti-
tuent may not turn his hand over again
for the party. but he will have 10 do it
for himself before he gets that office,
or else 90 TO board with a relative.
The Consular Bureau OF the state De-
partment is in about as bad a tlX as a
drifting schooner with everybody washed
overheard except the COOK. Congressman
Wise was up there this morning with
some applications for consular appoint
ments, but nobody was on hand with
whom the papers could be hled. so ne mad
10 bring them back, and will wait until
the business starts up at the old stand
Yesterday Congressman Grain, or IeXds'
went 10 the same office and found negro
boy perched in the office chair, and the
following dialogue occurred:
'Where is everybody" asked the gen
tleman from the land OF the mustangs |
and sombrero.
"Dey's all gone. sur" replied the would
be premier.
Whose running the Officer
"Mr. quincy was runnin' H. put hes
done gone"
''Whose attending TO the duties nowF
II dunno, sur; nobody, doant spose'
''Well, 1 have papers that L desire 10 |
place on flie."
"Dat's an rite, sur; l takes dem; be
somebody here fore long, 1 'spose.
Thus the bali rolls and the sun 90
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