The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-13

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 12.-The
first gun Of the inevitable preliminary
battle in the senate upon the question
of the repeal OF the federal election
laws was fired to-day, and it came from
one OF the opponents of repeal, Senator
Cullom, of Illinois. Senator Stewart, Of
Nevada, in a short speech, advocated
the repeal of the election law, and in
cidentally gave expression to some OF
his well known views on the financial
question. The resolution calling upon
the President for additional informa-
ton in the Hawaiian matter was laid
over until tomorrow in order that Mr..
Frye, OF Maine, might submit some re-
marks.
After the morning business Mr.. Cul-
lon (Rep., Ills. took the floor to speak
on the federal elections bill.
In the course OF his remarks Mr.. Cul-
lom attacked the New York machine,
and especially Isaac II. Maynard, the
defeated candidate for judge. This
brought Senator Hill to his feet and a
long dialogue was begun.
''ls the senator aware Of the fact"
asked Mr.. Hill, "that the election case
to which he refers would not have con-
trolled the senate of the state OF New
York;"
"If the senator proposes to justify
that action" said Mr.. Cullom, "by the
declaration that it would not have con-
trolled the politics Of the New York
state senate, regard it as no sufficient
question to be asked in this case, be-
cause If it was a crime whether or not
it controlled the senate in that state;
the senator ought not to justify it, nor
should any other man."
"Whether there was anything ire
gular or criminal in the action in that
senatorial district is one question" !" said
Mr.. Hill. 1.-The point that the senator
seemed to me to be trying to make was
that the action in that district had eff
fected the control Of the senate OF New
York. Upon that point beg to inform
him that his statement is not true"
"Whether the statement is exactly
true or not" was as far as Mr.. Cullom
got in reply, when Mr.. Hill exclaimed: (:
at is neither exactly true, not substan-
TALLY true"
ut probably required two or three
changes in order TO secure control OF
the legislature" said Mr.. Cullom, "and
the election OF senator friendly to the
senator from New York" lMr. HllD.
"The election OF the United States
senator" said Mr.. Hill, "had nothing
whatever to do with that question. ex-
cept in very slight degree"
"Of course yield to the senator from
New York." said Mr.. Cullom, $50 far as
familiarity with the facts are con-
cerned."
~ do not say that the senator will
fully misstates the facts. l presume he
has simply taken the partial accounts
in the partisan newspapers OF our state" "
replied Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. Cullom-I have not relied upon
newspaper accounts entirely. have
understood and think the country un-
derstands that the action OF that man
Judge Maynard) inaugurated scheme
which resulted in changing the charac-
ter OF the Legislature" :"
Mr.. Hill-In that respect desire to
inform the senator and the country at
the same time his statement is not a
correct one Of the situation.
Mr.. Cullom then resumed the direct
course OF his speech. He called upon
good people everywhere in America, re-
gardless OF politics, to join as one man
to perpetuate, to make stronger and
more efficient every guard and protec-
ton for honest elections.
Mr.. Cullom then referred to what he
termed the general situation. He spoke
of the recent panic and. hard times aud
had not proceeded far when Mr.. Hill
again interrupted him.
Senator Hill-Does the senator e2-
peCt to prevent the country from realiz-
ing these dire effects he has mentioned
by the continuance Of the federal cleo
ton laws.
Mr.. Cullom-Their repeal is one of
the steps to be taken, the end OF which
will be the destruction OF the in
dustries and the very life of the nation.
Mr.. HILL understood the senator
from Illinois few minutes ago to refer
to the recent election in New York as q
condemnation OF certain political meth.
DDS or results understand him now
to claim that the election was vindi-
cation Of the Republican protective
policy.
Mr.. Cullom-I do not say that the con-
duct which have described as having
occurred in New York state, which in
my judgment gave the majority to the
Democratic party and which resulted in
the election of Democratic senator,
has been condemned by the people OF
New York by nearly 100000 majority in
defeating the Democratic candidate
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