The herald., 1893-10-01
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The Debate on the Tucker Bill Is Becom-
Ing Lively.

The Debate on the Tucker Bill Is Becom-
ing Lively.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-In the house
today the committee on appropriations
presented for immediate consideration
bill to extend the time for the compile
ton of the eleventh census to June 80,
1894. Passed.
Debate on the bill to repeal the ns-
tional election laws was resumed. Pat
terson OF Tennessee spoke in support of
the measure. He maintained that
President Lincoln went to his grave
never dreaming of universal negro suf-
frage; that not a soldier who followed
the flag of the union and fought its bat
ties dreamed of it during the war or
Immediately after. He declared had
Lincoln been permitted to live and
carry out his policy there would have
been peace and prosperity in the south
25 years ago. Lincoln's assassination
made 1t possible for ambitious Republi.
can leaders to place their heels on the
neck of the south. Reconstruction leg
islation was passed on the theory that
the sovereignty of the states was gone
that the southern states were con-
quered territory. Over 5000. 0.000, 900 was
heaped into the debt of the southern
states in few years, and ruin, devasta-
ton, lawlessness, fraud and corruption
reigned supreme.
Henderson of Iowa interrupted to
read a letter from an unnamed indi-
vidual in Tennessee declaring that in
five counties of that state wholesale
fraud and intimidation was practiced.
Patterson replied. recounting the his
tory of the attempt in 1885 to punish
election frauds, and called attention to
the condition Of affairs in the south be-
fore the war, when any one who would
corrupt or spend money on the elec-
tions was considered dishonest. If it
had been otherwise in the south since
the war the origin must be looked for in
these election measures. II the Repub-
lican party had pursued the policy out
lined by Lincoln in his letter to Gov
ernor Kent of limited suffrage for the
negro it would have been vastly better
for the negroes and for every section of
the country. Prolonged applsuse.]
Mccall (Rep.) of Massachusetts fol-
lowed in opposition.
McNagney of Indiana followed in sup.
port of the measure. He claimed that
the whole question of federal supervis.
ion of elections was hurtful and op-
pressive.
Warner of New York supported the
measure. II do not care to defend the
state of New York." said he, tagainst
the ISLANDERS hurled at her from every
corner of this chamber by the Republi-
cans. We welcome them. The fact is,
New York city was the first to adopt
model system of registration of election,
and count system go perfect that on
the night of the election, from one end
of the country to the other, the result
in New York is known and accepted.
We in New York city compelled the
country districts to accept the same
scrutiny of elections which we volunta-
rily put on ourselves years ago."
He went on to refer contemptuously
to Justice Woods who had, Warner said,
reversed himself in order to keep Colo
mel Tudley out of Jail and prevent an
official investigation OF the "blocks of
five letter."
II deny that" shouted Johnson
OF Indiana, springing to his feet.
Justice Woods decision was in accord
ance with the law in the case"
sit was neither law, morals or de-
cency," retorted Warner. sit 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.
Richards OF Ohio, then took the floor
and made a carefully prepared and for