Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-01

from Arkansas DUNN, IL could not be
pretended that they were inferior officers OF
the United States: and as TO all high
officers. the Constitution required their
and consent of the Senate" and no such
advice or consent had been asked.
The President, Mr. Chandler said. was
too much given to disregard the express
provisions OF law. and 20 violate the lam
guage OF the Constitution. lie instanced
the case OF Blounts appointment TO Ha-
wall, and scoffed at the Presidents as
sumption OF royal manners in designing
Mr. Blount as my special commissioner
in saying His authority IL paramount.
and in commenting their Excellencies, the
members OF the provisional government
TO the wise keeping OF the Ruler OF the
Universe.
HILL LIES LOW.
Mr.. I'm was present during the whole
OF MIR. Chambers speech. and his atten-
ton was called more than once TO tne
"Anti-Snapper" parts OF II; but he TOOK
no part In the discussion, evidently 10
Mr.. Chambers disappointment
There was the usual delay in securing
quorum. but after time. forty-four srna
tors appeared, exactly quorum anu
business proceeded. IT,,
Two proposed amendments to the silver
nlFcnNGF
Clerks desk and read. The first was oy
MIR. Wolcott and directs the payment OF
the tax collected on cotton under the hCt
OF Julv / 1862 TO the states concerned
The second was by Mr.. Perkins ORepuoh-
cam. of California. and directs the open
ing OF the minis TO the coinage OF SILVER
OF proved American production AT me 'N
isting ratio. 20 per cent. TO be wlthhelu
for ninting or seigniorage. No gold pieces
- loo IN
than a $40 piece. 1t also PROVIDES lor
commission Of five mintery experts.
CAMDEN on SILVER.
Tho sii,cr-purchase repeal hill was taken
I'D AZ ] o'clock and Mr.. Camden made an
argument. 1890,
ia favored the passage OF the repeal
hin and argued that the United states
had 10 comply with the reasonable condl-
tious of sound finance. based on the
worlds experience. The repeal OF the
sherman act did not domonetize silver.
An the silver money now In circulation
would be continued on parity win goId'
but the further purchase OF silver bulloh
would be suspended.
While ne believed that bimetallism was
tupractlcable in this country under exist
ing conditions. he believed that the coma.
lions would so change before the end OF
the decade Gnuch sooner. he hoped, that
the free coinage Of silver would not oniy
l,,. restored in this country, but IN Eng
land and Europe He did not beheVe thAl
the world could DO without tho use or both
metals as money; bat the United states
could not afford 20 undertake the eN-
pcriment OF free coinage alone. IN case
The pending hin was passed, II shouid DC
followed by additional legislation.
lie should not now attempt To formulate
the views he had In his own mind IN r.
gard 70 H. But he would indicate the
following points:
/. provision for strengthening the
To give more elasticity 10 the
issue Of paper money, and 70 guard
agpinst sudden contraction in the cur
rcncy.
Of silver money for domestic circulation
within specified limits.
The repeal of the sherman law was the
uroper place at which to begin giving re-
uer 10 the country. Other financial lesis-
1atiou should follow. He did not share
tho apprehcnsi0n that other financial legls-
latlon following tho repeal BID could DC
md or would not be approved by the EX-
ocutiye. lie had fun faith and commence
I'm the Presidents wisdom, ana ne thouEht
that the Presidents recent uttcrances
should set at rest all doubt upon that
point. -,t..,.,
Afr. PETER took the floor, and continued
Tho speech AGAINST the repeal bill which
ra BEGAN last Thursday. He spoke until
a.el when the Senate adjourned until Mon
day. -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
About frtv members listened to the
Cbaplain's prayer i'm the House to-day.
Nr Savers asked unanimous consent lor
the ulssant consideration Of joint rtso-
lutlon extending until the 10Th Of June,
1884 the time for completing the work or
tho eleventh CENSUS There was no OBJ
lection. and the joint resolution was
passed. 49,,
Their. was no result from the call OF
committees, and the House resumed con
sheraton Of the Federal elccuon-lA" re-
peal bnl. the passage OF which was al
No,ated by Mr.. Patterson tDeHIo''dV' Va
Tennessee
he deprecated sectionalism In the dis
c,Qslon. and criticised the men who would
,nteavor to stir up fraternal strife ny
bringing w memories OF the war ne
had nothing to say against the hepupIl-
can PARTY. 1t was party OF eIe"s
achievements. Il was a party which had
produced great statesmen but that the
country was peaceful and harmonious
now was the glory of the national Dem
Ocracy.
When the Confedcrates laid down their
arms and returned home, they returned
submissivcIy. They had returned WIN
no other purpose than 60 obey the laws
The greatest calamity which had ever
occurred 20 the southern people had p"tn
the assassination Of President lAhcoih
His policy TO rehabilitatc the South mao
been the correct one, ana X mao peci
ls.tnf Lob
CRITICISM OF RECONSTRUCTION
lie then criticised tho reconstruction
acts Of congress. which. he declared, Wer,
not I'm accord with the views OF any
Union man. but in accord with the views
of the Secessionists. Those laws had beer
passed on the principle that the Souii
was conquered territory, and must p'
governed by the laws ~ conquest. 1hey
proceeded on the idea that the sovereign ,
of the Southern States was gone.
lie then went into history OF Inc
enactment Of the reconstruction measures
and traced from thos" measures the pas
sage Of the Federal clccuon-laWS h'
conditions at the close Of the war lctt IN,
South with two raccs-one the sons oil
I The grandest race the earth had ever
. seen. the other of the most helpless Hnl
the most ignorant. The superior race
should take charge Of this helpless race
lie admitted that there had been fraul
and violence 40 such revolution coul'
I've accomplished without fraud ana VIC
/ lence.
MIR. Henderson Repubicam, OF Iowa
/ read a letter from "a friend OF his t"hos'
name In advance he declined to RlNe
mentioning nve counties In Western Ten
ncssee where wholesale fraud and VIC
lcnce had been committed by the Demo
Gratis in 1855.
Mr.. Patterson entered general denia
Of this charge. The Republican party as
/ sumed that every negro was republican
4 and that II hts vote were not counted
for the Republican party there must De
fraud and violence. That was an entire
mistake. II there had been fraud, 1t ha'
/ it's origin in these Federal electlon-lawS
1 Those laws. in the South, were prdc
ucalIv dead letter. The alternative
forced upon the white people OF the Souti
had been simply awful Even the Repub
leans of the South, ON other than eco
monte questions, voted the Democratic
i ticket
WHITE SUPREMACY.
A few days ago a gentleman from hi
/ district came TO Washington to argu'
before the Ways and Means Committee
in behalf OF the Republican view of tn
tarin lie had asked the gentleman VIII!
h. was advocating the Republican view
when he voted the Democratic TICK I
, The reply had been that IL was necessdr!
ell