Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-28
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Morse and Fith.an YiTy tho HOlOiony
In The House.
Great Excitement Among tue Nom
berS-thc senate debate
Continued.


was passed ut the opening VI TIE s,a'
sion Of the House this morning between
Moue, Mas, nud Fithiau, lllinois.
Moro ia tr,of speech attempted to
Justify his COURSE In nllbustoring yus.
terJay. lie charged Fithian with be-
ing solely responsible f0r the refusal "
tho llouie to permit him to print In
the Record newspaper extracts attack
Ing Pension Commissioner Lgchron.
FHhiau, replying, said Morse had
endegyOrud 10 Induce him, Fithinu, 10
withdraw his objection 10 the pflntin.,
by coming 10 him anu inilmatng that
he, Morse, would, ~ a member or the
committees on buildings aud grounds,
help Fithian 10 gel through any public
building bill Ia wlich he might be- in'
teTtstrd.
"rhnps absolutely ialsr," shouted
Morse s,ridlng mensnclugly toward
Fithian.
"li the gentleman from Malsa.
chusssls denies tho statement | have
proof that viii satisfy any member Ui
the House; my colleague, GUldeeir
heard the conversation" Gctofteu
Fihlan.
Morse backed against tho rails, aud
replied meekly that "what the gen.
tlemaH tnyH has color Of truth
(iaughtpT) hut the construction ne
places on 1t IL uuqualifiedly false"
"if the gentleman uunira my state.
ment," yelled Fithian shaking his net
hnyfily ut the MHssachusrtt man, Che
Is Niliully lying himself"
Tho House was then In an uprOnT.
Tho speaker pounded vigorously tor
order, declaring both out Of order.
This closed the Incident.
THIS debate on the bill 10 repeal the
federal election laws was resumed.
General John &. Black 0f Illinois,
oX.commisslouor OF pensions, spoke In
support Of thu bill. IL was his maiden
speech In the House. He was ac.
corded the closest attention. He
said he would not discuss the question
from ~ constitutional point Of view,
but would Try TO show hrs reasons f0I
favoriug repeal. Thesc lave were
enacted Ia 1865. The most that could
/ be sSiI f.t them was that they were
designed 10 operate under circum'
stances which no longer exist. They
were following a fierce, dem9tallslng
struggle. The system was u child
Of force, hatred aud dread Of
men long arrIysd on sculi0na.
vi lines ngniLBt each other.
II they ever were efficient, their time
IL gone. Tue thing needed now IL the
elevation OF the franchise. II men are
nos nc 10 exercise this hight, they
should be deprived Of the privilege,
lie did not mean Ignorance Of books
but OF the genius of American institu'
lions. Corrupt vennl voters consii
tute danger 10 the country
Ihe election laws do not meet
Hnd are not designed 20 meet this CON
ditlou., Their purpose was 10 elevate an
unfortunate race by tupl Orting them
with the strong arm OF the govern
meni. They appealed 10 force mol
reason, anu intensity tue race issue
He would vote ~ uphold the dignity
OF the government anu the rights oil
Its citizens, but these laws dl1 neither
At the conclusion Of Blachs address
johnson spoke In opposition TO repeal
The debate continued more than al
hour, then Peter addressed ia,
Senate. He read tho Pfesiionpi
letter TO Governor Norihen OF GeOrgii
and said IL did not diesipate the coufI
sion la the public mind ~ to the Prrsi
denpa real upiniOna On the monetary
questions. He might be a mon1melal
list and might be- a blme,allist, bu
there was nothing In the letter TO SHOW
what kind OF meiallift no was.