Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-15
HOT TALK IN TKs HOUSE
The Election Law Repeal Bill
 Stirs Up a Big Row.
THE REPUBLICANS WILL FIGHT IT.


 tempt to Report the DiII, and Some D"h-
 ant Talk Is IudulEcd In-senat"r Dan
 iers Long Silver Speech.
 WAsHINGTUN. Sept. i5.--rhe tactics pur- sued in the house by the Republicans in relation to the federal election laws and the proposed repeal by the Democrats has awakened a keen anxiety as to what the effects of the passage of the repeal hy the Democrats in thC house would have upon the action of the senate on the bill now pending for the repeal of the sherman act. The atta ute of Mir Tracy of New York in acting in harmony with the Republicans in filihustcring is said to Ike based upon his idea that the repeal of the federal election laws in the house would cause some votes for the repeal of the sherman law to be changed among the Republican members of the senate.
 A careful canvass of the senate just made disCloses the fact that far as its effect upon the pending measure is concerned the repeal of the federal election law will not alter the convictions of a single Repub- liCan.
 They say they favor repeal Us a matter of principle, and if any one thinks they can be moved by partisan tactics the temper of the Republicans of the senate has been msjudged. Not q Republican senator can lpIllA W tlb W III dtlillA Nllttl Nalt Cstil made or lost by any action the house may take.
 Win Be Fought In the Senate. When the proposition to repeal the fed eral election law comes before the senate, however, proposition by itself, the most serious and determined opposition to it will be manifested.
 The first skirmish over the federal cleo tion repeal bill took placcin the house and al manifested that both sides were in earnest and that the regular battle will be severe one
 The Republicans opened their batteries by declining to allow the CaSus bclli tu be even reported to the house. Under the genrralship of Mir. Burrows the Republic | ans resOrted to tilihustcriug tactics and for | the day had the best of the skirmish, as | they prevented the reporting of the meas urr, and the house adjourned without ac- | tion.
 | Before this was done the Democrats adopted a resolution rrvoking all leaves of | absence except those granted on account of | sickness. Over this resolution there was q | very brief but spicy discussion. in the course | of which Mir. GrOsvenOr of Ohio iutimHted | that if the bill were called up at the pres ent time the Wilson bill, when it returned from the senate might not receive the Re | publican assistance II formerly did. MT. McMilIan Defiant. Mir. McAlillau of Tennessee said the gen | tleman from Ohio had hlibuStercd and pre- vented even the reporting of n bill to the | house. He had made certain threats. He l had said that maybe his wrath would rise | and control his patriotism. Was this an | excuse for the gentleman to dcsist from l lcgislatiouy The Democratic party had | been elected to the house with certain du- ties to perform, and the man who believed | that it would not discharge these duties | was mistaken. The Republicans could dc | their worst. This federal election bill
 would be reported today; if not today, to- | morrow; if not tomorrow, the next day; il | not the next day, the next week: if not the l next week, the next munth if not the UcNt | month, the next session. This bill would
 be reported. IApplau~rI Members were | not here for child's play.
 In short, in the brief dvlrHtv there were
 iGdiCations that the approaching drhat, | will be a warm, partisan dispute, | The great event 0i the session of th,
 senate was the delivery "f a speech by Mir
 Daniel of Virginia against the repeal hill
 It occupied four hours and five minute,
 and was listened to throughout with HI
 interest which did not seem to diminish
 from cNUrlium to pcruratinu. Nn other | senator desired tn speak after Mir Daniel
 and the senate adjourned.