The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-13
HILL Tits WITH CULLOM.
THE ILLINOIS NAN DEFENDS THE
FEDERAL FRICTION LAWS

the houas on the Admission OF htnh
wAsnrNoroS. Dec. 12- The resolution offered
yesterday by Mr. IIonr tEep, Mass calling on
the President Tor information ns TO the appoint-
ment Of Mr. Blount ms paramount Comm ssion
er to Hawaii, was not presented to tho Senate
In the morning hour. but went over. In order
to permit Mr. Cullom Rep, III to address the
Senate in opposition TO the bill to repeal the
Federal Election laws, and Mr.. Cuom at
1880 began his argument
After brief history Of the protection OF the
elective franchise from fraud beginning with
the clause OF the Constitution declaring that
the time. places. and manner OF holding cleo
lions for Senators and REPRESENTATIVES shall
be prescribed in each State by the Legislature
thereof but that Congress may at any time by
law. make or alter such regulations except ms
to places OF choosing Senators. Mr.. Cullom
said there never had been any serious lues-
tion as to the scope and meaning Of that con-
,stitutional provision. What was the cause. he
asked. Of the present demand for the repeal OF
the laws passed by Congress on the subject
Had any man suffered any injustice by reason
OF their existence or en'orcement2 Had any
person been wronged by laws which were
intended. to prevent wronG2 The con-
tention Of those who urged the repeal
OF those laws seemed to be based mainly
upon the theory that the Stntes alone we're
charged with the police control Of elections.
and that the Federal Govern ent had no call
TO interfere even for the protection OF its own
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given to Congress tho right to make or alter
the prescribtion OF the state Legislatures2
No Senator would fail TO perceive that the dis
cussion brought Senators back 10 the identl-
cal question which his friends In the south
had attempted to settle at Fort Sumpter In
1851, and which reached final settlement in
1865
~ was iu'e' lie shln' ior congress 10 s' SUI
pinely down eontented with the false theory
IL Th ,ro MISREPRESENTATION go,
onlse ina' was pV''e' ,'l., wIons
gum.nts one. useJ in ius,iacation for The dis.
.t :, a., t-I ,,I I,-..
rup',on o, 'ne uh'"h' ha'ioha' uo'elhneht
which had u OF tho power within itself to pro-
tect its own membership and to have some
.or,.,L 80. g. aI.,tinns n.a n.s.I, as
water. aud could not very long endure. II tho
existing Federal Election laws wero imperfect
or worked injustice they should he amended
or modified, but not swept from tho statute
book. An honest American ballot was the
strongest, the most her. ulean power In the
world That ballot. that great agency which
created an American President and an Ameri-
powers Of the earth could not destroy.
His Democratic friends. he thought. were
throwing sanitary regula tions which would 10
under their "wn control. lie. HI u kenuLlcan. !
would rather HAY" such system OF laws,
meant and intended solely for the proper pro.
Il every Official agency Tor their enforcement
only necessary to go Into the enlighi ened |
State Of New York to ma volumes Of proof OF
TO guarantee an honest casting and true count |
Ing o. honest votes ,-,
m m IN lis oh pf MT %,
think even Of the public fact OF the gigantic |
frauds upon decency. the monstrous outrages |
upon this elective franchise, which had hepn !
perpetrAted within the last few months in that /
great Commonwealth: What Disgrace, he !
tion to the judiciary OF u noble State, had be- !
come tho name Of that Judge ireleriing to !
who al sold his judicial hirthright for a mess
Of niseral'ie polticel pottHge.
OF tho fact that tho contested election case to |
which he refers would not have CONTROL ed the /
election OF senator from the state oi New |
MIR. Culon IL tho senator from New York /
simply proposes to justify that acton By the |
OF the state senate OF New York. I say +" him |
that. u It was n crime, the Senator ought not !
Mr.. HiiIl"Nhether there Was or or Yves not any.
thing irregular or crimipal in the action in tho |
senate district In question, We will discuss ut
now. Tho point when hn trying to make !
Etoulh W pe Nnt action ~ lldt district
fcctea the control OF tho state senate al New !
ork, and on that point beg to inform him
that his statement Is not true,
Mr.. Culom-Whether the statement Is ex-
actly true Or not
MIR. llil-lt IL neither exactly nor su6stan-
tail true,
. Mr. Cuom-It probably required two ur |
tire" changes In order I" ge, u Legislature 20 |
secure the election Of n Democratic Senator |
from tn. stGte Of New York.
Mr.. rill--1he election Of nited States Sena-
Tor had nothing whatever to do with the QuRs-
ton. except to n very slight degree. II that !
district had been xiv en- to the iiepubl leans. and
II two or three other districts had Lern given |
70 them, tho majority in the Assembly was suf- |
pctent 10 elect my DISTINGUISHED colleague Or. |
Murphy Ia tins body. That question hal moth
Ing Whatever 10 do with the control Of the sem
AtoI ship from the state ol New inrk.
MI Guilom 4 understand the facts to be-
M HILL do not LAY that the Senator will
inliY nisstatrs the iacts. | presume lac has
simply taken the partial accounts oil paI,isan
newsiaIsrs,
hr InlIom-i nave not relied on newspaper
Aecopnls especially. tut ! have understo"d-
n ,L. INNS mat ne country nus 1ndtrst9od-
mat the actiOn ot thnl man, who al t"rwar'i he
eamT "A y, nGHI"isd = srhsme which
fesulleu IN changing Tie political complexion
Of the isRisiatnTa.
1lT, Hlll-AIt ueSlro 10 inform the NOnutOF |