The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-05
MORE STRIFE STIRRED UP
The Federal Elections Bill Brings ont
Warm Discussion,
SOME VERY STRAIGHT TALKING
A colored Congressman from South Car
oiina TeIisthe Truth without
any EquivocatIon
Associated Press.

? Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. An the house t,
day, after the presentation OF sever,
resolutions. Peel from the committee O
public lands, reported adversely TO IN
Bowers resolution calling on the at
torney general for information whethe
the United States could he made a par
ty to the cases Of the Southern Pacif
ic now pending TO disposses settlers Ii
California.
The house passed a joint resolution
expressing to foreign governments par
ticipating in the Worlds Fair celebra
ton the acknowledgements of congress
Under call of the committees Oates
reported the bankruptcy bill and Me.
Creary reported lis substitute for the
Everett bill, amending the Geary ex-
clusion act, After a rather heated de-
bate on the propriety of recognizing
war claims, OF class Of which a Dor
ton had been paid by the Confederate
government the elections debate was
resumed by Compton of Maryland in
support of the measure
Sweet Of Idaho denounced Cleveland
for his course on the silver question.
and said Andrew Johnson was i'm
peached for acts less odious. Cleveland
imagined himself dictator.
Lane of Illinois maintained that
armed men at the polls should be with
drawn now and forever. Murray, a
colored republican from South Carolina,
closed the days debate.
IF | owe allegiance to this govern
ment, said he, then the government
which squeezes my life blood out in
taxes, owes protection to me. The GUAR
dian of the states sovereignty is again
lowering about the dome of the capi-
toll | submit that men armed with RI
fies and shotguns who stand at the bal
lot box to murder or terrorize to pre-
vent us from voting are as much
armed enemies of the United States as
an invading army"
Just before the house adjourned.
Chairman Fitz. of the committee re-
porting the bill, introduced substi-
tute which strikes out the section of
The revised statutes empowering the
military to keep the peace at the polls,
and repeating all laws regarding the
of supervisors or deputy
The Substitute would leave
n force the election laws relating to
he punishment of private individuals |
or bribery and about all that leaYes |
n force the declaratory principles of |
he fifteenth amendment. The north |
IN democrats after an informal con-
erence decided that the Tucker bill |
vas too sweeping, and this substitute
vas formulated to meet objections. The |
louse then adjourned.
Washington, Oct. AIN the senate
oday, Butler of South Carolina, made
he first open suggestion Of COM
romise. In an impassloned speech
gainst the silver repeal bill he said
hat the answer to the question which
ad been asked over and over again,
When would vote be had OH the
ill?" was Compromise. Compromise
the only solution of the struggle
ere"
Washington. Oct 4.-strenuous ef-
orts have been made by the congress-
len favoring and those opposing the
IcCreary substitute for the Geary bill
agree upon time when the bill shall
e considered. Some Of the opponents
the measure want 1t put off till the
rst Of November. There is little doubt
that the bill will go through
soon as vote can be reached. Sew
raj Western members are preparing
apers which severely arraign the adj
Illustration for the non-enforcement
! the Geary law