The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-10

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Der or wild rumors. bearing on the silver
situation, were current about the can't
10. to-day, the most important of whI n
Includes the possibility OF an attempt 10
adJoun Congress until December Ac-
cording TO this story, which cannot be
confirmed. but which has come 10 the
ears Of various senator's. the President
I is credited with having expressed a hope
| that the Senate would adjourn rather
than accept any compromise. The sill
yer senators, in discussing this rumor
say they VIII oppose and attempt 70 ad-
/ Journ because they want action OF some
sort. 1t was also said. upon the authority
OF a senator, whose standing is high In
! his party, that a compromise had been
| practically agreed upon. All OF these
statements were received with proper
! amount Of salt"
Proceedings of iheHouse.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. oct. 9.-The
! House Democratic caucus tonight. after
session OF two hours, unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That IL Is the sense OF this
caucus that the pending bill the Tucker
Did should be passed by the House OF
Representatives on tomorrow, and that
the Democrats should present an unbro-
ken column in its support
lhrit was 10 increase IN the atten-
dance In the House this morning. and II
tomorrow is not more promising there
VIII De little chance OF a quorum being
! secured no
Mr.. Aldrich Rep., Ils) opposed the
federal election bill. He did not know
how the Federal laws had fulfilled the
hopes OF their friends in the South bur
they had acted benehcially. and Congress
would oe justified in leaving them upon
the statute books. He denied most vigor-
ously that the supervisors and deputv
marshals, appointed in Chicago had been
drawn from the alleys and slums Of that
great city.
Mr. Dolliyer Rep., Iowa. opposed the
bin he said I'm part.
Great as was the store OF wrath laid
up against the day Of wrath for the South.
more solemn still would be the responsl-
bility Of the North for its miserable ac-
quiescence In the wrongs and crimes in
the South. And odious as the partner
ship was between the Democrats Of the
Ncrth and the Democrats Of the South.
hardly less odous before God and man
had been the indifference Of the RepubH-
can party. What exercise Of charity
could excuse twenty years OF Repubn-
can cowardice turned first into indlffer-
enCe, then into aversion. and at last into
treachery. Republicans, he thought |
ought not 10 appeal altogether in vain |
10 the returning reason Of the South. |
The Republican party no longer existed |
there. The day might come when these |
laws, which the South now hated. might |
be the protection. not OF black men |
alone. but Of the white citizen as well. |
IL was no longer a question OF negro /
domination. but it was a question OF free |
citizenship.
Mr.. Coomhs, Of New York, advocated |
the repeal bGl.
Mr.. BOutelle, I'm his customary vigorous |
style, opposed the bill. He had been |
amazed at the freedom with which gen
tlemen had arisen here and breathed |
forth the dogma OF state rights. State
ments had been made which gentlemen |
would not have dared 20 have given ut |
terance 10 "a few years ago. a stranger |
I'm the galleries might have thought he |
saw the shivering ghost Of the Confeder- |
acy fitting up and down the aisles and in |
and out doors and gibbering the shibbo- |
leths of a defeated conspiracy,
Mr. Boutelle then went on TO criticise |
the Democratic party for putting ex-
Confederates in charge Of the important
offices of the government In the eNecu-
tive, judicial and legislative branches
lie quoted from the Congressional Di-
rectory 10 show that nearly every i'm
presided over by gentleman who ia his
took pride in giving his
record in the Confederate army. Was
II not pitiful he said, sarcasucally, in
view Of these facts, 10 see how the sons
of the Confederacy had been Ostracised
and prescribed.
MIR Marshall Wa) said that the gen
tleman from Maine could not make
speech without waving the bloody shirt
and being stirred up by the hobgoblin OF
the dead Confederacy. He would not en-
leavor 10 reply 20 such a speech. lie
merely wished 10 say that he would vote
Tor the repeal Of the Federal election
avs because he believed them 20 be
Useless and inexpedlent
Mr.. Stallings Dem. Ala) also de-
lounced the laws. and cont anded for
heir repeal. as being unconditional, unre-
publican and undemOcratic'
Mr Lockwood Dem. n NY) I'm favoring
epeal. said that he did so in advocacy
4 a free ballot.
Mr.. Payne CRep, y. " opposed the re-
edl.
Mr. Fitch Dem. n. " said 1t seemed
ting that the last argument 20 be made
favor of the repeal Of the Federal
ws should be made by a representative
om the city or New York, where their
,eratlons had caused such public indig- q
alton. He made savage attack on
I'm J. Davenport. whom he described q
a political adventurer, entirely desti- ,
te Of an resources which are ordinari- !
necessary for success In political life, Z
Ia utterly destitute Of the high charac- {
r and conscience which sometimes COM Q
and public respect and confidence. Mr..
tch submitted that the questionality a
the election laws now sOugh to be re- b
aled was not before the House. He Fl
4 not feel that IN voting on this ques- /.
IN ne must vote 10 Overrule the Su- b
eme Court IN favor of the gentleman y
ON Virginia CTuc<er). II Z was con- q
tutiOnal for Congress 10 enact these c
VS. II was constitutional for Congress b
repeal them. He hoped 10 vote In this "A
,ngress 10 repeal many laws about the .
nstittitionality Of which there was no ?,
M of question. He was happy that 4,
order 20 rdersiand why a bad law. a
ide for a bad purpose. should he re- a
aled. n was not a condition precedent ;,
AZ any body should educate himself :,
10 the belief that he was a great con- :,
tutional lawyer There was no ques- =
n Of States rights or the interpreta- -
n OF the constitution Involved IN this re- -
A. The Democratic party. assembled -
its national convention. the platform !"
which was accepted and ratified by ~
people OF The whole country az the u
[ election. formulated in clear and en- y
attic language IN which there was no ~
ntion Of any constitutional question.
belief Of the party OF this subject !"
those grounds and on practical ex- al
-ience with this law. he asked. In the -