The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-04
KYLE DEFENDS THE SOUTH.
The Minority Report on The Election
Bill a ISLANDER.


Election Laws of Nebraska When
That State Was a Territory At
tendance of Members Again Very
Slim.
Washington. Oct. 3-The call Of the
committees in the House this morning
was unproductive Of results, and the de-
bate on the federal election repeal bill
was resumed.
Mr. Northway, rep. of Ohio, in speak
ing against the measure, said that II was
a popularity of his TO stand by the under
dog in the fight, and, realizing that the
United States was the under-dog in this
fight, he took some pleasure in defending
that under dog He then entered upon
an argument . prove that the laws were
erfectly constitutional
Mr. Kyle dem, of Mississippi, spoke in
opposition TO the federal election laws.
The minority report from the committee
on the election of President and Vice
President has not been equaled for in
justice by any report that he had ever
read and he denounced the statement
made in that report that Mississippi had
the most perfect operating system for
fraud yet devised in the south.
He submitted that there was no good
reason why Mississippi should be held up
and criticised and the election methods
north of Mason and Dixon's line should
not be open to criticism. He proceeded
TO criticise the statutes of the states
from which the members who signed the
minority report came. Referring to the
statutes Of Nebraska, represented by
/ Mr. Hainer, he read law passed when
| Nebrs ka was a territory restricting suf-
| ferage to free white What would be
thought of Mississippi if she had such a
! law
Mr. Ray, rep, of New York-Do you
! honestly think Laughter
Mr.. KYLE don t think except honestly,
/ and l want you to remember that.
! Laughter
Mr.. Ray beg your pardon.
Mr.. Kyle accept your apology this
time. Laughter.
The question propounded by Mr.. Ray
was unimpOrtant and the answer was
! equally SO.
MANHOOD AS THE BASIS.
Representative Murray, rep. of South
! Carolina, interrupted Mr.. Kyle with the
question as to whether in a government
! like ours suffrage should be one of man
| hood, iuasmuch as that suffrage was the
! only defense of the poor man.
Mr.. Kyle was about TO pass the ques-
| tion over, when Mr.. Boutele, rep. of
Maine, rose and in his vigorous manner
| asked for an answer
! Mr.. Kyle, not exactly understanding
! the question, and believing that Mr.
BOutelle did not either, asked the gentle
man from Maine to repeat it, remarking
at the time that another Daniel had come
| to Judgment.
Mr. Boutelle declined to do So 1t was
a question propounded by the gentleman
from South Carolina. AT his request Rep
resentative Murray repeated the query
In reply, Mr.. Kyle said that suffrage
was whatever the state made it.
THAT does not answer it," exclaimed
! Mr. Boutelle. mo Daniel ever came to
! judgment in that way. We will have to
rename YOU if you cannot answer it bet
| ter than that
Mr. KYLE will answer any question
! that the gentlemen from Maine wishes to
ask. But don't yield now. | think you
| (alluding to Mr. Boutelle) had better
| take your seat.
ut is better for you, Think was Mr..
! Boutelle's retort.
81 think it is better for you too" was
Mr. Kyle's rejoinder.
MURRAY BoBs UP AGAIN
81 did not understand the answer to
my question" interjected Representative
Murray.
Mr. Kyle-What is that you want me to
answer! Gaughter
Representative Murray repeated his
| question.
Mr.. Kyle replied that, not comprehen-
! ding exactly what the question meant, he
would answer mo. What did the gentle
man mean by manhood!"a
Mr.. Murray replied that he meant by
manhood any man who was 81 years of
ageand was of sound mind and came under
the laws
Mr. Kyle reiterated his negative an
swer to the question, and he said that he
was in accord with the constitution of
Mississippi to which he had taken his
| oath.
Mr. Boutene-What about the oath
you took TO the United States? Laugh
ter.
Mr. Kylo-The same way. Laugh
ter.
Mr.. Kyle then went on to argue the re
peal bill. The federal election laws
should be repealed because they were I'M
| necessary, because they were not in the
genius of our government, because they
were Inconsistent with our republican in
situations and because they were a tax
upon the people.
THE SLIM ATTENDANCE.
Mr.. Bowers rep, of California, in
speaking against the bill denounced sar-
CoSIiCd4iS, OuC eloC tIou laws us d IlIlBnU-
full specter,N and then went on to ridicule
| the House for the slim attendance at the
debates. He understood, however, that
| the giants were training for the last great
struggle. They were tightening up their
belly bands. While the giants were in
training quarters the House was de-
serted When the giants SHE'D their hats
into the ring the attendance might be
larger.
Mr. DeForest, dem. of Connecticut. fol-
lowed with an argument in favor of the
! bill.
Then Mr. Dunphy, dem, of New York.
asked for the immediate consideration of
the New York and New Jersey bridge
| bill. His request was granted.
| The vote on the bill resulted II to 10:
and Mr.. Warner raised the point of no
quorum.
The House then, at 4:55 o'clock ad-
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