The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-04
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.


Kyle, of mississippi, is Ratified by n
Colored Members Questions.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct S.-The de-
bate on the elections bill to-day only
showed one flash of interest, when
Murray, OF South Carolina, negro rep
resentative, interrogated Kyle. Of Miss.
Boutelle, Of Maine, supported the COL
ored man, and between them they
forced the Mississippi man to appeal to
the speaker to prevent further inter-
ruptions.
The real feature OF the session oc.
Cured just before adjournment, when
the attendance had dwindled down to a
handful OF members. Mr.. Murray
asked unanimous consent to consider
the New York and New Jersey bridge
bill. Mr.. Dewitt Warner. although he
restrained himself from objecting, made
vicious speech against the bill. 1t is
the bill which Senator Hill tried to
pass in the senate after midnight on
the night OF the last session OF Con-
gress. When the vote was taken, Mr..
Warner made the point of no quorum.
and the attempt to railroad the bill
through deserted house was frustrated.
STATES RIGHTS HEREsY.
Mr.. Northway, who represents the
old Garfield district in Ohio, opened
the debate in opposition to the repeal
Of the elections bill. Mr.. Northway de.
clared that he always had sympathy for
the under dog in the fight. In this con-
test the government was the under
dog, and it gave him pleasure to be
able to defend his government and his
party. He proceeded to inveigh against
tho pernicious doctrine OF states
rights" which he said stood like a
spectre behind the bill. He maintained
that whenever Congress and the states
had equal power to act 1t was the duty
of Congress to speak, and its voice
should be paramount.
Referring to Mr.. Patterson's frank
avowal few days ago concerning the
struggle for supremacy between the
white and black races in the south, he
said Mr.. Patterson had admonished the
Republican party because it had not re-
Cognized this race condition. 1t re.
minded MIN (Northway) OF the murder
er who had appealed tor leniency on
the ground that he had not anticipated
tho terrible punishment. "WhY did
you not consider the consequences be-
fore you brought on that awful wal"
asked Mr.. Northway, addressing the
Democrats. "Shame on you, the Re-
publican party could not shirk its duty.
II was bound to protect the slave whom
it had freed by four bloody years OF
civil strife"
Mr.. Kyle, OF Mississippi, followed in
advocacy OF the bill. He briefly re.
viewed the election laws OF Ohio and
Nebraska and other northern states
whence came Republican representa-.
tives who had signed the report These
structures aroused Mr., Ray, OF New
York, Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, and Mr..
Strong, OF Ohio, in defense Of their states,
KYLE IS RATIFIED.
Mr.. Murray wanted to know whether
Mr.. Kyle did not believe in a repub!i-
can form of government. Manhood"
should be the test of suffrage as the
ballot was the only weapon poor man
had,
Mir. Boutelle shouldered his way into
the arena, saying, II trust the gentle
man will answer" The coloFed man
stated his query again.
II answer No, replied Mr.. Kyle
without knowing exactly what you
mean by manhood"
~ mean q man twenty.one years old,
said Mr.. Murray. Laughter.l
my answer then" retorted Mr..