The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-13
FEDL.. ON LAW
II. ~
DEBATE OPENS ON REPEAL
BILL,
The Bill for the Admission of Utah
Causes Spirited Dsbate in
the House.
CONSIDERATION OF THE TARIFF BILL
IN THE CoMMITrBB.
Comptroller Esksls Say, he WIN Take HIS
Time About Appointing Bank BIan-
inerr for Texas,

Washington, December 1.-THE first gun
OF the inevitable parliamentary hattie in
the senate upon the question OF the repeal
Of the Federal election laws was iircd
today by Mr. cullom.
The resolution calling upon the president
for additional Information in the Hawaiian
matter was laid over until tomorrow In
order that Mr.. Frye might submit his
remarks
After the mornings business. Mr.. Gull
lom took the floor to speak on the Federal
elections bill. He reviewed the legal ques-
lions Involved in Federal supervision of
elections, taking broad view Of the
constitutional power OF the general gov
eminent TO regulate elections for Federal
offices. shall the election OF senators
and representatives in congress be sub
ject alike to the frauds and outrages
of judicial rufnans and ward bullies?
Shall the mandate OF corrupt Judge. the
order OF n Maynard. determine the COM
plexion OF legislature which elects
senator to this bodyG Shall the Drawn
and muscle of AicKanc, in defiance of
courts and laws. control next year the
election OF representative in congress
and congress have no power to protect by
law the integrity OF It's own membership?
In other words is there to be no power
in the hands OF congress- by which It may
maintain in degree the Integrity nnd
purity OF the determination OF It's own
membership or must It be ever subject to
the frauds and wrongs which the State
laws have failed to prevent?
Il have not SO lost faith In American
citizenship as TO believe that the sworn
officers Of any political party win persist
emily ignore the requirements of wise and
Just election laws. Better such system.
by whomsoever It may be administered
than to be without law and without hind
rance"
In the course Of his remarks, Mr..
Cullom attacked the New York machine,
especially /. II. Maynard, the democratic
candidate for judge.
This brought Senator Hill to his feet,
and n long dialogue took place
Finally Mr. Cullom resumed the direct
course OF his speech. He called upon the
good people everywhere in America, re-
CARELESS OF politics. 10 Join as one man
to perpetuatc. make stronger and more
efficient every guard and protection for
honest elections Mr.. Cull0m then re-
ferred to what n termed the general sit
uation. lie spoke OF the recent panic and
hard times, but had not proceeded far
when MIR. HIN again interrupted
docs the senator expect to prevent the
country from realizing these dire effects
that he has mentioned by the continuance
OF the Federal election lawBg'
Mr. Cullom: Their repeal Is one OF
the steps TO be taken 70 the end which
VIII be the destruction of industries and
the very life Of the Nation"
Mr. Cullom. continuing, referred 20 the
pulling down OF the American Gag at
Hawaii. which could not have been ac-
by ali the power OF monarchiai
Europe. but had been committed by order
OF an American president upon the advice
and recommendation OF a newly baptised
democratic secretary Of state Q.augh-
teri
ar Stewart of Nevada addressed the
senate in favor or the repeal of the Fed