The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-30
MEMBERS TIRED OF DEBATE
The Election Law Repeal Fight in the
House Dragging.

Methods in Vogue in South Carolina.
Messrs. Talbert and MoLaurin Take
Exceptions to His Remarks-LooaI
Self Government and Presidential
Appointments.
Washington, Sept. 29.-Instead of in.
terest in the discussion on the federal
election repeal bill increasing, it is rapid
ly diminishing At no time in the House
to-day after the bill was taken up were
there more than 100members present, and
the average attendance throughout the
debate would not exceed 25 Mr.. Gillet
of Massachusetts was the chief speaker.
He spoke against the bill, as did Messrs.
Lacey of Iowa and Blair of New Hamp-
shire and Mr. Dearmond of Missouri and
Wheeler of Alabama advocated the repeal.
But the conditions were depressing and
none Of the gentlemen could do themselves
justice.
At the opening of the days proceedings
MIR. Oates asked unanimous consent for
the present consideration Of a Joint reso-
luton authorizing the President to detail
an army officer TO discharge the duties Of
instructor at the University of Alabama.
MIR, Hopkins, rep, of Illinois, thought
tAub lutIb SuOulQ DC general statute
passed increasing the number of military
instructors that might be detailed to the
various colleges, and Mr. Dingley, rep, of
Maine, sustained him in this view.
MIR. Oates was also in favor of general
law, but that would take some time to
pass, and the college to which he referred
opened next Monday.
LACEY DEFANiEs SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. Simpson objected to Mr.. Oates re-
quest.
. Neither of the calls Of the committees
were productive of result and the House
resumed the consideration of the federal
election repeal bill.
Mr.. Lacey Of Iowa characterized the
measure as an unseemly bill brought in
at an unseemly time. IL should have
been entitled bill for the protection Of
corruption and iniquity at elections. That
would be its effect. MIR Lacey then pros
ceeded to criticise the election methods
pursued in certain districts of South Car
olina.
Mr., Talbert denied the general tone Of
the gentleman's remarks.
Mr.. LACEY am glad the gentleman
denies the tone of my remarks; the facts
speak for themselves. Laughter
Mr.. McLauFin denied the allegations
made by the gentleman from Iowa rela-
tive to the elections in South Carolina.
lie denied that the negroes in that state
were deprived of any rights Some
years ago this might have been the
trouble. But 1t was not the negro that
was making the trouble, it was the
carpetbagger who had gone down south.
When South Carolina had got
rid of carpetbaggers when
they had packed their bags and
returned to Massachusetts and other
northern states, South Carolina had
Vaau gf.as, ,laa
people of South Carolina did not care
whether the federal election laws were
repealed or not. The only reason he was
in favor of their repeal was that he be-
lieved that the true way to build up this
federal government and make it a grand
government was to give the people at
home local self government
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Wilson, rep, of Washington. in
quired whether the gentleman was in
favor of local self government. Having
received an affirmative reply, Mr.. Wilson
inquired again as to the gentleman's opin-
ion in regard TO certain appointments re-
Gently made by the President.
Mr. McLaurin disclaimed having any
authority over the President.
Mr.. Wilson remarked that the Presi-
dent was sending into the Senate nomi-
nations of eastern men to office in North
and South Dakota and other western
states. The people Of those states want
local self government. Laughter
Mr.. Dearmond in advocating the repeal
of the election laws, said that they had
been enacted in order to depress intellf-
gence in the south. They had been passed
to put ignorance in power and to remove
SUPPORTERS OF THE LAW.
In interrupting Mr.. Dearmond, Mr..
Ray, rep, Of New York, said that the
election law had been passed with the
help of many prominent democrats from
North Dakota.
Mr.. Dearmond inquired what the names
of those democrats were
Mr.. Ray said that he could at this mo-
ment recall one name-that of Samuel
Cox.
There was not a single New York DEM
ocrat in the house and Mr. Wise denied
the statement and declared that Mr.. Cox
had both opposed and voted against the
passage of the laws. Applause.
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama spoke in adj
vocacy of the bill, and argued against the
Of the laws which it
was proposed to repeal.
Mr.. Blair, rep, of New Hampshire, OPP
posed the measure but his remarks were
very brief. as his throat was not in con-
dition TO make any extended speech. He
found time. however, 10 pay a tribute
John /. Davenport, whom he eulogized as
being one of the ablest, most conscien-
tiOus men who had ever administered the
election laws, or any other laws. Mr.
Blair then obtained leave to extend his
remarks in the Record and the House at
80 o'clock adjourned