New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-07
FEDERAL ELECTION la VS..
THE VOTE POSTPONED UNTIL TO-DAY.
AT THE LAST MOMENT THE DEBATE TAKES On
A MORE INTERESTING P!IASE-REMARKS OF
fpy TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.

v.sbinc,on Fob 6-I'nanimous consent was OBJ
tanned this afternoon in the Senate 10 postpone the
vote on the Federal Election Law Repeal Dill untll
.o.rorro,v the debate having in it's last moments
taken on an unwonted interest and animation Inc
cricf speeches Of the day were made by Mr. ha"-
80 and Mr. Frye. both In opposition 20 repeal
NJ FRYE devoted himself especially TO n REPUTATION
of the assaults which have been made 50 repentedy
and so groundlessly on John l. Davenport and his
o1,rinle,ration OF the election laws in New-fork
CRY.
The Tucker bill. Mr. Frye said. seemed 10 ne
drawn according TO Democratic orators with the
single purpose OF legslating Mr.. Davenport out OF
orl,e for no other substantial argument In It's
s,,,or had 60 far been presented by its advocates
Mr. FRYE paid warm personal TRIBUTE 10 MI
pavenport's zeal and efficiency as supervisor Oh
INJECTIONS IN New-York. and expressed the highest
o,,,,,or Of his honest and uniagging industry
In exnosing and thwarting intended election frauds
Voting on the bill and amendments VIII begin TO-
morrow at 3 o'clock. The measure IS eNpec,ed 10
ms, bv a majority OF ten or twelve as al the
Populrts Including Mr.. Stewart are suppor'"s ~
and Mr.. Teller and Mr.. wolcot, may also vote
for It.
SENATOR HAwIEY TAKES THE FLOOR
Immediately after the routine morning ou''.
ross tho Senate resumed consideration OF
,,oso hui 70 repeal the Federal Election
,us and Mr. Iiawley Gep. Comm made
-, or,,,rent against Il. Everybody. he said. knew
the fate OF the bill. The moment that the Demo-
cratic party secured National control IL hhu ooe"
elen, tha, the repeal Of the Federal Election laws
would be one OF the first tasks to when IL "o''u
- ,,s.lf Y,xccpt the Emergency bill. relating 10
, r.,.si Of the sherman silver Purchasing act.
,hs hin was the first distinctive party measure Oh
,h. Democratic party. There were ne sa.u. OH ue
q,ofute books certain statutes intended ho' 10 aN
voters bat secure To voters the rights guar
,1 N ,hem by the United States Government.
| al IN repeal all or them, Win tHe
colo excention of the one providing for the eiecuoh
| ~ I-nI,.d states Senators. The question was HOT
what was the error in this. that or the o'he' p'o.
vision of the laws but the declaration was '"a' "o'
| ore of them was At TO remain on the statute Oo'"
This made a distinct In the political history Oh
! the country. 1t maze u'S''"0' e " ~
| OF the ballot. a. ~,
| ,,ho lavs NOW TO be repealed were not. MT law
lev said made merely for the Southern states
while ratification Of the right OF suffrage was III
some sense triumphant In the SOUTH " was p'"'
cr.,slng in the North and the reue'ai r'ee''o'
laws were lust as much needed in certain sec'ionN
| NJ the North as they had ever been nee'ed III INC
| c,r.h ,rrer. had been audacous crimes against
tho suffrage committed within the last Few years ~
| rho North as In the South ms very last i''
| ,hore had been in New-iork the most eNtrdor"','s
| ,utr,.cs which awohe the attention ana co''penei
tho IN lignatlon OF good citizens OF all parties Anu
y. SAID 10 the credit Of the metropolitan press
| r, -, Ear nc he knew there was not an eXcep-
| II. -
| t,o, among the newspapers in the condemnation Oh
| those wrongs.
| y, prAsoNs ADVANCED FOR REPEAL
Mr. Perkins Giep.. Cal) maze an aie"'"e"
| ,,inst the bill He had waited patiently TOT so''e
| reason 70 be- given why the FpderaI r'ec''o" law
| ohonld no repealed. He had waited 10 near 'Ha'
' 49,, I.nrlved some American citizen or the
r,h, of fairy casting his vote and OF having INA
| 49,, honestly counted. lie had been waiting ~
| ,,r cha. they were un-Amer.can ana that 'hey
| ,rs calculated to subvert the rights or American
| citizeus But. up to this time only '"o i."'o"e
| had heen given that had impressed MS i''iu o''
| NJ those reasons was that given by the Sen"'0'
| er,r, Illinois ,Alr. Palner that the laws hau "o
| h.., nrorced; and the other was that they nae
| h..n nassed by the Republican party Tor the pun
nose OF perpetuatIng itself IN once 'er'ains wv
| ,, ,r,nosItlon fell without an answer. once OF
twice or three times since they were on the s'a'"''
ho,l, the political complexion OF the dominant party
| had changed: and to-day two branches OF the "o'
srrmen,-the legislative and executive-were IN 'h
| hords Of a party which had not had the circuit "
| the honor of passing those laws.
| Mr. ponel dem. Va). referring to MI. Perkins
| o,.r, that he had heard no reason why IN
| E,oc,ion laws should be repealed. asked him wher
| he had been living during the last two years, ha
he been on, OF the country. that he had NOT rsa
debates. that those laws were to be repealed: o.
| The Kings command" meaning by kns IN
lon
nv, nm their candidates and given them their IN
s,r,ctions Those candidates had gone before u, IN
prea, iury OF the National Commonwealth ana ha
received It's orders to repeal those laws.
Nr Allison utep., Iowa. asked Mr.. Daniel 70 r y
tho cection I'm the Democratic platform whlch cai'e
s"r rsneol of the Federal Election laws. IL,
Ur Daniel said that he did not carry that p''
Mr.. Allison said that he had failed to ma al"
such section IN H. ,.. ,..r, low
Wr Daniel supposed that the Senator from iom
had NOT failed to hear the discussion or 'ne W. W.
lion in the Presidential campaign. ana nau uhic
failed 10 hear the result of the eecton' III " ans
Tho repeal of those laws was an avoweu am ., III IN
issue He Cr. Daniels) favored the repta "a
E.jaraI Election laws because they were ". 70 go
were very expensive and had a tendency a ~
tional friction. sectional irritation ana Se''0'
| antagonIsm
JOHN l. DAVENPORT DEFENDED
Mr.. Frye Rep.. Me) opposed the bill anu auo'.
,ron, p,chmond Va1 papers the headlines to re
pors Of election frauds In recent election II, wa
State. lie was asked by Mr. Daniel wne'ne' ~
Federal Election laws had anytnhs - ~ IT,
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