The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-06

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opening Of tho senate DR.. Milburn, the
blind chaplain, in his prayer mudo n
touching allusion to tho liio services
and death OF G. W. Childs, the Phila.
delphia philanthropiat. "Whilo tho
tolling bell tolls Of tho passage OF no.
bio soul from earth" said he, Two bless
Thee for tho country and national life
{ In which, and through which boy,
born in poverty and obscurity. by In.
( dustry, temperance and frugality lifted
himself to aIiluence and power aud shed
benehcence upon every hand, yielding
happiness by the grace aud kindlinesa
Of his nature, enriching all men with
whom no came in contact Wc render
to Theo devout gratitude that there Is
lnnd that produces under tho blessing
OF Thy fatherly love through Jesus
Christ, such types and clements OF
character. We pray that the lesson OF
this mans life may be read with kindly
and reverent hearts by tho young men
p OF the whole nation and 40 may the
! mans death be richer in its effects than
even the benefcenco and sweetness OF
his life."
Resolutions from the Massachusetts,
legislature protesting against the cotton
!. Hchedule OF the Wilson bill were laid
z before the senate and read and referred.
p Senator Halo, OF Maine, presented
resolution reciting that representatives
\ OF various industries and OF laboring
mon desire to be heard for the purpose
oi presenting their objections to the
3Wilson tariff bill, and directing the
finance committee to give opportunity
to all persons representing interests
affected; and the industries and labor
OF tho people OF the United States, to
be heard by the committee before 1t
$ shall report its action to tho senate.
II don't ask for immediate action on
the resolution" said Senator Hale. II
don't know that there will bo any i'm.
! mediate necessity for its passing, or for
tho senate to act upon it. Whatever
Z may be reported, lam not going to as
sume that the senate committee on
/ finance in treating with the gravest SUBJ
v 3ect that comes before it will decline.
Therefore, / ask that the resolution
( be laid on the table, and ! will call it up
In the near future for the purpose OF
making some remarks on it."
Tho bill repealing the federal election
laws camo up and Senator Chandler
New Hampshire) took the floor in OPP
position 10 the measure.
4 'We turn now," said he, ''irom the
z question OF money to the superior ques-
4 ton of man and his liberty. Banks
and tariffs and stocks and trades let
q them rise, or lot them fall.
Freedom is n common heritage.
Controversy, over silver and bonds are
incdental; vigilance to protect the
3 lives OF citizens and the freedom, purity
and honesty OF the suffrage ia vital and
must be eternal II tho Republic Is to
live. wish to speak briefly in behalf
Of the colored people Of the country,
Y who stand sadly in need Of national
consideration and national protection."'s
% Senator Chandler, continuing his
argument, reviewed the ante-war history
: Of tho country and then alluding to the
attempts made by tho Democratic party,
Z in recent years 10 secure tho repeal OF
the federal election laws, said: "Where
4 is the Democratic party to stop, il to-
morrow it repenls the election alaw
which was adopted to carry into effect
. the fifteenth amendment? Will they
4 not repeal the tifteenth amendment
( also = Ii they take away the suffrage
from the black man, wilI'not they also
little BY little in this action come TO re-
X duce tho black man substantially. to
condition OF slavery"
Continuing, Senator Chandler OK
: pressed regret at the objections on tho
F Republican side on this question, refer
3 ring especially to Senator Stewart, who,
he said, although the author OF the FIT.
teenth amendment, and tho loader in
4 the movement TO pass the statute OF
May is, 1870, the most valuable por-
Z lions OF which arc to be repealed by
tho rendinr bill. now gives tho repeal
bill This support
SENATOR PALMER on TIE CoLoEED CUES
d TIoS.
$5g Senator Palmer (Dem. ILL.,, followed
Senator Chandler and opened with
history OF the birth OF the Republican
party and tracing its course to the war,
j which had resulted IN the liberation
i and ,enfranchisement OF tho negroes,
said, 1t was now contended by the Re-
{ publicans that tho negroes should vote
with them and for their policies be.
cause they liberated them.
35 Upon the other side OF the chamber
4 it was contcnded that the colored peo.
j; pic in the south had not their proper
4 representation in the governmental
: Rilairs. 5s Z,
l.Ltl"Withiu few days past" said Mr..
8 Palmer, 1--WE have been engaged in n dis
cussion of the Hawaiian question. We
4 found that the total population thore
4 numbered about 10000. Tho white
American population is leas than 1000,
K and yet these 1000 white mon own
Y more than "a per cent OF the entire
! property OF the kingdom. Tho natives
a own but eighty hundredths OF ono
4 per cent OF the property OF tho islands.
\ Less than ten per cent OF the population
Il Of that island have ovcrthrown tho
government and established another
1 and are about to proclaim, or. have pro-
S8claimed, constitution with proper
, qualifications and yet few DAYS ago.
+ Ifheard one OF tho leaders OF tho Repub-
4 licnn party in this chamber declare, that
4 these / men who have overthrown
82thc native government and \ native
81 supremacy were .Russells and Sidneys
4 and ndWashingtons.S This ia tho view Of
X tho party that now elaine to DO the
champion and the preseryer OF tho
rights OF the colored race" A b
Senator Frye reviewed the history OF
/: the residential election OF 1865, and
Y the Tammany frauds in Newly York, City.
Il !" II believe,n', said he "that Tammany
sisj Just as determined to avail itself Of