Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

election repeal bill occupied the entire
session Of the senate today. Senator
Chandler concluded his speech which
has extended through the past two or
three weeks, and was followed by Sen
ator Palmer, who argued that the law
having entirely failed of its purpose,
and generally obnoxious, should be
repealed.
Senaor Frye, of Maine, reviewed the
history Of the presidential election of
1865, and the Tammany frauds in New
York city. Does the senator from
Illinois think it the duty of the United
States to take cognizance Of the VIC
latiOns and crimes against the ballot
in the empire state or does he think
it an attempt to crush freedom?"
My answer said Palmer, lis thai
the instance put by 40 means %justiies
the law. The fact there is crime in
New York furnished no reason for sub
jecting any other congressional district
in the United States to AN act placing
over them supervisors and masters.
Nothing of that kind justifies placing
the whole country under supervision"
Il ana disappointed with the senator"
said Senator Frye. "T don't think he is
any better than other democrats. I am
afraid, as sometimes happens to new
recruits, he is V worse Qaughter).
Consideration of the Hawaiian mat
ter was resumed in the house. Mr..
Patterson of Tennessee, said the sugar
interests, undoubtedly. are behind the
onnnv1tinn n,nrnr,Hnt NV Wyhnn1a,.
of Alabama. and Mr.. Oates, of Alaba-
ma, continued the debate. The former
delivered a glowing eulogy IN Presi-
dent Cleveland. The latter argued in
behalf Of the adoption of the Nc
Creary resolution from a legal stand
point.
Mr.. Boutelle. of Maine, who follow
ed, after reviewing the contents of his
resolution ~reprobating the policy of
the administration, added: Whatever
may be the tardY expression of this
house, / claim a favorable verdict on
my Indictment from the American
people
The honor of the American name,''
said BOutelle, lis being dragged in the
dust by Grover Cleveland, Walter 0.
Gresham, James III. Blount and Min
press my contempt for their policy of
treachery, duplicity n false pretence.
You on the other side cannot condone
this outrage; You cannot make this
heroic. Applause).
Proceeding, he characterized Gres-
ham as "the, disappointed and apostate
secretary of state" who in conjunction
with the president sought not only to
uproot aid overturn the American
government, .ut to degrade the Ameri-
can navy by putting it under control
Of a Georgia politician in order to get
some one who would haul down the
American flag. (Applause).
Mr.. Black, of Illinois, followed with
a brilliant Grafton. The debate was
continued by Messrs. Van Voorhees,,
Of New York. and Griffin, of Michigan.
At the evening session speeches were
made by Messrs. Hall OF Minnesota,
Past, of Illinois, Sterling. of Missis-
sippi, Lacey, of Iowa and Stockdale.
Of Mississippi.
Representative McGann, of Illinois,
democrat, tried to secure unanimous
consent for the consideration Of a reso-
luton to investigate the action of Judge
Jenkins in the Northern Pacific rail
road case, the employees of which road
he had enjoined from striking but OBJ
lection was made. When unanimous
consent was refused fer consideration
of the resolution, it vas referred to the
judiciary committee.
Washington, Feb. THE debate on
the federal election law bin was con
tinued all day in the senate, speeches
being made by Senators Perkins, of
California, Daniel, Of Virginia, Frye,
of Pennsylvania, and Turpie.
In the house the Hawaiian debate
was resumed today, Mr.. Cultivate, of
Ohio, taking the floor in support of the
McCreary resolution.
Mr.. Culbertson, of Texas, chairman
Of the judiciary committee, followed
Cultivate in support of the admins
tration policy in Hawaii.
Mr.. Storer, republican member Of
the committee On foreign affairs, made
an argument against the presidents
power to confer ON Mr.. Blount diplo-
matte authority without nominating
! him for confirmation by the senate in
the regular way. Blount's mission, he
said, was purely a political one.
Mr.. Everett, also a member of the
foreign affairs committee, took the
position that the Hawaiian revolution
was accomplished through the SYM
pathy of Stevens and intimidation
produced by the landing Of American
troops.
Mr.. Loud contended that partisan
ship should have no place in the deter
mination Of a question where patriot
ism alone should reign.
Mr.. Turner made an imprisoned
speech. The revolution of our country
men in Hawaii, he said was not against
oppression. 1t was a conspiracy which
overthrow and trampled under foot a
constitutional form of government un-
der which our countrymen there
1ourished and prospered.
MI. Sickles. democrat, of New York,
then got the floor and made the first
speech OIL the democratic side against
the McCreary resolution. He claimed
that the McCreary resolution has an