The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-08

very large humber OF remonstrances
against the Wilson tariff bill from MGR
chants, boards of trade, manufacturers
and operatives representing almost all
the industries carried on in that State.
He occupied the floor for fully fifteen
minutes in presenting them, one after
another, and stating what they were.
He also offered an amendment to the
Wilson tariff bill, postponing the time
which it ID to 60 into effect from June,
1894, to January, 1896. 1t was referred
to tho committee on finance. Dolph Of
fered resolution, which went over till
tomorrow, providing for printing, as
Senate document with appropriate
headings and so forth, Of all the mem
orials, petitions and communications
presented or to be presented to the Sem
ate prior to March in reference to the
Wilson tariff bill.
At 1890 the House bill to repeal the
Federal election laws was taken up and
Hoar addressed the Senate in opposition
to it.
After some colloquy with Hunton
(Dem. Va Hoar exclaimed: The
records in the archives of this capital
mako of the history Of elections in this
country since 1865 the BLACKLIST and
worst history Of crime since the world
was created. We can only deal with
that subsection in silelce. When these
reports are read, blackening the fair
name Of this land we must walk back
wards with averted gaze and hide our
heads in shame.
Gray (Del J, replied to Hoar. lie said
lloar had mis- aiken or misrepresented
the gravament of Democratic opposition
to the cleo ion laws. They wanted to
wipe them out not because they pro.
tected the weak from the strong, it was
because Democrats believed, from q bit
ter experience that these laws were not
only at war with every tradition OF local
self government not only did they de-
grade the States of which they were
citizens, but they buttersided up tho
very fraud which they were professedly
intended TO destroy.
From the inherent vice in their struct-
ute, they had been necessarily, an aux.
ilary to tho party machine OF the PARTY
in power in tho federal &c vermont. In
every city OF 10000 inhabitants, they
had been tho ready means by which,
during the last twenty years, the Re-
publican party had put its hand into the
treasury of the United Stltes in order
TO defray tho election charges and ex-
penses of the party. There could not
be successful denial of the statement.
Mr.. Allison (Rep, Iowa) argued
against tho bill, stating that, SO far as
hn knew, there was no public opposition
d mandirg the repeal of the Federal
election laws.
Daniel IVA J was the next speaker.
He admitted that he was mistaken yes
to-day in his impression that the Demo
cratic platform called for the repeal of
the Federal election laws. 1t did not
do 80 60 nomine, but it did so infer
entially in paragraph which he read
The wiping out of that legislation,
which was an aftermath of the civil
war, but which had proved itself an
irritant and fomenter of strife, was
one OF the great measures for which
the Democratic party came into power,
and he should rejoice, when this bill
was passed, that at least one of tho
party's missions had been perforu ed.
Z. Bate (Dem., TENN closed the de-
bate. be made an argument in sup
port Of tho bill
At the close of Mr.. Bates speech
Chandler withdrew the amend ment
heretofore offered by him and moved
another the purpose of which was to
make the proposed repeal effective
only to the extent Of prohibiting the
employment Of deputy marshais at
elections. This amendment was re-
jected Yeas, 27; nays, 40. The three
Populists (Allen, Kyle and Peffer) and
one Republican (Stewart, of Nevada)
voted with the Democrats in tho mega
tive.
Another amendment was offered by
Chandler for the purpose Of excluding
from the effect of the repeal the crimes
sections OF the revised statues in re-
gard to elections. 1t was also rejected.
Yeas, 81; nays, 80. Two other amend
ments were offered by Chandler TO re-
strict the scope Of tho repeal) and were
rejected by similar votes
Perkins (Rep Cal offered an amend
ment, of which he had given notice
yesterday, allowing the election Laws to
remain, but combining the Federal su-
pervision to cities OF 200. 900 inh abitants
or over instead Of as now (2O, 0OO). The
amendme mt was rejected, yeas, 81;
nays, 80.
Three additional amendments wero
offered by Chandler and were rejected
two OF them without division and the
third by, yeas. 81; nays, 80. The bill
was then passed, yeas 80; nays, 2s-a
party vote, except that Stewert (Rep.,
New and Allen, Kyle and PETER (Pop
ulists) voted with the Democrats in the
affirmative.
The Senate then at 6:15 p, NJ j., after q
short executive session, adjourned till
Tomorrow
HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION PASSED.