The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-18

executed By recent ADMINISTRATIONS OF
o n. Service n before the close q
their respective terms. The law. he said, had
no hearing whatever on dismissals from the
public service. II guarded only the entrance
to office and not tho exit from II.
@ G2I EGsr WSf f P?'an E Sh fsd
tion went over without action and the House
blll to repesl the Eeders election laws was
Mr.. Chandler Rep, n. II. offered an amend
ment, as an additional section. giving party
watcher at the polls in each precinct. and
argued ia favor OF it,
Mr.. German Dem, Md declared the position
OF the Democratic side 10 be hat there should
be no Federal surerylsion o. elections what
favor Of repeating the Federal election laws
are content to leave the entire supervision OF
elections TO- the neople and t? the laws o, the
popular government is n failure"
Mr.. Chandler resumed and continued his
Nen.lif it was not n notorious fact that in tho
cities where tho Federal election laws were
aud were appointed on account OF their noto-
rlously bad and desperate character Mr..
Mr. Aen had got hold Of some % craft Gle lie
which had been exploded for nineteen years.
What then" Mr.. Allen asked. lis the char
acter OF those personal
q Excellent a. a whole" Mr.. Chandler re-
Piled. Asgo9d IS the character Of election
- The Impression created on my mind" Mr.
Allen said, has been that these Federal elec-
tion laws have been used to perpetuato in
held" 10 '''' :" ''" '' ""'n '"' ''''''O" .
theory that the people in eyerv state town
shi n. and election district had tho right them
their own elections. The people were peace.
iul; they were Intelligent: they loved liberty (;
they loved lawand order. and they appreciated
the value OF free government. Hence there
was no occasion for invoking the Federal
Mr. iIoar rep. Mass suggested tho query
what right the States had at all in the cleo
ton OF members OF Congress. int imnting that
the Constitution gave control in that matter to
Congress-
In response to Mr.. Grays question as to
when IA final vote on this bill could he taken,
Mr., Chandler sud he was unwilling to 20 on
with the dehate in the absence OF the senior
absence the Dem ocrats probably knew. When
he returned. Mr. Chandler said. he would pro-
coed with the debate, and let it come to a vote
AZ the earliest possible moment.
MIR. Frye rep, Me-. said II was hard TO de-
bate tho question when there was no atllrma-
democratic party was unique During the
discussion OF the Silver bill Democrats were
thought, would be found to exist when the
would be- needed then oF Mr. frsc also oSseryss
that when other matters came forward, lIa-
Waiien affairs, for instance. he had no doubt
and would be compelled TO talk to convert
their own men to their side OF the question.
The Southern men had introduced the pend
Ing bill In the House. and they brought In
the Northern men az their allies. lie
Imagined that the southern men had
pushed the ,n III IN the Senate Hnd
men from the North as hgureheais. Mr.. Frye
snid he would like to hear sonnet hing said by
these southern men. The Democratic party
was torn and divided on all other questions
hut 1t was noticeable that when a proposition
comes up to open the ballot box to frauds. the
Democratic party arrays itself in q solid body
OF one mind and enthusiastic to the point Of
absolute silence. lie was not certain but that
this bill had heen brought forward for the one
purpose OF uniting the Democratic party.
You ought not, then" said Mr.. Gray TO
Rrudge us one proposition upon which we are
united
But" replied Mr. FRYE. we want to know
why you are so united. | don't like this COLI :
blOoded method OF going ahead with n speech
read from great stack OF books in front OF
you, and no one listening or Raging any atten-
ton 70 the debate un ess It might be senator
Mcmillan or senator PeiIer. | would rather
have controversy; but the Democrats don't
say word
Mr. Gray. in reply. said that was precisely
the attitude assumed By the Republicans dur
ing the debate on the Force hill a statements
Mr.. hoar disputed. and added that there was
no disposition on the par: OF the Republicans
to conduct debate beyond n reasona BILE point a
point which could not be designated now
Mr.. Gray evidently abandoned his idea OF
getting an answer to his question as to when n
II further. at i've minutes after 4 o'clock tho
Senate upon his motion, went into executive
session. and at D o'clock adjourned until to-
morrow.