The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-07
HOW FRYE ANSWERED DANIEL.
The virginian Hears of the Count Out in
Maine.

Washington, February 6.-The bill to
repeal the federal elections law was TAX
en- up by the Senate today, and Mr.. Haw-
| ley of Connecticut said the federal cleo
| ton laws were as much needed in certain
sections of the North as they ever mad
been in the South. Last fall there had
| been in New York tine most extraordina-
| ~ outrages. Yet how tr1fling had been
| tie Grayesend matter in comparison
with the action which practically dis
| franchises every black man in the South
| ern States.
MI. FRYE, Republican, of Maine, OPP
posed the bill. He quoted from Rich
mond IVA. papers headings to reports of
election frauds in the recent election in
that state.
Mr.. Daniel asked whether the federal
election laws had anything to do with
those frauds.
They had, Mr.. Frye declared. The
claim had been made that the federal
election laws ought to be repealed be-
cause the states could be trusted to pre-
vent election frauds
Mr.. Daniel asked if there never had
been election frauds in Maine, and Mr..
Frye denied that there had been, al
though. he said, there had been an at
tempt by a Democratic government to
steal the legislature. Mr.. Frye defended
the character of John l. Davenport, who
had been the subject of charges and cal
umnies in the two houses the last l6 or
Is wears. He said he knew Mr.. Daven-
port we'll, and had profound respect
| for him. He was utterly fearless and
had shown fidelity in office such as ID
seldom seen in any man. He had been
true and honest.
1t was decided to extend the time for
debate on the bill until 9 P. M tomor-
row, after which a vote will be taken on
the passage of the bill. ss#tss
Mr. Daniel. Democrat, of Virginia,
criticised Mr.. Frye for picking up news
paper scraps and reading them for parti-
san purposes He had tilt with Mr..
Frye over the Hawaiian matter, after
which Mr.. Frye addressed his remarks
to Mr.. Daniel in regard to elections in
Virginia, which remarks Mr.. Daniel re-
piled to, the two Senators carrying on
| for several minutes free and easy COLO
guy on the subject At the close of Mr..
Daniels remarks the Senate adjourned.
CARLISLE AND THE sEIGNoRAGE.
The Secretary Coming 1t when the Presi-
dent Interfered.
Washington, February 6.-Secretary
Carlisle is considerably disturbed over
| the terms of the Bland bill to coin the
seigniorage in the treasury. Mr.. Carlisle
| has been examining the bill closely and
| discovers chat under it's operation not
only would silver certificates to the
amount Of s55, Oo0,O0O be Immediately
issued, but that it would.put in circula-
| ton 5000, 600 silver dollars that have
been lying in the treasury vaults for
some years. 1t Is understood the Secre-
tary will prepare substitute for the
Bland bill that will permit simply the
coinage of the seigniorage and to use it
as fast as practicable. < story was in
circulation today to the effect that last
summer Secretary Carlisle gave orders
for the coinage of the silver seignorage
and $40, 900 Of such coinage was actually
completed at the San Francisco mint
when the coinage was stopped by direct
orders from President Cleveland.