Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-23

academy appropriation and omnibus
Indian land bills were all disagreed t.
and the bills were sent to conference
Tho pcpocrats exercised their consti-
tutional prcrogative and in all cases
forced roll calls during the business ir
hand.
A recess until tomorrow was taken.
Washington, May 22.-The bill re-
curing publicity for campaign con-
tributions was passed by the House
today by a vote of $50 to 125 with the
| Crumpacker amendment added. The
amendment would have the effect of
reducing Congressional representation
in the Southern states. 1t is believed
the bill will not pass the Senate.
The bill provides for publicity of
| contributions made for the purpose of
influencing elections at which repre-
sentativeS in Congress are elected with
what is known as Crumpackcr amend
| ment, prohibiting fraud in registra-
tions and elections and providing data
| for Il reduction of representation
among the states.
| Mr.. Crumpacker said his amend
ments were designed against fraud
and intimidation in elections. Mr..
Hardwick of Georgia said that reduce
ton in representation had no terrors
for the South.
Heavy, as is the price," he eXclaim-
cd "if the people of America ever do
require it they will find that the South
will pay it for the protection of its
homes and for the preservation of its
white civilization
Mr.. Gillespie, Texas, warned the
House that by passing the bill the con-
dition of the negro would be made
worse than at present. ,s.; n xkNl
Mr.. Williams, Miss, made Il vigor-
Gus speech against the bill in which lie
charged the Republicans with not
daring to face any great public cues
ton in fair and straightforward
way. The reduction in representation
amendment, he declared, had been
added to defeat the publicity bill. you
have no idea of reducing the repre-
sentation of California. Massachusetts,
or Connecticut because they dis
franchise illiterates," he said.
"The people of the South he as
serted, "werc willing to take the issue.
AS to the reduction of our representa-
ton in Congress" he said Gin Gods
name take it and welcome to it. but be
honest when you do it." Discussing
the publicity feature of the bill, Mr..
Williams declared that if the PROPOSE
ton become law, cit will damn your
Republican party and be worse for
YOU than the Force bill which defeated
Harrison"
I. 10 nc
il they were fools enough to believe
that the South would ever again sub
nit to the policies to which she sub
mttcd when she was weak and help
less.
Mr.. Dalzell, Pennsylvania, closed the
debate in vigorous fashion. 1t was IL
notorious fact. he said, that repre-
sertation in certain states and the
population had no relation to each
other Mr. Dalzell evoked Republican
applause when he produced statistics
showing that the representatives from
the list Massachusetts district "sits
here by virtue of 1868 votes while the
representative of the first district of
Pennsylvania sits here by virtue of
29,S70 votes"
Not even the effrontery of Mr.. Will
liams, he said, dared him to put in
the record the number of votes by
which he came to Congress from Mis-
sissippi.
The vote being taken, the bill amid
Republican applause and some DEM
ocratic Kisses, was passed with the
Crumpacker amendment added, yeas
14O, nays 125. present and not voting g.
Washington, May 22-The House today
rejected the conference report on the
postof!ice appropriation bill 14 to 155.
The subsidy feature was opposed by
Messrs. Stafford. Kansas: Small, North
Carolina, and Finley, South Carolina, and
the system of weighing mails provided
for in the bill was condemned by Mr..
Murdoch, Kansas. Expressing regret that
he was compelled to break with his,
Democratic colleagues on the subsidy
proposition, Mr.. Hobson. Alabama, Wig
orousiy supported it,
When the time came for vote Mr..