| Show In the Senate WASHINGTON Dee 10In the course of the morning business Senator Hoar read a letter from John I lttr Davenport itaking a vociferous denial of the charges preferred against his conduct as supervisor of elections and professing his willingness to appear before the Senate committee and answer the charges The pending business was consideration I of Dolphs resolution providing for an investigation in-vestigation as t whether the right to vote was denied or abridged in any state with Vests amendment extending tho investigation investi-gation to an inquiry o whether by state legislation any man was denied the rIght to work on public works by reason of his color Morgan in opposing the resolution called attention to the fifteenth amendment amend-ment to the constitution criticising it and contending that the foundation of the country C coun-try woul be muchbetter nad the government govern-ment been content with the fourteenth amendment Pending further debate the Senate proceeded pro-ceeded to considertion of the election bill Morgan concluded his speech against it Discussion ed was then temporarily suspen I edPuga Puga gave notice of an amendment r fl quiring deputy marshals etc be of good moral character and able to read and I write wrte wg Blair presented petitions from labor organizations or-ganizations praying Congress to set aside cola of the election bill so as co-la bor legislation might be acted upon Hoar objected and Kenna then addressed the Senate in opposition to the election bill Dolph took the floor but soon yiedcd on a motion to adjourn I |
