Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-04-07
A Readable Debate in Congress

MIR. Salisbury offered an amendment appro-
priating like sum for the relief of the dcsti
tutc white people of che District, to be sppro
priatcd under the direction of the Mayor of
Washington.
Dir. Morrill, said no appeal had been made
to the committee in behalf Of the poor white
people of the District, and lie thought the
Senator YVES paying very poor compliment to
them to ask for such an appropriation. The
poverty and helplessness of these poor colorcd
people was well known. He would suggest to-
the Senator to withdraw his amendment
Mr.. Salisbury said that he had no doubt
that there were hundreds and thousands of
poor colorcd people in the District but ho
never walked Pennsylvania Avenue that he
was not solicited by poor little white girls and
boys for aims There were thousands of whites
in the District to. day who were just as help
less as the Lldcks. Wo were told chat when
slavery was abolished in this District it was
to be converted into a paradise. A very graph
ic picture of that paradise has just been drawn
!, by the Senator from Maine (Mr. MORRILL, He
did not see so much destitution among the
negroes Of this District Day after day, when
he looked up into these galleries. he saw hale,
hearty, young coored men, viewing the pro-
ceedings. And how few poor young white
tll0U are aOIC 10 uo bHdI IAll liz aSkCQ was
that she same feeling of humanity shopld be
displayed towards Our own race as towards the
negro.
I - Mr.. Wiley suggested to the Senator from
Delaware that it would meet his views to
strike out the word colored, SO as to leave the
appropriation to be divided amongst all desti.
, tutc people
Mr.. Salisbury dcclincd to withdraw his
! annn1mrnt If tho nnDrp wac RI ho ovponJ
cd under the direction of the Mayor of Wash
ngton, lie would have no objection but every
one knew that if the Commissioner of the
Frecd.oen's Bureau had the disposal Of it,
none but negroes would receive any portion of
| it. The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Wiley moved to amend by striking out
the word " colorcd trom the resolution
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment, as ali adj
ditiortnl section, that the corporate authorities
of the District be authorized to find proper
employment for the able-bodicd eolored and
black persons aud that SIS 900 be appropria-
ted for such purpose.
Mr.. kiykwood moved to strike out the word
| " black" He did not SEQ why white people
should not work as we'll as black. fLaughtcrl
| Adopted
| MIR. Nesmitl moved an amendment so az to
exclude members of Congress from those for
whom the city authorities Shall fnd employ
ment Laughter.
| Mr.. Nesnith's and Mr.. Davis amcpdments
were lost. After which, the appropriation
was passed.
! NE- In the Memphis Bulletin" We find
the following: Some time ago a, man was
murdered in South Memphis under circnm-
stances which led to unjust suspicious direct
cd against many persons doubtless innocent.
In fact, the conclusions gcncrally reached was
that tho u1ffortunatc desccdsnt put period
to his own existence. Two photographers Of
this ciy-Day, whose gallery is at t.c inteH"
section of Union and Maine, and Armstrong,
of the Clay uildhg-undcrtook tho task Of
applying the art to the purpose Of detecting
the murder. On the day Of the m1mder, with
the aid Of the microscope, images left o,a tho
/ retna of the eye of the dead were transferred
to paper, and curious facts were developed
a pistol the hand, arm and part Of the face
! Of the man who committed the crime are per-
/ fectly delinoated. We have been told that
shrcwd detectiye, with the aid thus furnished,
! has gathered other facts that will surely saa
to the identification and pa1ishment Of the
! murderer"