Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-22
EVENING STAR.
COI'GRESSIO,.fL.
Conclusion Yesterday. rreo..a,.x,

Conclusion Yesterdays Froceediax..
SFNATF.-Aftrr cur .eport closed
Mr.. Meriimon coutir ued his remarks on ths
finance resolution. saying the south produces
tArce hSncred snd hity millions 81 cotton. Thls
goSs e. New York, and the money for % ought
10 - % the South. The -outh had rich soii =
c.mste unsurpassed anywhere. uulimitei
water power ana river transportation. "a sha
had the capital she would bnild az towns snd
clilts' biiid railroads and establish manufac-
tories aud Wall street would not be in New
YORK. but in Charleston, SAVANNAH. or Neg
ORLEANS.
Mr. Edr'uucs asked hOw he proposed to &c,
Mr., M,rrimOa.-we want yOur people TO come
Nj. Edmunds.-I say amen, Bu, how are
they 10 10 theT,- Will they - 10 the sAme state
Il society, the same snd 81 al Il ghts % A. ths
dignity OF labor respected" Will thev nnd the
anne sqcsi justice in the conrts And elsewhere
that they DO IN the east When the south shos.
10 the capital o. the east that there !, equal
rights te all before the law theutt viii 20 there
But until that time n all not n might ~
prejudice but the belief existed Al the east thst
,QuAl ughts nee not conceded re hOpef al
might D. pre- udice, bat let every step De AXES
10 do away with the impression aud leave no
ground tor %.
Nj. Nerrimon said ne dsplofcJ tie couaict.
~ the war, bUt be hoped they wvru tn the EAST
lie would ssy that auy person from any section
NouIu be A. sale m North Carolina " iu any
eastern state. OF any state iu the MON. The
rsuo of crime and the rate ut vote we're two
90 one In favor OF his state.
hi. tdmuuds said be vas told on good au-
tori'y that I'm North Carolina a New Englsnt
usu OF good character, VII bad comm tod 10
crime, Who was educated accomplished ant
P'.tc. opened an establishment. Everybody
Sss slad 10 have hun come, cycrN body traded
win hiU+ hut no one invited nm % their
houses aud tie sole reason was because be WAS
= ankle and laburrd with his own hands So
long - ths prejudice against labor eN lsted
capital world stsN sWay from the south lie
dia 10, say tGi- m spirit OF reprosoh 10 North
Carolina OF 90 tie Distinguished Senator: uor
DAD he especially allude 20 tue civil rtghts
which bad been talked OF elsewhere but the
social equality lntu ~ became resprrtshte 10
engage m mercantile pursuits. untl ms Vs.
recognized the south would wilt ana wither
and cry tor morey she could not get.
Mr.. MJrrImon said, In the case referred To-
there was some other cause thar deprived the
person OF the society be sought 10 enter North
err people were respected. lie knew from he
own personal observation that the things ghtS-
peTec in his friends esrs were not true. 40
man WAS entitled Ia respect he would receive IL,
Il lac Wa not entitled 70 respect he ought not 70
20 there.
Mir Edmunds asked IL IL was not true. AZ lea,t
until recently, that the families OF or lers OF the
army were not received into society iu North
Carolina, except that class that was IN that To-
caI-y, termed scallawags. lie had been d N
North Carolina, and had been assured ~ army
officers that such was the case.
Mr.. MerTimOn denied II, anu said he did .
from his own knowledge OF the society there.
MI. fdmunds said he WAS glad O. hear there
had been change since lStt. He went there
in that year. and was told BY the officers there
D
spect for The officers; they were edu 'steI u tell
/ the truth. and he did not think they told him
falsely. He Wa glad TO md that the state OF
s. ciety wss improving, sni ~ fast a. 10 IN
proved 80 iast the south would improve.
At G:l5 y. m. the Senate, on motion ~ Nr.
! Edmunds went into executive session, aua thep
adjourned.
EoUSE.-A'ter our report cI0-ed-
/ Pending debate on the Wesi 3 Irgiuia election
/ cases, the House took recess, and reazzemb,ed
! at $50 =. m, with Mr.. G.. =. Hosr I'M the char
! was 20 consider The report OF the Committee on
| the Revision OF the Laws. Although it wa
! Understood that ~ was necessary 20 hold evening
! lsS-iOns in order that the who'd revision IA Ighf
/ be read and con dered, and that h wa desirA-
bic that there should he ar least guuru M there
! were not htty members present tor the urst half
! hour Of the session.
! MI Beck said De dee red 10 cali attention % A
! point which did not seem 90 have been leit ont
/ UnlHtentionaly. a statute OF I-1-. which or
gained the reasury Il part msut provided n Al
the Secretary OF the Treasury M ght be ca led
before the House 10 answer any question n per
s,u, instead OF iu writing. and be- found the
authority 10 call the Secretary tn person before
Congress omitted from the revision. This. ft
seemed TO him, must have been done purpozely,
/ because all other parts OF the statute we're
| copied word for word.
! After a good deal OF discussion On this point
! and a search OF the revision O. sts discovered
| that the omission WAS an errat1, and was noted
/ Tie revision was then read different sections
! being read by title, subject % such amend
| ments a. might be proposed.
! Prom the OF iectiCus made az the very start a.
was very manifest that a good deal ot captious
| opposition WAS 90 be made. aud that there
| would he Efforts even 10 amend existing laws.
| At%5j p. m. the House adjourned.