The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-22


THE DISTRICT BILL.
wAsHINGToS, De-, Il,
Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, resorted that
king Kalakaaa would be in the presidents
room in the rear of the Senate chamber at II 30
tomorrow morning, where the senators would
be p-ssented to him. Mr.. Came on then sub
mitted an order that the Senate meet st the
usual hour, and at i2:l5 take recess, that the
yssnate might proceed in body te the hall OF
the House and Join in the ceremony of recelv-
ing his majesty. Agreedto.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF
the bill to revise. amend and consolidate the
laws relating to the security OF life on board yes
sels propelled in whole or In part by stesIn' ana
After The bill mad been read through Mr.. Bout,
well, of Massachusetts, moved that II be LAID
treasury department who had been authorized
TO rake an examination into certain provisions
lion. The motion was agreed to.
Nr. Conkling, of New York, pre- sented me
trre of umbreIIas and parasols, calling atten-
ton to aggravated grievances In the tariH on
Mr. shernan. of Ohio said that the conference
committee on the tariff bill had no power TO go
the two houses he first of which was for
modi cation of the tobacco tax, the next IN re-
gard 10 the tax on brokers' sales and the ihlro
In regard 10 the ak on hops. me menoIlal was
referred to the committee on nnance-
Mr. Morrill,, OF Vermont, suolnitlea a, Iesoo9- S
tive. committee OF Washington the rotunda oi
ce ebration to raise funds in aid OF the national
&C ntcnniaI ex bitiOn. Agreed to- -,
Mr. FreIinghuysen of New Jersey, from the
onmittee on agriculture, reported back the
} Jill TO enable the commissioners OF agriculture
to make III eles oe in9sea3 Of 5000 be p
DrOpriated for the purpose. The amendment
The senate then resumed the consideration OF
the bill to provide for the better government OF
the District OF COLUMBIA the penalng qSeSSI,,1in S,,io
being on the motion of Mr.. Thurman, OF ONO,
to strike out the word regents, wherever II
occurred, and TO insert Ia place % %theTeos c9ln- h
missioners," so that the board should pc s,gIeo T
->'The Board or Commissioners" Instead OF "lhe
Board of Regents" Agreed e.. -, -
FEATURE OF THIS BILL
TO which he was entirely opposed. No doubt
the bill had been worked rp carefully by those
who had charge of it. But it provided for dis
franchising the people of the District, 10000 or
I75GO0 persons. II took from them the power of
seIf-government, and put the government of
respect the bill was antl-repub lean and
anti-democratic, and he dld not
feel that he could vote for IL without
violating the spirit of the constitution. He did
not bel eve that the troubles OF this DlSinct
1bsf the local self.government here was just as
impDrtGnt as IL was in New York, or any Stai e
and did not think that the constitution OF the
United States sus aimed tae argument OF MS
friend (MOTrilD that Congress had exclusiV We
'the right of suffrage here. He (Mortonl
knew what would be SAID about the aDolI2n
III
tended TO get clear of cOlored suffrage. He knew
that there were people in this district who were
Wins 70 oe EIna ib beeiopine this citY had
a local elf-gOvSrnment. Congress had the same
control over the territories as over the district
and it would not he argued that Con-
gress had the the pS,er,es TO Of dePTse fh rigb f
of suffrage. If IfCOngress had power to depute
the government OF this district to those men as
this bill 10 III M hsq o 6he P4Te6F Of t6e peope 9e o
the district. At the proper time he proposed 70
offer an amendment TO provide for the election
of these commissioners Dy tne Peo-
pie of the district instead of their
appointment by the Pre- PTesident den This n, v,o
lated no principle of local government. 1t never
was intended that a local goSTernment s should al,
district was supreme. The right of local self
government could not be violated when no such
have suffrage in this district, and any senator
conversant with the various classes of authority
Mr.. Bsyard said that he had NOT the slightest
doubt that ongress had the exclusive right OF
hold suffrage as it thought proper. Negro suf
frage had been avery sickening business to the
clause in reference to the excise board and saiC
that the section was introduced to invade th'
domain OF morals under the form oil Legislation
upon vice and immortality generally. 1t followed
in the track OF these prohibitory laws; In
power given to this ex else board was unlimited
In regard to prescri ibing the relations unde
which liquor licenses could be issued. He spok'
of the unhappy results which occurred in thu
state of Maine from the attempt TO regulate tb
liquor traffic He moved to strike out that por
ton of the bill which required every perser
taking out liquor license TO give bond 70
faithfully observing the conditions thereO
and for the payment OF such a portion o
license fee as shall not be paid in advance, ant
toinsert in place thereof provision reQuiriE!
all fees for licenses 70 be patd into the treasur,
Mr.. Morton moved to strike out the clauE
requiring the board of commissioners to be ap
vice. and consent Of the Senate, and to insert IN
lieu thereof clause requiring the said com
fmiSslOnerg elected
of the diStr ct.
Pending the discussion, Mr. Edmuuds of tll
Judiciary mmiItee, reported fayorably on;
billtO enable the Supreme Court of the Distrc
of Columbia to proceed with dts jury business
Mr.. Bayard opposed the amendment of NJ,
Morton TO make theenInmissiopers ele. tive An,
said that the evil under which this district ha,
suffered was caused, IN the main, by the exercis
of suffrage bv those totally unfit for H. III
hoped TO see the day when the question of sui
fage w9Gd De LETT where 70 the % rame5s m err Of tn
of those to be effected by the right
he would not vote to bring the curse OF negr
sIflTage upon the pope OF this district again
hands of three honest, upright commissioner
than in the hands of negro voters.
Mr.. Thurman said that he was opposed TO tn
dr. of the senator from IN Indiana la, tn
tuition Cf the United States, which provided tha
Congress should have exclusive control over tn
District OF Colum 6ia. Wssn Congress said ther
not deprive any man OF any right guaranteed
him by the constitutions. Congress had th
over Fort Monroe or Fort Hamilton, and would
1t be commended that there could be any author
dty within any of these forts in hostility to tn,
federal government. 1t neGer was iztendet
that tue seat sf the federal government .shoult
be at the mercy of any municipality. Tn,
peo pie of this district were not the only per
sons interested in 1t. The government itsel
was the largest property holder there, and had
right TO protect Its own property.
Pending the discussion the Senate, after al
executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
JUDGES FOR THE INDIANS-KING KALAKAUl
-0PPOsIrI0N To THE BUREAU OF EDUCA
TI0N--A TALK ABOUT GENERALIZATION.