The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-17
WASHINGTON NOTES,
Inauguration OF the Radical Intlml
dalton Campaign In the South.
ern States.
Speaker Kerr Slowly Sinking - Nothing at
headquarters from Generals Crook
and Terry Accounts Of Fights
DSCredited.


day for Long Branch.
Nothing has been heard at army
headquarters from Generals Crook
and Terry since the commencement OF
tho forward movement against the
Sioux, and all published accounts Of
fights that have taken place are dis.
credited.
Secretary Cameron has written the
following to General Sherman
WAR DKPARrMRSr, WASHINGTON CITY,
August 10, 1915.
General W, \, sherman, Commanding
United states Army:
SIR The House OF Representatives
OF the United States, on the 10th in
slant, passed the following preamble
and resolution, viz:
"W hereas the right OF suffrage, pre-.
scribed by the Constitution OF the sew
eral States is subject to the Fifteenth
Amendment OF the Constitution of the
United States, which is as follows:
ARTICLE fifteen Section One--The
right Of citizens of the United States
to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States, or by any State,
on account OF race, color or previous
condition OF servitude.
'Section two-rhe Congress shall
have power 10 enforce this article by
appropriate legislation,
rApd whereas, right OF suffrage so
prescribed aud refuted should be faith
fully maintained and observed by the
United States and the several States
and citizens thereof, aud whereas il is
asserted that the exercise of the right
Of suffrage is in some Of the
States, notwithstanding the efforts
OF good citizens to the contra
ry, resisted and controlled by
fraud, intimidation and violence, 30
that in such cases the object of the
amendment is defeated, and, whereas,
ali citizens without distinction Of race
or class or color are entitled to the
protection conferred by such article;
therefore, be it
"ResoLved, by the House of Repre-
sentatives, Thai all attempts by force,
fraud, terror, intimidation or other
wise, to prevent the free exercise of
the right of suffrage in any State,
should meet with certain condign pun
ishment, and that in any case which
has heretofore occurred or that may
hereafter occur, in which violence or
murder has been or shall be conf
mitted by one race or class upon the
other, the prompt prosecution and
punishment of criminal or criminals
in any court having jurisdiction, is
imperatively demanded, whether the
crime be one punishable by fine or i'm
prisonment or one demanding the
penalty OF death"
The President directs that in ac-
cordance with the spirit OF above you
are to hold all available force under
your command, not now engaged in
subdueing the savages OF Western
frontier, In readiness to be used, upon
the call or rsquisition of the proper le-
gal authorities, for protecting oil citi-
zens, without distinction Of race, color
or political opinion, in the exercise of
the right to vote, rs guaranteed by the
Fifteenth Amendment, and to assist in
the enforcement of certain condign
and etiectual punishment upon all per-
sons who shall attempt, by force, fraud,
terror, intimidation or otherwise, to
prevent the free exercise Of
the right of suffrage as provided by
the laws OF the United States, and
have such force 30 distributed and sta
toned az to be able to render prompt
assistance in the enforcement of the
law. Such additional orders rs may
be necessary to carry out the purpose
OF these instructions will be given to
you from time to time, after cOnsulta-
ton with the law officers OF the gov
eminent.
Very respectfully your obedient
servant,
]. ID. CAMERON, Sec'y OF War.
Speaker Kerr's Case Pronounced
Hopeless.
Rock ALUM SPRINGS, Va, August
1910 p. m.--Speaker Kerr is sinking
rapidly. DR.. Davis, Of the University
of Virginia, his present physician, pro-
nounces his case hopeless.