Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-19

had no more voice or power than their remote
Kindred on the shores of the Senegambia or on
the gold coast. The whites have the sole and
ab 'olute choice. The political power thus ap-
propriated by the Southern Democrats byreason
ot the negro population, amounted to thirty
tive representatives in Congress. He contin-
ued. But whenever feeble protest is made
against such injustice as | have described in
tine South the response We get comes to us in
the form of taunt-"What are you going to
do about iti' and How do YOU propose to
helpyourselves" This is the stereotyped an.
swer of defiance. which entrenched wrong al.
ways gives To inquiring justice; and those who
imagine 1t to be conclusive do not know the
temper of the American people, His speech
was very full p esentatiOn of the Republican
SIDE OF the question, aud as he became seated
Mr. Thurman took the ioor in an equally ex-
haustive reply. He offered AN amendment to
Mr. Blaines resolution, for inquiring into re-
ports of threats by employers to compel men
III the North to vote n certain way or be dis
charged, and to inquire if money had been
raised by assessment or otherwise from feder-
al Office holders for election purposes. He
had two purposes in preparing his carefully
elaborated spe ch, not to vindicate the right
of suffrage throughout this whole union, but
to inquire whether the Democracy of the
Southern States had violated the rights of
American citizens and then to find out what
should be done with them. | am here as much
IN favor of respecting the rights of every
man under the constitution as the Senator
/ from Maine or any other Senator on this floor
but do know that property intelligence and
education will assert their supremacy every
where on the face of this globe" The debate
I rOnffuupN hV pthprg a,l bn
and amendment were laid aside for the day.
the Senate then took up the bill to revise the
patent law and adjournec
/ The House took up the bill to regulate inter
state commerce. known as the railroad pool
| mi. The bill makes it unlawful for any per-
son or persons engaged in the transportation of
| property 10y railroad from one State to another
or to or from any foreign country to receive
any greater or less amount of CONDENSATION
from one person than another for like aud
/ contempDIaneous service. 1t also makes it
unlawful for any per on so engaged to allow
any rebate or drawback on shipments made by
them or to enter into combination with anoth-
er carrier Ia prevent the carriage of property
from being continuous and prohibits the pool
ing of frelghts. Mr.. Potter spoke in oppose
tion to the bill Mr. Phillips of Kansas said
he was IN favor of some parts of the bill but
that there were some provisions in it which
he could not support. If railroad companies
were forbidden to carry one hundred car loads
OF freight at u reduction from ordinary rates
OF freight, the great trade in Western products
could not be carried ON and the market would
he destroyed. This was a provision interfer-
ing directly with Legitimate business. Al the
close of the dicussiun the bill was passed. Yeas
l39, nays 10.
The Senate on the 18th passed the forti.
Euf ftat 1 . A. :
of last year in regard to the Hot Springs reser,
vation, in Arkansas, passed without amend.
ment. Mr.. Davis of Illinois, presented peti.
tion OF citizens of Chicago, asking that tract
OF land, not less than one million or more than
three million acres, be held and used for na.
tional charity farm, where all classes of poor
sick, disabled or intirm persons NAV have q
home. Scnttor Burnside introduced bill
from the joint select committee "tUreduCe anC
reorEanizr the army, and to make rules for il,
Government and regulation" Mr.. Eustice call
ed up the bill introduced by him on the 4th o,
December asking five million dollars for con
structinC, rebuilding and repairing leveci
on the Mississippi river, in Missouri Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Arkansas Mississippi ant
Louisiana and for the purpose of sub
mitting some remarks thereon. He sait
the government bought the river. and he wa
not quite certain it had not the right of dis
posing of it. He could see no reason why thu
government Of the United States was not re
sponslble Tor damages to thousands and thous
, ands of people in the Mississippi Valley VIII,
had been ruined by crevasses.
Very little business was done in the House
except the passage of the sundry civil appro
priation bill. A bill was also introduced to re
peal the duty ou quinne.
In the Senate on the 18th. Mr.. Gordol
introduced bill to secure more efficient col
lection Of the revenue on cigars. Mr. Plum
introduced bill to provide for temporar
T increase ot The army in case of an emergency
The bill authorizing the issue of duplicate
! Tor the bonds stolen from the Nlanhatta
n ban k. n. was passed. The bill prOvidin
forI counting the electoral vote 'on Presi
dental elections was discussed at length b
: MIR. Bayard, who thought the present prop
7 tious time to adopt anyucw measure for the pun
pose, on account of the two branches of CongTcs
? being controlled by the different pa! ties. Tn
/ bill was finally passed by Il vote of 35 to q
Mr.. Blaine moved to take up the SouthcT
question, and Mr.. Wadeigh pressed the reg,
p, lar order of business, and afterwards move
" an adjournment, which was carried. Adjourn
' ed till Monday.
u In the House the committee on railways r,
IS ported a bill for the construction of n narro,
l. gauge railway from tide water to st. Lon
It and Chicago. hut it was rccommtted. NJ
o Kcnna denounced the charges Of drunkennes
$. made against himself at the close of last Sc
f sion. Very little business Of moment vi
u transacted and the House adjourned.
re The House only was in session on Satn
is day. The Senate bill authorizing an issue
duplicate bonds stolen from the Manhatta
~. bank of New York, passed. The military AGA,
= emy appropriation bill passed with Sena
N amendments, with only slight alterations. NJ
10 Phillips submitted resolution recting Il
late Indian raids in Kansas and Nebraska, al
l. the capture of the marauders. and calling
e, the secretary of the interior for informant,
I'd as to why he had not surrendered the gull
and resp nsible parties of such Indian band
m to the Kansas and Nebraska authorize
~ Adopted.