The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-19

said that through the agency of these newu
eatherers and disseminators, We had beeo:n
informed Of the gross frauds in the South H
said the question was no longer one Of mer
sentiment for the rights of the negroes, bu
| whether the white voter of the North sboul
have equal voice in the nation with whit
voters in the South. Take the States of Sout
Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana The
send seventeen representatives to Congress
their aggregate population il composed Of l.
085. GOO whites and 1,224 900 colored, the color
ed being nearly 300 900 in excess Of the whites
| OF the seventeen representatives, then il
evident that nine were Apport,oned to thcs
States by reason of their colored population
and only eight by reason of their white popu
lation- and yet in the choice of the entir
ssveuteen representatives the colored voter
mad no more voice or power than their remot,
kindred on the shores Of the Senegambia or OF
the gold coast. The whites have the sole Ant
| absolute choice. The political power thus ap
prcpriated by the Southern Democrats byreasor
OF the negro population, amounted to thirty
i've representatives in Congress. He coptin
ned: But whenever . feeble protest is made
against such injustice ~ have described in
the South the response We get comes to rs In
the form of . taunt-"Whst are you going t.
do about it 2" and How do you propose e
help yourselves?" This il the stereotyped an.
swer of defiance. which entrenched wrong al.
ways gives to inquiring justice; and those who
imagine it to be conclusive do not know the
temper of the American people" His speech
was very full presentation of the Republican
side of the question. aud a. he became seated
Mr.. Thurman took the floor 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
IN the North to vote certain way or be dis
charged, and to inquire if money had been
raised by assessment or otherwise from feder-
81 office holders for election purposes. He
had two purposes in preparing his carefully
elaborated speech, not to vindicate the right
of suffrage throughout this whole union, but
70 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 - 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
was continued by others, and the resolution
and amendment were laid aside for the day.
the senate then took up the bill to revise the
patent law and adjourned
The House took up the bill to regulate inter-
state commerce, known As the railroad pool
bill The bill makes it unlawful for any per
son or persons engaged in the transportation of
property by railroad from one State to another
or to or from any foreign country to receive
any greater or less amount of compensation
from one person than another for like and
coutemporaneous service. 1t also make. 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 auoth-
er carrier to prevent the carriage of property
from being continuous and prohibits the pool
ing Of freights. Mr.. Potter spoke in oppose
ton 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 q reduction from ordinary rates
of freight. the great trade in Western products
couid not De carried on and the market would
DC oestroyed. inns was provision interfer-
ihg directiy with legitimate business. AT the
ease OF the dicnssion the bill was passed. Yeas
~, " =.
Inc oenie on Ihe lZtn passed the 1oiIl-
ncstion Dill. The House bill TO correct the bill
Vi last year IN regard 10 the hot springs reser-
on' IN arkansas, passed without amend
meat. MI. Davis. OF Illinois, presented petit
tion OF citizens OF Chicago, asking that tract
OF land, not less than one million or more than
three million acres, be held and nsed for . me-
tionai charity farm, where all classes of poor,
SICK disabled or inhrm persons may have
nome. Sen.tor burnside introduced bill
from the JOINT select committee to reduce and
re"rganize the army, and to make rules for its
government and regulation. Mr.. Eustice CALI
ed up the bill introduced by him ON the 4th of
december, ASKING hive million dollars for con-
structing, rebuilding and repairing levees
on the Mississippi river, in Missouri, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Arkansas. Mississippi and
!..: anu I"r the purpose OF suo,
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hal hean mined hx .,sr.ssas
yerv I,,,e h,.;n.s. ~, dors :, IN. H,r..
excent The n.ss.,. 81 tba snnJrv .;v;, .nrro'
nr;,t;on hill h;j, wa. also ;n,ro.inc.d ~ 70.
neal the dutv On on;n;n.
III .he senate ON the lo'h' MI; uoiuon
,htrnuced OH 10 secure more eincien, col
iec'ioh VI tue Ie'ehue On cigars. M. riumo
,n'rouucea oiil % Prosloe Io' .empotAiy
II, OF me army IN case Oh an emergency.
nc ON su'n"riZihg the ISSUE OF uuPhca'es
Tor the pohos stolen rom inc hAnns,tah
pan x, n. was passed. me Diii prov,oihs
i"is eoun.ine 'ne eieS.oral S9'e on rrSi-
Mr.. B.y.rd. who thought the pre.ent . propi-
tious time to adopt anyhew measure for the pur-
pose. on account of the two brauche. of Congress.
being controlled by the different parties. The
bill was finally passed by \ vote of IS to &c.
Mr.. Blaine moved to take up the Southern
question. and Mr.. wadleigh pressed the regu-
lar order of business. and afterwards moved
an adjournment. which was carried. Adjourn
ed till Monday.
T. a.. H.. A.. ,;.. ..;,.
ported . Hill for the construct;on Of a narrow
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The House only was In session on Satur-
day. The senate bill authorizing IN issue of
duplicate bonds stolen from the Manhattan
bank of New York, passed. The military Acad-
envy appropriation bill passed with senate
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