Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-06
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Mr.. Edmunds' Resolution.
WASHINGTON, February 5.
In the Senate, to-day, consideration was
resumed Of the resolution of Mr.. Ed
munds, declaring the validity OF the
| 18th, 14th and 18th Amendments to the
| Constitution, and Mr.. Bayard declared
| hat the first one 10 throw doubt upon the
| VALIDITY of the amendments was the Sena-
tor from Vermont, Mr.. Edmunds. The
| resolutions were not a part Of the legisla-
tive business, but were party tactics. II
we declared their validity, another Senate
would have the power to declare their IN
validity. 1t was dangerous TO attempt to
centralize power, and bring within control
of Congress the civil rights OF a citizen
which belonged to q State. If the Supreme
Court decided that the power claimed IN
the Civil Rights bill exists, then which
ever political party gets control OF the Gov
eminent has almost limitless n crush
ing power.
Mr.. Edmunds said that he concurled
that all should have equal rights, but diff
fered as to the manne of getting them /;
this equality should cease to be a hollow
pretense, under which a minority might
control States. The Republicans always
believed in the rights of States, but also in
the rights of the Union. He discussed the
legal phase OF the question, and deplored
the condition of some OF the Southern
States, which were bearing the legitimate
fruits of bankruptcy, ruin and distress.
Mr.. Whyte took the floor, but yielded to
q motion for an executive session, which,
despite the opposition of Mr.. Edmunds,
was agreed to, by IS to IL.
Major Morris Reports on Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.
Secretary Sherman, in his letter trans
mitting to the Senate a copy of Major
Morris reports on Alaska, remarks that
portions Of it indicate the necessity of the
adoption of some legislation for the better
protection of the inhabitants of the Ter
ritory, and the preservation Of law and
order, as we'll as the necessity for some
system of land records, by which titles of
real estate in Alaska may be perfected.
Major Morris, throughout this report, as
sumed the position Of a champion of
Alaska, and asserts that many important
facts concerning that country have been
Unknown, or, if known, have been sorely
misrepresented to the general public. He
takes direct issue with Special Agent ii.
w. Elliot, and charges that Elliot misrep-
a large portion of Alaska, which
he ELLIOT had never visited, and of which
he was profoundly ignorant. There is
likely to be a large demand for this report
when published. Senator Mitchell, on
whose motion the Senate called for 1t, has
received numerous requests from
his constituents for copies.
A Double Tragedy.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.
A terrible double tragedy occurred at
Wrightsville, a village in Southern Illinois.
On Monday night, Charles E. McAuliff, a
physician, invited his wife and her brother,
Mr.. Heavener, into his drug store, and
after drinking with Heavener, killed him
with a shotgun. The Doctor fled, but was
found by the Constable, but before they
could get him to Jail an Infatuated mob
of sixty persons seized him and hung him
to the limb of a tree.