The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-07
SIXTH CONGRESS.
Debate in the Senate OH the Repeal
Of the Test Oath----F Final
Passage Of the Bill.
The House Engaged in the Considera-
ton of the Bill to Increase the
Salary Of Letter Carriers.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 6.--Mr. Rollins intro
duced resolution, which was adopted, au-
thorizing the Committee on the District OF
Columbia to cit during the rest OF the Senate's
session and recess, with view OF investiga-
ting the best means OF securing an ample
water supply to the City OF Washington, and
also the cost Of the waterworks to the United
States, and the income which has annually
been derived therefrom and the outstanding
Indebtedness therefor The resolution was
agreed to.
the Committee OF Finance from the further
consideration OF the coinage silver bill, and to
bring the same before the Senate for consider
alton. He explained that he had heard that
consideration until next December. He would
like to know from the Senator from Della ware
fBayard1, the chairman OF the Finance Com
mittee, whether this was true.
Mr.. Bayard said 1t would not be proper Tor
him to say what the committee had done.
There was . way Of doing that by report
The Senate might find out what he wanted 70
know individually.
The resolution was objected to.
Mr.. Coke gave notice that ne would call IL
Mr.. Maxey called uD the bill to extend the
time for making contracts for postal routes,
and asked the Senate to concur In House
amendment. The amendment was concurred
in and the bill passed.
The Rhode Island resolution was further
postponed, on account OF the absence 0f MIR.
Mcdonald.
The Senate then resumed consideration Of
the test oath repeal bill.
| Mr.. Edmunds spoke against the bill. He
denied that section 800 was institutional,
as charged by Mr.. Bayard yesterday. He
said he had decisions Of the Supreme Court
on the subject lying on his desk. Returning
ne ha he q e po bs
last night, which guaranteed colored men
against unjust discrimination, was an intima-
tfon on the part Of the majority Of their In
tention to prevent the blacks from enjoy
bill. The true test of this bill, he said, was
the State where the district happened to be
4 in which the court Was sitting. he hadn't
/ time to look into the constitutions OF many
States, but he had taken that OF the nearest
State lMaryland). He read a provision from
the Maryland law: that the clerk OF court
shall file complete list of the white male
taxable residents OF each county, from which
jurors shall be chosen. Senators had said
that the laws made no discrimination against
i blacks. Here was proof OF 1t.
reference to Ku Klux trials LII South Caro-
/ lima few years ago brought Mr.. Hampton TO
/ his feet In explanation. He said he remem-
psred bnas one Ll1ns VI: E1lnuas; eaea seIa He
aM n, 9ari had hean a. III head n thai
/ oTeanllaaon. ne ues1esu 70 shy noW tLiae ~ y
there was q man In America who reprobated
sas y ~ 1 Wu mas th ,.1
At the time the charges were made he had
come to Washington and asked for an tnyes-
tigation, but was refused.
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thet tbss VI ,ar sle ~ ea,,rt ad tha
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I,tisya 1,ar+ies 10 aaad 4bat sac rciona
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they should 20 pe Of the u
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os oe ths pii IN nrnnneaa .u'o0 - ."e 1e0A
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M conkl,no thouoht all laws relating Il
to be repeaed py tbs act
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to te ash
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? give Jne mlnorlIy an Jney NAG ASKED ZOE. \,
: MT. WnyIe Iepned 70 Mr. Edmuhns
charges that Jne law Oh Maryland was ll nlml
:, cal 10 placK men ne sala u was Ine lairss r.
ever devlseo py me WISDOM O. man. 80
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