West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27
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1uced and referred
By Mr.. Coke-To provide for
the appointment OF commissioners to
ascertain and report the losses cue
tanned by citizens Of the United
States by reason Of Ipdian deprs-
datioDs.
By Mr. Hereford-For contin.
uing the court OF commissioners OF
the Alabama claims and for the dis
tribution Of the monies OF the Gs-
uaYa awsrh. 80.
The Pension Appropriation Bill
was passed.
Ne Voorhees, revolution for the
appointment OF a committee to in
vestigate the causes Of the negro
emigration from the South was ia
ken up and Mr.. Xorhees Joke up
on it,.
Mr.. Voorhees, disclairned political
motives in. Offering bis resolution.
The negroes were evidently being
deluded, and his resolution was
offered in the Interests Of humanity
ard Justice.
Mr.. Window spoke briefly in sup
port OF his amendment inst-ucting
the committee TO inquire into the
expediency OF setting apart terrific
ries for the negroes.
Mr.. HILL spoke against the res
olution. He was tired of these in
vestigstions of qunimportant ques4
tons. The negro emigration ques-
ton would settle itself. The negro
was no longer a ward. He was
free to go wnere he pleased. The
negroes were contented in proper
ton to the length of time the Sout h
ern States had been under home
RUE, In Georgia from 10000 to
10000 colored childred are attending
sch ool, and the blacks own $5, 600,
600 in real property. The talk
about this gu .stion was all CANNON.
1t was kept up by designing and
ciupulous men.
Mr.. WINDOWS amendment was
elected; ayes Is, nays %
Mr., Ransom denied with much
warmth the allegations Of, i'll treat.
ment, by the whites, ofthe negroes
in hiss State, and cited, in support
OF his statement, such Republicans
as Ex-Governor Holden, U. S. Dis
trict Attorney Badger, Represen ia
tive Martin, and Representative
Smith.
Mr.. VorheoO modified his resolu-
ton so az to; omit tne special ref
erenoe to North Carolina aud To-
diauna. He also accepted the
amendment suggested by Mr.. Win
dom. 80 that the resolution reads:
WHEREAS, Large numbers of
negroes from the Southern States
ere emIgrating to the Northern
States; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is currently alleged
that they are induced to do 60 by
the unjust and cruel conduct of
their white fellow cltizens toward
them in the South, aud by the de-
NAL or abridgsment OF their per-
sonal and political rights AMI privil-
eyes; therefore, be it
ReSoIveG, That a committee of
five members OF this body be APP
pointed BY the presiding officer,
whose duty it shall be to investigate
the causes which have led to the
aforesaid emigration and to report
the same to the Senate, and the
said committee shall have power to
send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Jones opposed the resolution
as amended. Whether there. was
any bad -treatment Of the negroes in
North Carolina or not, there was
none in Louisiana or any other Of
the Southern States.
Mr.. Davis. OF Illinois, faii he
agreed with Mr.. jones on the gen
eral principle and this resolution
was llkaiy to aid in keeping no
sectional discussion.
A vote was then takon and re-
suited yeas, 25, nays, II No
quorum. having voted Messrs. Pad
do k and Harris reRarkiug that 1t
seemed impossible to tell whether
this was political question or not,
ignored their respective pairs and
voted again order to make quo
rum
The,reaolution was thus adopted
by vote of yeas, q; nays, IL.
adjourned.