Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-19

pointment of commissioners 10 ascertain
and report the losses sustained by citl-
zens of the United States by reason OF
Indian depredations.
By Mr.. Hereford-FOr continuing the
court of commissioners OF the Alabama
claims and for the distribution OF the
monies of the Geneva award.
The Pension Appropriation Bill was
passed.
Mr.. Voorhees, resolution for the ap-
pointment of committee to investigate
the causes of the negro emigration from
the South was taken up and Mr.. Noor-
hees spoke upon it. 49,. ,
Mr.. Voorhees, disclaimed political
motives in offering his resolution. The
negroes were evidently being de-
luded, and his resolution was offered IN
the interests OF humanity and justice.
Mr.. Window spoke briefly in support
of his amendment instructing the COM
mittee to inquire into the expediency OF
setting apart territories for the negroes.
Mr.. Hill spoke against the resolution:
He was tired of these investigations OF
unimportant questions. The negro
emigration question would settle itself.
The negro was no longer ward. He
was free to 90 where he pleased. The
negroes were contented in proportion TO
the length of time the Southern States
had been under home rule. In
Georgia from 10000 to 10000 colored
children are attending school, and the
blacks own $1,000, 900 in real property.
The talk about this question was all
CANNON. 1t was kept up by design
ing and unscrupulous men.
Mr.. WINDOWS amendment was re-
jected; ayes Is, nays 20.
Mr.. Ransom denied with much
warmth the allegations of i'll treatment,
by the whites, OF the negroes in his State,
and cited, in support of his statement,
such Republicans as Ex-Governor Hol-
den, U. S. District Attorney Badger,
Representatives Martin. and Represent
ative Smith.
After further debate Mr.. Mcpherson
moved to 90 into executive session.
Negatived: Yeas l3; nays l3. Discus
sion was resumed.
Mr.. Voorhees, modified his resolution
so as to omit the special reference to
North Carolina and Indiana. He also
accepted the amendment suggested by
Mr.. Window, so that the resolution
reads
WHEREAS, Large numbers OF negroes
from the Southern States are emigratlng
10 the Northern States; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is currently alleged that
they are induced to do so by the unjust
and cruel conduct of their white fellow
citizens toward them in the South, and
by the denial or abridgement OF their
personal and political rights and priyi-
leges; therefore, be it
ResOlUed, That a committee of five
members of this body be appointed 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 Car
olina or not, there was none in Louisl-
ana or any other OF the Southern States.
Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, said he agreed
with Mr.. Jones on the general principle
and this resolution was likely to aid in
keeping up sectional discussions.
A vote was then taken and resulted
yeas, %; nays, ~. No quorum having
voted Messrs. Paddock and Harris re-
marking that it seemed impossible to tell
whether this was political question or
not, ignored their respective pairs and
voted aye in order to make n quorum.
The resolution was thus adopted by a
vote of-yeas, %; nays, l..
Adjourned.