Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-23
From Washington.

WASHINGTON. January l7-Mr Homo dricks
Of Indiana, has been hero for some days in
consultation with leading Democrats on varia
ous political issues and to compare viows, it
is believed, with Eastern Democrats on tho
currency question in particular. He hns found
these worry stiff and not in the loast disposed to
give way to what arc supposed to be Western
currency notions, and rumor say Tint ho has
assured his Eastern frionds that Western
Democrats will meet in the East on ground
acceptable to tho Eastern or hard money
wing of the party. lIo ia reported to
believe that the Western Democrats can be
united on policy accepting resumption as
ixcd fact, maintaining the issue of govern.
mcnt notes, but depriviug these at an carly
day of their legal teuder quality. This, if
he is correctly reported, he regards as sound
Democratic doctrine, holding that it is un-
Democratic doctrine to mako paper money
a legal tcndor. 1t is supposed that Senator
Pendcton vii! support this Wow also, and
it is possible that the Ohio Democratic
platform for next fall may on tho currency
question take this ground, favoring con.
tinued issue of treasury notes as part of
tho paper currency, but requiring that they
be deprived Of their legal tender quality.
In that case the Republicans would proba-
bly, advocate the entire withdrawal of 90
vcrnmcnt paper aud the substitution of
natiouul bank notes. Neither party is in.
olincd to say anything about silver. East
ern aud many Southern Democrats, while
., ~. g
government notes or greenbacks, think it
matter Of minor consequence If these notes
cease to be II legal tender.
WASHINGTON, January 20.--rhc Demo-
cratic Senators held II caucas this morning to
consider what course to pursue on the roso-
luton Of Senator Edmonds now peuding in
IN the Senate i'll relation to the enforcement
Of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments, and to protect NIL citizens in the
exercise Of all rights secured by tho laws
passed for that purpose, &c The Democratic
Senators agreed upon substitute for tho
above named resolution, to be offered when it
shall be takcn up for consideration in the
Senate. While in this substitute they
admit the thirteenth, fourteenth and if
| tcenth amendments to the constitution to bo
| nf binding force and validity, they regard
Senate. Edmonds' resolution as prnposing
legislative action in conflict with tho decisions
OF the Supreme Court oil the United States,
particularly in the Cruikshank case regarding
those amendments, and they quote frnm tho
dicta Of tho court to sastnin the ground which
will be iakcn in the substitute TINT tho United
ST. tcs have no citizens distinctvcly their
own; that the constitution docs not conlcr the
right to vote on any one, but simply confcrs
the privilege Of freedom from any discrimi-
nation on account Of race. color or previous
condition, and that the regulation Of suffrage
belongs exclusively to the several States.
Springer introduced bill to secure to the
people of every State equal and just (minor.
| ity) representation. llo presented, in con-
ncction with tho bill, a statement showing
| that under it there would have been elected
at The last November election from tho South
thirty -four Republicans instead Of six, Tor Il
Republican gain Of twcnty.eight.) while tho
| Democrats would have realized like gain
| North; that the general result would have
been tho same but tho Republican minori,cs
at tho South and the Democratic minorities at
the North would have been equally represented
in Congress, and that tho four millions of
colored population could control tho election
Of twenty-five members in tho following
States: Alabama 3; Arkansas 1; Georgia 3;
Louisiana 9; Mississippi 9; North Carolina
3; South Carolua 2; Tennessee 2; Texas
Q; Virginia g.