, 1879-06-07

| y. ..uu'sl .. ne AsKeu DIT. lthrnpspn II wha
Ut; pelt'g himself unable to take the oatt,
WING even Republican Jurors we're excluded 10
susn inaotltty, canc under his own observation,
.1a ms: ,niamGton saa he stated 1t upon tho In
'o,ina!!n1l u hfs tot'engut, who was present.
MI. Edmunds thought d committee onght t,
He appo1nsed TO Investigate the matter tn all II
1han from mi ,nerc attachments by observers.
IN regard to the exclusion Of Jurors WIN ha,
soldiers, NJ. Ednunds declared tfIat kind q
aa 6r comfort contemplated In tho statute, ni.t
nn1cn "oala cati lor the dlscreton Of the Court
ONLY ACCESSORY ArD,
that which WIS intended to further the purpo,t
Of TIC transgressor. le pointed out what ht
thought the absurditv aud vlclousness Of To-
,tToduelng po1ttiys lnto the jury system. 1t va,
end In recognizing all other mental differences
IN tile 4eleCtDn OF Jurors. Presently We would
haTc tnt Catholic opposed to the Protestant,
nfd would have to provide for frer.sraders,
religious thinkers.
Mf. Thurman thought sfr. Edmunds was
generating another veto message. lie was again
furnishing sorh!strfcs fur the people, who we're
IN os,Ia! I'm . 10 invent them for tcselves
Of ehuttsecock md bastlcdoor IRON the oiher
end of tho avenue. f.aughser.1
MIR. THURMAN
| said Mr.. Edmunds appeared 10 be afra}d to lrarc
the qla!tcattons Of Jurors with The states, but
law ot Mary!a'ld you'd excludo btacks from ,hc
jury bog. Tue Republican party Upheld mil
enforced ttat section, a1na did mt tInd fault with
IT, Certainly not Until 1876, w1Icn tllc Law was
pas.sed ioftiddlng auy DETERMINATIONS for Jurors
III Eedgral Courts OH ,aceount Of race, color. Or
previous condItn,. Now, II tlle net OF 1871, pfc-
Yenicd discrimination under the State law Of
M.ryla,1 ~ sl'en tt would still prevent it u spite
sls. Couk!lne pointed out that the btl, r.
pcalca oil general or spcvial laws conflicting
Mr Thurman replied that there WIS nothing
II, oI ,e ~ conflicting With the law of 1875. Tic
were printed With. uf course MI acts iuco,;-
bisscnt with II were repealed BIZ implca,tuu. but
there wos no possible inptratfon In this bII by
whic1 the law of 1876 was Infected. The bill
Sec. o03, AND does not touch the tnodiac4sion
contained III The Inv uf 1876. as to lnu rcneai
Of tue test oath. Sit. Thurman sud that he sur
posed tl,e!s were men living who regrctte! liz
]ews from POLITICAL and judicial richts in
Grcat Britain. UntlI millennium arrtycs
tllere will be men seeking tu use test
osths to dsstrancblac and exclude from public
employment, and from liberty ,tsclf, those to
whom they arc politically OPPOSED. But he was
Aintrcan Senate.
3lf. Hl1tN explained
THB JURY LAW or MAITLAND
In order to correct any erroneous Impression
made BY Mr. Edmunds' remarks.
In addition to t!iu list Of tn1abIe ,yhjtc ctt,-
gems, the Judge selects tie pauel Iran tic poll
lists ut tic 'lext previous election. Thusu
cloScn mist bc men Ut intelligence, character,
and sobrc1y, without any referenye TO politica.
belief
slr. Edmunda asked II 1t was ri, actual result
tint eo!ofed men were irawn as Jurors under |
tlIfs law.
81. Why're said he did not know about coun-
known Of cotored men beng on iures, But |
tllere was ~ discrimination ia tho drawing, Thu
ltats did not show which uames werc Of blark |
tnen.
lit. Edmuuds wanted to know f,or # b,n.
pcned that no icErocs ever got un tn. jufcs.
Air." Whyto did not know why, cxcrpt that
their names did no. happen to come ut, iIu
lau never heard word Of complaint frou, col-
cc,tIzons could be found than the negroes Of
Maryland. They were respected aud protected.
anu had no causu Of complaint. Why weru tlIey
uot drawn ~ tl'e Fe1crnl jurtcsi Once III d
xhlle solitary black vas aeci, OIL u Federal
Jury to show that coIor was not Disseminated
against. but they werr very few.
Continuing hts remarks. Mr. WHITE said:
There was practical Discrimination, agaiust
tn drawing Fedcsal Iurtes in Mary-
Aud, and It was neurly d miracle II q Demo |
rat WIS acquitted ln certuEt rases tried befOrc
Furses composed almost entirely Ut Republicans,
Every tepnbt!can indicted in ile State Courts
|9r violating tile State lay immediately removes
'un be TILED BY taen Of his owu political lnrty.
Mr.. Whytc argued from these facts lii Juror
II reform @ such ,, IS the nerdine btu provides.
III. bayard d!d pot think thc bill continued
ttouMt Of rare, coloF, Or previous condition Of
lict u my way with the existing laws On lint