The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-27

de waa ono of tho founders of tho Emiurant
Aid Soclety and tirew III ~ consti'u u'ion | .
ashIect was 70 aid tho colored pNople II heelnR
from oppression such M thosa then ace =
mulH'ed mt ST. Loul4. bound for kaosas AZ
ono Of tho lre: maettuga. however. Mendtnhall
rp ke. anag.stlng the ndvlsab,'Ey q n,ver,ane
$500 into Intiianm. H. that was doubtful state
in tho coming election. No ono but Utney OBJ
Il felt" ho q ,ya, that we had been used long
enough as rools." he fidelity 81 the colored
people to IN kepublican party had been re.
warded by tho withdrawal of proec lon from
outrage. theretors be oppoaea the longer use
Of hIs people by any poll ical party. and when en-
h. saw tho exodus was e bs usrd pnl,ti.ahly ne
holding the same vlewa. remained Ia IL. He
wanted tho emigrants TO go to Kansas. where
they wore invited and could get nome Momes,c c,ro,,na
col rod men. to whom he had written ne learned
that three men Perry. Williams and Taylor,
had gone among tho most ignorant negroes ana
told thsm the Cover nment wanted them to go to
Indiana. and would give them 81 80 u dny our
ing winter and "a to 81 30 during ths rest OF the
year. Some were promised u suit OF clothes.
These msn reg glstersd the names OF those con
senting to go. charging them from twenty i've
cents to s2 each The first emigrants' heing lew
Ia number we're welt reneivsd and Immediately
employed. These wrote back TO their friends
advising them to come. and hence. sa,n Ine
witness Il L aasy g unhsrstanM me greaa eso =
favorable account Of the actual condition 81 the
colored people ip North Carolina. snd said that
ths exodus tnHtttTbm WHH loi hhh oie-
astrnus to the emtgrnnt.
The com mitteo adjourned until Friday.
srR1NGER's ELECTION LAW.
Bill wns introduced In the House to-day BY
MIR. Stringer to amend the United States cleo.
IT, laws. II provides that tho supervlsors oi
election when called for by cltiH sns. Rhhll %
appointed by the circuit courts upon the re-
commendation Of tho congressional candidates
q the two prlneip pnr,insi a,n anh nni,an snsna
on the recommendation Of The candidHtt & OF
the three principal parties. l. repeas hli laws
authorizing United States officers 10 arrest.
without warrant persons Tor violating any
Unifad States election law. and prohibits ihs
interference by suporvlsors or marshas with
Judges or inspectors OF election
THE UNITED sTArKs SUPREME couRT.
Frank H. MI Her. Of Augusta. On. was admit,
ted 10 practice IN tho United states supreme
Court o-day on motion oi b. Ii. Hill.
The following decisions were rendered In
A. d Schroder OF al--From tho Southern Dis
triet of Missls-ippi: Judgment affirmed with
costs. =. = and Worthin1ton. sn ,dmtenis- 4 y,
ern District Of Arkansas: Judgment affirmed.
Counsel TO day b. gan re.argnmsnt Of tho case
of the State of South Carolina OK rel. Douglass
& Jackson. vs. Petor Y. Gaillard. couhty Treas
nor SPRINGS CLAIMS.
Tho House Committee on Public Lands heard
Argument this morning on NhprosenintiVe
Converse, bill for the establishment OF Titles
10 bs made to. morrow. after which tho commit-
tee will probably report tho bill with some
amendments.
NOMINATIONS
The President sent to tho Senate tho name Ct
Bsnjamin Conley to bo postmaster ut ATLANTA.
Ga.
COMBINATIONS ny THE SENATE.
The Senate day confirmed the following
nominations: james Russell Lowell. OF Massh-
cnuaetta aH Minister to Great Britain: John W.
Foster Of IndinuH ns Mini ,ter To knssla; Iu-
cius Fairchild, OF Wisconsin. Minister to
spain; Pnillp IL. Morgan. Of Louisiana. sas
Minister to Mexico: Philip 4. Wales. Of Penn
sylvania as Cntaf ot tho Bureau of Medicine
aud surgeon General OF the Navy. with the
relative rank Of Commodore. Also nomln4-
tions of the following pnStmHsters: hpDait u
Staples at Portsmouth. Va: d. ). johnston ut
Madison, Ga: Win Billings. at Victoria. Texas.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS IN THE HOUSE.
Tho frat b-committs, OF the ,use Jom-
mittee on Elections considered to-day tho CON
tested case OF HnralSon ys. Shalley. from Ala-
bnma and instructed the Clerk to notify Mr..
Hnrnlaon that they will report on Thursday to
the fun committee dsmissing his nppaai. un-
lees Cause IL shown in the meanttme why Ruch
action should not betaken. The case ot BtsbHo
W.. Hail. from Florida. will be conHldoroi
Wednesday.
THE SUGAR QUESTION.
The House Commteo on Ways and Means
will to. morrow begin hearing argum ent upon
tha sugar question.