Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-07
NEoRo EXODUS
Testimony Before the Senate Com te

Testimony Before the Senate Com lee. B
WAsnINGToS, February d he |
senate Exodus Commlttee held bug |
session to-day and examined min lIt-
nesses. Most of the evidence bIarht
out was CorrObatiye Ot pTryiOu ryi-
dence 10y other witnesses jas. BI,han
an, of indianapolis, prominent ,rsen.
backer, and a member Of the Naienal
party of Indiana, was examine, lie
sail the demand for labor in lndLpa is
far short Of the supply; that ever
since 1873 had winter pasSel th.t the
supervisors Of the poor ia tn yIinlIy
OF indianapolis were not Cal'd o to
supply food tn abla-bOdied ucI who
Wunld he glad Ia earn liyiHs they
could only get work. lie VIZ opposed
to the exodus, believed the ncg-ocsw, re
not improving their condition IN coming
/ Ia a State already over Tsupp,rd Wit
labor. lle was not moved % hold this
view because Of any pTciudic, against
the black race, as lac hai brrD an aboll-
ZIONIST until slavery was tlOlished,
and was a Republican until 1872.
With reference Ia the Indiana Re
publicans fayoring this eXlius, he
believed that nine out ut ten Repuhli.
can voters we're opposed ~ u, but that
half dozen leader, whom he knew IA
Indiana, while kry did not openly
iavOr u, failed a. condemn bringing
these negroes tO Indiana, when they
knew perfectly vel that there IN nn
work for them there. lie impugned
a. q Al N..HsU A
10y ntlmating that they were will
my Ia see a movement inauguratrd
sud continue which Sas justified by the
condition at the labor demand IA lndI-
ana when their party war likely Ia he
benefited by the addition OF Republican
voters.
lie called attention L. the fact that
Summons in his autograph letter of ap-
plicatlOn tO the President Tor this ap-
poiniment, stated he (Simuonsl wanted
il because II would give hun victory
over the Corrupt seces-itn traitors, y
aud he General GorduI believed
/ that he Cnuld stand "a Boston
| before an audience 1T the most
/ enlightenencd Republican II that rity,
/ and in answer TAI the pres ntatIou Oi
/ this point, received the unaI.muuS re-
/ spunse, that nu man Who v,uld base
/ his application luT office Un suh gTuUnd
| ought to be- appointed. Thes remarks
gave rise Ia extremely spintel, aud At
/ times very personal Ulluqury
| between stephens and General ,iOriuu,
~ tO the scope and purposes Oi the su-
| called independent movement u t'ruT
| gia. II vas developed that Simmons r,.
Gently telegTaphed Representative fcl-
/ ton Ia cause his nomination Ia bc
Withdrawn, but FELTON, Insisted
on It's remaining before the Senays and
that the struggle Ia regard Ia u lao nov
assumed the phase Oi cautest basren
the regular Democratic organlzau IA al
/ Georgia aud the friends Of the Jade
pendents.
Mr.. stephens. ia the course at the Ills.
russ,nn TODAY, said the President druIrd
ever having seen the autograph apTHca
tinn of summons, which contains tb,
offensive matter complained ut AN,
senator tiUrioR replied that he did ~"
believe the President would have eve
sent in the nomination had he seen th,
language referred To.
Indian Ahairs
WAsuINuroN. February ii. - IT,,
House Committee ca Indian Aiia'u
have agreed upon the terms at the h'1
/ a. provide iur the punishment ui crime
upon various Indian reservations. /
pruylles that the laws oi the respective
\ States and Territories ia which are lo
/ rated Indian reservations, relating Il
the crimes Ot murder, mauslaughter
arson. rape, burglary and robbery, shal
I br deemed aud taken to bc the law
\ in force within such reservations
and the United states district an'
! territorial court, within, an'
Tor the respective districts and terruo
rirs IN which the reservation may bc Ia
| ,ated, shall have original jurisdiction
/ over all such offences which NAV "
committed within such reservations. II
rspert tO all that portion oi lndial
| Territory not set apart aud occupied b,
th. Cherokee. Greek. ChoCIw, Ch,cAs
saW or Seminole tribes OF Indians, Oh
PROVISIONS OF the laws OF the STATE q
! Kansas relating Ia the crimes "i maI
der, manslaughteT, arson, rape, bursiaT
and robbery shall be deemed AMI take
to h. the law therein, aud the | Uur
! state. District Court Tor the NesleT
Jistrict nf Kansas, at Fort Scott, sha
have exclusive original luTis.i'cnon owe
ali such offences arising In the said POI
non of Indian Territory. The plare
punishment Of any aud all OF said o
lences shall he the same IS Tor o'h'
ike otFenses arising within tie lnr'sii'
tiou Of said respective Courts.
The Commission call upon the seen
,.yv of the Interior Ia transmit 10 70
! Uonsa the testimony taken befnre ti'
InJ,an Commission, consisting ol ueI
ara. Adams and Hsieh, IN relation
,h,. re,,ent Ute outbreak. aud the eitor
,n arr.st the authors Of the outrages
the White River Agency.
Ths CaE-Coupling Patent
w.sHISsros, February 6.-Ssyen
Al, ,,ss h the vote Of the House eomml
Ice against granting the application
E.ra Miller ioT the extehsion oi u
caT-coupling patent The oommitie "a
,bs yroupd that seventeen wear
length Of time the patent has run, - -, y
Rmh esnss@g!s..es. .s:.-ls ey sss Ps;'sy So ~ 4
GeSsrument u adverse To eh'"ndil
patents beyond that period.
nauo.tionAl Fund
w,suSsroS, February I-sens
c,,',,,,,si.se an EiacAtion wall Eecot
, - the ps-ssge ot Mr.. BunsAis's b
Msssh nroy,ds.s thai the net prooee,is
~ s.les of pubiie lands and the pei !
; $50. oi the patent Otlioe shah hsrean
a.xoted TO the establishment ~ |,
, s5acstioaal tana. 10 be appoFsioas.i a
, nnaIly among the several STATES and "a
: riloTiss anil the D'strict Of Colamds.
C.e.ast Asstins.