The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.
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WAsHINaroN. D. G., March 15.--J. Henri
Burch, colored politician Of Louisiana,
testified before the Exodus Committee this
morning as to the condition Of his race in
that State. Burch has been in State poll
tics since 1865. He was State Senator for
! six years, member Of the New Orleans
Board of Education, and is now employed
)in the New Orleans Custom-house. He tes-
ti6ed that under tho present Democratic
administration in the State his race is in a
more prosperous condition than at any
time since the war. The cDlored people lett
the State, he said, because they thought
their votes were not counted, and other
civil rights were denied them.
ooLeRED woMAN's RIGHTS.
He said further that in New Orleans
there is an organization Of five hundred
colored women, with Mrs. Garrett at
the head, which exercised greater in6u-
ence in politics than any other organiza-
ton among the colored people.
These women, he saws, follow the men to
the polls and compel them to vote for the
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CHARLEY CALLS ON JOHN.
General Charles Grosvenor, OF Ohio, is
here on political matters. He called last
evening on Secretary Sherman, with whom
he had \ ,onp talk IN the subiect nearest
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SHALL THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD DIE?
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+;on ~ tha ,,nnyress;onal Record nnless a
MI ia nassed to meet the def;ciencv in hi
cffica ! ] early mart of this week. II is very
doubtful now when the bill now pending
to meet this deficiency will be d slosed Of
To-day, under the rule, States must be
called for bills for reference, and after that
motions to suspend the rules will be in or
der As only two davs in each month are
now allowed for motions to suspend rules
there is not much prospect of getting two
thirds IT the House to set that order aside
and take up the Deficiency Bill.
Springer gave notice Iast week that he
wonld call up one Of the contested election
cases Bradley vs. Slemons. on Tuesday and
another, Curter vs. Grarm, on Wednesday.
AS these are questions If the highest privi-
lege, they viii have effect to postpone ac-
ton on the appropriation bill unless Spring.
er in view of exigenc;es Of the case shall
allow them to~go over to future day.
But even then there is no certainty oi
speedy action on the deficiency bill because
several members want to make speeches
Hawley will have the floor for an hOul
when the bill Is again taken up and the
Printing Committee will want to be heart
Oh the proposed amendment tn ciIan.e thu
form of appointing the Government Print
or. Much time Is expected to be con- umet
when the bill comes to be considered b,
items under FIVE minutes rule.
pRosprcr or THE APPROPRIATION HILLS
Alt,ootI,ar snaedv ac,;on an the anpro
nr;ation lille "a MT very flatterinp. Th,
na;am Mi ard Consniar and n; lar mat;,
M ~ : t,IIow the naficiencv RiII m,
Iarehals, Fae nil isomt n the wav as Ar
,dan.ndant nronosit;on becanse N ha
con tacked m the Deficiency Bill. III,
enote hsvino doubled The amount of N,
nrtification R;ll the Honse will be ant I,
,ake ! Strong feht AGAINST the increase
ii Of tho heaviest appropriation bills ar
II 70 be reported. Besides these thre
his the House has before il a vast amour
business. There are in Committee of TIL
Whole House one hundred and nine bill
nd propos,tions. on the House calenda
birtv-two bills. &C., and over two hundred
nd fifty bills on the private calendar
here are also on the table over six hun
red bills from the Senate.
Some Of these bills are OF great import
nee. and members intereste d Will max
ghts for them. even as against appropria
lon bills. Among the most importan
Ills in Committee OF the Whole are tn
Funding Bill, bill to repeal taxes on lea