Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-14
VOL. III.
CAPITAL NOTES.


mony Before the Exodus Committee-The
Discussion of the Duty on Paper The
Democrats Favor Leaving the Electoral
Laws IL Their Present Shape.
RELIABLE FREEDMAN TEsTIFIEs.
WASHINGTON. March 13.-Before the ex-
odus COMMITTEES to-day colored man, Henry
Adams, testified that in 1865 and 1866 in De
Soto parish, L., he was shot at twice by
bands OF white men, the reason given for
the assault being that he was trying to get
negroes TO leave the parish. Witness had
been in Arkansas and Texas on the CON-
pany's business and found the condition of
negroes in Texas very bad. He did not wish
to tell all his business. He expected to get
killed when he went back for what he had
already said. The negroes favoring emf
grafton had more trouble from negro preach
ers ari politicians than from anybody else.
Senator Vance examined the witness regard
ing the amount negroes could make by agri-
culture, the result of which was final sdmis-
sion TIA: the dishonesty OF mer-
chants and planters alone pre-
vented negro cultivators from
making plenty of money. Witness would
hardly admit that negroes were better treat
Cd under Democratic than under Republl-
can rule, but thought such result might be
expected, because when the Republicans
were in power the Democrats were tempted
to gain al election here and there by intimi-
dating negroes, where asnow the Demo-
Gratis have control, they find it easier merely
to count ont negro votes, The negroes have
to pay more taxes now than under Republi-
can rule and formerly the whites paid more
than now.
Witness explained this on the theory that
Democratic officers were enabled through
the ignorance of the negroes to coliec. more
than was really due from them.
He DUTY ON PAPER AND PULP.
The hearing on the paper question was
resumed before the House committee on
ways and means to-day, and Warner Miller
concluded his argument, arguing the injus-
tice OF removing the duty on wood pulp.
Erastus Brooks urged the removal of the
duty by simply giving proper construction
to the existing law. The rise in the price of
paper was entirely disproportionate to the
rise in the pric9 of other commodities, and
was due TO combination of western manu-
facture-s. He believed the removal of the
present duty on wood pulp would result in
a reduction of al least two cents per pound
on printing paper, and unless some action
of this character was taken by Congress
there would be no guarantee that paper
might not be forced to most e1tortionate
prices. No duty was imposed on wood pulp
IL England, where 1t entered largely into the
manufacture of paper.
BIRD IN THE HAND LET 60.
John 3. Hawley has resigned the office of
assistant secretary of the treasury, because
as q candidate for the nomination of the Of
fca of governor OF Illinois, he felt it due to
himself and friends to give more time to the
canvass than he was able to do in Office.
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The Democratic caucus committee consist
ing OF Senators Thurman, Bayard, Garland,
CockreN. johnson and Morgan, held long
session to-day upon the subject of providing
some method of counting the electoral vote.
The whole matter was very generally dis
cussed and tie committee will come to some
conclusion next week. Some of the COM
mittee are in favor of allowing the matter of
counting the electoral vote to remain just as
It Is now.
DETROIT RIVER BRIDGE.
The Sanste committee heard further argu-
ment day n;the Detroit river bridge cues
ton. The committee room was crowded
with persons interested. Congressman Hub
bell, and Capt. Judson and Charles Ely of
Cleveland argued against the proposed
authorization, on the ground that a bridge
would obstruct navigation of the great ma
tional highway of the straits, and there
BY increase the rates of freights between
the West and the East, for millions of tons
of iron ore, stone, lumber, wheat, ETC.,
which are now transported by the water
route. Mr.. Ely also presented to the COM
mittee certified copies of remonstrances By
the legislatures of Ohio and Wisconsin and
by the boards of trade of Cleveland, Mil
waukee. Pittsburg and Duluth. James T.
Joy of Detroit in behalf of the delegation
from Michigan, made an argument claiming
that the proposed bridge would practically
be no obstruction to navigation and even If
it should prove an obstruction to some e1-
tent the advantages that it would be to the