Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-04

WATHINGToN, April 3.-Judge Wright, who
assaulted ex-Secretary of the Interior Delano,
has been sentenced thirty days in Jail, and
pay fine of $1,000.
LEvEE AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The House committee on levees and the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river had meet
ing, this morning, to take into consideration
the report of the Mississippi river commission
and the bill founded upon it, introduced the
29th ult. by Representative Robertson. On
motion of Mr.. Gibson it was resolved that a
subcommittee be appointed by the chairman
to take into consideration both the majority
and minority reports of the commission and
submit to the full committee their report
thereon, with such recommendations as they
may deem proper.
1t was further resolved that the sub-commit-
tee, together with any other members of the
committee whe may feel disposed to do So,
should be empowered to visit personally, if
deemed necessary, the Mississippi river, under
authority conferred by the House in December
last, to investigate the actual condition of the
river and to take the testimony of steamboat
captains, pilots and others acquainted with
that stream.
The chairman was also empowered to invite
engineers and members of the commission as
well as other persons acquainted with the sub
ject, to come before the committee for the
purpose of explaining the report and giving
their views upon the general subject.
1t was also resolved to ask the House to
cause 10000 copies OF the report of the COM
mittee to be printed for general distribu-
tion.
THE coLoRED EXoDUsTERs.
Before the exodus committee the examina-
tion of VIM. Merrill, colored, of Madison par
ish, La, was continued by Mr.. Window. He
said the Mississippi valley convention repre-
sents the wealth and intelligence of that
region, adopted and then guaranteed good
treatment to the negroes. Yet in less than
three months the terrible outrages in Tensas
parish by armed troops led by by Hon. J. Floyd
King were perpetuated. The negroes of Louis
lana think they cannot trust white
mems promises, and no promises will stop
the exodus. He assertes that there
are now more and better military organizations
in Louisiana than ever before, even during the
war. He knows no reason for their existence,
except the need of carrying the Republican
parishes for Democrats. From 1868 to 1875
2, 141 black men were killed and 2, 113 wounded
in Louisiana for political reasons. The genuine
feeling among the whites was that negroes had
no right to vote. They regarded themselves
as having been cheated of the ownership of the
negroes, and for that reason thought cheating
bne negroes VeD1al. being crOSs-eXamlneQ by
Senator Voorhees,, the witness said he had been
told by Ross Short, of Tennessee. that j, Floyd
King rode into the parish and led the BULLDOG
ers as acting general in co. hand of the mill
tary of the Fifth district. The witness had
been three times elected to the legislature with
out molestation, but was bulldozed out of his
election last fall.
Col. James III. Foster, who, with his brother,
owns plantation near Shreveport. covering
1000 acres, and employs between 5000 and A.
500 hands. testified to Mr.. Voorhees,. Labor is
in demand in that vicinity. Negroes have no
trouble in getting work and can save money if
they are reasonably provident. About thirty
families left him and went to Kansas. Four
have returned and asked him to pay their ex-
penses back. Kansas is not a suitable country
for the negro. They can not make good liv-
ing there. Those who remain in Kansas are
generally well off and able to buy land. These
families took with them to Kansas about ST.
600 in cash and about SO, 900 worth of personal
property. which they had accumulated by their
labor on the plantation. In Louisiana the
witness supposed half dozen negroes and no
whites were killed. He understood it was