Daily globe., 1880-03-15
CAPITAL NOTES.

CAPITAL NOTES..
The Ex-Relatl. Contrab ,nd Gives Testi-
mony Before the Exodus Committee-The
Discussion of the Duty on Paper The
Democrats Favor Leaving the Electoral
Laws In Their Present Shape.
ARELIABLE FREEDMAN TESTIFIEs
WASHINGTON. March 13.-Before the e1-
odus committee to-day coiored man, Henry
Adams, testified that in 1865 and 1866 IN De
Soto parish. La, 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 COM
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 and 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 admis
sion that the dishonesty of mer-
chants and planters alone pre-
vented negro cultivators from
making plenty of morey. Witness would
hardly admit that negroes were better treat
cd under Democratic than under Republi-
can rule, but thought such result might be
expected, because when the Republicans
were in power the Democrats were tempted
to gain an election here and there by intimi-
dating negroes, where asnow the Demo-
Gratis have control, they find it easier merely
to count out negro votes, The negroes have
to pay more taxes now than under Repubil-
can rule and formerly the whites paid more
than now.
Witness explained this on th e theory that
Democratic officers were enabled through
the ignorance of the negroes to collect more
than was really due from them.
THE DUTY ON PAPER AND PULP.
The hearing on the paper question was
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 prise of other commodities, and
was due to combination of western manu-
facturers. He believed the removal of the
present duty on wood pulp would result IN
a reduction of at 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 extortionate
prices. No duty was imposed on wood pulp
in England, where lyentered largely into the
manufacture of paper.
BIRD IN THE HAND LET GO.
John b. Hawley has resigned the office of
assistant secretary of the treasury, because,
as candidate for the nomination of the Of
fee 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,
Cockrell. 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 the 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 Senste committee heard further argu-
ment to day on the Detroit river bridge ques-
ton. The COMMITTEES room was crowded
with persons interested. Congressman Hub
beN, and Capt. Judson and Charles Ely of
Cleveland argued against the proposed
authorization, on the ground that 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 F.
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 ex-
tent the advantages that it would be to the
West are of vastly greater consequence.