Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-12

ought TO De brought before the Cenhto AOi ao-
ton without delay. The arguments were
much the same as before, except even more de-
termination was shown to-day by advocates of
immediate action. 1t was also openly sug-
gested that the proposition to unseat Kellogg
and seat Spofford could not be adopted because
there were Democratic Senators who would
vote against it. Senator Hill said, Very
we'll, let them vote against it." The commit
tee had done its duty, and 1t now
remained for the Senate to perform
its duty, no matter what the consequences be.
He insisted on the case being disposed OF, and
in regard to its possible effect upon the Presl-
Dental election, he said that ought not to de-
ter the Senate from disposing OF the case.
Finally a resolution was adopted by majority
of three providing that the Geneva award bill
shall be taken up first and shall be considered
from day to day till disposedof, and that then
the chairman of the election committee may
call up the kellogg case.
The Democratic caucus, this morning, was
not fully attended, and it was understood
another shall be held before final disposition of
the Geneva award.
In the Kellogg case it is the understanding
that the final decision shall be made by full
vote of all the Democratic senators.
THE ExoDUsTERs.
Before the exodus committee to-day w. p.
Ford of Shreveport, a cotton factor, testified.
There is plenty of work for negroes in that
vicinity at twelve to fifteen dollars a month,
with boald and lodging. He had never seen
any violence towards negroes.
James Buth colored, of Shreveport, testified
he owned twelve to thirteen city lots In Shreve-
port, and considerable personal property which
he had accumulated since the war. He voted
the Republican ticket, and had no trouble ex-
cept that in 1872 the negroes were advised
there would be trouble if they voted, and they
refrained and any cOlored man could earn
enough in fifteen years to buy himself a home
and be independent.
Judge L. @. Sears, of Ottawa, Kansas,
testified that the negroes latterly coming were
paupers and people heartily disliked to see
them come.
L. E. Dodez, formerly of Ohio, testified that
he was In business in Shreveport and had been
elected to office on the Republican ticket there,
He was treated we'll by all parties and thought
respectable Republicans were not prosecuted.
j. b. Shepherd, superintendent of public
schools, Shreveport testified that there were
eighteen colored and thirteen white schools in
the parish. The scholastic population is l,767
whites and 5.495 colored. Probably three
tenths of the population Of school age could
read and write.
A. d. Wright, white, formerly of Ohio, and a
federal soldier, but since 1869 living near
Shreveport, testified that he has seen no black
man whipped or killed. 1t was all hearsay
with him.
Rev. ]. B. Barrett, of Topeka, Ks., Baptist
minister, said he had advised against raising
money to help the exodus because further i'm
migration would be to the injury of both kthe
resident laboring men and the immigrants.
J. G. Hubbard, of Topeka, formerly secretary
of the Kansas Freedman's Relief association,
did not think it best for negroes, or for the
people of the State, for large numbers of col
ored people to come to Kansas, because there
was no particular demand for pauper labor
there. Some emigrsnts told witness they had
been induced to come by false representations
of plenty and ease in Kansas, but the majority
came because of i'll treatment and cheating.
Two or three colored men testified that many
were we'll off and we'll treated in Louisiana, and
the affidavits of others were to the same effect
Adjourned.
THE ALTOONA ROAD.
In December last the attention of Secretary
Schurz was called to the fact that the con-
structed road of the Chicago, Milwaukee q
st. Paul railroad company, from Algona west
ward to Sheldon, Iowa, was not built upon the
line of the definite location filed in the depart
ment in 1869. The matter has since been re-
ferred to the attorney general and his opinion
given thereon, upon which the secretary of the
interior has issued decree to the effect that
the engineering difficulties to contend with in
the construction of the road warranted the
slight deviation which was made, and in his
opinion the identity of the load was not de-
stroyed by the deviation in construction from
the original line, and the grant is consequently
not effected thereby.