New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-03
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
A Negroes EXPERIENCE IN LoUIsIANA-REciPRo-
CIIY Win CANADA-TAX ON spIKiIs.

A Negroes EXPERIENCE IN Observation-Disclosures
CITY WITH CANADA-TAX Oh SPIRITS.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Exodus Com
mttee to-day examined George j. MurIr, c0lored. az
ex-member OF the Louisiana legislature from
Madison Parish. Louisiana. The witness SAID that
In March, 1879, the negroes seemed 10 lear
that the Democrats would change the Constitution ana
the State laws so that they would opcrato more opre
syey upon the eoOred people. ana. rs one OF ihe'r
leaders IA cOOred mani TcmaSed to the wn'ss al inc
time: "They were preparing TO nee from the Wra'h l"
come" Toward the latter part Of November ana lnsI
prior 20 Louisiana State election III December: leI9
armed bands OF White rode roign Madison Prish
in squads of twenty-five or fny int INITIATING ana WIFE
ping negroes. They created such reign Of terror tt
many negroes nave since lett and in tne OPINION OF ae
witness, tGerc would he suci an exodus from mat SC
ton by the LIST of juno as had never oeen hefo OF
before. - =, ,,.o o,,,o,rr 80
He stated that he weat t. Democratic leaders ana en-
dcayOrtd 10 compromise WIN tlcn rl .t ~ BIO
suad1 the n"grO's 10 vote 10: some !0,a Dsmocsaic
nominees IL tev wOull allow tGcm 10 nave pc, ccanie
canvass Ore OF tie Democratic leaders feeling dis
trustul Of Murrelrs ability 10 persuade tle ng We W
remarSng that 4" there moe elnQnence N ioub'e
barrclied shotgun tan in forty ChOrnrc IN Dt'"o
,elor,ed".nt the witness believed that MT over $50
vote, were lily t aud that mol more thai eisdiy
Coi0red men voted in tie parish Tie witness shld
there were Democrats in tie Stae-neI VITO weie
WI before the waT-w WA as e Sa' @ LASS
are men vino lave no neres; In Tie weiIe 81 Inc pr
p men wao a. ad tue %i1 ni xii
The House Commit IN f. ign Afa rs to day Lizard
1gn1n in advocacy If KcpressrHt We morse lo
rrs,luti0n proviI.ng u r the apr,ntm ut OF coinmi
tin 20 inyrstsit nd rep t as l.! e1 ca" t nsy ol
negOt.a ing treaty of icc reel W. Ca aui hc,le re
sentative Bowman tMaas) wa the h.s - eiker, anu
owed ty T. CGersey o, Pori'n5: s one o. ,c
yice-ts of The Nail Inal Beard q" iiadr VI pre-
sen ed the resolutions of ia bodt ana 20 rts ~ Il IL
Of the BostI lard en- Gnao HgIrd a. OF at T g
Exchange uf Baltimore. IL iaTor CT SIC rOp"sltio
ard urgug neai and 1U &c gisSs ssg9 Hf in
course of which he presented siatslrS eXIbing the
amnunt AM the character OF III; trde o. iht ULtru
tnce Of the late reciprocity trraly "ld ciauc 70 ouM
that IFS sions were OF great benrht 1" ON GTn
tries lie al presented statistic TO sion uAt me pres
emit Canadian tariff il practically prJih tory OF thp
nnlurtIt uf any ARTICLES pfoducei IN III county
The .inintiee diuun nniii lOlno TOW, Whsn
tons NewYorS and Balimcre Viii be ht ara On TIC
The ncirng Of disters and recaers before the Com-
mtIce OF Ways and Means, which WIS Dcgnh yc,nItuy
was concluded to-day. Mr.. Aluph WOOiEer disiler OF
Peoria opened the discussion in opposition TO the CA-
ise bill fIe argued that under the present law the
cuue from wIskey was closely collociod ana the
trade was prosperous; and that the result o me PRO
noscd hi would he to abandon the system OF cash ioN
the tpnrtaOn t. fraud TIE TRACE. he sld nfcde no
lief Thn Of the que stion were expressed ny
II Bu H. of PEORIA and I. O. Mcnamara, ~ Clncinnall
The provisions and principles oI ih OIL were ~
by Mr. Thomas. of Louisville" ana MI lie Try 1. ntnh
nauHgcr aud surerincndrnt OF tfc iiaNhF
Disabling Company, OF Philadelphia and Batin9T't
The latter SAID nc could n0nt 10 immense oSSes
gone by The trade. Tic proposed pll' nc alIu ~
met tho approval OF nearly All tnc rec, IT.
and cOmpOundcTs. who were nov Gislhei :, p
The next meeting OF the Committee, whc WI De ncIc
on the 9Th lust. Is assigned or hrarNG 81 ucitghtps
from the Ncw-York and Boston Chamhers OF Cdihnrrc
wD desire 10 suggest certain changes H. the laws eSu
llting the collection OF cuhl1Ms. ,,o,,,,, I'M 1.,e,
The subcommittee OF TIE House ConiLlJtc on tach'
Railroads. consisting OF Representatives, Chalmers
Dcbev aud BcfOrd, have agreed to near judge jaime;
T. Wilson, counsel for the Northern Paciif hhilrOau
company before making final detcrmhat9n upon th'
report concerning railroad Land grants, etc