The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-24
WASHINGTON.

the Women Suffrage Association argued
before the Senate Committee to-day In
! favor of a sixteenth amendment for wo-
mans suffrage.
The Star route investigation continued
to-day. Gen. Brady concluded his testi-
mony and was followed By McDonough and
Gleason,
The Senate committee on the negro ex-
oGus to-day continued the examination of
-. ,: Is. Wall, of Washington, colored
President Of the Emigrant Aid Society,
and also took testimony from James 4,
y. Hara, prominent colored Republican
OF Halifax county, who is now contesting
the seat in Congress from the Second
North Carolina District. Wall, under
cross-examination by Mr.. Vance, as to the
basis for his assertion that North Carolina
was God-tor saken country, with soil
that could not sprout black eyed peas, ad-
mitted that he bad very little personal
knowledge of the soil of North Carolina,
and personally knew nothing about the
counties from which the present exodus
has started. He believed the exodus
from the South was spontaneous; that it
would continue until the colored people
received better treatment there, and that
In every probability there would be re-.
turn DRIFT southward, for the negro loved
the home OF mis- parents, and would not
emlgrate without very strong incentives.
In response to series of questions by Mr..
Voorhees,, the witness stated that the infol-
nation received by him as president of the
society was to the effect that employmentfor
North Carolina coiored people could readily
be found in Indiana was derived from a
circular and letters of j. III. Walker.
mail agent at Terre Haute, and several
other persons living 10 that state, whose
names he could not remember, but whose
letters he would hereafter furnish to the
committee; and from Perry & Williams,
North Carolina agents of the emigrants,
What personal knowledge the latter had in
regard TO the point at issue he did not
know. y Hara. colOred, the other witness
gave q very favorable account of the
condition aud treatment of coIored people
10 North Carolina, but in regard to their
industrial and political status he testified
that although there was at one time some
bulldozng In the counties bordering on
South Carolina, there never has beeu any
political persecution in the counties affec.
ted by the present exodus and Is none
now in any part of North. Carolina. Moth
ing was more common on election days
than to see a white landlord and colored
tenant coming to town in the same buggy
mechanics in North Carolina had no pre-
iudice against working with col1red
mechanics, aud ~ discriminate IN was
made against colored people in the c)urts
or on Jurles. In response to interroga-
tlves as the cause OF the exodus from this
state, be said it was the result of efforts
OF agltators going about the country aud
not spontaneous emigration. The less
Industries class, of colored men, what
might be termed the floating population.
were duped by representations that they
would get $3.50 day in Indiana and a
new suit of clothes. together with & Govern
ment aid of some sort as they passed
through Washington and they were SINH
larry deceived by false representations
contained in circular purporting
to be issued Eby railroad COM
panies in Kansas aud elsewhere, In
the course OF his testimony he expressed
the opinion that the intelligent negro Of
the south has more to fear from the white
Republicans in the south than from the
Democrats. He explained this on the
ground that the white Republicans want
all the offices themselves. and if the color
ed men claim q division they combine
against the negro. In this way, he said
he had been counted out from his election
as congressman because he had opposed a
white Republican. the Republican candi-
date for nomination as sheriff. Adjourned.
A communication from Isaac p. Christi
ancy, United States minister to Peru, was
also brought to the attention of the cabi
net. Mr.. Christiancy has been requested
as the representative of the United States,
to recognize the government OF Peru, and
not desiring to act without first consulting
the administration, asked for Instructions
1t was decided to authorize Mr, Christi
any to use his own discretion 10 the mat
ter
Information has been received at the
department of the interior that there is a
movement on foot to organize a bapd for
the purpose of raiding the lands of Indi
ans ia Indian territory. The parties
engaged in the work have their headquar-
ters at Wichita, Kansas. The subject
was discussed at q meeting of the cabinet
to-day. and it was decided to issue instruc-
tions to the government officials in that
section of the country to forward all infor.
NATION procuraole regarding the matter.
The war department will distribute troops
so as to check aud suppress such move
meBt as soon as il is attempted.