The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-17
SENATE.

ELECTORAL COUNT BILL GOES OVER UNTIL DcCEM-
BER- BILL ENFORCING THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
PAssED-TAIK ON THE EXODUS.
Washington, June 4-Oa motion Of Mr., Gar.
land, the Senate concurred In the House amend.
ments to the bill regulating the pay and appoint.
ments OF Deputy Marshals The bill now goes IN
the President
The House bill fixing the rate Of duty on bar
ley and malt at % cenrs per bushel in lieu Of 20
per cent. adValorem, was taken up
Mr. Beck offered an amendment that after July
lst 1880, no duty shall be levied in excess of 80
per cent. ad yalOrem on large plumbers OF articles
specified.
Mr.. Whyte offered as a substitute for Mr. Beck's
amendment to the Carlisle Sugar bill, which he
said had received the approval of the merchants
Of Baltimore, and had been commended by the
Board of Trade.
Mr.. Wallace said the best amendments will
lead to much discussion and objected to that in
the morning hour. The bill will be referred
over, the morning hour expiring.
Mr.. Jones introduced a Joint resolution, in.
structiDg the Secretary of the Navy to take the
necessary steps to secuae adequate Naval stations
and harbOrs, for the use of the Naval forces Of
the United States at proper points on the Allan.
tic and Pacific Coasts of Central America and of
the American Isthmus.
Mr.. Wallace submitted resolution requesting
the President to communicate TO the Senate the
| correspondence which has recently passed be.
| tween Spain and the United States, In regard to
the agreement Of February 12.h, 1871, particular
ly with reference to the question OF naturaliza.
ton In the United States of natives Of Spain
| Adopted.
On motion Of Mr., Beck, In view Of the late
stage Of the session. only the House bills favora
bly, reported by the Senate Committees were con.
sidered, the object being to secure their passage
at this session rather than to pass the Senate bills
which could not be acted on in the House.
The Senate insisted on its amendments to the
| Def ienCy Appropriation bill, and appointed Q
Conference Committee
The Mexican Pension bill was informally laid
aside to allow Mr.. Window to speak upon the
Exodus Committee report he reviewed the test
| imony and concluded the exodus was due to the
desire Of the negroes to leave the country, where
| though II was well suited to them, they could no
enjoy personal safety and political rights and g
| to country where they could live on equality
with other men before the law.
Mr. Lamar replied to Mr.. Window further. II
the course Of his speech, Mr., Lamar said: The
Southern people would never object to natEra
and healthy emigration, and even encourage {
movement, The miscaled exodus would be ben
efcial If only in making the negro realize hi
easy life in the South is preferable for him t
struggle for the existence he would have to MAKE
in the cold north. He wished to leave the black
perfectly free as every American should be- to q
where they please. He believed for every ont
that went North, a Northern laborer would emf
CRATE South. The blacks were not the best la
borers in every respect but for the peculiar worl
OF the South they were peculiarly fitted, more 81
than for the North. The exodus was not an In
dication of oppression. Fifty thousand negroe
had moved into Missouri since the war and per
haps 25,O00 had gone out. All that could b.
made OF the movement was that 1t was grea
labor movement. 1t was no more significant o
| OfoppTesS'On than numerous strik Of thousand
of laborers In the North gometmes l?ading t
| riot and destruction of property. The very fac
that all that political agitation and effort haC
been able 10 do was to set % 900 negroes In mo
ton, showed how firmly based the labor rela
tions in the South were. Mr.. Lamar cited ii
support OF his statements Of the actual condition
of affairs In the Southern States Sir Geo. Camp
bell, NJ. p. Bishop Simpson, Rev. Mr. Hatfield
| (Eplscopalianl New York, Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage and Gen. Grant in his recent address, anC
remarked that Congress reports for Southern
affairs had always been distorted by the fact tina
committees went down there with the expires
intention Of uncoVering everything o6jectiona
BILE and ignoring every allevisting feature. N
society on earth could Withstand such investga
ton. No work Of the finest art or noblest natur
could stand the test Of having its beautiful part
| covered by screen, and Its defects magnihed
hundred fol under the focus OF blare Of light,
The conference report on the Agricultural Ap
propriatiou bill was adopted, and after shoI
Executive session the Senate adjourned.