Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-22
WASH tNGTON.
D~lexates Working for Their Terri.
tories.

Delegates Working for Their Terri.
l@rtes.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Several meet
ines of Territorial Delegates In Con
press have recently been held with a
ew of procuring some legislation Tor
their constituents. In the present con-
dition of affairs II is improbable that
any bill relating to Territories Will ever
be reached in the regular order. Dele
gates Breuts, Ouray and Post have de-
vised scheme OF asking the House to
set NO days in each month i'll which to
consider Territorial bills. Several lead
ing members, among them Reed. have
promised TO support the resolution to
that effect, and it will be offered as sosn
AZ the whisky bill is disposed of. II the
Delegates succeed in this movement,
among the bills likely to be considered
bv the House will be Brents' bill admit
ting Washington Territory rs State.
viii Report Adversely.
The House Committee on Patents de-
cided unanimously 10 report adversely
Representative And-rson's bill to limit
the lifetime Of patent to five years.
The Cepiah IaVesaiGnsis..
WASHINGTON. March 2l.-Major Z.
| Barksdsle, member of Congress from
/ Mississippi, who. according 10 testi
| mony taken BY the Copiah county sub
| committee Of the Senate, made a speech
at Haz.lhurst advising the Democrats
to carry Copiah county by the shotgun
| IL necessary, and to hang Button, the
Rspublicap candidate, was before the
osnate sub committee this morning and
made a statement under oath in his
| ovn yiudication. He denied the charge
an toto. and said the history Of Copiat
c,unty had always been characterized
| With love of law and order, and in the
events of the last election there was
| nothing inconsistent with that record
Ha made two speeches in Hazelhurst-
on the day before election. one IN thu
afternoon to a PROCESSION OF country
n.ople on horseback. and the other il
the eveninp to a local Democratic club
He could not remember whether tn
mounted afternoon procession VA
armed with shotguns. HIS attention
was called 70 the statement OF wit
nesses about bis speeches, and he pro
nounced all assertions that he had en-
couraeed violence, false.
Senator Hoar asked il in witness
allusiou to the peaceable and lav
abiding conduct of Copiah county b
included the killing Of Matthews.
~ have nothing to say in referenc
to that that WAS q personal difncult
between those two parties. Ii Is befor
the courts there and l exsress n
. opinion"
You have said that the people q
Copiah county stand high in eener'
, character, and you have announce
, at there VA nothing in the condut
of the election inconsistent With the
I mast history. Nov | wish 70 o.
whether, il il should turn out that tn
mounted crowd went about to II
, houses Of oolored men. whipping An
/ shootiuo them. declaring a. the
l did 90 that they did II 10 compel the
. IN vote the Democratic ticket, or
con- eel the negroes t. hee 70 the woot
|. In large numbers, and that Matthew
!. was shot because Of his influence ~
: Republican lsader-whether that you
change your mind as to the oharAct
of the people 2" -;
q "Wstl. now, object. Your inqui
: has bean accompanied By your ssAa