The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-17

"SsAVeS shc CouEts Hefu That the bct applied
also 10 mulattoes. Negroes who were sub
iects OF the Emperor Of Morocco were,
however. excluded from the expellng
clause for the reason, Mr.. Brown sup
posed, that the commercial transactions OF
Massachusetts with Morocco were profta-
BILE 10 Massachusetts. As nothing more
could be made out OF the negroes
after they were set free, 1t may
have been very natural 20 expel them from
the State OF Massachusetts,. but IL seemed a
little unnatural to expel the mulattoes-not
that they were kin to the people OF Massa-
chusetts, but possibly because the climatic
| influence had changed their color until
they were more In the likeness Of the good
people OF that State. The cold, bleaching
winds OF Massachusetts, or some Other
| cause, had modified the ebony color OF the
African In that State. aud had infused q
tlnge OF yellow, so that they are no longer
called negroes, but mulattoes. After
these muIattoes, whether naturally or
unnaturalIy, had been expelled from
Massachusetts,, they doubtless took re-
fuge in the southern States. and their
descendants there have multiplied, still
transmitting the modified color inner
tied from the climatic influence in Massa-
chusetts. Any casual observer who would
90 into Massachusetts would see that the
proportion that the mulattocs bore TO the
number OF negroes i'm that State was much
greater than the proportion in the South,
again attributed TO climatic influence.
Thus Mr.. Brown could account. TO some
extent, for the mulattOes in the South.
When there was not a slave in Georgia,
Massachusetts was egislauing regarding
mulattoes. They were numerous when they
were expelled from her borders they had
been prolific since their expulsion, and they
still retain the compound OF yellow inher-
tied either from climatic influence or from
some other cause in Massachusetts. The
influence OF the climate had after the lapse
OF long time followed the mulattoes even
into the South. About twenty-one or
twenty-five years ago IN immense color
wave had swept down from Massachusetts,
and other northern States over the South
rs frigid and inhospitable as the dreary,
piercing winds OF Massachusetts,, and it
bleached large numbers OF very young
children OF the African race and made
them muattOes.
Replying to some references made by
Nr. Hoar upon the laws OF Georgia, Mr..
Brown maintained that those laws were
not, as claimed, similar 70 those proposed
against Utah. lie also insisted that the
laws for conhscatiOn OF the church prop
erty OF Utah were in violation OF constitu-
tional principles, and entirely different
from the laws OF Massachusetts.
Two or three times, in the course OF his
remarks, Mr.. Brown regretted that the
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Hoar) was
not in the chamber to hear what he
(Mr. Brown was saying.
On the conclusion OF Mr.. Browns re-
marks Mr.. Hoar entered and remarked that
it was hardly necessary to answer what his
honorable friend (Mr. Brown had said,
because he (Mr. Hoar) bad looked in while
Mr.. Brown was speaking. and did not see
that single human being was listening TO
his speech.
Mr.. Brown replied that the country
would listen to it.
A vote being taken on Mr. Browns
amendment, permitting divorce only for
one cause in places in which the United
States has exclusive Jurisdiction, it was
rejected-yeas, (Messrs. Brown, Butler,
George, and Van Wyck); nays, ~.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that tomorrow he
would ask the Senate to sit until the Utah
bill should be disposed Of.
Without taking further action the Senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors were re0pened adjourned.
House OF Representatives
Under the call of States number Of bills
were introduced and referred-the only
measures of the slightest general interest
being one by Mr.. Follett OF OHIO, granting
100 acres of the public domain TO every
4, A;coharuoA ~
the late war; one by Mr.. Deuster OF Wis
consn, to prevent and punish by prosecu-
ton under the protection Of the United
States OF fraudulent claims against foreign
Governments one by Mr.. Wood OF Indi-
ana, calling for executive information rela-
tive 20 the fencing in OF public lands, and
one by MIR. Beliord for the erection OF 4
Union and Confederate Soldiers Home at
Denver, Colorado.
Mr.. Lowry, of Indiana, from the Com
mittee on Elections, submitted report on
the contested election case OF Campbell
Us. Morey, declaring the contestant en-
titled to the seat. Laid over for future
action.
Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, moved
that the House 90 into Committee OF the
Whole on the deficiency appropriation
bill.
Dir. Aiken, OF South Carolina, hoped the
House would not agree to the motion.
Though he was as much in favor OF an
early adjournment as any one he did not
think that the Appropriations Committee
should monopoliZe the committee suspen-
sion day.
Mr.. Randall said the House had fixed
June 30th as the date for final adjourn
.l..t L.. Il hat no 90
nate was likely to fix July Sd, and il either
of those dates were determined upon con-
sideration of the appropriation bills must
be pressed.
Mr.. Randall's motion was agreed to
LOG to Sand the House went into COM
mttee as indicated, Mr.. Dunn, OF Arkansas,
in the chair
Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois moved TO strike
out the paragraph relating 10 the compen-
sation OF the fourth class OF pOstmasters
(confining it to box rents and commissions,
on sales OF waste papers, postage stamps,
etc, y not TO exceed $1,000 year. After
long discussion the motion, which was in
the interest Of postmasters, was adopted
ayes, "a; nays, GS.
An item OF S3S, 600 was inserted as allow
snces in contested-electlon cases, limitation
being $4,000 to each contestant. The
second section OF the bill prohibits the
Treasury Department from considering
any claim against the United States unless
filed within one year from the passage OF
the act. or within tive years after it shall
have accrued.
Mr.. Keller moved to strike out the Sec
ton as interfering with the right OF petit
TONERS.
Mr.. Randall explained and defended the
section as necessary to put stop to The
presentation OF old claims. 1t was legisla,
ton in the interest OF the people and to
protect the treasury against doubtful or
dishonest claims.
Mr.. Keifer's motion was rejected, and
the House at $50 took recess until s
o'clock, having disposed Of thirty-fye