The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-26
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Sen:
! ate Committee on Public Lands has
| decided to recommend the repeal Oi
the Timber Culture act.
Senator ingalls, bill to promote the
| efficiency of the General Land Office
was ordered to be reported favor
ably.
Senator Sherman offered in the
Senate this afternoon q lengthy pre-
, ambie and resolution, setting forth
that the Constitution of the United
States guarantees the establishment
of Justice, tranquility and security to
all citizens. equal civil rights. in-
munitieS and privileges, including
the right tO vote. regardless of race,
color or previous condition of SER
vitude; that no State shall
deny to any psr+0n within its juris.
diction the equal protection Of the
laws, among which Is the right to
questions of State aud national con.
cern, to safely discuss the exercise of
the elective franchise without mo.
lestatiOn or intimidation; that at the
general election which occurred in
the State of Virgins on November
9th, 1893. 1t IL alleged and currently
reported that about November Sd, at
Danville, In salt State, q large num-
TIER of peaceaOle citizens were vi0lent-
ly assailed by an organized body Of
men VINO fired upon them, and sew
eral of them were killed, with the
purpose of affecting the result of the
election oy creating alarm among the
peaceaUle citizens of said State,
which should cause them to retain
from vOling or to vote dlfferen ly
from their previous in'entiOn,
and that 1t Is alleged The aut oritie-
Of Virginia have not b. ought the ag-
gressOrs OefOre the courts for trial be-
fore because the equal protection of
the laws " Is not secured to all lis
citizens. That an election had oc-
Cured in the State Of Mississippi on
the 9th day of Nov. '83. ut which, 1t
Is currently reported by the public
press, that prior to said election in
Capiah county, there was an organ
lied movement by mob and q pOlit
ical party to prevent the members of
the Other party from voting and the
preventing of free and open discus
sion; that by means of organized vio-
Ience and spreading terror
ty night and day; that
this violence was committed by
members of one party upon members
of another partv with the view to de- |
prive the latter of their constitutional
rights; that rs part of this plan one |
J. P. Matthews, a peaceable and law
citizen Of Capiah county, Was
warned not to Vote. and upon voting |
On the day of election was murdered |
1t the place of election by person
FIR that purpose. with the |
approval depressed or implied) If
the officers Of election. and no effort |
W as Clade to punish the murderer; |
and that his killing was subsequently |
approved ny public meeting iu said
town composed entirely of members
If one party. (Here follows the pre-
ambIe and resolutions passed at that
already published.) That
he S ate of Mississippi had failed to
extend protection to all citizens alike
md the same Causes had contributed
% their overthrow, aud had failed t.
BRING to trial or punish the alleged
guilty parties; that in view of these
'acts it is resolved that the Commit
zee on Privileges and Elections are
hereby instructed to inquire into the
connected with said
llleged events and into tie condition
md constitutional rights and securi-
les before named Of the people of
Virginia and Mississippi, and report
" bill or otherwise ns soOu as pos
ible, the committee having power to
end for persons and paDers and to
it during the sitting of the Senate
md to employ a stenOg rapher.