The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19

| Announcer SCrlkluS OUT Ilo HOuoo Plo
vision relating to the REIMBURSEMENT o
compen 5ation to railroads, and, third
adding 100000 to the appropriation
of a large sum for railway postoffic
clerks.
The motion was carried unani
mously.
The senate resumed consideration
of the Utah bill, Brown having tn,
floor replying to Hoar. Brown sale
the senator from Massachusetts ha(
charged him Brown) with having TO
the greater part of his life, sustained
an institution which prohibited legal
marriages among part of the people o.
Georgia. The shame OF slavery tt
which the senator from MaSsachu
sets had called attention, originated
in Massachusetts, and the south de
rived much Of its slavery from that
state.
Mr.. Brown read from Elliott's his
tory of New England to show that
the people of Massachusetts, bought
and held, as slaves, Scotchmen, Irish
men, Indians, negroes and mulattCes
That they sent cargoes of things
to Africa exchanging them for
Indians and sold them into sla
very; that some prohibited baptism
to their slaves; that the marriage rela-
tion was disregarded; that they sold
negro women and children in the mar
ket, and advertised a woman with a
child six months old, to be sold togeth-
er or separate, to suit the purchaser;
that they raised slaves for market,
and when they found it Improbable
to raise them in the climate OF MasSa-
chusetts they gave away negros like
puppies, to any one who would take
them. The charter of Georgia, MIR.
Brown continued, originally forbade
slavery, while Massachusetts was i'm
porting slaves and selling them for
profit, Georgia refused to hold them.
Finally Georgia adopted slavery, pur-
chasing part of her slaves from Mas
sachusetts. The senator from Mas
sachusetts had said there was large
number of mulattoes to be accounted
for in the south. He Brown) did not
claim that the south was guiltless in
this particular. His effort had been
to show no section Of country
was guiltless. He read from
various historical works to show that
large numbers of mulattoes were al
ways found in Massachusetts during
the time slavery prevailed in that
state and when in ITS Massachusetts
passed an act expelling all negroes,
the courts held the act applied also to
mulattoeS. 1t may have been very
natural to eXpel negroes from Massa-
chusetts, but it seemed little unfair
to expel mulattoes, not that they
were akin to people of Massachusetts,
but possibly because climatic in1lu-
ence had changed their color and they
were more like the good people of
that state. The cold bleaching winds
of Massachusetts, or some other cause,
had modified the gloomy color of
the African in that state and the in
fusion of a compound OF yellow, SO
they are no longer called negroes, but
mulattoes. After these mulattoeS,
whether naturally or unnaturally, had
been expelled from Massachusetts,,
they doubtless took refuge in the
southern states and their descend
ants there have multiplied, still trans
hitting the modified color. Two or
three times in the course of his re-
marks, Mr.. Brown regretted that the
senator from Massachusetts (Hoar)
was not in the chamber, to hear what
he (Brown) was saying. On the con-
clusion of Mr.. Browns remarks,
Mr.. Hoar entered, and remarked that
it was hardly necessary to answer
what Mr.. Brown had said, because he
(Hoar) had looked in while 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 was taken on BroWn'S
amendment, permitting divorce only
or one cause in places where the
United States has exclusive juriSdic
ton. 1t was defeated-yeas.4; Brown,
Butler, George and Van Wyck); nays,
AZ.
Mr.. Hoar submitted, in order to
have printed, an amendment intended
to be proposed to the bill providing
that no building shall be forfeited
that is held and accepted exclusively
for the purpose of religious worship.
After a short debate the senate
without action, went into executive
session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The fol-
lowing bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
Mr.. Follett-Granting 160 acres of
the public domain to every honorably
discharged soldier or sailor OF the late
war.
Mr.. Deuster-To prevent and pun
ish by prosecution under the United
States of fraudulent claims against
foreign governments.
Mr.. Wood-CalIing for executive
Information relating to the fencing in
of public lands.
Mr.. Belford-For erection Of q
union and confederate soldiers home
at Denver.
Mr.. Lowery-From the committee
on elections submitted a report on
the contested election case of Camp.
bell VS.. Morey, declaring contestant
entitled to the seat. Laid over.
Mr.. Randall moved that the house
go into committee of the whole on the
deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Aiken, though favoring an ear
ly adjournment, did not think the ap
preparation committee should monop
oliZe the time OF the house.
Mr. Randall said the house had fiXe(
June 80, for final adjournment, and he
understood the dates were determines
upon, the consideration of the appro
priation bills which must be pressed
Mr.. Randall's motion was agreed t.
by LOG to 80 and the house went Int.
committee of the above as INDICATED
Mr.. Dunn in the chair.
Mr.. Cannon moved to strike ou
the paragraph relating to compenss
ton for fourth class postmaster:
continuing it to box rents and to com
missions on the sale of waste papel
postage stamps, ETC., not to exceed on
thousand dollars year. After lon
discussion the motion which was !
the interest of postmasters, was adoI
ted, 81 to 6S. An item-SSo was II
serted as allowances IN conteSte
election cases the nmltaIio
: being $1,000 each: The secon
section of bill prohibits the treasul
: department from considering an
claim against the United States III
| less filed within one year from u
I passage of the act, or within IL
4 years after it shall have accrued. :,
; Mr.. Keifer moved to strike out q
the section. as interfering with Il
q rights of petition.
Q Mr.. Randall explained and detin'
, the section as necessary to put ST.
o to the presentation of old claims.
y was legislation in The interest of t
& people and to protect the tres
7 ury against doubtful or dishont
claims
IT Mr. Keifer's motion was rejected.
g. The house took recess until 8 d.