Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-30

all laws necessary and proper for
carrying into execution the foregoing
powers and all other powers vested by this
constitution in the government Of the
United States or in any department or Off
Ger thereof Power is also given to congress
10 enforce all the recent amendments by
appropriate legislation. If the essential
rights of citizenship were overthrown by a
state or by the people of state, with the
sanction of the local authorities within the
limits of the state, then congress as the
legislative power OF the United States is
bound to provide additional safeguards,
and should exhaust all the
| powers of the national government
TO maintain these essential rights of citi-
zenship, within the courts of all states, in
as full and complste manner as it would
guard and protect unquestioned the rights
Of citizens of the United States within the
domains of the most powerful nations of
the world.
He could appreciate the changes that
had occurred in the southern states, and
that natural antagonisms would arisa by
emancipated slaves mingling ia the same
community with their former masters
He could pardon the preiudices of race,
caste. and even local lies, and the American
people, ne thought, had waited With great
'forbearance for the time when constitu-
tional rights would be respected
I without regard to race, color,
creed or party, If the time had come
| when members of the Republican party
through whose agency largely the exist
ence of the government had been main
tanned could not enjoy their constitutional
rights, were murdered at the ballot box
without fear on the pert of their murder
ers of punishment, were driven from their
homes by outrage and terror, and that
black and white alike were subjected to os-
tracism and injustice, and rs a party dis
franchised, then, indeed, was a patient
inquiry demanded and a full, ;open
manly assertion that rights aud
! equalities should be maintained
and enforced at every hazard. If the
Bopiah resolutions were the creed of the
Democratic party south, then, indeed, was
the war a failure. They seemed to him
the very germ of despotism and barbarity.
And yet he was assured by a gentleman
friendly to them, that they were the creed
of n1ne-tenths of the party in power in
Mississippi. 1t was right that the ground
| work of opinions so utterly repugnant to
SIN this investigatien,' he said,
u would seek every pallia-
tion or excuse for the conduct
| the people complained of, I would give to
| their motives and natural feelings, making
| in thsir situations the most charitable CON
| struction; would give to them all the
political power they ever enjoyed, and
without unkindness or pains or penalties,
! or eveR reproaches, I would extend to
them every right, favor or facility enjoy
cd by any citizen in any part of our
country, but when this concession is made,
then I would demand that in the states
under their control the freedom and
equality of rights and privileges guaran-
teed by the constitution and laws to
all citizens, white or black, native or natural
lied, poor or rich, ignorant or learned, Repub-
| Lcan or Democrat, snall be secured by the state
government, or if MOTT these rights and priv
ileges shall be asserted and maintained by the
I national government. Upon this issue would
Al peal to every generous minded man, to every
lover of his country, to every one who wishes to
enjoy his own rights by his own fireside, free
from embarrassment, to stand by those who,
yielding to others the protection of laws in the
enjoyment of equal rights, viii demand the
same rights for themselves and their asso-
ciateS.S
Senator Malone then addressed the SEN
| ate in favor of the resolution.
| On the conclusion of Senator Mahone's
remarks calls for vote were heard, and
the chair announcing the question to be
on agreeing to the resolution, a demand
for the yeas and nays was made. Without
remark from any Democratic senator, the
matter was brought to vote and the reso-
| ,nti0O Dpssad % YEAS 0QnaUs
| Senator Lagan called up and had passed
e joint resolution, appropriating $1,000
| for the Improvements of the pool above
dam near Rock Island arsenal.
| Senator Voorhees, offered the following,
which was agreed to.
ReSoLUed, That the committeeon postofices
| and post roads be instructed to inquire
into the propriety and expediency of ad-
mitsing all newspapers, periodicals, and
other printed reading matter to the mails
free of postage, the committee to report
| by bill or otherwise.
! The senate resolved to attend the funeral
! ceremonies of Representative Maokey in
the hall of the house to- morrow afternoon.
The senate then took up the house reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 for the main
| tenance of destitute Indians at Grow agen-
cy and elsewhere. An amendment in
crsasing the amount to 100000 was
| agreed to. The joint resolution, thus
amended. passed.
The senate passed houss bills making an
appropriation of $3,75O,OOo for rebate of
the tax on tobacco and $21,965 for ex-
penses of the Legislature of New Mexico.
Senator Baysrd called up the bill made
the special order for to-day, providing q
method OF settling incomplete titles to
Mexican land grants. The lands affected
are those derived by the United States
from the Republic of Mexico and now
embraced within the territory of New
Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona and Utah, and
the states of Nevada and Colorado. A
long debate followed, bat the matter went
over without action. After an executive
session. Adjourned.
| House of Representatives.
WASurNcrnNy JoD 90 Mr. pat%;hooo