Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-18

was that It spoke OF the colored
people Rs cOntradieiinguished from the
white people The gentlemen were
mistaken VI they thought the Southern
people wished to abridge the rights Of
the colorsd man under the law, but u
congress prevented the asserting OF
passengers from the standpoint Of
public convenience and ssfety II IN
/ fused the social question into the COM
mercial question.
Mr.. Reed of Maine Ironically ex-
pressed his pleasure at seeing the
question changed from ONE Of color into
! 6ne of assortment. The plain ques-
lion WAS wh,ther congTtss should by
enactment cor fer on these harons,
(the rsllroade) the privilege
~ asserting their passengers
Certainly some treasury regulations
must he adopted were men 10 be
assorted on the ground az siza or on
The mouetsche growth nr ON the beart
bssis. Laughter H objected to
| having those robUer bsrons Assort
passengers ON any fanciul bases they
might undertake TO set up Laugh
ter
Mr. Reagan fald that the gentleman
from Maiue (Reed) might make him
self humorous about the assortment,
but the fact remHined that u was the
custom Ut railrnad conductors TO assert
pa.eugers In Maine and every where
,lse. II the gentleman from Maine
went 90 train unHcCumpanied 10y "A
lady Ia would not be admitted 10 the
ladies' car.
Nr Reed denied that that was true
of NJ ,lne.
Az I.,,.,, eofd Frat a J,,,,t-,,,
man would not be admitted 10 the
hdtes' car Did the gentleman desire
the conduC ora 10 be prohibited from
using that discretion? He (Reapan)
attached no importance To the amend
ment ofih gentleman from North
Caroline 20 Hara); n developed no new
principle and his only OBI ction to II
WAS thatit had not been n.idered 10y
the committee aud WAS not Connected
with the regular transportation Of
freight IL Was only for the purprs-
Of defeating the bill ly appealing
the sentiment Of men vino would vote
uuon sentiment and forget the Object
Of the amendment.
Mr. Reed expressed his sympathy
with the solemn way ia which the
gentlemen from Texas had treated the
manner ga which he (R-ed) hsd
attacked the pending proposition
The gentleman e. m peXss said that
the amendment Of the gentleman from
North CarOliuu WAS merely An affirm
auce Of the common law. and yet he
had vote againstit Ifit was moth
ing, why these exeTliOns against 1t on
the part of that gentleman
Mr. Grip said that the great mass Of
the colortd people did not require thai
they should be transported over
the railroads In the same car
with the white people. All they
want q was equsl accommodations.
Mr.. Henley of California desired to
quiet any approximations on the part of
the gentleman from Mhiue by suring
him that conductors did not make any
discrimination on account Of IA gentle
mans p,rsona apparel. rhs amend
ment Of the gentleman from North
Carolina had been brought in
for the purpose Of uefeai-
Ing the measure intended 10 relieve
the people from aggrt ssiun. He ap,
pealed to the friends OF the people not
Ia be led aside by any such PROPOSE
ton
Mr. Brumm OF Pennsylvania asked
Mi Henley hi- ol elton TO having an
amendment ON HE hill.
Mr. Henley--Because IL creates enmi.
W 10 the bill
Mr.. Brumm-The enmity comes
from your color line.
Mr.. Henley-Have You and your
side favored the bill?
Mr.. Brumm-"l have, and a great
msny on my side have. and IL YOU are
honest you will not kin every bill sim
PLY because there may be "a color line
In IT -
Mr. Barksdale of Mississippi said
| thai he voted against the amendment
on the ground tina, II wns Irrelevant
and putpDrted TO remedy wrongs
which do not exist IL related to per-
sons, while the intention of the bill
was to correct the acts OF injustice aud
oppression la this transp irtttion OF
freight, hut he would not be deferred
from voting for the bill 10 correct a
great public evil ON account of the
irrflevAncy o. The amendment, besides
it did not take from the company the
privilege Of furnishing sepavat- cars foi
persons provided they were equally
comfortable, and II II had differ.
ent meaning the supreme cnuri
OF the United 5 aips, following Its de
tiHinu pronounce AnIhuGh JuAllCf
Bradley ut lts Oatober term, would de
clare it unconstitutional and of nc
. feet.
Mr. Browne Of Indiana reminded
the other side that the "soul of old
John Brown was marching on.u Only
few years ago an inielli
gent physician OF Massaahuselts
wns elected from q street.car In Wash.
ington because he was only halt
white, while today even chlvalric gen
tlemeu Of the pnrest bi.od could b,
fnund riding eide by side with blach
men
Mr.. Breckipridge's amendment wa
adopted "a u sub ,titute for Mr.. Crisp
7 amendment aud Mr. Cri-ps amend
nent So amended WIS agreed to; yeas
1877; nave 1871
MIR. Mills Of Texas offered AN amend
, ment prohibiting any railroad com
I psny from charging or receiving from
any person who Is ru be conveyed from
) nne state or Territory 20 abolher, an,
/. sum exceeding Ihret cent? mar tuila ~