Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-24
WASH N6TON.


WAsHNorox. Jan. 3.-rh4 S.n.,
y Immittee on Public Lands has d.
ctded tn recommend the repeal OF III
Timber Act.
senator Ingalls, bill 10 promote III
emciency Of the General Land O6;c
has been ordered 70 be reported favor
ably.
The senate G nnmittee on Foreiyy
Relations has ordered an adverse re
port - the resolutions introdn-~d b.
Senators jones and Gioson. reanestinI
tae President 30 take step. {, t.rmiuat,
tbs Havaiisn reciprosisy treaty. Tn,
MINORITY Of the COMMITTEES will rsDor,
Ia favor Of the resolution Of Senato]
Sevall.
Tae Csssisss. Nays ssaess.
In the contested Garrison MAYO cas-,
u sas decided TO report that NAV,
should retain the SCAT By Irima faci
rights until the case il tried up.n IT,
merits.
Amer British Mlsisser west
Governor Curtin. Chairman Of tn,
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
has been instructed by the committe,
10 Communicate with the Secretary o.
state IN order TO learn whether that Of
ficial had information that any foreign
minister in this country attempted 4
naliify tbs unanimous action Of tn,
House Of Representatives BY refectins
upon any of its members.
Perhaps Tits ssa't CAeek.
TIE newspaper correspondents of the
leading papers of the country have
signed a memorial to the President re-
qussting him t. appoint l.. 3. Hewlett
Ut Portland, Or. Governor of Washing.
ton Territory. Hewlett was formerly q
Washington correspondent.
shesoaa's Daasisie 8esslstssa.
Senator Sherman offered in the Senate
this afternoon . lengthy preamble aud
resolution, setting forth that the const,-
tuition Of the United States guarantees
the establishment of justice. tranquility
and security TO all citizens, and equal
civil rights, imnunities and privileges
including the right to vete, regardless
Of race, color or previous condition OF
servitude that no stats shall DENY auy
person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection Of the laws, among which ar.
the right to assemble for the considera-
ton Of questions Of State and National
concern, and in safety to discuss the
same. and 70 exercise the elective fran
chise ia every State freely and without
intimidation that u general election
occurred in the State of Virginia on No
vember 8, 1893 that il h alleged and
currently reported in the public press
that about November Sd, at Dsnville, in
said State, a large numser of peace
able. citizens were violently as
saulted by An organized body of
men, fired upon, and several of
them killed, with the purpose of
affecting she result of said election by
creating an alarm among the peaceable
citizens Of the State, w.ich should in
duce them to refrain from voting, or to
vote contrary to their previous inten-
tons that all the victims Of said riot
are Of one RAGS and Of one party and all
the assailants of another that it il al
legged that the authorities of the State
Of Virgins have not brought the az
gressors before the Courts for trial,
whereby equal protection Of the laws is
not secured to ali citizens that An
election occurred in the State of Missis-
sippi on November q, 1883, of which
u IL currently reported in tho public
press that prior TO said election in Co.
piah county there was organized a
movement by mob aud political
party t. prevent the members Of the
other party from voting and t. prevent
free ana open discussions; that by
means of organized violence and terror,
by night and day, nss ,ulting, and in
soma cases killing lawful voters, they
this violence WAS committed by the
MAJ hnr ~
members Of another party, with
a view t. deprive the latter of
their constii utiOnal rights; that it ex-
tended throughout said county of
COpiah and into portions of other Oouu-
ties; and that as part OF this plan one
j. Ii. Matthews, a peaceful, law-atii
to vote, aud upon voting on the day OF
election, WAS murde red At the place of
by a person seleOtej for that
purpose, with the approx l.sexpress or
implied, Of the officers Of election, and
that no effort was made TO punish the
murderer; that his killing was subs
Quently approved Of by a public meet
ing In said town, composed entirely
OF members Of ono party; there fol
lows ths preamble Of the resolutions
passed at that meeting, which
have already been published); that
the State of Mississippi failed
10 extend protection to all citizens alike,
but in some cases contributed to their
and failed to bring to trial
or punish the guilty parties; that in
view of these facts,
Resoleed. That the Committee on
Privileges aud Elections are hereby in
to inquire ihto all the circum-
stances connected with said events and
into the condition Of constitutional
lights and security Of the before named
people Of Virginia and Mississippi. and
10 report by bin or otherwise IA soon as
may be, and that they have power to
send for persons and papers, to SIT dur
ing the sit.ing of the Senate and to en-
pioy phonoorapher.