, 1884-01-31
eaermsn's Dauv lie E-53Lu1or.

Senator Sanruau a. u.I-Te.l in Ill.
Senate 3. !.u-,! Y gr".m la and r.--.-
..tIan. setting fo.lI tatt the cp-st!
.uir4ol tn jui-ej Stats gtI"-
,rs- the r-t rII-Lm .u- g.! y1-tc.-
rlrV5.ty.L security To- all cs,z''.t7
uI equal civil rights, Iu-mun.iI,s
..t.. l.!..tv-,-. iae.u Iu- The Ii-i.j I,
Vote. r.-arilr-- of race, color o. pr
yf1g, cau,!i.un Of 4.TNtute; tuJl u"
state shall d"uy amy per on "lt.In IA.
jrri-. .iirt.ou the equal protection o.
Hc laws, among which are the rSAt.
.D assemble iur tLo c5uzI1@fajioh o.
questions Of state and national Coz
EN-, and in s.Icly 10 discuss tn,
same. uui to exercise the 81, ct!N,
franchise il every state freely dnG
without in1IMiGuiuu; tEut SrueIa.
election occurred IN uIc Stale uI NIr-
yiuii on November t. 1883; tnat It Il
alleged anG currently rcIuf,vd IN t..'
pubic press that anUnt NpN emD"r 81,
AZ DanvllIe. in said ~tute,a large uttm-
Der OF Deuceable cItlZrua We're VIO-
.eutly assaulted by an orslmztI boIy
Of men. tirei upon, aLu several g.
them Killed, with tie p"rpose oi al
ieClIuG the result Ui said cI"c,lon h!
cfriI. Ing al alarm AIMING t"c pric~-
Ibie ':.liZenS o. SAID alaie, #n.cL
-nUuld Ind ce them II rcIr.dn lTOu-
voting, OF t. vote contrary 10 uc4i
previous intentions; that a.! tue VIC
unIS uf sad not are % Onr race anI
u one party, aud o!l the ass;ll an ; -
4 al IA
uuIhUTIuts OF The STATE. Ot Nr5 .H4'.
nave hot brought the aggressUIa De
zone the courts tUr uIaI. WnCrrD,
,quII protection Ut tuc laws 10 HOG sv-
cured 10 all cluZens; IL at an e.ecIlUL
occurred IN The S.a'e OF Allaalaalpi4
on November &, 1888, vi w.Ith II 10
currently reported III tie !.ubiio PIES
ia / pTIOf IC :,iuI Clect!On III JOpltL
county there was OTSdulzrd nlUv,-
mrnt ny a mob and L roAucal party
% prevent the members oI the U'n,
patty from yo ing and 10 reSrnt i.
rec and open IiIScu5-lUu; JnuJ b.,
means OF organize d violence aud tei-
rur, by night anu day, assauiiInG, an.
III ~Oane Casts klhlnS lawful Voter,
Juey sought 10 prevent from VOtIno'
IhaJ thI, violence waS Commute ~
the memhera OF one Prr,y upon III,
members OF auotner party. with I.
view to deprive the Ia ter OF tuen
constitutional rights; that 1t eX!eI dec.
throughout SAID county of CoFlah,
and into portions ot other couLt-ps
aud as part of this pldn that one j,
II. MltI he WIS, Il peaceful, law abiding
citizen OF Coplah, was warned not 10
vote, and upon voting on the day U.
election, was murdered by a person
selected for that purpose, win tDe
approval, expressed Or Implied, u1
| the officrIs OF election, and that no
effort VAS made TO punish the mIu
derer; that his killing was subs, =
IquenIy approved OF by public
meeting III saId town, composed en-
| ircly OF mcmbera OF one parry; there
| follows the preamble of the resUiu
tions passed at III t meeting, wiIicL
have already been puhiisheoD; that
the state OF Mississippi failed 10 ca
tend protection to all her citizens
dlike, but In some cases contributed
TO tneir overthrow, ani failei +,
! tilbS " 'ildi ti Hhi4l9u NhS Sui4'S
paries; that in view OF these facts,
Resoiced, That the committee on
privileges and elections are hereby
instructed to inquire nlto al the cir
cumstances connected with SAN
events and into the constitutions
right and security of the before
named lie pie of Virginia and Mis-
/ SlSSIDDI, and to report by bill OF Otti
erwise as so, n as may lac, and thai
they have power u send fOr persons
or papers, to sit during the sitting OF
The Senate and to employ phouog-
rapher.