The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-18

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shall not take effect iii ihe Steli cruisers
nsw under construction shal have been |
| nlly completed and ttSied.n In view |
of !ha criticisms made on ships under |
construction, and the fact that e new |
! administration WAS UuIuing into Oihce Z
n Xt March, Mr., Mepherson thought 1t |
more iittiuR that contracts should not |
| he made now
Mr.. II LIZ said the present secretary |
had no desue 10 make contracts, and |
could not do so If ho wanted tO, as The |
bill required six Y days adver, iSement !
iur BIDS; thai the secretary, ,howevtrdid |
not wish to risk his reputation |
with the American paople bv doing t at |
which the senator fr0m New Jersey |
ItNcPhelsop) indicated he might |
40. Mr.. Hale W uid consent
tO striking out the words |
objected to, but would not consent TO
the insertion of tho other words. Tht
Mcpherson amendment was not agreed
t0--yeas, 10; nays, So.
On motion OF MIR. HALE the words
objected to by Mr., McPnerson were
stricken ont. After some further de
hate the bill was passed substantially
the same as It came front the committee.
The CHAIR hid before tNe senate the
Interstate commerce bin aud
MIR. SLATER submitted proposed
amendment u he moved by him emhudy-
ing The provisions of the Reagan bill.
Adjourned.
WASH NoroN, Dee. 1.-Mr. SKIN
NER, of New York, introduced bill.
I tor registering and classifying the sal
aries OF clerks in all tirst-class post
= Offices; referred.
j The house then resumed oonsldera-
i tion nj the Interstate commerce bill,
the pending question being on the mo-
y tiou tn table the motion 10 reconsider
: the vote by which the house Yesterday
:, adopted the amendment offered by MIR.
II O'Iara, providing that any person hav-
ing purchased ticket TO bo conveyed
u lom one state to another shall receive
of the same treatment and DO afforded
me same facility as those furnished
any other person holding, a
without discrimination. The motion IL
u r. consider was tabled-yeas, li9; nays,
" l20.
N Mr. CRISP offered an amendment
e. providing that nothing iu this act shall
no 10 construed IA 10 prevent
- any railroad company from
" roviding separate accommodations
to Tor white and colured persons
te lie believed in the equality of all m,I
-, under the law. He believed every mar
iu should have the right to demand at the
" hands of common car iers as good ser
w vice as any other man. There wat
-, nothing IN his amendment controyert
V ing this doctrine. But there wRs ",
w .uud reas on why white or cOlured mei
~ 3 otld object to separate ac
'9' c mmodatiOns. His amendment di,
A. not force the railroad com
hv panies to provide separate places
Iui Was IL Ohjt ctiOnsble, then. III respons
W. to public sru. iment, that railroad con
m Huies should furnish separate accom-
", modation? Whom did IL injureH WI
~ should congress propose law whic
,,,,. might be regarded as requiring the nd
'ilc mixture Of two roces in the public col
w VeN RnCes OF the land.
MIR. SMALLS opposed the amcn'
u,l m ment and said no was glad u was Oilert
va by member from Georgia. Colorc
iAs men aud women did have trouble tra'
iu' cling through that state. They hnd
ins Carin Georgia which was called Hecot
NC, class car. A cpOred man traveliI
pay from Washington TO New Orleans,wh hl
~ os,, he came 10 the state of Georgia, was pc
wv secuted or forced into Il
IVY "jinI crow" ear. lie thoug
tue good sense of the members wOu
vote down tho amendment, especial
y; the good sense of those Democrats vi
uv were saying: awe are going to he d
val. ,i best friend OF the colored man."
my hoped the gentlemen who said: "Ti
ary' great aud good man, Clio veland, will
art good to the culored man." would I
uch stand up for the "Jim Crow" ear
'oh- Georgia. Applause on the Reptile
.to sidel,
.lop Nr. HERBERT advocated the amer
Pr ment. /! adopted, the whole provisi
Int would mean exactly what tho amer
..N llsaNu
IN t"e words 'without disciminatioi
was The words had been inserted simply
ease ire purpose of making the amondmt
SeuA cdiOus and exciting political pre-
lse"' dice. Ho objected TO any
" which tQulreu common carriers TO
IA cnlured and white people In the sa
tut Cur. What was proposed was to z
'ua' them eQuHi acCommOdationsin sepai
WIN oars. There was no disposition on
se' ptrt uf the southern Dcuncrnls TO az
Nv, n lhst all men, without regard To "a
'lt color, or previous condition., were g
ea.e' lied 10 Qual accommodation while u
= de- o ling ON the same class Of tickets
/. W iuther men.
,ey,r Mr.. OuARA rcgratted chat tho c,
a,ion question had arisen in this debate.
.usod held chat no matter whether man
,,,u, ulyrk or white, he was an Amerl
ction c.tizen aud the Algis of the uruat req
.ant, ,ic ought to be spread over him. Pu
hnt sentiment aud the progress Of
,n,s, luiulecuth century stared congress
Inc iace. and IL was too late Tor Coul
!. .,lr- ~ lugisltte on or 10 question e.,
IA ,n His amendment appealed 90 the 3
as,', snnsa aud patriotism Ol congress. a
i, /, asked Wps that when tue house was
bat a tecliug the property OF men and pro
s,r.. iug dumb brutes, IL should give y
'vttb, and EXPRESSION TO The protection OF
ta,i,,r American citizens. lApplnuse on
Republican side.l Hu did not bel
.s,ca. thcri was single railroad coml
,s,ish which desired TO foster any discriu
l. lion.
eo on MIR. BRECKINRTnGE offered o
"a ex- situtp for Crisp's amendment pr'
nciscu lug that uOihiug M this act shalt be
strued u deny 10 railroads the rigl
ution. proVida separate accommodations
N the pAssougers as they may deem hes
lorna. public comfort and safety, aud
Leases nothing In this act shall be underi
razing AZ elatiug to transportation bet
points wholly within the limits OF
ion tO state.
To Che MIR. Breckenridge did not wis
Amer sep tho tights oi the cOlored men
o, to tied in tho slightest degree. ON
1856, lection that he mad TO tho puendml
uuW The gentleman from Georgiu (Crsp
nd an thnt u spoke of tho colored pe9l
rs eN oontrndAunguished lroil "nltu II
tee ON Genilemen were mistaken "
thuu,,hL the sou horn people wish
olatinu ahridge the rights OF lhe coloreu
'cuied uuder the law, nut II congress
River vented asserting passengers lroi
actual standpoint of public c"nvenienc
mption safety IL Infused asociei question
vations commercial question.
Al bu Mr.. REED ironically express'
nd, not pleasure at seeing the question ch
,h sot- from one OF color INTO Que oi assOl'
genera The house, Whlcn hau uetr,iiiI. w
Is. Paw. pursue these "tohoer barons lru
INSTALL magnates heing meant hsd pelo
Ian question as to whether IL $
impor- ~ enactment confer upon we @
prOpr,a- "hHrnns' lhe n'lVuetuo' o' ~ AesuI l.l. 'iu
n,d ox. ptssrngers. Certainly some reg'
uust Ia adoptpd Were men To