The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-29
THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
sUNDRY GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.
Report OF the Committee to Investigate
the Danvllie Hiot--senator Brown on
New England Morals-Mot tAinley
ousted by the House.

ousted by tho House.
THE DANvILLE RIOT WAS pnFMEpITATED.
WAsnNGToN, May gs,-The majority
report OF tho Senate Election Committee on
the Danvlllo riot was submitted yesterday.
II declares that the riot was preconcertod
for the purpose OF lntlmldatlng tho negroes.
The committee found no evidence that tho
negroes had fired shot until after the
whites had fired yolley. The whites were
generally armed but the negroes were
not Arms were distributed from
shops and stores to the whites who had
none, Tho objects OF the whites were.
First TO lnlmldate tho colored voters In
localities were they were strong; and,
second, 10 produce such q feeling In tile
State ~ would induce white electors 10 Join
With their own race and escape the reprOach
" which they would DO subjected II thoy
fraternzed with the "nlggers," II was made
10 appear that tho blacks we're tho offenders,
when In truth tho white Democrats were In
possession OF the town.
PRESIDENT Arthur IN FAVOR or PEACE.
Thirty delegates from tho Universal
Peace Union called upon tho President yes
torday The President OF tho Union made
short address In which no said that the
object Of tho visit was to testify their Rp-
probation Of tho Presidents Administration
and particularly his course In reference TO
the Congo River and the Panama Canal.
President Arthur In reply expressed hla
sympathy with their cause, and added that
II was nearly sottlod that this country would
remain at peace with other nations.
KEH IL NOT AFRAID 10 MEET KELLOGG.
Starroule Attorney Kor continued his
story before tho Springer Committee ycstor-
day lie declared that no had been told
that Kellogg had gone about newspaper
Offices and talked about him. ll0 had also
been told that Kellogg had said no would
or ought 10 take q shotgun and blow out
hts (Ror's) brains II Kellogg wanted
that kind OF satisfaction witness would be
thoro.
OPPOSED TO INVESTIGATING NEW YORK
BANKS.
Comptroller Cannon was before tho Sem
ate Committee on Finance yesterday He
read IN elaborate statement respecting the
financial troubles In Now York, In view OF
Morgan'S resolution proposing an lnyestlga-
tlon. Tho committee adjourned before tho
statement was completed. An Injunction
ofsccresy was Imposed upon the members
but, II IL said, Cannon DOESN'T favor tho In
vogtlgatlon because OF the unsettled feeling
II would cause In the country.
aEyArE.
In tho Senate Tuesday. tho bill 10 grant tho
ClnunUnr a. ClnrkH Forks hallway tho right OF
way through tho fcllownton0 Park was takon
up. Mr. Logan opposed tho bill, goyiug
"A Il 81 lA nal.
everything about tho park by railroad
and hoiol companies. lilo had been
"lubblGd" moro this winter IN bO-
bali OF thia railway by % olliela OF tho Gov.
ever before In his life, lio Thought Il Very
bad ta0io for IN ofloer OF the Department
haylnH CHARGE OF tho park 70 booomoa lobby.
oy0ry word said by Mr., Logan was true Ito
said that tho park was undor tho control OF
private corporation. Tho matter went over
and tho Qiah olll was takon up. Mr.
brown said the Edmpnds bill was u ahamo-
fu violation Of the Constitution. llo
oontrletcd what ho termed "polygamy IN
New England ana IN Utah" In tho last
twenty years over 5000 divorces had boon
granted IN Now England, turning loose biQU0
persona 20 marry Illegally except those who
we're divorced for ndultry, A nation of
hormona was Impossible, but not nation OF
llbortnch, Assuming that ono.thrd OF tho
divorces In New England wore dor adultery,
hcro woro 1900 divorced aud married again
who were .praotlolng p0lygamy IN Now
Englandl while i2 Utah The Edmunds
woman who had been living 10 polyEpmy. In
Massachusetts, IN the last thirty yoara the
population hhd Increased iorty'four per cont,
marriages GlNiytwo por cont, aud divorces ilT.
Asa citizen ana u Senator, ho folt II hla duty
20 express his convictions with regard 10 this
great oyll which waa undermining society,
the family aud tho state, Mr. brown epollo
aereasllcally OF the Utah lout oath for yotora,
which excluded those who livcd with more
thnn ono woman "in the marriage relation"
but allowed uontlloa with ono wife and Que or
lloar said that tho logical inforonco 10 DO
drawn from Mr., Browns speech waa that
polynany weg bottor thnn lawful marriage.
nooould, lf ho would, rcply 20 Mr. lirown
iourn waa made, 70 which Mr. llonr objected
Tho motion fallod, - 70 ", as did another 10
60 into eNroullvo aosaion' Mr, llonr thon sud
no would not Insist upon kogplng Tho senate,
and an adjournment wus hnd,
HOUSE,
In the House, Tuesday, tho Mcliinlcy.wah
laOo contested election cnaQ being uudOr dis
euaaon, atlor Mosera y, y, Taylor und Cook
had spoken, ono for oaoh Side, Mr., llurd arose,
lie said that ho believed tho sitting member
had boon elected, ilo bueod hle opinion upon
the faot that number OF illegal votes had
beqn counted for the Democratic onn'
had hoon fulrly elected, aud ho could
not ALLOW party olnlnor 20 allow him 10 vote
aganat hid convictions Mr. Mckinley thon
mndo u short epooch, during which ho do.
olnrbd that no did not want scat which could
only hp retained BY Invoking tochnirplltloa,
AltOr MoaarS Hepburn aud Turner hadepohon
the House reloulud tho minority resolution
i04 10 1bs Tho Democrats who yolOd for tho
resolution d0clnnng Mckinley entitled 10 tho
scat werol M0aara. Blackburn, DorAhOlmcr,
Iiurd, Mlla, rottor, Roboreon and Thomp
son, The majority resolution seating Mr..
Wallace wae then adopted, aud that aontlo.
mnn appeared ana took tho ohth of oflco.
Tho llOuan tlibn hdlournod,
In the House this morning Mr.. Cobb, OF In.
diana, from tho Committee on Public Lands,
Eranled 10 The Atlantic 4 pnolic iinllroad
Company, plnoud on tho House calendar.
Tho morning hour wuA dHponscd with
Tho House went Into Committee OF tho
Whole, with Mr., Cox IN tho 0hnlr an the log
islntvo bill, II reduces tho number of inter-
nul revenue collection pdiatrlela from eighty
four 20 slxtysthroo, ana Increases tho ioroo In