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

the gentleman from North Carolina.
( it developed no new principle, and his
/ only objection TO it was, IL had not been
considered by the committee and was
not connected with the regular trans
| p0rtatiun OF ireighb. IL was only for the
/ purpose of defeating the bill by appeal
ing to the sentiment OF men who would
vnte upon the sentiment ana forget the
I 0oieot Of the amendment.
! Mr.. REED expressed his sympathy
with the solemn wa, in which tho gem
tleman from Texas had trsated The
manner in which h0 (Reed) had at
tackled the pending proposition. The
gentleman from Texas said the amend
| mont OF the gentleman from North Caro-
liua was merely tho aalrmance OF the
common law. and yet he hat voted
against it. If It was nothing, why these
lexertions against 1t on the part OF the
gentleman
Mr.. CRISP said tho great mass Of col
ored people did not require that they
should bo transported over railroads in
the same car with white people All
they wanted WAS equal accommoda-
tions.
Mr. HENLEY desired to quiet any
| apprehension on the part Of the gentle
man from Maine by assu Ing bin
that conductors did not make
any discrimination on account Of
gentleman's personal apparel, The
amendment OF the gentleman from
North Carolina had been brought In
for the purpose OF defeating tho measure
intended 10 relieve the people IRON az
gr0ssion. He appealed to the friends of
the people not 10 De led aside by any
such proposition.
Mr.. BKuMM asked Mr.. Henley his
objection to having the amendment in
the bill.
MIR. HENLRY; because 1t creates
: snmity 10 the bill.n
, Mr.. RRUMM; "Tho onmity comes
from your color line"
+ Mr.. HENiEY: "Have you and your
7 side favored thu bili?n
Mr.. BRuMN: 81 have, and great
! many on my side have, and IL yon are
! honest You will not kin every bill sim
Q ply because there may be u color line
/ In it.n
j Mr.. BARKsDALE said he voted
u against the amendment ON tho ground
}. that IT, was irrelevant and purpoIteh to
u remt dy wrongs which do not exist that
;, IL related to persona, while the inten
tion oi the bill was TO correct an act OF
Il irjustlco and oppression on the trans
Il pOrtation of freight; hut ho would not
Il he deferred from voting tor the bill /,
~
II the irrelevaney OF the amendment. Bo
3. sides, II did not take from Il company
Il the privilege OF furnishing seplr
II H,o cars Tor persons, provided
e they wero equally comfortable, an,
r. IL " had a different meaning
is the supreme court OF the United States
/ following its decision pronounce,
10 through Judge Bradley at its Octobo
N term, would declare II demonstrations
e. and Of no fleet
Id MIR. BROWN, of Indiana, reminde
n the other side that the "soul OF old ioh
~. Brown was marchingon.p Only n To-
80 years ago an intelligent physician ,
IL MAssaChnsetts was ejaeted from stree
u. ear, in Washington, because he WI
" only half white, while to-day even II
ga chiyalric gentlemen Of the purost blot
d. could be found riding side by side vii
m. black men.
MIR. breckenridge amendment W
ID adopted as substitute for Crisy
ed amendment, and Crisp's amendment
ed amended was agreed to--yeas, l3Ii my
W lSl
MIR. MILl4S offered an amendmel
nd prohibiting eny railroad company irc
my chasgiug or receiving from any pers
er- from one state or territory
he another, any sum exceening3 cents '
shi mile, for the distance to 10 trRyoli
lld The amendment was adopted--yeas, j
lily nays, III.
'ho Nr. GoFF moved TO amend by addi
the the words, "proyided that no diecrit
He nation il made on account of race
his color" Agreed toy eas, l4I; nays,
do Mr.. G0FF moved to reconsider a
moi laya ON the table, pending which
OF The SPEAKER laid before the hol
can communication from tho attorn
general, in reply TO u resolution aski
nd for his opinion, ~ to whether the eli
lion hour law applied 10 lottor-carriers.
nd- isrred,
oul The attornoy.genera says, after re,
m" ing the resolutions: "To this | must
ior ply cannot furnish the le
Zen, opinion required. Tho author
eiu- ui the encouragement to 3
Law his official opinion IL limi
put bylaws which create and define HIS
lne hce, and will not permit him to :
give advice either ut tho call
rate either of the houses OF {
the grrss, or OF the congress- Itself,
I0ny uuly to the president and heade Ot
ace, ecutivo departments. Early In the
,nti- erumeut this was established aud 4
raw uestad To tho hOu OF feprese
3, 81 ttiyos w Attorney General v
when tho department G lus
.,t. was created. The law
III thts respect was not changed. 0foo
,es. twill be- my wish TO conform 10 az!
jcs,, uuest that the house of representa-
III NAV make, hut such wish | can
thiic rnnipy with without reversing the
tho ud the precedents heretofore ei
AZ i'm lished.n
lrrss Adjourned.