The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-04
ADJoURNMENr RESOLUTION
Placed On the Calendar in the Senate!
Lively Debate,

Placed On the Calendar in the sepate-A
Lively Debate.
WASHINdToN, D. O., August SIN the
Senate to-day Mr., Allison reported back
from the Committee on Appropriations the
adjournment resolution with an amend.
ment changing the time from July 2S to 4
p. N, August 1, U
Mr.. Hoar dissented from the passage Of
this or any other adjournment resolution
until the Senate had considered the bill
reported by him from the Judiciary Com
mittee in April last for the "lnquests
under national authority" He referred
to the massscres during the last few years
in Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi and other Southern States, and
stated that in every one Of these cases, go
fur as was known, a negro and Republi'
can was the victim, and Democrat and
white man the aggTessor,
At the conclusion OF Mr., H0ar's 70.
marks, Mr., Kenna protested against the
speech made by the Senator from Massa'
Chusetts in the closing hours OF the ses'
sion, That speech, he said, would 20 into
the Record, and would 30 into the cam
paiGn as q bloody shirt campaign docu'
ment, with q frank on 1t, for the purpose
OF agitating sectional feelings,
Mr.. Salisbury, In very severe and
pointed terms condemned the attempt, Of
the Senator tlom Massachusetts TO make
political capital for his party, when there
was no opportunity to reply to II, From
the exhibitions made by Republican Sena-
tors while the speech was being made
(many Senators having left their seats),
he knew that it had not the approval Of
those with whom the Senator was polIti-
cally affiliated.
Mr.. Eustis denied that single outrage
had taken place in Louisiana for years
past which had not been properly investl'
gated.
Mr.. Hoar-Why then object to having
matters judlc!ally asCertained by a United
States court. ~.
Mr.. Eustis-Thst involves an entirely
different question. do not consider the
bill constitutional. do not consider that
a judge has any such duty to perlOrm-a
duty that is strictly political and not judi
Clal.
Mr.. Hoar-Does the Senator claim that
the question whether homicide was com.
mitled or an attack on life property made
Is political and not judicial question:
MR.. HOAR ATTACKED.
Mr.. Eustis-While court has iurisdiC'
tion to try and convict that is an entirely
different proposition from mere PROPOSE
ton ofipQuiry.
Mr.. Berry also protested against Mr..
HoRr's speech, and stated that &c far as
the State OF Arkansas was concerned order
and quiet had prevailed there since the
Democratic party came into power in
1874.
Mr.. George declared himself ready to
go into tho discussion oil the bill but on
the condition that no day shall be fixed
for adjournment until tue discussion Ia
over. r--.......
Mr.. Dawes approved Mr.. Hoar'B posi-.
tlon In the matter. IL. .n1..
Mr.. Gibson expressed his surprise aud
regret that the Senator from MasSaChu-
sets should have brought into the Senate
at this hour OF the session, q subject CalCu.
lated to create sectional debate.
Mr.. Hoar, In answer to criticisms on
him by Senators Kenna and Salisbury,
for springing thi1 subject on the Senate
without notice or warning, traced the
several steps by which the bill had been
reported from the Judiciary Committee
had been indicated by the Republican
caucus as one Of the important measures
10 be pressed sat the present session and
had been mentioned by himself on various
recent occasions as q matter which he
would ask TO have considered before ad-
journment.
Mr.. George asked him whether 1t was
his purpose to ask the Senate TO take up
tho bill now In an orderly way.
Mr.. Hoar replied that OF course II was,
and suggested that under the explanation
which he had Just made the Senators from
West Virginia and Delaware would with
draw their criticism. MIR. Kenna said that
80 far as the Senator's declaration OF a
purpose to have the bill considered was
concerned he had no issue with him. but
ho could not soc any cause or pretext for
the Senator's speech when he knew that
his bill could not and would not be con.
sidered. D t..'.irla
Mr.. Hoar went on to defend tho bill,
and Mr.. Riddlebsrger denounced the bill.
Mr.. Blair objected to further considera.
ton OF the adjournment resolution and 1t
was placed on the calendar.