Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-06


is playing Hamlet. In the fore
most ranks was Frank Farrell,
the colored delegate OF District 40,
who was refused admission at a hotel
on account OF his color. One of the lead
ers bought eighty tickets for orchestra
seats and distributed them to his fellow
delegates. All marched toward the door
keeper, with Farrell at the head The
management of the theatre determined to
avoid trouble. Farrell was admitted,
TOOK his seat in the front row of the Or
chestra chairs and remained undlsturbed
throughout the performance.
AN INNOVATION.
This action of the New York knights of
Labor Will create great excitement in
Richmond aud provoke the resentment
even OF many white men who belong to
the Knights of Labor. 1t is the first time
colored man or woman sat throughout
performance in other than the section
reserved for colored people in the theatre
mere. About eight years ago a
young man escorted fashion
a6ly dressed woman into the
Richmond theatre where they occupied
orchestra seats. The woman was whittier
thap many having no negro blood, and
her race was not suspected. After she
had sat there an hour the manager was
informed that she was or negro descent.
She was ordered to leave and did 80.
CRIES FOR BLOOD.
The same evening light colored mu-
latto gained entrance to the dress circle.
When he was noticed an uproar ensued,
tne play stopped, the audience yelled
Hang him." and violence was threat
ened. He left the theatre. One result, cIti-
zens here say, will follow the admission Of
Farrell to the Academy of Music. 1t will
insure the election of George d. Wise,
the Democratic candidate for
Congress in this district. Wsddell is the
Republican candidate, and Mr.. Mullen,
Master Workman of the Knights of La
Dor of this district, is the labor candi-
date. Now they say no white man will
vote for him.
Phil Kearney Post, No. 13, Grand
Army OF the Republic, have invited the
Grand Army OF the Republic members OF
the Knights of Labor here to a reception
tomorrow evening.
THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
At the special session of the General
Assembly held at Cleveland Messrs. Beau
mont, Mccartney and Campbell were ap-
pointed Committee on Legislation 10 the
Interests of Labor. Messrs. Beaumont
and Mccartney were in Washington
during the session OF Congress, and
shortly after it's adjournment prepared a
report, which was printed and circulated
through the assemblies of the Knights
of Labor, and the substance OF
which was made public through the
press. Ralph Beaumont, chairman Of the
committee, has prepared the following
supplementary report, which will be pre-
sented at the present convention and on
which action will be taken:
To the General EoecwtiUs Board ofthe Knights
0r Labor:
Your National Legislative Committee for
warded to you within three days after the
adjournment Of Congress their report, beiev-
ing that the order shou d be made acquainted
with the work ACCOMPLISHED by the commits
tee a. the earliest possible moment. Tn s.
with constant attention to duty during the
session. prevented your committee from ex-
pressing In their report any views that they
might have formed during the time
they were engaged in performing their task
IN regard to any future action that the Gem
eral Assembly might see Il it 10 take in the fu-
ture In the line of Influencing legislation in
the interest of the people.
THE NEEDS OF THE ORDER.
Your committee realized that the day is
not at hand when we may safely rely upon the
members OF our order in sufficient numbers
TO WELD any great and useful power as
body at the polls to sustain only such candi-
dates as may be relied apOn TO favor cur ln-
terests. That object can only be accom-
pished bv a system OF education that will
develop the highest knowledge upon the
measures that are constantly being
brought to the front in the
legislative halls of the nation. Your
committee found that the most difficult task
that 1t had 10 perform was TO get at the true
inwardness of the measures pending before
Congress. They found that among the bun
dred- Gl bills now pending before the Sena to
and House are three great questions Of the
future, VIZ: Land, transportation and
finance; that but few Of them
were drawn with view Of accom- plishing
the most good IN the interest OF tue people,
but on the contrary IL was the common usage
of the enemies Of the people to introduce
bill that, on the face of it, would seem TO be
good and wholesome measure in the interest
OF justice and equity, while in between
the lines il would contain most lns!dious
clauses that the cunning brain or railroad at
torneys could invent
HARD ON CONGRESS-.
In fact, several members of Congress in
formed your cOnmlJteG that iL was next TO
an possibility to get an honest aWl fair
hill through either branch of the Legislature.
Your committee also And chat the mem bers of
the order and other working men in general
q G. un Ter these conditions, often led to in
dOrsing measures that are decidedly
injurious 10 their own best inter-
esJs. Again. there is no possible
chance OF educating the people on these
frauds by anything tnat is SAID in Congress.
as those who have charge of this class of
legislation are as rule the most skilful
taCtic.ans in parliamentary debate In the
House, and they have sue ceeded in making
the House rules such as to
enable them to smother debate on
every piece OF legislation Of vicious
character that may come before either house
in the interest OF the corporate interests OF
the country, and a committee of three would
be more than human tnAt would be able IN
watch every measure Of this nature and be
able to cOunteract the same, Now, your com
mittee is OF the opinion that in order
20 combat the corporate interest, aided rs 10
is by subsidzed pi ess, that something more
than a committee is not only needed, but
must be resorted to If we would arouse the
people to the wrongs tin 1t are constantly being
enacted by our law makers.
THE COMMITTEES SUGGESTIONS.
In view Of this opinion held by your com
mittee they beg leave TO offer the following
suggestions 10 be laid before the General g
sembly at Richmond on oct. 4:
That this body establish a congress OF ito
own at Washington during The balance of the
pfe ient session Of the United States Con-
gress. period Of 100 days, commence
ing Dec. !, 1886, this congress TO cou-
sist OF one delegate from each of the thirty
eight States, they to b. selected from tue
to be allowed compensation OF ~ per day and
to be allowed actual travelling expenses TO
and from their homes. They shall organize
body by electing speaker from their
own number, and shall appoint
the same number OF committees IA
now are appointed by the United States
House of Representatives., and they shall be
designated by tue same titles. This body
shall be IN session daily eight hours per day
the afternoon. with one hour for dinner.