Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-04
A BLOODY SHIRT RUN UP.
HOAR TROTS OUT HIS BILL FOR
NATIONAL INQUESTs.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Allison, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported back the
House adjournment resolution, with an
amendment changing the time from July
% to A O'Clock in the afternoon of Aug. 4.
Mr.. Hoar expressed dissent to the pass
age of this or any other adjournment
resolution until the Senate considered the
bill reported by him from the Judiciary
Committee April l9, for ''inQuests" under
national authority. He referred to the
massacres during the last few years in
Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama and
Mississippi, and other Southern States,
and stated that in every one
shown to the people of the North
by the press, the negro and Republican
was the victim and the Democrat and
white man the aggressor. He quoted
largely from pamphlet containing public
addresses OF Fred Douglass, whom he
characterized as the most conspicuous
and distinguished coloreG man in the
country, and as man of an atlectionate
and gentle nature, who was famous for
the pacific character OF his counsels to his
people. Ii any OF the Outrages so elo-
quently described by Douglass had been
perpetrated on an American citizen in
Mexico or Canada Congress would not
adjourn until it had made provisions to
put the national detenses in condition for
war.
MIR. KENNA'S PROTEST.
Mr.. kenna protested against the speech
made by the Senator from Massachusetts
in the closing hours of the session. That
speech would 20 into the Record, and
would go into the campaign as a bloody
shirt campaign document with fraud on
it), carried free through the mails for the
purpose of agitating sectional sentiments
and feelings which. so tar as he was con-
cerned. were dead, and would remain so
forever.
MIR. salisbury expressed his surprise
that Senator with the experience of the
Senator from Massachusetts should have
so far departed from all legislative pro-
priety as to inject into the discussion OF
the adjournment resolution the VirulenCe
OF such speech. From the
exhibitions made by the Republican
Senators while the speech was being
made, many Senators having left their
seats, he knew that it mad not the ap-
prOval of those with whom the Senator
was politically affiliated. He eXonerated
the Senator's party from all completely
with the grave 1mproPriety manifested by
the Senator from Massachusetts, but he
emphasized his condemnation and repro
baton OF the Senator's attempt to make
political capital for his party when there
was no opportunity to reply to 1t.
MIR. EUsTIs' DENIAL.
Mr.. Eusts denied that single outrage
had taken place IN the State OF Louisiana
Tor many years past which had not been
the subject of investigation, discussion
and decision. He would not stop now to
discuss such a stale subject. At the
proper time he would be found prepared to
defend the white people of the state OF
Louisiana against any such accusations
as had been quoted by the Senator. He
could not recall single occurrence since
1876 in that State that required the enact
ment OF such a bill. On the contrary,
peace and quiet and content had pre-
vailed among all the people of the State
of Louisiana, irrespective of race, classes
or conditions.
ALL QUIET IN ARKANSAS.
Mr.. Berry also protested against Mr..
Hoar's speech, and stated that, so far as
the State OF Arkansas was concerned, or
der and quiet had prevailed there since
the Democratic party came into power in
1874.
Mr.. George, a member of the Judiciary
Committee, recognized the bill as present
ing question Of the very gravest impor-
tance, which deserved careful, calm and
dispassionate consideration, and he de-
clared himself ready to go into discussion
OF the bill, but on condition that no day
shall be fixed for adjournment until the
discussion is over. He asked that the
Senate would determine now whether it
would consider the bill at this session or
not.
DAWES INDORSES HIS COLLEAGUE.
Mr.. Dawes indOrsed his colleague as
representing truly In this matter the SEN
timent OF the people of Massachusetts.
haA in Af hn
Southern States, and so far as the people
OF Massachusetts knew, there had been
manifested such Indifference to them in
the States tnemselVe and Congress that
the people of Massachusetts regarded
them as matters of serious consequence.
He was in entire sympathy with au earn
est, honest and calm effort TO make the
life and liberty and political rights of
every citizen of the United States more
secure than they were now.
GIBSON SURPRISED.
MIR. Gibson expressed his surprise and
regret that the Senator from Massachu-
setts (Mr. HOar) should have brought
| into the Senate at this hour OF the session
| a subject calculated TO create sectional
debate. The speech was ike an iceberg
! coming from an Arctic region into an at
mosphere of genuine warmth, cheeTed by
sunny and generous patriotism. 1t was
/
| ton from the Potomac to the Rio Grande.
! 1t was an apple OF discOrd thrown into
the Senate in the closing hour of the
session.
THE CHICAGO TROUBLES.
As to his own state he bore testimony
to the peace and quiet tnat prevailed
there, while on the contrary the country
had seen the peace OF society stirred TO It's
lowest depths in the city OF Chicago and
! in the territory adjacent to it. There they
| had heard the murmuriDgs of deep dis
! content, threatening the entire framework
of society itself, the very origin on which
| the title 70 property rests, and yet in the
presence of such disorders threaten
| ing all the elements Of society
the Senator from Massachusetts turned
aside and directed his attention TO the
Southern section, where peace and quiet
prevailed; where there was not a ripple
on the surface; where God was blessing
the people with abundant crops; where
the relations between capital and labor
are undisturbed; where there WAS not a
strike, not a tumult, NOT disorder, and
where life and property were protected
under the laws.
CONSIDERATION IMPOSSIBLE.
Mr.. Kenna said that 80 far as the Sena-
tors Mr.. Hoar's declarations Of pur.
pose TO have the bill considered was oon-
cerned he had no Issue with him, but be
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