Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
RIVAL NEGRO PARADERs.
Two Factions of Washington Try tn
Guido Each Other.

Guido Each Other.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-To-day was
the 24th anniversary of the emancipation
of slaves in the District of Columbia, and
the event was celebrated in a somewhat
unusual manner. The cOlored people dis
agreed among themselves as to how the
celebration would be conducted, and as a
result divided into two factions, one
headed by w. G. Chase, editor OF col
Ored newspaper, and the other by Perry
Carson, who was delegate TO the last
Republican National Convention. Each
party made elaborate arrangements for
parade and public meeting at night. and
each endeavOred TO excel the display of
the other. The Chase party completed
its programme first and managed to Sc
cure for their parade the services of the
principal colored military organizations
OF the district and their cOlored cOmpa-
nies from Baltimore, besides several civic
organizations.
CARSON'S PARADE.
The Carson procession did not include
as many militia companies, but it had
more bands OF music and was particularly
strong in civic organizations, foremost
among which were the HOd Carriers
Union and the employees of the brick
yards. Each procession contained sew
eral wagon loads of colored women
dressed in white and colored dresses rep
resenting the Goddess of Liberty, the
Queen Of May, etc. The Carson process
sion also had mounted on wheels whale
boat rugged as a yacht, borrowed
from the navy yard for the occasion,
and which was christened W. G. Whitney,
in honor of the Secretary of the Navy.
Party feeling ran high, and it was found
that trouble would ensue in case the two
professions should come together. For
tunately nothing OF the kind occurred.
The two professions formed in different
sections of the city, and although both
had selected pretty much the same line of
march, they moved over it at different
times, and without collision.
NOT REVIEWED.
In view of the lack of harmony between
the two parties the President positively
refused to reTssg either procession. Both
passed in frOnt O: the White House, but
mounted police@en guarded the entrance
and prevented their entering the grounds.
The President, through his private secre-
tarv, had previously notified the chairmen
of the opposing committees that 1t would
give him pleasure to accept jOintinvita-
tiOn to review one procession in which all
could amicably participate, but that he
would not take sides in the quarrel, aud
therefore ueCllu6u 10 accept 6lLDeT
invitation to review the pa
rsde. A strong effort was made
to reconcile the differences between the
two factions and have them unite In one
demonstration, so as to secure the honor
of the Presidents recognition, but with
out success.
REVENUE REF0RMERs.
Mr.. Randall will not be able to carry
over all the Pennsylvania Democrats to
the Republicans in the fight on the tariff
bill. William l.. Scott of the Erie Dis
trict, John B. Storm of the Stroudsburg
District, and John A. Swope of the
Gettysburg District, have announced
that they propose to vote for the
tariff bill reported by the Ways and
Means Committee on Monday last. Their
reasons are that it helps rather than hurts
the interests of Pennsylvania; that their
wool manufacturers want it particularly,
and beyond all, that it is in the direction
of redeeming the tariff pledges Of the last
Democratic national platforms.
THE CHANCES VERY SLENDER.
The action OF the House Committees on
Education and on Labor to-day shows
plainly that the Blair educational bill has
only the most slender chance Of passing
the House.