The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
CURRENT ETENTS or INTEREST
FROM BOTH WORLDS.
Congressional Proceedings Yesterday.
Bill Chandler stil Waving the Bloody
shirt-RiddlebergerD Declares for Lamar
The Reading Strike.


Shirt-RiddIeberger Declares for Lamar
The Reading Strike.
WAsHiEoroE, January i2-In the
Senate today, resolution by Mr.. Chand'
Ter for an investigation of the recent
alleged suppression of the colored vote
| in an election at Jackson, Miss, came up
for consideration, and Mr.. Chandler ex-
planned the resolution. He asked for
an inquiry by the Judiciary Committee,
because he believed that committee could
secure from the Department of Justice
papers proving all the facts, and that
officers of the Department of Justice
would be involved in the matter He
sent to the desk and had read number
of kilograms and letters from Jackson,
without signatures, purporting to give
the circumstances under which the Demo.
cratic citizens of Jackson prevented the
negroes from voting.
Mr. Chandler declined to yield to allow
Mr.. Jones TO read some telegrams to the
Department Of Justice on this subject,
and then read printed notices, circulars,
etc showing the steps taken by the white
mems leagues Of Jackson to suppress the
negro vote.
Mr.. Chandler said, IN conclusion, that
he would submit the documentary evil
dence without comment. The question
involved was one OF a National character.
The question was whether the cOlored
vote Of Southern States was or was not
to be supp tessed in the approaching
presidential election. The scene OF this
great political outrage was the capital
city OF prominent Southrcn state,
State from which a representative sought
a position on the Supreme Court of the
United States as an interpreter OF the
Constitution which guaranteed the right
to vote all citizens.
RIDDIEBERGER AND LAMAR.
Tie reference to Mr.. Lamar brought
Mr. Riddleberger 10 his feet He said IA
singular disposition had been manifested
Of late on the part Of Senator'S 10 declare
publicly their purposes in regard to ac'
tion TO be taken in secret session. The
Senator from New Hampshire had init
mated as plainly as possible, his opposl-
tiOn TO the confirmation of Mr.. Lamar as
Justice of the Supreme Court. The
declaration had been as plain as that
made in letters recently published by the
Senator from Ohio aud the Senator who
presides over the meetings of the Senate
OF their intention TO vote against Mr.
Lamar.
II was time to have something said on
the other side, and he, for one, wished to
declare in open session or secret session
his purpose 10 vote for the confirmation
OF Mr.. Lamar.
The Mississippi Senators then claimed
the floor
Mr.. WathalI denied that the facts had
been correctly stated, but disclaimed any
purpose to resist the proposed inYestiga-
tion.
Mr.. George protested against the Feso.
luton as unconstitutional,a and maintained
that Congress had nothing TO DO with a
municipal election. He did not wish 10
vote against the resolution, however, and
asked TO be excused. He was excused
from voting.
The vote was taken on the resolution
and proved a strict party vote, Mr.. Rid |
deberger being the only Republican Sen
ator voting nav. The Mississippi Sena- |
tors refrained from voting The resolu- !
ton was adopted bya vote of 20 to pa
Mr. Mitchell took the floor for aspeech !
on restriction OF immigration and more |
stringent legislation to exclude China
men.
THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr. Caswell of |
Wisconsin made an adverse report on the |
bill limiting the time OF payment of claims
against the United States.
On motion of Mr. Rogers a bill was
passed fixing the penalty for robbery, |
burglary, and larceny in the Indian Ter
ritory.
Mr. wilkins called up for present con-
the bill providing for the issue
of circulating notes TO national banking !
associations. Points of order were made
that the bill was not accompanied by a
proper written report, and that it had not |
been considered in Committee of the !
Whole. The points of order were over
ruled
Mr. wilkins stated that the bill permit
ted the banks 10 increase their circulation |
10 per cent or about S2l 100000.
Mr.. Wilkins made an Intellectual at
tempt to call the previous question on
third reading and the bill went over to
probably come up again tomorrow.
Mr.. Townshend from the Committee
on Military affairs, reported the Boutelle
battle flag resolution. and it was adopted.
He also made favorable report on the
resolution asking information concerning
The war records.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr. Springer In the chair,
and Mr. Dunn called up the bill for the
Of fish commissioner,
After speech by Mr.. Cox the commit
lee rose and the bill was passed.
The Reading strike.
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