New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13
THE. JACKSON ELECTION.
c.,xnrsR CALLS UP HIS RESOLUTION
.rprerssioN oF TuE NEGh' VOTE ''
IMPORTANCE THE 1Esoh'''"N
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--....,,>. ,,r rur NrGn,, VOTE or NATIONAL
,vposr.Ncr- RESOLUTION Adopted
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WASHINGTON. Jan. u ,Spec'"p'-Se''"'o, S,,"
,,r succeeded in making ~ V'r! "eoh''''" ~
','.',,.ar,ers of an hour for the Democratic side
20 ,la chamber to-day lie called up the rcso-
,u,;on offered by him the other day instructng the
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire INTO 'he
ion of the votes OF the coored citizens Oh
Jncl,son. Miss, AT the recent municipal eiectioh
and the participation in such suppression oy the
United States rict-Atorney the Deputy Col
hector of Internal Revenue, and Deputy Unlted
States Marshal In support of the resolution ME-
Chandler read some letters from citizens in Jack
scn and displayed to the Senate a few of the hand
bills use, by the young budOzers Qf that city 70
intlmidate the negroes. Alter he~eot through
there was upon the admission of Democrats theii,
selves absolutely no reason why they snou,o NV
support the resolution. Still il Was passed only
upon strict party vote, with the eAccp'iosr liz %
Mr. Riddleberger who, to the astonlsnnent " , tao
colleagues the Republican side Iotea w9 n, tn
Democrats against the resolution. IL was auop''"
by vote OF 20 to "a , .:. al
Mr.. Chandler submitted that the question: az
though il affected only for the time orns was Of
National importance The country, .n'' jSoo;jn, ,Lc
10 enter ON an election which was 10 u1ciuo ' nf
Presidency and also to decide the cOmpie Mon VI
tbe Vationai House of Representatives. In tnaI
election at least ., 600 600 OF voters repieses
GO 600 900 of American ptolhe "ouio "a IL -
Amon0 these voters were probably LOU, OoV placK
men representing 5000, 900 or 1000, goo OF thell
avn race and it was an important question Whetnc
fi,o,e l. 500, 900 black men were, or were not, ~
he allowed TO vote. IL was question wncn
concerned those citizens VINO desired 10 Pro.fec5s
the tariff whether that matter should be settled S
bv a fair vote of all who are voters under the
Constitution or be settled with 300 O0O OF those
voters disfranchised in pursuance OF that poicy
which had been deliberately adopted In the capi'ai
of the State of Mississippi, which State was seek
ing to-day to have dn Associate Justice OF the
Snnreme Court to aid in passing on the validity
of the Constitutional amendments.
Mr. Riddleberger remarked that there was nc
concea men+ of the fact that the resolution was IN
tended to affect matters that ought to he CONSIDERED
only IN executive session. AID he gave notice that
ms 70 himself he would vote for the confirmation OF
Mr.. Chandler called the attention Of the Senators
from Mississippi to the XIV Constitutional Amend
ment which declares that the right OF citizens
Of the United States shall not be denied OF
abridged by the United States or by any State on
scconnt Of race color or previous condition OF
servitude" He conceived that whenever in any
election within any State the right OF any man
fo vote was denied because he was black that was
o proper matter for investigation by the senate.