Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-10
The House,

Mr.. Thomas, OF Illinois, introduced a bill
prohibiting the use OF likenesses, portraits OF
representations OF females for advertisinq
purposes without consent in writing. Re.
ferred.
The House then resumed consideration OF
the Alabama contested election case, Nc.
Dufie against Davidson. O'Ferrall, of Vir.
ginia, supported the majority report. He
rldiculed what he called the claims of the
Republican party that the negro vote of the
South was invariably cast for the nominees
OF that party. That had been true in year
gone by, but was not now. The negroes
were now learning who their friends we're,
The man Of destiny who had arisen
IN 1884, had taken into his big
national heart all sections and extended
the Rgis OF his protection over the North
and South, over white and colored, with
out discrimination. The Republican party
OF the South continue to hold the negroes
through their churches and societies.
through a system OF intimida ton and bull.
doing. The colored men OF the South were
as abJect slaves to the preachers as thew
had been the day when Lincoln, with hest
tating hand, signed the emancipation
proclamation. 1t was time that the Demo-
cratic party should take a stand and sus-
tain and support the colored men in their
right to vote as they pleased.
Mr.. Kerr inquired where the gentleman
learned that Lincoln had signed the eman.
clpatlon proclamation with a hesitating
hand.
Mr.. O'Ferrall in reply referred to the
painting OF the signing OF the proclamation
hanging on the walls of the Capitol.
Mr. ROnfal1p Of Main, eo;l 49, .a-L
man from Virginia was unfortunately stu
ated to know the history of his country at
that time.
Mr.. O'Ferrall objected to such remarks
as cowardly.
Mr.. Houck, OF Tennessee said the gentle
man from Virginia had stated that all col.
ored people who used to vote the Repuhli.
can ticket now voted the Democratic ticket.
was that the reason the Democratic ma
)orlty IN Virginia had fallen from SO, 900 to
nothing and that the Democrats had onIv |
one or two members in the House from |
virginia. while the Republicans had six or
seven! Ii the Democratic party had ever
anything to the emancipation
the colored people, it was on the princi.
OF a gun killing things behind instead
that it shot at,
Mr.. Boutelle said the gentleman from Vir-
mia had gone out of the course of his re-
marks IN order to cast reflections upon the
lncerlty and earnestness OF Abraham Lin
DIN IN the performance of the most i'm
act OF his life. When he (Boutelle)
uggested he was not 30 situated as to be
informed on that point, the gentleman
ad become very much excited and talked
bout bravery and cowardice. 1t requires
very peculiar kind OF bravery in any man
0 stand up before the American people and l
Tempt to pluck from the brow of the mar
yred Lincoln so much as one single with.
red laurel leaf placed there by common
onsent of the civilized world. G
Alter further debate Of a political nature, I
1e minority resolution declaring McDuhie I
ltltled to the seat was rejected: yeas 1872, c
avs %, and the majority report declaring
le sitting member entitled to his seat s
1opted without division. The House then t
.liourned, 5