The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-24
Tho Opinion of the Senate Judiciary
Committee Expressed.
They Simply Scold tho Administra-
ton for Not Acting.
More Government Officials Should
Have Been Turned Out,
Their onenses Were Those of Political
Partlsanship, Contrary to tho
Civil Service Regulations, and
They Should Be Dismissed.

WASHINGTON, July l3.-Scna,or Wilson.
Of Iowa. today submitted to the Senate
the majority report OF the judiciary com.
mttco on the Jackson, Miss, election
riots. II says: There was suppression
OF the votes Of colorcd citizens at the re-
cent municipal election of Jackson, Miss.
The Suppression was not partial, but total.
No colorcd citizen voted at said election.
Tho report alludcs to the prosperous
condition of jackson under Mayor Magill
(Rcpublican), and describes the move
mcnt started TO nominate candidate in
opposition to him which res ultcd in the
organization Of white league, whose first
act was the promulgation OF manifesto
declaring "in awful carncstness that the
corrupt radical negro government Of our
city should, must aud shall be wiped out,
cost what II may Attached to the sub
scqucnt issues Of the league, with other
names, were those Of Deputy Collector
Wilson and Deputy Marshal Livingston.
One Of these issues embodied the rcsolu-
ton 'thnt the chairman OF this meeting
appoint u committee oi 100 90 see that the
ticket IL elected" The chairman Of the
meeting, the report SAYS, was J. H. Harris,
then United States district attorney.
The report cites the story OF the sup.
preston of the Colorcd vote, aud finds that
| the resolution oi the colorcd men 10 refrain
| from voting was caused by the action Of
the White league and OF the committee
appointed by It.. II quotes District Attor-
ncy Iarris as saying that the result of his
interview with tho President was his
| tllurris) resignation, which, however,
was understood IN ho voluntary. ut
would have been becoming the report
continues, TO proper administration of
affairs, II corresponding action had been
taken la respect of the other implicated
officers But no action has been taken in
the case OF Samuel Livingston, who con-
tinucs 10 act rs deputy United States
marshal AMI no notice has been taken Of
| the misconduct ol Robert T.. Wilson, the
| deputy collector OF internal revenue. The
committee can hut regard the continuance
of these men In tho official positions which
they respectively hold, u. evidence Of q
want Of right appreciation oi duty ON the
part OF the executive department oi the
| government. II such conduct the three
officers named In the resolution II the
| Senate directing this Investigation Ia be
made, be not offensive pIriianship Ut the
most rcprchonshlo character, then would
| Il be- most difficult 90 define what would
| constitute that uncnsr II these public
officers arc not 10 bc dismissed from tho
service, then will Others take courage 10
! do evil deeds, whatsoever character part.
SAN lcalmay suggest
The testimony taken hy the committee
shows that two other persons engaged In
the civil service oi the United States were
active participants Ia the proceedings
which resulted IN the suppression Of the
| Culurd vote.
Fitzgerald, cltici rl"rk Of the railway
mail service Tor trt division in which
Jackson X located aud l.. 4. Fitzgerald, a
hallway mail clerk.
II further appears Tia one Byron lcmly
was treasurer ul the r.mmitlev Of lU1. Tic
| has recently been nominated by the prrsi.
| dent ~ the Senate a. be- postmaster at
| Jackson, Miss. II b. fair to presume tat
| the President was not informed ol lomly's
connection with thc committee oi lO
when hp nominated him 90 the Senate foi
the office Indicated
The committee further submits rcsOlu
ton Tot adoption cpnlcming the conduct
Of the United State. officers mentioned
| aud expressing tine opinion that they
| should be dismissed from the public ser
| vice.