Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-13

uiSuict hbtoIueN 0AiSOn, deputy COL
lector of internal revenue, and Living
stone, deputy United States marshal.
He submitted that the question, although
II affected only for the time being the
municipal election in the city Of jackson,
was one Of national importance. The
country this year was to enter
on presidential election-an cleo
ton winch was to decide the presi-
dency and also to decide the complexion
of the national House of Representatives
lp that election at least twelve million
voters. representing sixty million Of
the American people, would participate.
Among those voters were probably Que
and half millions of black men, repre-
sentng six or seven millions OF their own
race and 10 was an Important question
whether these one and half millions Of
black men were or were not to be allowed
tovote. TWAS question which concerned
those citizens who desire TO protect the
tariff; whether that matter should be
settled by fair vote of all who are
voters under the Constitution or settled
with 1900 600 of those voters disfran-
chised in pursuance OF that policy which
has been deliberately adopted in the
capital of the State of Mississippi. which
State was seeking to-day to have an
associate justice OF the Supreme Court
TO aid in passing on the validity of con
stitutional amendments.
MIR. Riddleberger remarked that there
was no concealment of the fact that the
resolution was intended 10 affect matters
that ought 10 be considered only in ex.
ecutive session, and he gave notice that
as 70 himself he would vote for the con-
frmation of MIR. Lamar.
Mr.. Walthall said he had not risen to
offer any opposition to the proposed in
yestigation. On the contrary, he was
anxious that the resolution should be
adopted by the votes of those senators
whose views on the constitutional power
Of the Senate differed from his own. If
tho proposition were to investigate
town election in New Hampshire
he should vigorously oppose it,
He courted the fullest investiga-
ton of the occurrences at Jackson,
but he protested against any prejudg
ment of the case. Instead Of mere
that the motives, provOcations, griev-
ances, and surroundings OF the people
of that city, together with their action,
should he laid bare before the country,
and that the verdict of the country
should be had upon them.
Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas, sent TO the
Clerks desk and had read a telegram
sent Oh January 81 by Attorney-Gen-
eral Garland to District-Attorney Harris,
Of jackson, in these words &" notice
in the papers that you are mentioned
personally as participating in political
meetings recently atJackson to suppress
the colored vote of that city and to pre-
vent colored people from running for
Office by violence and intimidation. Re
port fully to me at once the whole pro-
ceeding and your connection with it.
Mr.. George said that his first impulse
had been to let the resolution be adopted
without debate or objection on his part
He would vote for it except for one in
superable objection, and that was that it
embraced matters entirely outside of the
jurisdiction of the Senate. If it had
been confined 10 in investigation
of the conduct of the Federal OIL
cials concerned he would have voted
for it For fourteen years Repub
lican municipal administration had eX-
istcd in the city of jackson without
difficulty, without protest, without any
vioient efforts to overturn It, Up to
Christmas-eve there was no opposition
to the Republican mayOralty ticket-the
. hnn1av in
ary-but on Christmas-eve an occurrence
happened the murder of n quiet, re-
spectacle white man by colored NAM
which excited the passions and appre-
tensions of the white population He
did not mean TO say that even such II
brutal murder justified the violation of
law. but only that 1t was we'll calculated
to excite passion and to produce irregu-
lar and illegal action.
The resolution was adopted-yeas, %
nays. "a. 4 party vote, except that Mr.
Riddleberger voted with the Democrats,
while the two Mississippi senators were
excused.
Mr. Mitchell called mp the bill intro
duced by him on the 18th Of December
abrogating all treaties heretofore made
md now operative between the United
States Government and the Chinese en-
pre- in 50 far as they permit the admis-
sion of Chinese to this country, and
spoke in its favor
Mr.. Stewart followed Mr.. Mitchell
upon the same side of the question, and
when he concluded he moved the refer
ence of the bill and of his resolu-
ton to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons They were 50 referred.
The Senate then proceeded to eNecu-
tive business, and half an hour after
wards, at 100, adjourned.
House OF Representations.
Mr. Carwell, of Wisconsin, from the
Committee on judiciary, reported adj
yerselv to the bill limiting the time for
the presentation and payment of claims
against the United States. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. wilkins, of Ohio, under instruc-
tions from the Committee on Banking
and Currency, called up for present con
sideration the bill providing for the
issue of circulating notes to the National
Banking Association.
MIR. Weaver, of Iowa, made a point OF
order that the bill WAS not accompanied
bv a report such as was contemplated IN
the rule requiring committees to submit
written reports with every measure. The
report upon this bull was one merely
Recommending its passage, and yet
upou such a report the House was asked
TO act upona measure whose certain effect
was TO increase natlonal bank circulation
TO the extent of $40, 600, 0OO, and whose
possible effects was to increase 1t to the
extent of more than $4O0, DOC, OOe
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, made fur
tier point of order that the bill must re-
ceiye its first consideration in Committee
of the Whole.
The Speaker overruled both points OF
ordcr-Mr. Weaver's on the ground that
II was not within the province OF the
Chair TO decide upon the suiliciency OF
the report. and MIR. BANDS on the
ground that the bill made no appropria-
ton of money.
Mr.. WIKI rs stated that under this
- - ,,o,,,,al hanks If they SAW fit