Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-21

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The. resolution offered by Senator Chand
Ter, January 10, instructing the committee on
Judiciary to inquire into the suppression o'
the votes of colored citizens ut jackson,
Miss, at the recent municipal election IN that
city, and into the alleged participation III sucl
suppression by the United States district at.
torncy, deputy collector Of internal revenue
and deputy United States marshal. was taken
up, and Senator Chandler addressed the sen
ate in explanation and support Of II. He sold
that he had communications from Jackson,
asking for such an investigation, and assert
Ing that the facts stated could be proved by
the testimony Of the best men Of both political
parties. He sent to the clerks desk and had
read several letters and kilograms received
by him, also the manifesto which first con
yeycd to the colored people Of Jackson the in
formation that they woeld'not be allowed to
vote. This manifesto, he said, displayed at
Its head the engraving Of II couple OF pistols,
a couple of shotguns, and a powder flask. II
concluding his remarks, Senator Chandler
said that all this had happened in a state
which was seeking today 10 have an associate
justice Of the supreme court, TO aid In pass
ing on the validity of the constitutional
amendment.
Senator Rlddleberger remarked that there
was no concealmcnt of the fact that the reso-
luton was intended to affect matters that
ought to be considered only in executive ses-
sion, and he gave notice that AS for himself
he would vote for the confirmation Of Lamar.
The Mississippi senators disclaimed any in
%tention to resist the proposed investigation,
although they denied that the facts were So
stated, and questioned the right Of the senate
To order any such investigation.
TIL resolution was finally adopted by a par
~ vote Of 20 to a. Senator Riddleberger was
the only republican senator that voted nay.
Senator Mitchell called up his bill for the
restriction OF Chinese immigration, which alsu
asks that all acts heretofore passed, allowing
the Chinese TO come TO America, be repealed,
except so far as they do not prohibit the land
ing Of Chinese diplomats. In his speech sup
porting the bill he claimed that the Chinese
were a nuisance in the country. Senator
stewart followed In a speech supporting Sena-
tor Mitchclls views. Senator Stewart declar-
ed that he had asked Gen. Grant, on his re-
turn from his tour around the world, what
was the most remarkable thing he had seen In
his travels, and Gen. Grants answer had been
that the most remarkable thing he had seen
was that wherever the Chinaman had come in
contact with the jew in trading, the China
man had driven out the jew. Senator Stew
art, in making reference to this, disclaimed
any intention Of insulting the Hebrews. He
moved the reference Of the bill and Of his res
%olution to the committee OH foreign relations,
They were referred.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The bill to credi,
and to pay to the several states and territOrie;
and the District of Columbia all money col
lectcd under the direct tax act OF August, 1861
was taken up, the question being on the yer
bal amendment offered by Senator Hoar wher
the bill was up some days ago. Senator Sher
man regarded the proposed amendment as {
mere surplusagc, aud while he has no objec
ton to it, still he preferred to take the bill
just as reported from the finance committee
as prepared some years ago by the first comp
%troller Of the treasury, and as it twice passed
the senate.
After a general debate, which lasted an hour
Senator Riddleberger made "A motion to 20 in
to executive session, his purpose being to for
ward action on the nomination of Lamar
The motion was lost by a tie, 26 to 26, the di
vision being upon party lines, exccptthat Sen
ator Riddleberger voted with the Democrats
A few minutes later he renewed the motion
stating that his understanding was that Their,
was an agreement that the senate should &c
into executive session today. The motion was
lost this time by a vote of 20 to %. No action
on nomination will be taken until Monday.
After the direct tax bill had been discussed
awhile, twas laid aside and Senator Vance
addressed the senate on Senator Browns res
olution to abolish internal revenue taxation
The Blair educational bill was then taken
UP and discussed by Senator Gray, who OPP
posed it. He fought the provision in the bill
which required copies ofschCol books 10 bt
filed with the secretary of the interior. II,
held that the people of the south wanted then
school histories of the late war TO read ac-
cOTulDg 10 lhtlT DcliclS, inc same as inc HOrlH
crn people desired theirs to be written, and
that if the secretary Of the interior reported
to congress against any certain book the
waves Of sectional hate would run high.
Senator Stewart offered an amendment t.
the bill providing for the investment Of Ger
tain funds in the treasury. 1t provides thai
any person may deposit, at any mint or assay
office, gold or liver bullion, and receive Ger
~tiiicates therefor. The price to be paid foi
gold bullion is fixed at 81 for % and S-ll
grains, $40 fine, while the price for silver il
to fixed by the secretary of the treasury, OF
the LIST and 18th of each month, at the aver
age price of silver in the New York market
during the preceding fifteen days, provided
that the price shall not exceed an ounce OF
gold for sixteen ounces Of the same fineness.
Certificates are 90 be in denominations Of not
less than g nor moIe than 81 900, and arc K
be legal tenders, redeemable at any treasury
or suh-treasury. The bullion received Is to bI
melted into bars, No more gold or silver Ger
t~iiicates are TO be issued, and those coming
into the treasury are TO be cancelled. NJ
gold or silver is to be coined, except to NEE
obligations expressly made payable in coin