The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-13

mere anonymous communications he de-
sired that the motives. provocations,
grievances and surroundings of the pee
pie of that city, together with their ac-
tions, should be laid bare before the
country, and that a verdict of the coun-
try should be had upon them.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND's TELE-
GRAM.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas. sent to the
clerks desk and had read telegram
sent on the 3rd of January by Attorney
General Garland to District Attorney
Harris, of Jackson, in these words: Il
notice in the papers that you are men
toned per rsonally as participating in po-
litical meetings recently at Jackson to
suppress the colored vote of that city
and To prevent the colored people from
running for offices by violence and intimi-
dation. Report fully to me at once the
whole proceeding, and your connection
with it,"
THE SENATE HAS no JURISDICTION.
Mr.. George said that his first impulse
had been to let the resolution be
adopted without any debate or objection
on his part. He would vote for it ex-
cept for one insuperable objection, and
that was that it embraced matters en-
tirely outside of the jurisdiction of the
Senate. If it had been confined to an
investigation of the conduct of the Fed
eral officials concerned he would have
voted for it. For fourteen years the Re-
publican municipal administration had
existed in the city of Jackson without
difficulty, without protest, without vio-
lent efforts to oyerturn it. Up to Christ
mas eve there was no opposition to the
Republican mayoralty ticket-the cleo
ton being for the first Monday in Janu-
airy, but on Christmas eve an occurrence
happened (the murder of quiet, re-
spectacle white man by a colored mani
which excited the passions and appre-
tensions of the white population. He
did not mean to say that even such a
brutal murder justified violation of
law, but only that it was well calcu-
lated to excite the passions and to pro-
duce irregular and illegal action.
The resolution was adopted. yeas 30,
nays 24-party vote, except that Riddle
berger voted with the Democrats-while
the two Mississippi Senators were ex-
cused.
OPPOSED To THE CHINESE.
Mr.. Mitchell called up the bill intro
duced by him on the 12th of December,
abrogating all treaties heretofore made
and now operative between the United
States Government and the Chinese En-
pire, in so far as they permit the admis-
sion of Chinese to this country, and
spoke in its favor.
He was followed by Mr. Stewart on the
same side of the question, but the method
he proposed was somewhat different.
He had offered resolution requesting
the President to negotiate treaty with
the Chinese Empire excluding Cinnamon
altogether, except diplomatic agents and
those engaged in foreign trade, but it
would be necessary also to have treaties
with Great Britain and Mexico, to pre-
vent those powers from opening their
doors and allowing the Chinese to come
OIItCu tICi tCi-
ritory. If such treaties could not be ne
gotiated he would be in favor of Mr..
Mitchell's bill. He moved a reference
of the bill and of his resolution to the
Committee on Foreign Relations. They
were so referred.
ADJOURNED.
The Senate then proceeded to execu-
tive business, and half an hour after
ward adjourned
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
ing Florida nominations to be postmas-
ters: VIM. n. Conoly, Tampa, Fla. III.
Gaillard, st. Augustine, Fla; John j.
Harris, Sanford, Fla; James Delaney,
Orlando, Fla; David C. Lee, Kisslmmee,
Fla; John c. Luning, Leesburg, Fla;
Hnraca Tannar DaI anI