Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-13
SENATE aAD HOUSE.
sennasr MEteheln en- ehe
Chlneae Questisn.


- - ANFN@eAH A&A~@ ~ y ~
eens Munisipal Kleetiss.
WaznsnuruH. Jan. l2.--ln shs sanais
ledAy Mr. Nesl, frun tie eo@mtlite
% comnefeo. leporlad : bi1 aufbcrln.
lna tne eenslrnetiou q hsiage ncross
tAa 0olEmhla river a Dallas Ctr. Ore
gon. Flaeet ca calendas.
Mr. nAyias frem ne commi1tee e.
lnai1n e1airs, repsf1od q hlll aokh0Ei1
ice Ne appoin1men9 ef Z superinten-
aeMt of kndlam scA0oiA CalGnG8f.
1ho rszoialion oAalsd ~ Mr.. Chand.
les % January lot6, instruc1lna Ne
commiilee on todlclary 20 inqnire Into
iha suppression e he v8tea % he col
ufsd oitiaenn Of yaokseE. hIissinsiQpi, 4
the Escen1 municipal elsatiun ID thni
eily end Into tha allaRed RaElioipaaion
70 anan ezppzession ~ tbe uaitsd
States dl.lris4 attorney. fhe depety col
lee.ox oI internal Hesenu1, and The dep.
uty united States marshal. uas tskeu
~ and MF. ohandler addressed tho usn.
aes il exp.analiol end Support ok ID
He ostaiise q lenHth Ne alleged meth.
ods ahnt wera ussd % inalmidaAe lhl
0eEfo vN1or1a
He dssoribed tbe circular IL which
1ha youn1 men 0f Jaahsnn had Iasasd
theiE -nltimatum.s
Il dsnlaEsd having assn sone Of tkoi.
number halpleaelY mnndsped Ii the
dark by tbs neeFo policemen q lhe
negro eursed ciayf that tha corrupt rad
loal Negro auEeEnmoni should and masf
he uiped out e any ooet; that II he
negroes ran for ofaoe they ahoald DO 90
- their uEiHsmes1 peril, and that Il
warned ali negroes s'anainat attempting
90 foiBl up0a ne tnfa black and damna-
hle maohinErY called aoVernment.F The
o0aored eitiEens under Ell the oirunm
a Noes snrroundinR them had mat IN
oouvsutiun. They had resolved thai d
would be unsafe fer them 70 attempt 70
vote, end bad oonaaqaently mbstRined
ffom voting, 90 that Bono buf TIE
whites voted. TAo federal oficaFs en-
ragged ln that business were Mr.
Harris, the district at1orneG Mr..
Wilson, deputy oolisetog Of Inter.
nal Feven1es and Ms. LiViDRston.
Deputy Uni1ed States Marshal. Ha
submttted thnt tho question, althougA
Il aheoted onIy for tho time being q
municipal election in TIE clty Of Jaok
son, vas one of nstlonai imporlanos.
The country this yeng waa 10 enter upon
the presidential efeotion.-an election
whioh wag 20 cecidg the presidency, 30
ienlda lha oomnlexlun o. the nasi0nal
house Of representative. Ia thaA elso-
tfon az ieaal Il 000, COO voters, represent.
Ing 100000 American peopls. would
partioipatn. Among those we're prob
ably 100000 black men Fapresantina
c. 900, 900 o. ], COO, 900 Of their own racn,
aud 10 vas an tmpoKtant question
WHISTLER these $4,000 black men woFe
oF we're nos 10 Be- allowed 10 vote. Il
was Z question whetbeg that matter
lhonld be settled By fair voia Of al
who ere voteFs undeE the constitution,
1g be settled With LOO. 900 Of those
VoierB diafFanehised. In paFsnanoa of
hat policy whioh has boen deliberately
adopled 10 the capital Of the etafe 81
,lissiaaippi, which saata Waa seeking 10
iay 70 have an associate iusiios Of the
Iupreme oouFt TO aid in passing upon
be validity OF the constitutional
amendments.
M. RmD1KnznoEn's pouTIeR.
Ne. RiddiebsrRer here remarked that
hers was no coneealment Of the faeb
hat the resolution was intended 10 At
'eet matters that oneht 20 Be consider.
a only In executive session and he gave
lotice that aa 10 himself be would vote
nr the confirmation of Mr. Lamar.
Mr. Walihila was anxious THAI the I
should Be adoptod by the /
be constitutional power Of the aenats |
- -
ition were 20 Investigate q town eleo-
ion In New Hampshire be wOuld vlRef-
lusly oppose d. He conFied the fullest |
Of occurrences at Jackson,
Dut be protested aRainss any pFejudg-
nent Of the case.
Mr. Jones. OF Arkansas, ssnt 10 the |
ilerk's deak and had Rad kilograms
Iant on January % b. Attorney General
3erlsud 20 Distrist Attorney Harris. Of
acksop, containing the words II no.
Ice 10 tbe papers that you are men
Toned personally Is participating 10
political meetings. reoently nt jackson
% suppress the ooloRed vote Of that
,ity, and to prevent the eolofed people
'rom running for ofIiee. By yioisnos and
Report 20 ne - once
he whole proceeding. and your oonneo-
ion With Il.
~. George sald that bis arsi I'm
pulss had been 30 les the resolution Be
ldopaed without any debate OF obisc-
hon on his part. He would vsts for its
sxcspt for one inaapeFahle obieetion,
ard that wes that u embgaood matters
sntiFsiy outside Of she jurisdioiion Of
the nenate.
Mr. Chandler called tha aitsntion Of
ihe senators from Misslssippi 10 the
fifteeuth eonsiitutionnI amendment,
uhioh declared thaf the right Of the
oisixsns of the United States 70 vote
SHALL not be denied or abridged By The
United States or b. any state on 90
e3unt Of rnca, color or urpsinns eceat
aisu % ssFvIluae. BE conceived that
whenever IN ang election within any
state the right oe any man 20 yots was
dsnled baoanss be vas blask, that was
q proper maiter for an investigation b
Tue senate. As bearing upcn she ooe1r'
reneea at jackson. be rad fsuu the
Bfandon, Mississippi, Rspabiie, 2 Dem
ooratie papeF, Of January Btb, an ar
tieia describing tbe riotoua sod oisoF
deriy oondnct watch prevailed 10 Jack.
sou tmmsdiatsIy pseoedinR the iasi cleo
ton.
Tha resolution was adopted yeaa y,
nays "a, party vote, except tha8 Mr.
RiddisoerRsf voted with The Democrats
shils sbe two Missisaippi senators wese
excused from voting.
Mr.. Hoar fFoza the COMMITTEES o.
privileges and electfoHs, reported .
resolution 20 paw BanieI B. Lnoas. Of
West Virginia 81 900 h fall for al 81
peunea and salary as elaimant Of q neot
IN tna senate. RefsfTod.
znE oHrHEsH ouxsxInz.
MF. MEtehell sailed pp the bin intro
daoed by him on DeosmbeT u. obFo-
Rasina ali treaties herstofoFs mads and
nov opeFAtigs between The Unlie6
States govssnnens and the Chiness en-
pfss ID % fsx ag thsy o. any of them
provide for, Eneonnizs 0E permit the
caRriaos Of Chineae 20 the U1tseo
States and 10 80 far - they 0F any Of
tbam inhlbit the United States ffsm
absaInasiY pFshfbittDg the eemiDg Of
Chinese 20 tha Unifed States and rs-
peaiinR all acts of oonRfsas IN - far as
fhay 81 any 0f them FeeoRnise o. Ger
MA az the Chinese coming 70 the
LATED States sn1 ehaoiuialY prohibit-
inr shs coming n Chiness 70 he
Unlsea BGatsa exeeptiaR dipfoMaflg,
conssIar and ether o1asFa sBd pro-
hibiiinR ths sanding q any Chineas
theee3a eKsepttnR 0nly B9e1 diptQm4alo
and othez oliseEs.