The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-28

81, 500 each.
Pending action the hour expired aud the
House adjourned.
In the senate.
WAsHISGroN Sept. H.-lScnate 1.-The
chair was occupied today by Mr.. Manderson,
by designation Of the presiding officer, Mr.
Ingalls,.
The House amendment TO the Senate bill
appropriating slOo, 900 IN aid Of yellow fever
sufferers having been laid before the Sen.
ate, Mr.. Edmunds said that he had exam.
ined IT, and wis very much afraid that Il
missed the point aimed az in the bill; that
was the capacity TO use any ~ the money In
aid OF those who were sick aud IN distress
and in danger u starvation IA the ncwspa.
pers reported from day To day ~ many 10
be. In the hope, therefore, that something
better could be done he moved that the
Senate non-concur In the House amendment
and ask for a conference. SO ordered.
Mr.. Call offered resolution instructng
the committee ON epidemic diseases To- con
slider, aud report before che adjournment Of
this session Of Congres, such additional leg
isation as may be necessary aud useful to
prevent the importation of contagious or In
icCtious diseases from foreign countries ON
the coasts or boundaries OF the United States,
commerce and for the subsistence Of such
persons as may bo detained by the public
authorities.
In connection with Il he read letter from
Mayor Hewitt, Of New York, enclosing one
received by Mr.. Hewitt from Mr.. Van Hook.
Of Florida Mr.. Hewitt suggests to Mr.. Call
that the latter should introduce some rcsVlu-
tion that would lead u action before Con
grcss adjourned. The subject was one, the
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United States, and Particularly tie city oi
New York. That city was subscribing libcr.
ally for the relief oi florida sufferers. hut
was powerlcss, cIccp. by local Quarantine,
to prevent the spfvti 'of certaeSon. The
remedy ought 90 be applied In places whore
the fever existed and on System - com
prchcnsiye "a to ASSURE the country that
every practicable effort will DO made 10
stamp out the disease
me matter went over I'LL Monday
Mr.. sherman, frOm the committee on
foreign relations reported back, withouta any
recommendation, the rcsolution offered by
him for an inquiry ~ 90 the state OF the re-.
lations between the United States aud Great
britain aud the Dominion Uf Canada, aud IL
was placed on the calendar
The conference report on the fundry civil
appropriation bill was presented and agreed
to.
The resolution offered by Mr. Chandler for
an inquiry ~ to the last Louisiana election,
involving tho choice Of United Senators, was
taken up.
Mr. GibsSn aid that be- was under the Inn
preston that the American people were
weary uf such unconstitutional and rcyolu-
tlonafy modes 90 rcysc the relations be-
tween the people Of the States and the fed
cnnl government
This resolution arrairicd-hc would not
say a sovereign state because that tern
was offensive In thee modern umcs-but
an indestructible state because the states
had been ~ characterized by the supreme
court Of the United Stairs What, he asked,
was thc occasion u the resolution, ~ iormid-
able in its scope, 10 comprehensive aud 10
fatal (if well founded) a. one Of thc com
monwcnlths " the Union. There had not
been single petition presented from citi.
1cn ui the stat" informing th. Senate that hc
| had grievance of any Mud which the SEN
ate might redress. There was not q com.
/ plant from amy part o. the people ~ that
| state asking the Senate to protect them In
/ their rights, political or civil. Criticizing
the course u Mr.. Chandler in reading before
| the Senate private Letters aud newspaper On
/ tracts assailinr the people of Louisiana, Mt.
/ Gibson said ho "v0u rather bc dog aud
/ bay the moon" than make himself
/ the Honyangcr OF medium by which
/ base impulses aud ncighbofhoDd fcud,
/ and difficulties ~ his Countrymcn
/ in any state could he brought into
such an august body. lle presumed that the
/ resolution was part Of n political program
| II u could convey qualification 10 the heart
| Of any sCuator or II any senator felt that n
would convey gutihUiiion 10 his cOnstit
| ucnts. or would aid the political party 3,
| which he belonged he vas welcome 10 u
For one be tMr. Gibs0nl did not know o
any rrcompcnsc great enough to induce hin
| 90 inauguratc an Indictment against the de
| cency the Christianity, the civilization, ih'
| GOOD character of hia fellow citizens ~ New
| Ilampshirc. lie should feel impclled, ny
senator aud n FcntCmnn, 10 intrrposr hi
arm and voice ngainsi any party who assnile'
the State of New Hampshire In such a yio
lent, revolutionary thOushtlcss, reckless
aud interruptions manner.
Mr Chandler replied " Mr.. Gibson TIA
that senator had said that the conservative
people ~ the country we're weary oi IN
anirics into the niiais u southern States
| 1ic tMr. Chandlsrl did not NJ undcrtan'
the temper of the American people. lie he
llcycd that what the, were weary oi Wa th'
frauds, the false countingA tho murders o
legal voters that woru going on w the tpuih
Ia order b. make thai r'riiun solid nhd
enable u tO govern thr north ana lho couh
| try. As 20 tio statement u Mr tibson tha
bs would lnterposo a. prevent such an IN
ycstgati0n In New Hampshire, Mr Chan
dlcr said that when evidence wus prcsenie'
~ the Senate Of wholesale frauds aud wide
spread murders ros0riod 10 IN the state
New Hampshire 90 prevent the Democrat
Of that state from voting Ut aiiy election, ~
senator from Louisiana might ih'erPosei bu
. no such iniefpositJn would ever be ~
. quired, The senator b. aid, dealt entifcl
; IN goneralities and did not face ihe speoihe
} fncts. The charge wps that ihes outfages an
, murder. Of colorcd people w Louisiana an
politicnl reasons They were not upt
radio In their nature They were pai
. Of widespread delibealr system oi politics
, action on the part Of tho Democratic parl
/. IN order that tie conifOl NJ Congress ana w
/, presidency might be- Vfougiully ahd cfim
. nally Transferred from ihr party 10 when o
honest aud laif aud lirg glggAyn N0ulu sl'