The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-15

him 81 fhe story or the two men who, when
trRveiinr vent 20 sleep ~ room with cup
board In H. In the night asked tae other TO
look out the window aud see what kind OF day
il was going to be. The latter By mistake
openad the cupboard window. and
after looking nronnds exclaimed: lt 10
dark a. - and smells like cheese Laugh
ter The gentleman from Kansas, instead OF
getting his head out into the daylight OF 1883.
had got into the cupboard OF reoeiIon. and ev-
erything was dark - and smelled OF slavery.
I.anchter1 IL To the credit of thu Demo
Gratis af the House that they had something bet
ter to talk about than the issues which had been
dead for tventy- five years. and If any Democrats
got up. and instead of discussing living ISIS ues
had nothing to talk about but dead issues, no
hoped he would be expelled from the Democrat
side aud made to take seat beside the
gentleman from Kansas, whore he could stick his
nose in the cupboard where the gentleman had
his The gentleman had read from the eonfed-
crate constitution. Did the gentleman know
that is was twentS-seven years since that
constitution had been adopted; that constitu-
interest, even to the people he represented. or
to the people represented By those who had re-
ported the bill
Mr. Perkins suggested that those gentlemen
had been born when the constitution was sug-
gested, and he simply wanted to know whether
their sentiments had changed the questions
Of free trade and labor
Mr.. Allen declared that man on the ways
and means committee was in favor of slave la
Dor. They ali had much respect for white la
Dor In this country as had the gentleman from
How about black laborT" asked Mr. Perkins.
Sit is as free and independent as white labor
in Kansas replied DIR. Allen.
How about votingfp asked Mr. Perkins.
Mr. McMillen. of Tennessee--They vote as
they please.
Mr. Perkins-Ho about the chain gangs in
Arkansas and Texasf
Mr. Allen-I know this: That there is no
law 10 Mississippi Arkansas that does not
coEsign white felon to the chain gang inst AS
qnickl- ri a black one and IL the gentleman
were there, don't know what his prospects
would be
Mr. Adams of Illinois, said the object of the
gentleman from Kansas, 10 quoting from the
bitter memories of the but to remind the
country that the gentleman who reported the
to that would have beento say that they had
changed their sentiment, but that answer had
not been made.
Mr.. Joseph. of New Mexico addressed the
committee in favor of the admission of New
Mexico as State into the Union. He pointed
out the efforts heretofore put forth In the Terri.
tory to secure statehood, and said that the pop
ulauop, resources and character of the people
admission into the Union a State, an equal
footing with the original States He referred to
the statements contained in the minority
report of the House committee Ter
ritores, and entered o solemn protest
against the charges in that report against the
character of the people OF New Mexico The
people as honest, as virtuous, intelligent
and capable of self-government as were the
people in other sections of the country. He de-
nouuced all statements to the contrary as false
and slanderous.
The bill was then considered by sections
On motion OF Mr.. ID. Mcdonald. of Minnesota,
an amendment was adopted appropriating $40.
600 tor the support of the mem bers of the Med
wakanton band of Sioux, in Minnesota, who
have severed their tribal relations.
Without finishing the consideration of the bill
the committee rose and the House adjourned.