The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-10
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The Yewp that Mason, OF Illinois, Lifted
In tho House Yesterday-The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-On motion Of
Mr.. McMllin OF Tennessee, the senate
amendments were concurFed in TO the
House bill, authorizing the construction
Of bridges across the Cumberland and
Caney Fork rivers in Tennessee.
On motion Of Mr. Thomas, OF Wisconsin,
the Senate bill was passed authorizing
the construction Of bridge across the
Mississippi river at la Crosse Wis
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the posioiicc appropriation
bin. After considerable debate the COM
mittec rose to enable the House 20 limit
debate, aud this having been done. Mr..
Springer Of Illinois, reported that the
conference committee on the territorial
bill had been unable 10 agree.
Mr. Baker, Of New York, offered a
resolution instruciing the House conicrrcos
10 exclude New Mexico from the bill, 10
provide ipr the admission Of North Dakota
by proclamation and TO provide that
Montana and Washington shall be al.
mii'cd on the same terms, either By
proclamation or by formal acts Of adj
mission.
The matter went over until Monday and
the committee resumed It's consideration
Of the postoilice appropriation bill.
Mr. Mason, Of Illinois, said that he was
opposed 20 the bill. not 70 much on nc.
count Of the effect Il might have upon the
Chicago postoficc ~ Tor the effect IL
might have upon the Seventh District Of
South Carolina.
With this preface Mr. Mason proceeded
90 discuss the Smnlls-Elhoti contested cleo
ton case. From his study Of the cu-c hc
hal come 10 the conclusion that the most
gigantic frauds, aud the most outrageous
and disgusting schemes 10 rob the Rcpub-
licanA OF q Representative In the filticth
Congress, ever known In politics, had
been pcrpctrated In the Seventh District
Of South Carolina. The laws Of South
Carolina had been framed for the express
purpose Of allowing the Democrats 10 cheat
tie Republicans nj the polls. Tho present
Governor Of South Carolina wan the w0r-
thy executive Of q corrupt law The Gov.
crnor has said that God Almighty had
stamped the imprint Of inieriority on the
black race, and that the Anglo-SaX0n
must rule In South Carolina. lie tMr
Mnsunl had been In South Carolina, aud
| had seen negroes, EO-callCd, aH white Hs
any man on this floor Tho father Of the
/ contestant had been ~ white a. ans man
/ here. Who was going TO malyzr Anglo
Saxon blood2 II AuglO.saYon blood
WIS To vote, were there going 10 b. blood
/ testers, which would my 10 man, 80
per cent AngIo.SaNon, 80 per cent negro,
/ YOU can have half yotcY' II the blood
/ tester was over invented thcp would be- a
| corner la them, and every one Of them
I would be- in the hands Of Democratic IN.
l spCctor 90 insure free ballot and a fair
/ count The Democratic Governor was
/ wrong, or the Constitution was wrong. II
/ was not the Law OF God that had put thu
brand Of inlcroHty upon the negro race.
II was the iron heel Of the AnglO-SaXon,
/ Who bad held them IN slavery Tor 100
/ years but in this new birth 81 freedom,
| which had shaken the shacllps from the
slaves. thcrc was no skin test Of citizen
ship. no blood test OF Amcgic3nship. IN
The future, II honesty would govern and
the constitution be enforced. men would
be- measured by a higher aud bciicI
/ standard than the color Ui the skin
lie then proceeded 10 point out Oh,
manner In which, be declared. the iIaut
was pcrpctraicd IN the Seventh District
Il was gaqd larc NY lie had neye
learned 10 call a spade VA agricultural i'm
plomeuL Larceny was larceny. A mat
who would steal vote would steal hors
II he got q chance. II the channels O
crime we're searched there could not b
found one which the Democrats OF th
Seventh District had not rcsorlcd 20 4
cheat the negro. Tho record oi the dis
tficl would not have been equallcd ha
not Arkansas furnished an additions
crime and served notice on the sovcnt
! Distiic, that Il must look out for itgolI