Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL TOPICS.
Alleged Election Outrages, but Only In the
South-Hoar's Resolution.

' Alleged Election outrages, but Only in til
o South-Hoar's Resolution.
4 WASHINGTON, February 23.-After som
9 sparring the Senate took up Hoar's rese
luton as to the alleged election outragef
On motion Of Hoar the Senate agreed
by q party vote, to consider his resolution
as to the alleged election outrages. DAME
spoke in opposition to the resolution
General Harrison's title to President, b,
said, (which had been sealed and delivered
10 him, was not given him by the nation
or by the majority OF it's people, or by th'
sovereign states, which had commissioned
him as their chief magistrate" State
rights, he said. had held the ladder for
Benjamin Harrison to ascend the Presi
Dental chair, had given Senators theil
prerogatives, and lifted the Republican
Iparty out OF the slough OF despondency
lover the hill OF difficulty, and brought
it within sight OF the goal OF it's desires
II He had been amazed, when he read
Hoar's resolution, gravely requiring the
Senate to enter into an inquiry of the elec-
tion OF members Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. II anything more un-American
or more in
CONFLICT WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN
CONSTITUTION
had been suggested, he was at a loss to con.
lecture what that thing was. It was reso-
luton to impeach the character of the SOW
ereign states. 1t was resolution which
sought to undermine one OF the pillers Of
| the federal government and obliterate from
the national flag one OF its glittering stars.
Referring to the letters, petitions and
newspaper clippings presented by the Sena-
tor from New Hampshire, Daniel said he
had some newspaper extracts, and sent
them to the clerk. The clerk proceeded to
read the extracts giving description of a
negro riot in Norfolk, Va, OF the shooting
OF policemen by negros in Charlottesville,
etc.
The reading was interrupted by Harris,
who moved that the Senate proceed to ex-
ecutive business. Pending the action on
that motion, various House amendments
to private pension bills were presented and
concurred in. When this matter was dis
posed of Harris withdrew his motion, and
Daniel concluded his remarks.
Hoar said there were abundant constitu-
tional authorities for the
PROPOSED INVESTIGATION.
As tospectre OF rights sought to be called
up, there was no such question, Hoar said,
involved in the resolution. It was the gov
ernment generally which the Senator from
Virginia and his associated were trying to
break down in this country. Did not that
Senator know that within six weeks q man
who was contesting q seat in another state
had been shot down while he was making
his contest?
Did he not know the history OF the politi-
cal offenses all over certain states in the
SouthP General Sheridan had declared,
some years since, that more Republicans
had been murdered for their political opin- |
ions in Louisiana than had ballen in battle |
on both sides in the Mexican war.
lie denied that there was nything sec.
tional in his proposition, or that it meant |
an attack upon the State of Louisiana, il |
the charges were true that the State was /
lying helpless and bound at the feet OF q |
band OF conspirators.
Daniel criticised Hoar's speech as having |
contained no response to the question |
asked him.
Finally. after speaking nearly five hours,
Daniel yielded for motion to 60 into
executive session. The motion was not /
pressed, and the Senate adjourned.
In TdE HOUbEs l
WASHINGTON, February 23.-The House
met at 10 O'Clock, with very small at.
tendance. Under the order OF modesty the
speaker was proceeding to organize the
members to call up measures by unani-
nous consent, but the spirit OF filibuster-
ng was abroad and Bland, of Missouri,
submitted a motion for a recess for thirty
minutes. No quorum being present, mat
ters came to standstill till II o'clock when
Bland withdrew his motion for recess.
The Senate bill was passed to ratify and
confirm an agreement with the Creek In
lians, for the purpose of opening to settle
nent the unassigned lands in the Indian
Territory ceded by the Creeks to the United
States. The Senate amendments were con.
,urred in.
The House bill for taking
THE ELEVENTH CENSUS,
he principal amendments thereof extend.
ng the score Of inquiry as to the numbers
" soldiers and sailors and their widows so
ls to provide for ascertaining the number
" negroes, mulatoes, quadroons and octo-
oons, and for ascertaing the record OF in
lebtedness OF the private corportiens and
The House then went into committee of
he whole on the deficiency bill.
On motion OF Herbert, of Alabama, an
amendment was adopted appropriating
'150, 900 to supply the deficiency in appro.
,riations for the bureau of construction
md the repair OF the navy.
Pending further progress with the bill, the
committee rose. Public business was sus-
,ended and the delivery Of eulogies On the
ate James N. Burnes, OF Missouri, began.
Eulogistic speeches we're also made bv
Randall, Henderson, Long, Butrerworth
md others. Resolutions were then unani-
nously adopted and the House adjourned.