St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-14
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Senators Continue the Considera-
ton of the Political Outrages in


ton of the Political Outrages in
Texas.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-The senate
to-day continued the consideration of
the Texas outrages resolution. The
joint resolution authorizing the heirs of
Rear Admiral Charles FL. Baldwin to
receive snuff box set in diamonds
from the czar of Russia was passed.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference re-
port on the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill, which was agreed to.
The house bill granting to the st. Paul,
Minneapolis d Manitoba Railway com
pany the right Of way through
the White Earth Indian reserva-
ton in Minnesota was reported
and passed with one formal amend
ment, on which conference was asked.
Senate bill for the ascertainment of the
amount of money expended and the Oh
legations assumed by the state of Cali
fOrnia, growing out of Indian HOSTILE
ties, was passed. At 1895 the senators
proceeded to the hall of the house of
representatives to take part in the joint
session to count the electoral votes. At
1925 the senate returned, and resumed
the consideration of the resolution in re-
latiOn to the Texas election outrages,
reported from the committee on privi-
legeS and elections, and MI. EyartS pro-
ceeded with his argument in its sup
port. He began by review of the can
vass and election in Washington county,
Texas, in 1886. He recited various de-
tails of the troubles at the polls in 1884
and 1886, dwelling particularly on the
circumstances of
THE KILLING OF BOULTON,s
"a white DemOcratl at Flewellen, and
of the subsequent arrest and imprison-
ment of eight colored men accused of
the murder-three of whom were taken
by an armed band out of the Jail at
Brennan and hanged. There was no
evidence, he said, that the community
had aroused itself to punish the muir
derers of these black men, although
there was subsequently to the commit
tees opening the investigation crimi-
nal prosecution undertaken in the Uni
ted States court to punish interference
with the right of suffrage, but this
prosecution had utterly failed. Mr..
EvartS then reviewed at length the
testimony and the testimony taken by
the committee and the recommended
tions contained III the committee report.
LII ndu scented 10 flln, ne SdlQ, CflaG There
could have been no more propitiOuS
time for the investigation than that
when it was begun Gn March. 1889.
During it's continuance, however, two
other citizens of the county Joseph
Hoffman, and Mr.. Holt
HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN,
in the execution of what he regarded as
systematic purpose to maintain at
whatever cost the supremacy of the
Democratic party in that county. The
great question came at last to be
whether there was to be tolerated in
this country, an authority, and per-
sistent power that was to set aside the
government of the constitution and of
the laws. If there should prove to be
an irreconcilable conflict between pub
lie opinion in Texas or in New York,
and public opinion in the country at
large. his opinion was that the opinion
of the whole country must finally pre-
vail.
Mr.. Coke obtained the floor. The
senate went into secret session, and
then at 5:55 adjourned.