Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-10

without seton the Scnxte az 0:20 ADJOURNED.
House or Representatives.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole (sir. Crisp, Of Georgia, In the chsir)
on the posto1ice appropriation bill.
Mt. Blount, of Georgia, explained the
provisions OF the bill. IL appropriated, he
stated. eco. 595, ia, Of which II was estimated
that S82, sos. 65S would he provided by the
department from Is " revenue. The ap-
preparation for inland natl transportation
was an increase Of 81, I0J. 800 over the appro-
priAtlon for the current year, aud this was
in part accounted for by the fact that the
department had sent estimates OF a deficiency
Of st,00T. 500. The Increase IN the free.
delivery system amounted to s $1,000 600.
This was rendered necessary by the ls9s
passed for classification OF carriers, for leaves
OF absence, and for applying 10 them the
eight-bour law. But Notwithstanding THIS
increase this branch Of the service would 10
more than self-sustaining. There Was an
increase Of $500, 600 in the appropriation for
compensation OF pOs.-Oilice clerks. The ap'
preparation heretofore made had been too
small, and II bad been thought proper to ~
crcsse them. THIS was one resson OF The in
crease. Another reason would be found In
the new classification which the bill provided
for. There was no reason why the clerks
who distributed the mails and gave en-
erxy. vitality, and efficiency TO the business
OF the country should not have salaries COM
meusurlte with the work assigned 10 them.
The committee having risen 10 enable Toe
House to limit the debate. ami that having
been done. Mr.. Springer. Of Illinois, reported
that The conference committee on the terri
terial bill had been unable TO agree.
Mr. Baker, OF New York. offered a resolu-
ton %insiructiog the House c0nferrCes 10 ex-
clude New Mexico from the bill, TO provide
for the admission OF North Dakota by pro-
clamafion. and 10 provide that Montana and
Washington shall be admitted on the same
terms, either bv proclamation or by formal
acts OF admission.
The matter went over until Monday, and
The committee resumed its consideration Oh
the post-ofice appropriation bill.
Mr.. Mason, OF Illinois, said that be was
opposed to the bill, not 20 much on account
Of the effect ii might have upon the Chicago
post.ofice as for the effect Il might have
upon the Seventh district Of South Carolina.
With this preface Mr.. Mason proceeded to
discuss the Smllis- Elicit contested-election
case.
From hi. study Of the case, Mr.. Mason
said, be had come TO the conclusion that the
most gigantic frauds and most outrageous
and disgusting schemes TO rob the Republi-
cans Of a representative in the Fiitieth Con-
gress ever known TO be made In modern
politics bad been perpetrated in the Seventh
district OF South Carolina. The laws OF
South Carolina had been framed for The ex-
press purpose OF allowing Democrats 10
cheat Republicans at the polls. Tn present
Governor OF South Carolina was the worthy
Executive OF q corrupt law. The Governor
had SAID that God Almighty had stamped the
imprint OF inferlority on the black race ana
that the Auglo-SaXon must rule In South
Carolina. He (Mr. Mason had been In
South Csrolins and seen the negroes
$50 called as white as any man on
this floor. The father OF the contestant had
been az white "a any man here. Who was
going 10 analyze Anglo-Soxon blood? II
Anglo-Saxon blood was to vote, we're there
going TO be hlood.testers which would say to
a man Fifty per cent. Anglo saxon. 90
per cent. negro-yOu can have ball a vote"
II blo0d-testers were appointed there would
be n corner In them, and every one OF them
would be in the hands OF the Democratic IN.
spectors TO insure a free ballot and o falr
count. The Democratic Governor was
wrong or the Constitution was wrong. IL
was the hand Of God that put the brand OF
inieriority on the negro. II was the iron
heel OF the Anglo-Saxon who had them In
slavery for q hundred years, but IN
this new birth OF freedom which had
shaken the shackles from the slave
there was no skin test OF citizenship
no blood test OF AmericansbIp. In future,
IL honesty should govern ami the Consiltu-
ton be enforced. men would be measured by
a higher and better standard than the color
OF their skin. lie then proceeded to point
ont the manner IN which be declared the
fraud was perpetrated in the Seventh DIS
trict. It was a grand larceny. lie had
never learned 10 call a spade an agricultural
implement. Larceny was larceny. The man
who would steal a vote would steal r horse
il he got chance. IL the channels OF crime
were searched there could not be found one
I'm which the Democrats OF the seventh dis
trict had not resorted 10 TO cheat the negro.
The record Of the district would not have
been equalled bad not Arkansas FUR
nIshed an additional crime and served
a notice ON tue Seventh district
that it must look out for itself, and
murder, II necessary, to get a majority OF
Democrats in this House. An officer OF this
House, taking evidence in a case and having
in his possession & bailot.box, had been as
saulted by the attorney Of the cOniestee and
the box taken away from him. In bis MA.
Son'sl opinion be should stand in contempt
NclOIt iUt HdI VI lul5 Iitu'C NtA Nv Lnh
purged himself. In the evidence taken some
Democrats had declared that they had been
inundated by negroes. Had any man seen
n canary bird intimidate 4 snake, = boot
black intimidate q policeman, a roaring lamb
rush INTO a den OF covering lionsf Then he
had seen q South Carolina Democrat intimi-
dated by a negro. II he (Mr. Mason) bad his
way he would have q free ballot ana . fair
count In South Carolina IL 1t took a regiment
OF coats in every county and every
penny IN the Treasury.
After %recouniing further outrages which,
he asserted, had been practiced In South
Carolina Mr. Mason declared that he had no
apologies TO make for what he bad said. III
were offended with him let them
take il out OF him and not ont OF his poor
friend Smalis, who bad been waiting
for his seat for two years. The time OF the
Democracy was short. He had heard II said
that even bad men when they come TO die
some times did 40 act of justice. He now
approached the death bed OF the Democratic
party aud asked that party TO do an act OF
He appealed 10 that party for the
sake OF the peace aud comfort OF the people,
he appealed 10 1t IN behalf OF generations TO
come, TO rise above a party line, to rise above
n color line. to uphold the law and do even
and exact justice. Applause on the Repub-
lican side.
Mr.. Crisp, Of Georgia, chairman OF the
Committee on Elections, said that he would
not attempt to follow the gentleman from
Illinois IN a discussion OF the election ease
upou this bill. He denied that the commit
tee had been derelect 10 pressing the case
forward. lie had no doubt it would soou be
considered by the House. lie had only TO
state that the record Of the case did not
sustain the statements made By the gentle
man. And II that gentleman's friends would
take the trouble to examine the record they
would feel sorry for the gentleman that he
had used such language on this floor. ZAP
plause on the Democratic side.l
Mr.. Adams. OF Illinois, aud Mr.. Bingham,
- panusvlvauio hrouoht the discussion |