Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-10
AT WASHINGTON.
The q. P. R. R. Funding Bill
and the C. 2. r. r.
PLEA FOR THE SOUTHERN NEGRO.
Mason, of Illinois, Scouts the Idea
that COlOred Voters Intimi-
dated the Whites.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HEKAL

United States Court in the Indian Terri
tory was taken up, in conjunction with
the House bill to change the eastern and
northern judicial districts of Texas, and
was discussed at length. A substitute
offered by Jones was rejected, and sub
stitute offered by Vest was agreed to and
the bill passed. A conference was asked |
and committee appointed.
Stewart offered resolution which was |
agreed to, calling on the Commissioner
OF Fish and Fisheries for information as
TO the salmon fisheries of Alaska.
amendment to the Direct Tax refunding
ence asked.
The Fertilization Appropriation bill
was taken up. On motion of Mander-
the purchase of movable submarine tor
pedoes, impelled and controlled at will
by power from short stations.
Several amendments, reported from
committee OH appropriations, were agreed
to and the bill passed.
Senators Hoar, Cullom and Cockrell
OF the Senate, Committee on the
Inauguration Ceremonies.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the Union Pacific Funding bill, the
question being on Mitchell's motion to
recommit, with instructions to the COM
mittee to report bill applying also to
the Central Pacific. Stewart gave notice
that he would move instructions to the
committee to report bill requiring
statement of the amount of debt to be ex-
pended by the railroad companies in the
construction of improvements on their
main lines, including double tracks and
tunnels to avoid high grades, and of
branch lines, and in the construction of
such hydraulic works for irrigation as
Congress may authorize, with such limi-
tations on freights and fares as will in
sure cheap transportation. The Senate
then adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
! WASHINGTON, February 9.--The House
went into Committee of the Whole on
the Postoffice Appropriation bill. After
debate, the Committee rose to enable
the House to limit debate. That having
been done, Springer reported that the
Conference Committee on the Territorial
bill had been unable to agree.
Baker, of New York, offered resolu-
ton instructing the House conferees to
exclude New Mexico from the bill and
to provide for the admission of North
Dakota by proclamation, and provide
that Montana and Washington shall be
admitted on the same terms, either by
proclamation or by formal acts of ad-
mission. The matter went over until
Monday, and the Committee resumed
consideration of the Postoffice Appropria-
ition bill.
Mason, Illinois, said he was opposed
to the bill, not so much on account OF
the effect it might have upon the Chica
go postoffice, as for the effect it might
have upon the Seventh District of South
Carolina. With this preface Mason pro-
ceeded to discuss the Smalls-Elliott con-
tested election case. From his study
of the case he had come to
the conclusion that the most gigan.
tic frauds and the most outrageous
and disgusting schemes to rob the Re-
publicans of representative in the
Fiftieth Congress, ever known in modern
pelitics, had been perpetrated in the
Seventh District of South Carolina. The
laws of that State were framed for the ex-
press purpose of allowing the Democrats
to cheat the Republicans at the polls.
If the annals OF crime were searched,
there could not be found one which
the Democrats of the Seventh District
had not resorted to in order
to chest the Negro. The re-
cord of the district would not be
equalled, had not Arkansas furnished
additional crime and served notice on
| OF ;ok hot L.
out for itself and murder, if necessary,
to get majority of Democrats in this
| House. In the evidence taken, those
same Democrats had declared that thew
had been intimidated by the Negroes.
Had any man ever seen canary
bird intimidate snake, bootblack
intimidate a policeman, a roaring
lamb rush into den of covering lambs
Then he had seen a South Carolina Dem.
ocrat intimidated by Negro. After re-
counting further outrages which he as
serted had been practiced in South Caro-
lima, Mason declared he had no apologies
TO make for what he had said. If gen
tlemen were offended with him, let them
take it out of him, and not out of his poor
colored friend Mr.. Smalls.
Crisp, of Georgia, replied at some
length and claimed that the records of
the case did not sustain Mason's state
ments.
The Postof1ice bill then being read for
amendment, Cannon moved to increase
the appropriation for the pay of postoffice
clerks by 100000. Pending vote on
the amendment the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
No Successor to Sackville, as Yet.
WASHINGTON, February 9-No infor-
nation has been received at the State
Department in regard to the appointment
of British Minister to this country.
The Department, however, has been in.
formed that Mr.. Edwards, first secretary
Of the legation at Washington, who has
been in London for some time past, has
sailed from England for this country.
On his arrival here, he Will assume
charge of the affairs of the lega-
tion and relieve Mr.. Herbert, the second
secretary, who has been in charge since
the departure of Lord Sackville in No
vember last. His return at this particu-
lar time is understood by certain officials
to mean that there is no immediate pros
pect OF the appointment of successor to
Lord Sackville.
Looking ont for samoa.
WASHINGTON, February 9.-The con.
ferees on the Diplomatic and Consular
Appropriation bill have reached an