Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
THBNATION'S SCAPITAL.
Need Of Establishing a United
States Court in Indian
Territory.
Another liiae Life SaIins Station.
Mason Tells 6ome Pertinent Truths
About Southern Elections.
Another liiae Life SaIinS Station.
WAsHISGroS. Feb. 8.
Senate.

| The Senate bill TO establish L nited State
court In Indian Territory vas taken up il
conjunction with the House bill to chang
the eastern and northern districts of Texas
! No. Dawes described the condition o
,hings in the Indian Territory as deplorsble
! The court at Fort smith had more buslne >,
than it could possibly do.
Mr.. Eimunds explained the purposes o.
the judiciary committee in reporting tht
substitute.
The Senate agreed to the Senate Judiciary
committee substitute for the bill, and tils
forti ication appropriation bill was taken up.
An item OF SzOu, 900 was inserted for the
purchase of movable submarine torpedoes.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF
the Union Pacific funding bill. WIthouI
further action the Senate adjourned.
House.
A lot of Senate bills were taken up first
in the House today. Cnder unanimous CON
sen; six were passed. One of these au-
thorize. the construction of life saving
station at ST. Georges nver, Maine.
The irst reading u the post Office bill was
dispensed with. After trying to limit general
debate, Mr.. Blouni explained ITS provisions
MIR. Blount, in strong speech, urged the
Necessity OF tHt CIhssiuCaluD hCt
Mr.. Mason astouished the house by max
lug an assault upon the southern Democracy.
lie took his stand upon the Eiliot-Smail-
contested election case. II was a speech
that attracted the closest attention. MIR
Mason accused the southern Democracy OF
Cheating the negroes out of their votes.
The 7th congressional district Of South
Carolina furnished the proof. Four years
ann thaa
Governor of that state to appoint one kepub
lican Idge of election in each prccinct III
that district. This the Governor absolutely
declined to do, upon the ground that II
would interfere with free, far and peaceful
elections, and Democratic judges of election
alone were wanted.
There ives difference between the Gov
ernor's letter before election and his inau
gursl address afterwsrd.
la reference to the black district, Mr.
Mason said that any party who would
make district like that ought
to be watched, whether Republ IAN
or Democrat. In some districts,
when colored man came to reg
lister, he was asked where he lived. lie
might reply on john Smiths place Ii
John Smith had died since the last election,
that settled it. lie could not register be
cause the title to the place had changed.
In another case negro was allowed to
vote for q democratic candidate for governor
on certificate, but the same certificate was
refused when he offered to vote for repub-
licsn candidate for Congress. Mr.. Mason
said this was grand larceny. Such proceed
ings lee 10 murder. He instanced the lat.
in Arkansas as a case ir point.
lie said that an attorney for Nr. Elliott had
assaulted an officer of Congress who had
charge of ballot box and had taken the
box away from him. He declared that until
the attorney had returned the box AMI
purged himself from contempr Col Elliott
ought not to be allowed to open his mouth
in this House.
The committee arose and reported pro-
gress. The House adjourned.
During the day Springer reported that the
conferees upon the bill for the admission of
territories had failed to agree.