The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-13
A SCENE TN THB SENATE.
Senator Butler Brands Senator
Hoar as a Liar
y4oAR PRODUCES A RECORD
Which Sustnins IIim-Tho Southern
Negro Question Causes n Passage
nt hrms-Procccdings ofCon-
| grcss-WashingtOn News.

Ssolution for daily meetings At 10 ant
Senine sessions was taken up.
Mr.. Hoar moved to amend the resolu
tbn by striking ont the clause for even
b, sessions, and making 1t take eilec,
ler tomorrow, no no to leave the reuo'
+ ltition provide only for the earlier daily
meetings.
The amendment was agreed TO, and
then the resolution was agreed 10 with.
out debate. Al
The resolution offered yeGterday by
Mr.. Dolph, instruetiag the Committee
on Privileges and EIectionn to inquire
and report whether the right to vote at
any election for Presidential electors,
members Of Congress or State Legiala.
lures or officers ia denied TO any male
citizens OF any State, or Is abridged, ex.
cept for participation In the rebellion or
other crimes, was taken up. Mr.. Dolph
said what he desired the Committee on
Privileges aud Elections to give special
attention to, was whether some States
had not provided in their constitutions
or laws such voting qualifications rs
were not permitted by section
. Of the Fourteenth Amendment to the
constitution without m abridgement OF
OF representation He claimed that the
constitution recently adopted in Mississ.
ippi did impose such qualifications, and
that, therefore, the representation OF
that State should be abridged. lie sent
to the clerks desk and had read the re.
cent inaugural message OF Governor
Tillman, Of South Carolina, which he
Raid was an official declaration that the
great mass OF the colored men Of the
South were not Git to exercise the elec.
tive franchise, and that tho white people
OF the South were in control OF the State
Government and proposed to maintain
the control at all hazards.
These propositions taken together
showed clearly, he said, that the colorcd
people OF the South would not be per-
mitted to vote, so long as they voted the
Republican ticket, or where their voting
would secure Republican control.
Mr. Vest moved an amendment in
structing the committee to inquire fur
ther, whether by any State legislation,
any citizen OF the United States WAS
denied the right to work on any public
improvements by reason OF their color.
While the Senator from Oregon, ex-
pended his logic and eloluence on the
wrongs OF the colored people OF the
South, he (Alr. VeBp simply desired
with equal handed justice) to commend
to him the legislation OF the Republican
Legislature OF Oregon, which deprived
the negro citizens OF that State OF the
right to labor on works OF public im-
proyement.
Mr.. Vest rend ciuuse from a recent
statute the Oregon Legislature, author.
izing the building Of bridge and pro.
yiding that none but white labor should
be employed on the work. 1t might be
said, Mr.. Vest remarked, that the pro-
vision YVES intended to exclude Chinese
labor, but the language OF the statute
was "white labor" and it excluded the
Mongolian, the Indian and the negro.
THE LIE GIVEN.
Mr.. Dolph replied to Mr.. Vest, and
the discussion dritted into the question
OF tho treatment OF Cinnamon on the
Pacific coast. ~,
y 4 iurtheriallueion toaGovernor Ti!l.
mans inaugural message. brought out
the declaration from MIR. Butler that he
was perfectly willing to stand by that
message, and thati was conducive PROOF
to his mind that there were no people
on this continent who were half 80 anx
ious TO settle race difficulties a5 were The
people OF the South.
y Mr.. Dolph said that he was informed
rv a Senator on his side Of the Chamber
thai the Senator himself had threatenet
colorei men in his employment that ht
\ would discharge them il they shonll
vote tho Republican ticket. Z
y Mr.. Butler--Whoever made that state
ment is guilty OF a deliberate and wll!u
lfalsehood--g deliberate aud wilful false
hood! N
Mr.. Hoar-I suppose that read. with
in twenty.iour hours, the testimony o
Z the Senator from South Carolina beior
= committee OF this body, or OF the othe
House, in which he stated that he ha'
Z told the colored people on his plactatlo,
that he should dismiss them from n;
employment if they voted the RepublI
: dan ticket. make the statement mysel
n the Senator from Oregon. Y, .
"A AMr. Butler-Then the remark that
n nade applies, OF course, 10 the Senate
Z Jrbn, Massachusetts. VI
fMr. Hosr-I am not to be detefrc'
: IrDm saying what have to say
Il Mr.. Butler-I do not propose 10 dete
.he Senator. t,4 Il
Mr.. Hoar Concluding the sentence)-
/ ehther by the manner or behavior Of IN
]. senator from South Carolina. ! hay
read thnt in public document With,
twenty-iour hours. I suppose, il ther
10 any mistake about II, hsve made tn
mistake. S.. 49, ~ Pi',%l2 y 49, y
TIE MATTER RENEWED. ~
Tho resolution went over, withou
action, ttli tomorrow.
The Election bill was then taken W
and Mr.. Blodgatt addressed the senat
in opposition.
Mr. Walthall also argued against til
bill.
When Mr.. Walthall closed his speech
Mr., lloar spoke and called attention
the remarks made to-day by Mr.. Butlel
s stating that any one who naid he ha
threatened to dismiss coloreaf peop!!
!: from his employment if they shorl
vote the Republican ticket was guilty {
a deliberate and wiliul falaehood. n
sent to the clerks desk and had read tn
Il official reporters manuscript, OF WIZ
\ took place, and said: S2 s.P5. - -
a 5%s"A rule OF my life, long since touut
i does not psrmitmo to reply to the Ser
ator from South Carolina i'll such lau
ruase rs ho thought proper to uttel
Whether / should be guilty ol q delil
crate and wiliul falsehood abost ma
& ter contained in public document V!
j be settled in the eclimation Of those VIII
know me. I will read for the iniorm'
n ton OF the Senate from the document
" which l referred" Il, Va
Mr.. Hoar proceeded to read from
minority report made to the House {
y Representatives in 1876, signed by Nj
n Lawrence, OF Ohio. Mr.. Banks, OF Mas
achusatts, and Mr.. Lapham, OF Ne,
i ork, III which Mr.. Butler is represente
TO have testified IS follows:
,t2Gs o Did YOU say to the col0red men that III,