Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-31
Congressional.

ln the Senate yesterday, alter the ia
zErTEs report of the proceedings closed,
Mr.. Vance addressed the Senate on Mr.. But.
ler's bill to provide for the emigration OF
colored people from the United States He
began by quoting the ecripturs saying that
the sins of the father shall be visited on the
children. He sketohed the introduction Of
slavery into this country, Its destruction as
the result of the civil war, and the establish.
ment of the reconstructed governments in
the South. But. said he, loi the negro
again hobs up serenely," and for his
sake to-day We are threatened, not
only with political agitation, disastrous
in itself, but with servle var, whose
weapons shall be the midnight torch and
the assassin's dagger, and whose victims
shall be the sleeping women and children.
Mr.. Vance went Oh to criticize MIR. Ingalls,
speech, which he characterized az piece of
oratorical pyrotechnics. coucealing its pau
city of ideas II reminded him forcibly of
an astronomers description of the remarka.
BILE tenuity Of the tell of recent comet. Its
length was described as 100, 900 900 miles as
it stretched athwart the skies, its breadth
as so 600 miles, and yet the solid matter
which it contained could be transported In
one-horse car. ANY attempt to force the
negro into an equality In the race of prog
ress could result in nothing else than the
holding back of the white race. His solu
ton for the problem was simply, "Hands
off, No man might be afraid, If the north.
ern people ceased their interference, that
the negro would be driven to the wall 1t
was such interference that had driven him
to the wall whenever be was driven there.
Men would not be bulied into doing right
Every speech made in the Senate danun.
cistory of the Southern people, every
punitive law passed against the south
ern people, With the view OF sutjectipg
them to the rule OF their emsncipated slaves,
served but to defer indefinitely that state of
cordial harmony between whites and blacks
| that was go necessary to both. He regretted
that he could not support the bill of the
senator from South Carolina. 1t did not reach
the case, was impracticable, and would result
| In no substantial relief. Under its provisions
few negroes would go from the country, and
those few would probably be the best. He
could not say that be had any desire to at
tempt In any way such great unhistorical
task az the removal OF whole people
amounting to probably seven millions, from
their native land. There was ample room
for them In the northern and southwestern
States, and 1t was entirely practicable to 10.
duce them to settle In these States. Ii, said
he, the negro Ia good thing, let US divide
him out. He admitted that such plan
would be the death of many politician; but
1t would give peace to the country, and ne
could bear the absence of the politicians 10
conclusion, he said addressing hims II to
MIR. Ingalsl, IF you cannot help either
black or white, common decency reqlires
that you should hold your peace"
] Mr. Butler, in reference to suggestion
of Mr. Vance, denied that the bill looked
to the removal or department OF negroes
from the southern States.
Mr.. Hampton addressed the Senate. He
referred to sentence In Mr.. Ingalls, speech
which cast serious imputation upon him,
that he (Mr. Hampton) deliberately advo
Gated the policy OF determination of the
blacks. Mr.. Hampton read the newspaper
extract on which Mr.. ingalls, based that
statement, and declared that there was not
q word In that extract which warranted the
construction put upon 1t by that Senator.
At the conclusion OF Mr., Hampton's
speech the bill went over without action,
and after abort executive session the Sen
ate then adjourned till Monday.
The confusion In the House which was 10
progress when the GAZETTE's report closed,
continued till the time of adjournment. AS
stated the motion made by Mr. Mckinley
to approve Wednesdays journal was de-
clared carried by the Speaker, although less
than quorum voted. An appeal was takon
from the decision, but motion to lay the
appeal on the table was also declared Car.
ried, and the House then adjourned.
During the debate Mr.. Turner (Ga.) said
that the pending question was the most i'm
portant that had ever arisen as to the mode
of procedure In this House. He believed
| that the future OF the legislation OF the coun
try depended on the conservative view of
the Constitution. He believed that if the
wild view presented here was once engrafG.
ed Cd the practice of the House it would in
augurate a reign of anarchy and profii.
gsoy unprecedented In the annals Of the
country.
He denied the right Of the Speaker to
note him as present and not voting, thus
declaring that he was dishonest and unpa-
triotic. The time had never been in the hls.
tory of frse parliamentary debate when q
Speaker could name any man for censure or
rebuke or animadvereion, without the
authority of the House. If the Speaker
wanted to put on the journal this stigma
attaching to his NAME why bad he
Turner not as much right as q
member of the House and as the Speakers
peer to direct the Clerk to omit his name
from the journal, and when the issue wac
thus stated to the officer, who was to decide
1t? Would the officer bow to the gentleman
into whose hands the gravel had been put
az the one man who could control the jour
nal, and should he. Turner, be poweress
i Mr.. Turner, continuing, stated the whole
gist of the case with remarkable concise.
ness and clesrness. The republicans have
bare maj ority of two over quorum.
They are determined to increase this mate
rally and as speedily as possible. With
rules and with adherence to presidents the
work of turning out democrats and putting
in republicans would be too tedious. With.
out rules and with Speaker who has shown
be will not hesitate to assume any prerogs.
tive, however doubtful or arbitrary, 1t will
take but comparatively short time to in