Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-10
In the Senate,

WASHINGTON, Jan. Mr. Morgan adj
dressed the senate on the subject OF the
bill heretofore introduced by Mr.. Butler to
provide for the emigration of persons OF
color from the southern states He had
reached the conclusion that there was a
natural .incongruity and an irrepressb!e
conflict between the races for which there
was no cure except their final separation.
The return of the negro race to Africa
was the final and only solution to the
problem. Mr.. Morgan spoke at length on
the fact that negroes had no chance to
| rise in this country. There are no negro
bank presidents, no negro railroad presi-
dents, no negro presidents of manufactur-
ing, commercial, mining or navigation
companies, no negro directors, cashiers or
tellers in banks. no negro engineers or
conductors On railroads, no negro state or
federal judges. no negro governor of a
state or territory, no negro in any
northern legislature, no negro in either
house or congress from any northern state.
Slavery IN Africa could be best abolished
by the in 1uence of American negroes, who
would then be redeemers and regeneratorS
OF their father land. He had plan which
he would present to the committee on for
elgn relations, but should indulge in the
hope that some plan better than his would
be found to facilitate the important work
OF civilizing the interior of central Africa
by inducing the 100000 of negroes in this
country to contribute their strength, know
ledge and christianity to that work. After
an executive session the senate adjourned.
COMMITTEE WORK.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE finance COM
mittee of the senate had under considera-
tion Senator Sherman's antitrust" bill
and dlscuseSi it for some time. The law
yers on the Committee expressed doubts OF
the constltutionality of the measure. A
special meeting of the public lands COM
mittee to-day was devoted wholly to the
consideration of Senator Plumb's Okla
homa townsite bill. The committee on
pensions ordered favorable report upon
the following bill: TO repeal SO much OF
section 1893 revised statues, as provides
that no claim of state militia man tor a
pensOn on account OF disability from
wounds or injuries received in the battles
with the rebels or Indians while tempor-
arily rendering service, shall be valid un-
less prosecuted to successful issue prior
to July 4. 1874.
THE EQUADRo-CENTENNIAL
Senator Hiscock's special committee on
the quadro- centennial will meet tomorrow
morning to begin hearings in behalf of the
Several cues desiring the location OF the
worlds fair.
THEIR FIRST STATE DINNER.
The President and Mrs. Harrison gave
their first state dinner tonight in honor of
the Vice President and Mrs. Morton and
the members of the cabinet and their
wives.
THE DUTY ON TOBACCO.
There were but four members of the COM
mittee on ways and means present this
morning when F. A. Schroeder, OF New
York, began to address the committee on
the subject of tobacco. He advocated a
uniform rate of duty on leaf tobacco of IS
cents pound, exactly what it was prior to
1888 when two specific rates of duty were
adopted. He opposed the proposition to
increase the duty on wrapper and filler to-
bacco. j. s. Vanduser, Of Elmira N. Y,
said that everybody realized that some
thing must be done to help the American