Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-28
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
4. DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
DEATH ON THE RAIL,

A Fast Express Train Jumps
The Track.
THE FlFrY-FlRsT CONGRESS.
The Mckinley BlIl-The New NAVY
Federal interference In Elections
DiseusseG-The Brazilian Republic
Increase Of Duty ON SILK Ribbons
Othcr Matters Of Interest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
SENATE-The House bill to simplify the
laws In relation to the collection of customs
revenue was presented, and on motion of Mr..
Morrill, Rep., Vt.) ordered to be printed
and referred to the finance committee in or
der (as Mr.. Morrill, stated) that it may be con-
sidered tomorrow BY that committee. =.
Further to increase the naval establish
ment of the United States.
Mr.. Chandler Rep,, N. H., presented the
views of the minority, signed by himself
only. He said that there were other dissent
ing members of the committee, but they had
not signed his report.
Mr.. Mcpherson Dem, N. J,) inquired
whether q written report giving the views of
the majority had been presented.
Mr.. Hale Rep., N. H.) replied in the neg
alive.
Mr.. McPherson-I dissent from the views
of the majority. As have had no oppor-
tunity of locking at the minority report
made by the Senator from New Hampshire,
know nothing of what it contains, and do
not know whether agree with him or not.
At some future time, before the bill is
taken up in the Senate, I may see ft to pre-
sent my views In writing, as am also in the
minority.
Mr.. Hale-The views of the majority of
the committee will be presented as fully
as possible when the bill is called up; and
Senate, will bring the bill up SEINE time
next week.
The case of the marshal for the northern
district of Mississippi concerning the NAL
treatment of Henry j. Faunce, ct Aberdeen,
Miss, was taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Wslthall addressed the Senate. It
could not be possibly pretended, he thought,
that Congress had any jurisdiction of the
subject. From reading the report of Sena-
ter Ingall's speech last Thursday he saw that
he bad commented on the hanging in efigy
of Secretary Proctor at Aberdeen, and on a
most brutal and outrageous assault commit
ed on the citizen named in the resolution
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that affair he felt warranted in saying that 1t
WAS simply the wanton conduct Of few per-
sons, disapproved of by the community in
which It occurred. He knew that commu-
nifty intimately but he had never before
heard of the persons concerned In that out
rage. Speaking for himself, and represent
ing the sentiment of the people all over Miss.
qualihsdly and unreservedly that outrage on
the Secretary of War, and on the citizen nam
ed In the resolution.
Mr.. George spoke of the resolution az I'M.
paralleled in the history of legislation in this
country. 1t was simple bold proposition
to place Oh the records Of the Senate the re.
port of o United States marshal acting as q
detective. While there might be some excuse
J for that official intermeddling with an affai.
with which he had no legal authority to in
termeddle there was no excuse for the
Senate( composed of able discreet and he hoped
fair-minded men) for calling such docu.
!, mont from Its pigeon hole In the Department
of Justice and dignifyino 1t as an official
document. He asked the senators to pause
20 stop, to think what they were doing.
Senator Chandler advocated the resolutio,
. and declared that he had not read or seer
the report and did not know what it con
tanned. But he had heard that there wa
such report and had offered the resolution
He had done SO belieYing that the report wa
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to call for. He understood that the Attorne,
General, hearing of that outrage, had directe,
the marshal to make report and that tn
marshal had done 80 in pursuance of tina
instruction. If the Attorney General an,
the United States marshal had been dom,
wrong to the State of Mississippi the Senat
4 ought to find it out, and 1t would find 1t on
by the adoption of the resolution If the Sen
ate was not only to be tainted when wrong
of this kind were committed by being aske,
"What are you going to do about it, Yo
can't help yourselves; the constitution doe
not allow you to punish wrongs of tina
n kind"
Mr.. Ingalls, said he had no comment t
make on the eulogy pronounced on the pee
pie of Aberdeen except to say that It was Il
o evidence that no less thao 300 or 400 of ther
stood by when the castigstion was inflicte
on Faunce without q word of protest or with
!, out any attempt to interfere. The victim 9
this wrong, he went on to say, was not Gil
izen Of the State of Mississippi. II he ha
4. to have allowed the powers in that State
,. deal with the Transaction as they pleased
He was not citizen of the State Of Missisir
pi. He was Q citizen of the United State
:, and of the State of Indiana temporarily
g the State of Miasissippi peacefully pursuin
!. here that 1t is beyond tho competency an
power of the Senate Of the United States an
I; Of the government of the United States I
r. inquire into wrong inflicted by the peop
ic of Mississippi not on . citizen Of thu
State, but on citizen OF IL
United States himself a citizen {
another state. it may be that you will 50,
I coed In securing q declaration from TIL
- body that the senate of the United States
= that the Government of the United Stat,
n has no power either to inquire into Il
wrongs against Its citizens or to prote
them against such invasion of their right
but say to that senator that If Faunce hs
been citizen of the State Of Kansas and
g should appear that the authorities of Missi
sippi would not avenge that wrong, and If
should appear that the Government and q,
thorities of tho United States were powerle.
to prevent such wrong I will guarantee
p him that the citizens of the State Of Kana
~ would take 1t into their hands to resent
ST and to exact preparation.
Mr.. George repeated his challenge to she
s ,er the clause in the constitution that gave Il
general government power to take jurisdl
ton of crime committed against the laws
. State.
Mr.. Hoar thought that in this case 1t "
not necessary to enter on that debatat
ground. Congress had among its obligatio
that of protecting certain rights OF citize
ship. He held that 1t was within the cons
tutfonal powers of the Senate to enquire in
led every transaction that took place within
ION limits of the country with q view of asc,
md tanning, not merely whether the coustituti
The and laws gave adequate powers to the Unit
Ply States to secure the rights of citizenship,
also for the purpose of determining whetl
it was expedient, convenient or necessary
ask the people to enlarge those powers.
tv. that proposition he rested the right to ms
the inquiry.
our Mr.. Wilson of Iowa in response to \
4 Georges challenge referred him to section
article of the constitution, in these wort
"The citizens of each State shall be EMIT
to ell the privileges and immuntties of c
q zens of the several States"
: Mr.. Reagan condemned the outrage at 4
. erdesn, but denied the right of the Uni
States government to take jurisdiction.
spoke Of what the people Of Texas and OF
= southern States were doing in the way of
RI ucation for tho benefit Of the colored pee
III and said that if sectional agitation wo
ri cease and IL the people of the South would
r. permitted to shape their course to the hi
- ests of the community without having
n guide themselv.s from attacks from the {
side there would be much fewer occasions
- the violations of law. The people of