, 1890-04-24
IN THE LAST DITCH.
The G. o P. Hard Up for Po-
litical Ammunition
Interesting Debate in the House
of Representatives
Republican Love for the Col
ored Man Exposed.

WASHINGTON, April %. -Harmer Of
Pennsylvania, presented a memorial of
the manufacturers club of Philadelphia
10 favor of prompt action on tariff legis-
lation which shall check the importation
of articles produced by our own people.
Referred.
The house went into a committee of
the whole on the legislative %appropria-
ton bill, the question being the motion
to strike out the clause providing clerks
for senators. Lost IS to 81.
ln speaking to a verbal amendment
Kelly of Kansas replied to a remark by
Allen to the effect hat some newly ap-
pointed postmasters in Mississippi had
moved their offices into the country. He
had learned at the nastofice department
that in some places it was impossible for
a Republican postmaster 10 secure a luca-
ton in town and he was Obliged to 20
into the country. He also real q letter
IRON Postmaster Finley of Abbeville, s..
O.. stating that shortly after his appoint
ment-he was set Upon by a mob led by a
son Of Congressman Cotheran and beaten
with barbed wires and ordered to leave
town. This provoked a heated political
debate.
Enloe asked if Kelly wrote the letter
tor the postmaster and Kelly replied that
he had, because. on account OF the beat
ing received, Finley's arm is paralyzed.
These statements were received with
much derisive laughter on the Dem ,cratic
side, which led Rowell, of Illinois to re
mark that the gentlemen on the other
side thought it was funny to hear accounts
of murders and beatings with barbed
wires.
A. - L.
a Southern postmaster to First Assistant
Postmaster General Clarkson, complain
ing ofoutrages. In the discussion Tars-
ney asked about the litigation giong on
between Kelly and bis son against a col
ored congregation in TT Smith to pre-
vent the erection of a colored church on
the ground II was a nuisance.
Kelly denied any such litigation and
said he did not own anv land in Arkansas
McRae and Rogers, however, stated that
Kelly's son was involved in such litiga-
ton.
Allen oil Mississippi said the gentleman
from Kansas seemed to be the recognized
mouth piece of the postofice department
of the administration. There had never
been p IN in history of the g. o D
when Southern outrngts were more neces-
sary for the purposes OF that party. IL
had gone to the wall on the tariff; busted
higher than a kite on civil service; the
elections we're ON against it and if it
could not cary an election on Southern
outrages the chances of the <. o. p. were
gone. He had in his desk a long list OF
Kansas outrares, but would not descend
to that sort Of debate.
Cotheran of South Carolina. speaking
of the Abbeville matter, said that after
ehA Rar "A N-rIInRn mas Nraa AVnaaNtaA
postmaster aud served until Ar.hu RS
term, when TO died and his widow sue
ceedei him. When this administration
came in Finley filed an application in
which he misrepresented and DETAINED
the character OF the postmistress. There
was n feeling of outrage against him and
a number OF young men, including Goth
Grams son. vent to Finley's house one
night and made a dcmonstration-not for
the purpose of dong him any harm. With
E guilty conscience he ran out the back
door and in jumping down broke his leg.
The young men sent for a physician and
paid all the expenses.
Rogers of Arkansas cllled attention to
the fact that under leave TO print Kelly
had printed in the Record vile .calumnIes
on the state Of Arkansas, and proceeded
to score Kelly sharply. He spreal a
long list of Kansas outrages and asked if
it wasn't time Kelly should exercise his
luminous intellect in home missions. In
the course OF his remarks he bitterly
assaulted Poker Jack" Mcclure, who
had been appointed to conduct a certain
government case in Arkansas.
Featherstone of Arkansas replied
sharply to Rogers. defending Judge Nc
Clure and Powell Clayton. He Feather
stone) was not here to defame Arkansas,
but it seemed to be a crime to tell the
truth. The pa ty in power 10 Arkansas
rested its power not on the votes of an
honest majority. but on stuffed ballot
boxes. Pending further discussion the
committee rose and the house adjourned,