Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-01
From Washington.

''"h h'ei, VI cHilsyifaillit, presented
in the House memorial of the
Manufacturers Club of Philadelphia
representing many millions of cari-
tai tinvcstcd in American industries
and many thousands of workmcn
earning American wages in favor of
prompt action on tariff legislation
which shall check the importation of
articles produced by our people" !"
Referred.
The House then went into com
mittcc of the whole, Mr.. Payson, Of
Illinois, in the chair, on tho lcgislat-
i've appropriation bill, the pending
question being on the motion of Mr..
Dunncll, Of Minnesota, to strike out
the clause providing clerks for Scna-
tors.
The motion to strike ont was lost
50 to 81. In speaking to Il verbal
amendment Kelly, of Kansas, replied
to remark made by Allcr, of Mis-
siSsippi, to the effect that some of
The newly appointed poslmastcrs in
Mississippi had moved their Offices
out Of the towns into the country.
Thinking that there must be some
reason for this he had gone to the
Post Office Department and had
been informed that in some places it
was impossible for a Republics;
postmaster to sccHrc Il location in
town and he was obliged to go into
the country. AS an instance of the
manner some Republican postmas.
tors were treated in the South, he
read a letter from w. II. Finlav,
appointed in May as postmaster at
Abbcvillc, $. c., who states that
shortly after his appointment he was
set upon by mob led by Wade S.
Cothran, son of Congressman Goth
ran, and beaten with barbcd wire
and ordered to leave town.
Enloc, Of Tennessee "Dih You
write the letter for him ?"
Kelly: 81 want to state to the
gentleman that did write the let
ter" (Dcrsivc laughter on the
Democratic sidc.) 81 wrote the let
tcrat his request" Rcncwrd laugh
tcr.)
Henderson, of Iowa: "If you stop
your sncering and deny the facts it
will he better" (Furthcr laughter
on the Democratic sidc.)
Rowcll, of Illinois cit is funny
to the other side of the House TO
hear accounts of murder and whip
ping with barbcd wire"
Kelly "rhe gentleman signed the
letter in my presence"
Mcmillan: "Why did he not write
the lcttcr?"
Kelly: "On account of the outrage
his arm is paralyzcd." (Dcrisivc
Boutellc: 81 insist that a member
on this floor shall not be treated as
the postmastcrs and mail clerks in
the South"
Kelly said that I'inlay had made
an affidavit of the facts Of the case
which had been published in the
Philadelphia Press.
Blount, OF Georgia, inquired
whether the gentle nan was sure that
Mr.. Finlay was paralyzcd?
Kellyreplicd that Finlay had every
appearance of being paralyzcd.
Kelly then proceeded to read from
letters of Southern poStmastcrs to
the First Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj Clarkson, complaining of out
RACES.
In the discussion which cnsucd
there was a great deal of confusion
and fun, Kelly being bombardcd with
'licSIioIiS, humorous ana OlnprWlSC,
and replying to them in kind.
Neither questions nor answers had
The slightest reference to the appro-
priation bill.
Allen, of Mississippi, defended his
district from any charge of violence
and outrage. The postmaster in his
town had never been molcstcd or
intcrfcrcd with. lie carried on his
Office well, and the only objection to
him was that he was non resident
OF the town, county or State.
Cothran, of South Carolina, said
there was just enough facts in the
letter which had been read
by the gentleman from Kansas rcla-
tive to the Ahheyi!!e case TO make
out a story. There was town,
there was a post office, there was an
applicant for the postmastership and !