The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-24
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In the House In the Debate on tho LegIsln.
tive Appropriation Hill.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The House
today wo,t ;,to Couu;.,oo ~ .ho
~; w., nv :''o ~. ~ ."'
"hotd taif. fdyson, OF Illinois, IN the
chair on tho Legislative Appropriation
Bill. the vending Question icing on the
uo,;o, o5 Mr. D,,,e,l of M;nro,oto
- ~ ~, "' 1' y. a".'o,A'
10 s'1ike OUT the clause proVlolng CLERKS
for Senators. After considerable debate
the motion 10 strike ont was lost by q
vote Of S5 10 81.
In sppakipg 10 averbal amendment
Mr.. Kelly, OF Kansas replied 10 a remark
made by Mr. Allen, OF AIississ;pi, to the
effect that some of the newly appointed
postmasters in Mississippi had moved
their offices ont of the towns into the
country, Thinking there must be- SONG
reason for this. he iMr, kelly) had gone
to the postotljcc Department and had
been informed that in some places it
was impossible for Republican post
master TO secure a location in n town,
and lie was Obliged to 20 to the country.
AS IN INSTANCE Of the manner in which
some Republican postmasters were
treated in the South he read letter
from W, A. Finley, appointed in Nav
rs pos,master at Abbeville, s. c., who
states that shortly after his appointment
lie wus set upon by mob led by Ward
Cochran. son OF Congressman Cochran,
and beaten with barbed wire and or.
dered 10 leave the town,
MIR. Enloe, OF Tennessee-Did YOU
write the letter for him?
Mr.. kelly-I want to state to the gen
,leman that l did write the letter.
Laughter on the Democratic side.1
wrote the letter at bis request. Laugh
teri
Mr., Henderson, OF Iowa-If YOU stop
your sueerinc and deny facts It will be
better. daughter on the Democratic
side '0I IT.',
Nlr. Rowell, OF Illinois-It is funny to
the other side Of the House to hear an
account Of murder and whipping with
barbed wires.
MIR, Kelly-!The gentleman signed the
letter in nv presence.
Mr.. McNiillan-Why did he not write
the ietter3 mI
Mr.. Kolly-On account OF the outrage
his arm is paralyzed. Laughter
Mr., Boutclle-I insist that member
on this floor shall not DO treated as post.
masters aud mail clerks in the South.
Mr.. Kelly said that Mr.. Finley had
an aildavit 10 the !ac!sin the case, ;n TnGt,
hSd been pup'shea III Inc fM'aoe'ph'a
= fr,s. ,,o,,. :, c., ;,,,;vo,,
mr.; blouht' o! 1eofea, lnqu'MtGu IL
v. whether Inc ssnl.1mah 1 ""s sufe 1u''
.flnley was , paralyI;sul' y;;el .,,. u, F;,,ou
t'r. he.'y iep.eu .nat ~, w.; WIN 'ru -os.
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son had tnfneo over 'nes0 papers - 'Ne
s"n'letuan. I,, ,.,, ,,n,,,, - s,v chat the
,Mr. he''y was uAao'' - 0"' D"' '
law wv was; -,o,.o,,; ;,,as-1r what wav did
tna. a.,,'eman u, o,va,n official papers Of
Inc Een.atiD sa.o aisa Douart,nenrS ]
a'e " tos!o,M.o SUI. want ~ Gan Clarkson
M. :.s at,s Ky M na,"ra "u"f from him with hil
ana sos ~. pTpdd;;JJ pd;J W. % staai than
aFeS co9sent o.anEour;d@aNGf d,u 20 ' co,,rss not
w W.. III Tho rs,,Ieman would h,
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