The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-17
NEGRO EMIGRATION
OCCUPIES THE MAIN AT TTENTlON
OF THE U. S. SENATE.

Replied to by Messrs. Hoar and Blair
prospects Of the Tobacco Tax Repeal
Capital News.
WASHINGTON, January l6.-Ispecial.l-
No single feature o. :he revenue subject is
giving the majority Of the Ways and Means
Committee more trouble, or requiring more
serious thought, than that Of the tobacco
tax. As a measure Of party policy the Re
publicans are inclined to think that the in
ternal tax on tobacco should be repealed;
but when il comes down TO consideration Of
what may be termed the local features or
interests, they hesitate.
Chairman Mckinley has been quoted as
saving that the committee would not decide
in favor Of a repeal Of the tobacco tax. but
this is an assumption. He has not so eX-
pressed himself While he has been eau
tious and reserved his expressions rather
run the other way.
Indeed, il may be stated that at no time
has the promise Of relief from this burden
some and unnecessary tax been more en-
couraping. Democrats rs well az Repub
licans have been compelled 10 give
il careful attention, and the more
they study it the more are they
convinced that sound judgment and poliu-
cal economy. as well as political sense, de-
mand It's repeal. This much is plain. The
Republicans are not willing 10 90 on record
as opposing the repeal, and as they are IN
the majority, this is a most encouraging
sign.
UNJUST ORGANISATIONS.
The conduct Of the House Committee on
Elections in hearing arguments upon the
contested election cases is exciting indig-
nant comment from Democrats. For the
first time in the history Of the committee the
immediate friends Of Democrats whose seats
are at stake have been excluded. lnis
would not be a matter for complaint u lhe
committee were impartial, but the hepuDl-
cans make distinctions in favor Of Che men
Of their party.
When the first case was taken up, that OF
smith against Jackson, Of West virginia
the Washington correspondent of the
Wheeling Register applied 10 Chairman
ROwell for permission to attend. The chair
man replied that il had been determined 10
exclude everybody except the members ol
the committee. the contestant ana cohlesiee
and their counsel, because, rs ne said'
crowding the room yitiated the at
mOsphore and made the room uh-
bearable. He was informed that the
rule hitherto had been 90 permit cores
pOndents with orders 20 make reports 70 at
lend. lie replied that thenew rule was not
10 De violated. Other correspondents Were
excluded on the same ground, Out the he-
publican majority Of the committee mas re-
iaxed this rule in favor of Republicans.
The CORRESPONDENT Of tine Wheeling lntelli-
gencer. and who has reckessly slandered
the white people Of Virginia on every pos
sible OCCASION, was permitted 10 at
tend the arguments in the guise or
disguise of "a stenOgrapher for the con-
testant. Atkinson. That was a mere pre-
text. and now the Democrats are deter
mined that at future arguments elmer
Democratic correspondents shall be present
or the Republican outsiders shall De eA-
Guided.
TWO NATIONAL PENIIENTIARIEs.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
has authorized Mr.. Stewart 10 report Dill-
providing for the construction OF TWO Ma
tiOnal pententiaries, 10 De the property Oh
the United States, and under the eNciuslNe'
control and jurisdiction Of the NATIONAL
government II provides that one
shall be erected in the North
and the other in the South, and approprlates
SjOO. 900 for the purchase Of the site ana the
erection of each building, with an addition
al appropriatiOn Of 100000 10 supply ma
chine and work shops for each peniten-
tiarv. In reporting this bill, Mr. stewart
will submit an elaborate report sellihs
forth the necessity Of government pen'eh-
tiaries. lie will explain the evils Of the
present system and show tnat southern
conyicts sent 10 and confined I'D Northern
prisons suffer and die from the rigofs OF
climate. I'm addition be viii show that Do
will be- "A measure of economy for the gov
ernment 10 establish its own penitentiaries.
IL is possible that Richmond may get the
Southern ponitentiary, ii proper Application
and effort are made. NO complaint can be
made as 10 the climate Of Richmond. 10
would be more cOngenial % southern men
than any place further south.
THE sILcOTT STEAL.
The question Of making an appropriation
to reimburse members Of the House for ihe
money stolen by silcolt is in allegiance for
the uresent but 10 viii come % the front
AGAIN. All the members are too deeply IN
terested 10 permit it 10 drop ont OF sight.
Even those who voted against the PROPOSE
ton 10 make a direct appropriation are
anxious 10 vote for some measure that VIII
promise them relief.
PERSONAL.
Representative Nenabie entertained the
Vireinia delegation and some other friends
al "A dinner at Chamberlain's last night. IL
was one of the most agreeable OF the Con-
gressional dinners given this season, and Mr.
Venable's friends were more than pleased.
PUBLIC BUILnING Al srAUErOS.
senator Barbour to-day introduced a bill
10 appropriate $4,000 for public building
at staunton, va. u is the same bill that
was Introduced IN the House by Mr.. Fucker.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The funeral Of Walker Blaine will take
place saturday at II O'Clock from the Church
Of the Covenant. The remains will De in-
tered at Oakhill Cemetery, in Georgetown.
THE NEGRO rBOHLEM n rhh SENATE.
After the usual morning routine business,
the senate today took up the bill inuO-
duced by senator Butler on December II 10
provide for the emigration Of negroes from
the Southern states, and Mr.. Butler pro-
ceeded % address the senate
BOrH PARTIES RESPONSIBLE.
He conceded. for the sake Of argument,
that both sections and both political parties
were responsible for this vital lssue-the
race question. lie argued that unforgiying
unrelenting. incuralle race prejudice Kept
the negro nom holding positions Of trust or
honor In the North as well as in the South.
Experience showed that the negro, when
ever gathered in numbers greater than
their white neighbors, did not advance in
the scale Of civilization. but actually
retrogaded. The other hand experience
showed that when the white race was large
~ in the majority the negro was better OH
and so was the white man. so that no friend
Of the negro would oppose the bill. because
il would hurt him. 10 was conceded that
the i,egto mus, eie.aie .liIasei. Joy 4is own
exertions. Gould be be expected 20 accom-
plish this under the shadow and amid the
scenes and associations ofhis enslayement.
Mr.. Butler said he did not believe IN the
iotal dnprayity Of the negro. lie believed
| There were
GREAT POSSIBILITIES
in store for him; that if the government
would do its 1Hiy BY hin ne would iliumi-