Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-13
SENATE AND HOUSE.
4 COMPROMISE WITH REFERENCE TO
TIC FORMERS DAILY SESSIONS.
sIr. pniph's Resolution Touching the
Right 10 Note--The lie Passed BE
tween Messrs. Butlcs and uoar.
Try telegraph 70 tho Dispatch,

WmrnNGToS. ID. C., December 70, 1890.
senate.
Nr McPherson presented numerous re-
ransirances from the State Of New Jersey
r.a,nsi the passage Of the elections hill.
qlls House bills for public buildings at
yr lsville. v. G.. and Charleston. s. c..
vcrp reported back fayOrably without
emendmeut and placed on the calendar.
TAHrEB DAILY MEETINGS..
Nr. plpmb's resolution for daily meet
frr.s 10 10 and for evening Sessions WIS
Iten up. MIR. H0ar moved 10 amend the
Y.,1lnttJn by striking out the clause for
evening sessions and making II take effect
,eer Tomorrow 40 as 90 lei the resolution
,rayllo only for an earlier daily meeting
Tho amendment was agreed 90 and the
resolution Wa then agreed TO without de-
iatr.
u0ifT'e wAvT OF TfIE DLOOpY SHIRT.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Us.nh ins,Tucting the Committee on Privi-
I,gIs and EJcct Ons 70 inquire and report
vItlcr the night % vote st any election
fr presidential electors. members Of Con-
r..-s " state Legislature OF officers, IS de-
Tl.i any male citizen Of any State, or is
rbnIgod except for participation IN
reIe.uon oT oihnr crime. was taken up,
aeI Mf Dolph stated the reasons which
laI induced him - oGerIt.
Mn. uoLrH's ALLEoED REASONS.
Asa census Of the United States had iust
ban taken and the number Of inhabitants
r-.,rtAmod n became the duty Of Congress
..reiuuortion representation 10 the seve-
f. States. Some OF the senators on his
-I.of the chamber and some Of the lead
I'D. rew papers OF the country had sug-
rs'el that an inquiry onGht 10 be made
v.r.her or not the night OF represe ntation
based ON population ought not 20 bo de
a,a-cd bv reason If the denial or ahridgc-
mont of suffrage % citizens OF the United
.rtrs over tw-uty-0ne years OF age.
VOTING QUAIW1cAT1oSs.
What he desired the Committee on Privi-
Ir-n- aud Elections 20 give special atten-
into Was whether some States had not
rr.liled iu their constitutions or laws
.UrI voting Quql licailOns as were not per-
.IttaI lv section z OF the fourteenth
amendment t1 che Constitution without an
.L,rit.mrnt Of representation. lie claimed
fYt tho Cou~tlution recently adopted IN
Ai.s1s-ipui d,i impose such quallf cations.
ana ilat therefore the representation Of
tIqt qt~tet.yhaullbo bo abridged. RE had some
offnesnrtiau, ~ tut Constitution OF Missis-
srnl rood 40 ihe Clerks dosk, showing
f4.t N.e lsymaut ot all taxes with uni
f,ru r.ll. Lax of -9 and nn ability 10 read
had explain The state Constitution are re-
,u-r.3 l.r thc exercise of the elective fran
ta,sc
$50 Dr,ItL oF sTkTEs' RIGHTS.
Vod.I not deny tho power Of State 60
make such provisions and 90 require such
qualifications. iut he asserted that II they
se.fc made. and n by them citizens Of the
TINTED Stutes hld their right Of suffrage
dniDl ~ ABRIDGED, the representation of
rrh State ought % be diminished II like
proportion.
MISSISSIPPI Not ALONE.
Tho State of Mississippi. ho said, wns not
NJ. only state that imposed restrictions on
ta. rI.lt OF suffrage. Tho state of Wyo-
f-r g. fTnucli Used persons going into that
t'gtp who orc unable 20 read the COnstitu-
zion ot the United States, and the States
pf Massachusetts, and Connecticut, he un-
darstu0l. imposed like conditions. If II
vro true. Lee sud. that n5udgoment of
'r, rghi 30 vote Was not permitted 10y the
C51-ftutiou of the United States without
.r,duetiou Of representation IN Congress,
t,uitVas the duty OF tine Senate 20 rs
c.rIiu what states required qualifications
other than those permitted by the COnsti-
'o'ion.
GOVERNOR TsIINAS's INAUGURAL.
Ile sent 20 the Clerks dosk aud had read
fr recent inaugural message OF Governor
u.lman, # South Carolina, which, he
.l was on official declaration that the
r..t mass Of C1loTed men ot The South
s.f. not fit % exercise the elective fran
fri4o. and ttat the white people OF the
-uth wore I'm control of the State govern
.tnts aud proposed 20 maintein control
U oll ha2arIs. These two propositions,
H' IA together. showed clearly. he said,
81 tthe colored people of the South should
r.f ho permitted % vote 90 long as they
voted the Republican ticket or where
tltuVOte would secure Republican control.
An AMENDMENT PROM Mr.. yEsT.
Nr. Vest moved an amendment instruct
r tho committed 60 inquire further whe-.
t..r hv rnv state legislation any citizens'
OF fLe Iuifed Statos were denied the right
.Ywrrl on any public Improvements 10y
1p.~'l .i their color.
sr4lage LfIrLATED A0AISsT IN OREGON.
Ml..r tho Sougtor from Oregon expended
N luLe aud eioJuonce on tho wrongs OF
f.. ,.lu-ai pe1plo Of the South he lNest
..utlv drersI. with equal handed justice,
fo r.mrurnd to him The legislation OF the
Bcpuutcal legislature of Oregon which
deprived negro citizens of that State Of
thau.at I'd. ] por on works Ot public i'm
rfuvmgrt 3lr. Vest read n clause from
1rfl statute OF the Oregon Legislature
au't rlur he building OF bridge and
NOV 'Hf, tAatnOuo but white labor should
%, employed on the work. 1t might be
aiil ME Vest remarked, that the pro-
VISION WAS intended to exclude Chinese
latf but thc language of the statute was
"Vmfc hloI." and IL excluded monaghan,
INDIAN and negro.
NB3E1Fq ufNWD THE RIGHr on LABOR.
OF tle 5000 negro soldiers who fought
i1 d. Union army not one couid uraW
n..Ir for his labor on bridge authorized
by tLr legislative assembly OF oregon.
Whatever might be said of the Democrauc
b.l.o. Of the Union. not one of them bad
ever ltuiud to the negro the right 70 earn
t.- bread and that of hls family by has own
t.rast labor. Not one Democratic State
lal ever perpetrated such an outrage.
RAcr rrFr1cUI TIES AND THE SOUTH.
Mr. poiph replied 80 MIR. Vest and the
: ssll-Hon drifted into "A question Of the
ts-amont of Cinnamon on the facinc
coast. further alluson % Illlman' m
.g lral inessa =. brought out the declara-
tau from Alr Butler that he was perfectly
ling 90 stand bv that message, and that
70 was conclusive proof to has mind that
Shore were no people on this continent
wl1 were halt so anxious 10 settle the race
CfiCuitI0s as We're the people OF the South
RAISING 4 BEET2E.
Mr. Dolph said that he was informed by
a.enst1r on his side N the chamber that
tLe senator himself had threatened colOred
men m bis employment that he would dis
clarce them Il they should vote the Re
pulican ticket
Nr. Butler Whoever made that state
ntut Is guilty of deliberate and wiltul
ttsahOOd-a deliberate and wlltM false
hood.
rUE LR DIRECT
Mr. Hoar: | suppose that | read within
tVouty-four hours the testimony OF the
Senator from South Carolina before COM
rutoe II this body or ot the other house,
in which be stated that he lad told the
eo.0red people on his plantation that he
should fimaiss thcm from his employment
n ,hcy voted the Republican ticket.
made The statement myself TO the Senator
from Oregon. Laughter on the Demo
cratc side
tr. Butler, Then the remark that |
made apphes Of course. 10 the Senator
nom Massachusetts,
Ar Hoar am not TO be deferred from
saving what have 20 say.
yr Butler l DO not propose TO deter
q. Senator.
Nr. Hosr concluding his sentenced;