Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-13

wALTHALL ALSO AGAINST THE BILL.
Mr.. Walthal. of Mississippi. also argued
against the bill. In the course of his re-
marks be referred 90 the storeotyped petit
tions in favor Of the elections bin that had
come mp from Mississippi and said that
the largest number OF names 10 such petl-
tions came from the county Of Bolivar.
And vet, he selds there were more negroes
holding Office IN the county Of Bolivar
than in any other county in the South or
than in any State in The North.
SEGBoEs HOLDING OFFICE.
Out Of forty-four oflice-holders in that
county fcrty-one were negroes. II was a
wealthy county, where the white pooplo
were intelligent and enterprisinG. and yet
every constable IN the county was negro !:
out of fifteen justices Of the peace, thirteen
were negroes; two members Of the Board
Of Supervisors, the Coroner, Assessor,
Treasurer. Circuit Court Clerk. and one Of
the two representatives, in the State Legs
latare were negroes. The same condition
of things existed in Washington and other
counties OF Mississippi. He mentioned
these facts IN contrast 80 the treatment Of
c0lored men in the northern States in the
matter Of holding Office.
MR. HoAB RIsHs 10 EXPLAIN.
At the close Of Mr. Walthall's speec =
MIR. Hoar rosO and called attention TO tho
remarks made today by Mr.. Butler,
stating that any one who said be had threat
cped o. dismiss the colored people from
his employment If they should vote the
Republican ticket was guilty Of n delibe-
rate and wilful falsehoOd. He sent 10 the
Clerk desk and had read the official report
er's manuscript of what took place, and
said:
THE rulo Of my life, long since formed.
1nna mot rqvr4lf mo a rn4,lrF 70 tho Gapa4 a
from South Carolina in such language as
he thought proper TO utter. Whether
should bo guilty Of deliberate and wilful
falsehOOd about matter contained in q
public document will be settled in the
estimation OF those who know me. will
read for the information Of the Senate
from the document to which | referred.
NIB. HoAR's DOCUMENT.
Mr.. Hoar proceeded TO road from n
minority report made TO the House of
Representatives IN 1876. signed by Aessrs.
Lawrence of Ohio. Banks of Massachusetts,.
aud Iapham OF New York. in which MIR.
follows:
Did you say 70 those colored men that
they could not remain on your land unless
they voted the Democratic ticketY
A. do not know that said that. ] said
this: ! went down and gave thom tickets
and said TO them that they had a night 10
vote the Republican ticket If they pleased;
that they were free men as tree as | was,
but that II they exercised that right and
imposed taxes upon me that would destroy
my property and prospects | should throw
myself back on the same rights that had
under the laws of the country and would
see that they left my plantation.
Q. Did they all vote the Democratic
ticket2
A. No. sir. Six or seven of them voted
the DemOcrntic ticket. Some of them did
not vote at oil, and do not know now the
others voted. but / intend 10 inform my
self.
Q. With view TO turning them of if
they voted the Republican ticket?
A. Not for voting the Republican ticket
if they had an honest ticket, but for voting
for these thieves and robbers.
Mr.. HoAR FRELs JUSTIFIED.
If that language, MIR. Hoar said, did not
Justify the statement that the Senator
from South Carolina had threatened TO
discharge men from his empl )yment for
voting the Republican ticket, then he had
done the Senator injustice; but he thought
that 10 did.
MR.. BUTLER MAKES NO RETBACTIoN.
Mr.. Butter said that ne bad denounced
as false the ststCmcnt that he mad threat
oned 10 discharge cOlored men from his
plantation il they voted tho Republican
ticket. He bad no retractiou TO make. If
the Senator from Massachusetts, had said
that he gave The information TO the Sena-
tor from Oregon (Mr. Dolph) not OF his
own knowledge but from a public docu-
ment the remark would not, of course, ap-
ply to him.
A oARBIED STATEMENT.
The testimony quoted was. he said
garbled statement. lie had never seen the
report of the testimony which he had
given and did not now recOllect having ap-
peaTed before The committee in question.
But he repeated now that he had never at
any time or on any occasion attempted 10
influence a single negro on his plantation
in the exercise of bus franchise.
"ruE GREATEST RESPECT" AND EVERYTHING
FINALLY SATISFACTORY.
Mr.. Hoar, while justifying his own posi-
ton, expressed the greatest respect Tor the
Senator from South Carolina, ana as MT;
Butler gave assurance that he reciprocated
that sentiment the subject was permitted
to drop. to the satisfaction Of tho senators
concerned and of senators on both sides of
the chamber
MIR. Jones took the floor on the elections
bill and the Senate adjourned.
fiouse OF Representatives
After the reading of the Journal the
House went into Committee of the Whole
(Mr. Allen, of Michigan, in the CHAIR ON
the private calendar.
VIGOROUS HIGHT FOR A RELIEF BILL.
Almost the entire afternoon was con-
sumed In the discussion OF the merits ot
the hin for the relief of John l.. Rhea and
Joseph Il. Anderson, of East Tennessee.
a vigorous fight IN ITS
favor by Messrs. Stone of Kentucky and
Houk of Tennessee, the committee recon-
mended its recommittal 10 tho Committee
on War Claims The committee having
arisen the recommendation was agreed
to. and the bills were passed for the relief
of Allard and Crozier, and Samuel Fels,
the legal representatives of Peter Lyle,
Matilda Cook, James A. Gregory, the es-
tate OF F. NJ Murray, and Warren Hall.
The House then adjourned.