Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-28

~ politics There were other Renn hl;can
mayors in Democratic cities In MisSis-
suppl. The town In which he lived had
oeen Tor years undcr Republican mayor.
Mr.. Wnlthnii alluded incidentally to the
practice of frnuds and bribery at elections
in some Of the northern States and asked
whether these were not more dangerous TO
the perpetuation Of free institutions than
anything that had been charged AGAINST
some OF the southern States. IL no said.
there was show OF force on the mart OF
the white people 10 save themselves from
negro rule, that was at least evidence of
more honest conviction than the buying Of
votes.
Mr.. George spoke of the resolution as
unparalleled in the history OF lerislation
in this country II was a simple. bold
proposition TO place on the records of the
Senate tho report ~ q United States mar
shal acting rs q detective. While there
might be some excuse for that official IN
terineddling in an affair with which he had
no authority 10 intcrmeddle there was no
excuse Tor the Senate composed Of able,
discreet, and. he hoped. iair-minded mem
for calling such document from q pigeon
hole IN the Department of Justice aud Dig
nifying 10 as au official document. He
asked the senators 10 pause, 70 stop. 10
think what they were doing. Bv the cour-
tesy Of the Attorney General he (Nr.
George had been furnished with a COPY of
the marshaPs report and he had no objec-
ton 20 have il read from the Clerks desk.
He admitted that the facts had been cor
rectly stated by tho Senator from Kansas
the other day, perhaps with little color
ing. and he had no hesitation in de-
ciaring that the transaction was such az
demanded OF the Legislature Of the State
OF MISSISSIPPI an examination aud repara-
ton to the man who had been thus NAL
treated.
Mr.. Chandler advocated the resolution
and declared that be had not read OF seen
the report. and did not know what il con-
tanned But he had heard that there was
such report and had offered the rcsou-
ton. He had done so believing that the
report was one which il was in the province
of the Senate TO call for. He understood
that the Acknowledgement, hearing of that
outrage, had directed the marshal TO make
the report. and that the Marshal had done
SO In pursuance OF that instruction.
If the Aforementioned and the United
States marshal had been doing wrong 10
the State of Mississippi the Senate ought
10 find il out, and it would find 1t out by
the adoption of the resolution. If the
Senate was not only 10 be tainted when
wrongs of this kind wore committed
by being asked. What are you going to
do about iti" you cannot help yourselves.
Inc AOiStltullDu uOtS not dllOW YOU 10
punish wrongs Of that kind. But was also
to be told by the senator from Mississippi:
You have not the right to inquire, and
you dare not inquire into outragcs of this
sort on q citizen. Then. indeed, had the
Senate fallen on woetul and lamentable
times.h
MIR. ingalls, said he had no comment to
make on the euloey pronounced on the
people of Aberdeen, except to say that 10
was in evidence that no less than three or
four hundred of them stood by when the
castigation was inflicted without any at
tempt to interfere. The victim Of this
wrong was not citizen of the State Of
Mississippi. If he had been do not know
that | should not be willing to have al
lowed the powers in that State to deal with
the transaction as they pleased. He was
not citizen Of The State of Mississippi.
lie was citizen OF the United States and
the State of Indiana, temporarily in the
State of Mississippi, peacefully pursuing
his legal aY0catiOn. And We are to be told
here that IL Is beyond the competency and
power OF the Senate of the United States
and Of the Government of the United States
to inquire into the wrong inflicted by the
people Of Mississippi. not on citizen of
that State. but on citizen Of the United
States-himself citizen of another State.
/ want TO say to that Senator that whenever
il is made TO appear that the laws of The
United States are not strong enough to
protect a citizen of Indiana against
wrong on the banks of the Mississippi or that
the citizen of New York is not safe in his
home on the banks of the Hudson or that
g farmer of the West isnot safe in his dug
out on the plains Of Dakota-Mr. ingalls,
left the sentence unfinished and went on
1t may be that you will succeed in pro-
curing q declaration from tins body that
the Senate of the United States is that tho
Government Of the United States has not
the power either to inquire into wrong
against tho citizens or TO protect them
against such an INVASION of Their rights
but ! say to that Senator that if FAM had
been citizen Of the State Of Kansas, and
it should appear that the authorities OF
Mississippi would not ayenge that wrong;
and if il should appear that the Govern
ment and authorities of the United states
were pOwerless to prevent such wrong, Iwill
guarantee to him that the citizens OF the
State Of Kansas would take 1t into their
hands TO resent IL and TO exact reparation.
Ialurmurs of disapproyal on the Demo-
cratic side of the chamber and some mani
fostations OF applause in the galleries.
Mr.. George challenged the Senator from
Kansas or any senator on the Repubiicen
side to put his finger on the clause or the
Constitution which authorized the Federal
punish. or TO take the jurisdiction OF
crimes committed within the State, and
not against the laws of the United states.
Mr.. Spooner asked Mr.. George II he
doubted the power of the Senate to charge
an apprOpriate committee with the power
of investigating the Department OF jus
tice and compelling the Attorney-General
TO produce any paper on me IN MS uepaI,.11
ment. III the Senate could do that, could
ii not by resolution request the Attorney
General to produce this document
Mr.. George repeated his challenge to
show the clause in the Constitution thaI
gave the General Government power TO lake
Jurisdiction Of crime committed against
the laws OF State.
MIR. Hoar thought that in this case it was
not necessary to enter on that deDataoie
ground. Congress had among Its ooliSa-
tiops that of protecting certain rights OF
citizenship. file held that II was WITHIN
the constitutional powers OF the Senate TO
inquire into every transaction that TOOK
place within the limits of the country with
The view Of ascertaining not merely Whe-
ther the Constitution and laws gave ade-
ouate powers to the United States 10 Sc
cure the rights of citizenship, but also LOT
the purpose of determining whether IL
was expedient,. convenient, or necessary
TO ask tho people TO enlarge those powers.
On that proposition he rested the right 10
make inquiry in this case.
MIR. Wilson. of Iowa, in response to Mr..
Georges challenge, referred him 70 se ttosa
2, Article w., Of the Constitution IN tte Use
words: "Citizens of each State shall be
entitled to all the privileges and iinmuni-
ties Of the citizens of the several States"
MIR. Reagan condemned the outrage at
Aberdeen, but denied the right OF a the Coy; Gov
diction of il. bespoke of what the people
of Texas and the other southern States
were doing in the way Of education Tor (, i. the y,
benefit Of The colored people, and said that
II the sectional agitation would cease. and
i people Of the south sGq 10 the be inter- Rs
10 &c tha community without having to
guard themselves from attacks from the
outside, there would be much fever oc ',1-
sions for violations of the law. Thepeopie,
9th Of the South, he said, ought to give, legal
protection TO the solod people dSs sqS 5e to ps so
cure 10 them all their rights: anu Tue peo-
ME of the North ought not to use the race
problem as football for sectional ag'ta-
ton. A. ao~o,5 tho