The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-04-24
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
OBJECTION TO THE RETIRE.
MENT OF ARMY AND NAVY
OFFICERS WITH PAY
Mr.. ButterwOrth Says the Members of
the House Want Clerks..But are
Afraid to Vote the Measure..A Lively
Debate on Postmasters.
tBy United Press. |


WAsHINoToN, d. c., April %. .--(Sen.
ate. Mr.. Reagan addressed the Senate
in support OF his bill to repeal all laws
Tor the retirement Of army and navy
officers with pay. He did so without
any unkind feeling towards any Of the
classes referred to. He thought that
no one should be allowed privileges or
emoluments not common to all.
Mr.. Blair yroved to take from the cal
endar and pass the Senate bill appropri-
ating $50, 900 for an equestrian statue to
Major General John Starke, at Msnches-
tor, N. II.
Mr.. Hawley expressed his disapproval
OF the government embarking in the
business of erecting statues anywhere
else than Ia Washington.
The vote on the passage of the bill
resulted--yeas 20, nays 2; no quorum
aud the bill went over without final ac-
ton.
The House occupied the day in discuss
ing the legislative, executive and Judi
clal appropriation bills. the pending
question being on the motion to strike
out the clause providing clerks for sen
ators.
Mr.. Butterworth said that nine out oi
every ten representatives favored clerks
for members of both houses, but were
afraid to vote for it when the aye anG
nay vote was called.
Mr.. Kelly, of Kansas, started genera
<~ Of
postmastsrs and outrages in the South
Speaking to O verbal amendment, Mr.
Kelly replied to 9 remark made by Mr.
Allen, of Mississippi, to the effect tina
some of the newly appointed postmaster
in Mississippi had moved thsir office
out of the towns into the country
that there must be some reason for this
de had gone to the postofice department
and had been informed that in som
places it was impossible for republican
postmaster to secure location in tow
and he was obliged to 70 to the county
As an instance of the manner in whic
-ome republican postmasters were treat
I'd III the South, he read q letter from
". A Finley, appointed in May as post
master at Abbeville, S. c., who state
that shortly after his appointment h
was set upon by mob, led by Ward
Cothran, son of Congressman Cothrau
and beaten with barbed wire and order
I'd to leave the town.
Mr.. Oothran, of South Carolina, sal
that there was just enough of fad in th
flaming letter which had been read b
Sbe gentleman from Kansas relative
che Abbeville case to make out stor,
There was a town, there was a postofic
there was an applicant for the postma
tership, and there we're some hot-heade
Young men of whom his son was one. A
ter the war northern man had been q
pointed postmaster and had served unit
Arthur's term, when he died, and b
wife, a most estimable and able woma
had been appointed. Finley had pile
An application with the first assistal
postmaster-general, in which he hs
misrepresented aud DETAINED the chara
ter of the postmistress. There was
feeling of outrage against him. The
Young men, not for the purpose of doll
Finley any harm, went to his house o.
night and made some demonstration
With guilty conscience, he had brok
out at the back door, and run down
the railroad track. In jumping down
eat he had broken his leg.