The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-28
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
Senator Walthall Of Mississippi on tho
Negro Question.
4 sharp Debate Chsnsiler's Resolution
which IL Laid Over Till Tomorrow
Views 0f George and Other SEM
ators On the subject.

WASHINGTON, Ian. 27.-In the senate
to-day Hoar presented the resolutions
adopted at recent Boston mass-meet-
ing, subject To election difficulties in the |
south. Ii was referred. Chandier's rcso- |
zion calling the encouragement for "A |
report concerning the maltrcatinent OF |
Henry Tauncc at Aberdeen, Miss, was !
taken up, and Mr.. walthall addressed the |
senate. He said il could not possibly be |
pretended that congress had any jurisaiic- |
ton of the subject. Referring to the
hanging i'm ctYigy of Secretary Proctor at
Aberdeen, and the assault on Taunce, he
said IL was simply the wanton conduct of
{, few PERSONS disapproved 10y the COM
m,lnity. Speaking for himself and repre-
seuting the sentiment of the people OF
Mississippi, the condemned those out
RACES and felt that the people of the
United States would not hold the entire
community responsible for the action of
IA few persons. Proceeding to the q,ics-
ton of federal Interference IN elections,
Walthall agreed with Ingalls, that the race
question was the most Formidable and
potcntioiIs ever presented to a free people
for solution- He saw no remedy which
congress could apply that promised any
trary cnactmcIits would but increase the
difficulty, the profcssed purpose of fed
the negro vote; hut the actual object was
to count that vote for the republican
party. The proposition was such a mem
ace tn the rights of the people that Il must
meet with condemnation by all men
anxious To preserve the spirit of govern
ment. In his opinion the result of no
state would be controlled by any federal
law, congress could pass, while the people
would D.. driven into closer cooperation
| than before, because the election of negro
| judges and officers meant negro domina-
and hope of the people. He could not
counsel his people to accept
such icsoiating barbarism without a
| struggle. nor yet to- flee from the homes of
| themselves and ancestors. He would not
| urge them to violate any public law or
pr vatc right, but he would urge them, not
as a remedy, but as a means of present
| safety. to unity. He would appeal to-
them lfor their own safety to subordinate
| all party differences to- that end and piIr-
any different course. walthail criticized
troubles, including deportation and dis
| frapchisement. as impracticabie and inn
| possible. such colored men as, doubtless.
| Bruce and Lynch, he said, were not types,
| but prodigies; but some Northern people,
| judging the whole negro race 10y Them
| did not appreciate the decade i'm which
Southern people stood ON negro rule.
| WaltiiaIl alluded tn the practice of fraud
and bribery at northern elections, and
part of white people tn save themselves
from negro rule, that was at least an evil
| dence of more honest conviction than the
buying of votes.
George spoke Of the resolution as un-
this country He admitted the fact had
| been correctly stated 10y the senator from
Kansas the other day. perhaps with a liz, j.,
| declaring that the transaction-thc
Taunce matter-was such as demanded
| of tine Legislature of Mississippi an exarni-
| nation aud reparation to u man maltrcat-
ed. Chandler advocated the resolution;
the h senate was h n%f %hy re 10 Sa, D .nu ,a 10
do about it?' but also was to be told by
the senator from mississippi, "fou have
inquire into outrages OF this sort" then,
indeed, had the senate fallen on woeful
bly, ON the matter. closing as follows:
1t may be you will succeed in procuring q
a declaration that the senate of the United
States, that the government of the United
| States, has power either to inquire into
u wrong against it's citizens or To protect
them against invasions of their rights,
but say to the senator il Tauncc had
been citizen of Kansas, and II il should
appear that the authorities of mississippi
| would not avenge that wrong. and III II
should appear that the government and
authorities of the United States were pow.
erless to prevent such wrong, will
guarantee to him that the citizens of Kan
sas would take il into their own hands to
resent IL and to exact reparation. Muir
| murs of disapproval from democratic
side. George challenged the senator
from Kansas or any senator ON the rcpub
lican side to put his finger Oh that clause
of the constitution which authorized tn.
federal government to punish or take the
jurisdiction of crimes committed within q
of the United States. Spooner asked
, George il he doubted the power of the sen
ate chirRe.hu
, with the power of an investigating de
: partmcnt of Justice and compelling the
attorney general to produce any paper oI
file in his department.. George repeated
his challenge. Wilson, OF Iowa, referred
him to section ?. article 4, OF the constitu
tion to these words: ''Citiscns OF cacl
state shall he entitled to all the privilege.
and immunities citizens of scvera
States" Regan condemned the outrags
. but denied the right of the government @
the United States to take Jurisdiction. i
| sectional agitation would cease aud ths
| people of the south were permitted Il
, shape their course to the interests of the
community without having tn guard them
selves from attacks from the outside
there would be fewer occasions for viola
ton of the law. George again took tn,
floor and the resolution went over unit
tomorrow without action and the cxecu
tive session adjourned.