St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-26

went into committee of the whole (Mr.
Lister, of Georgia, in the chair on .the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The
first subject considered was the appro-
priation for the government exhibit at
the worlds Columbian exposition. Mr..
Houk, of Ohio, offered an amendment.
appropriating 100000 to pay the ex-
pense of collecting, preparing and pub
fishing facts and statistics pertaining to
the industrial advance of United States
citizens of African descent from Jan. /,
1868, to Jan. 1, 1898, to constitute part
of the government exhibit.
The Fiery IOwan's Roast.
Mr.. Henderson said that the colored
people OF this country numbered about
One-eighth of our entire population, ,and
yet the evidence taken by the special
committee at Chicago disclosed the
wonderful and amazing fact that nel-
ther the president of the United States
(he said it with modification and Shame)
nor the governor of single state, nor
the government commission. nor the
local corporation, nor the women's
commisSioh-not one of these had given
representation to these eight millions of
people. President Harrison had given
them no representation. He could an
swer for himself. In all the state COM
missions not one single governor had
remembered his God and his country
and these people.
Not one head of department, said
Mr.. Henderson, not one chief clerk, not
one officer of that vast army of en-
ployes, had been selected from that ele
ment of our people. 1t was shame,
and he proclaimed it with indigna-
tion in the American congress, that it
had not been done. He believed that
there were two or three petty little
places held by cOlOred men-plaeeS that
did not rise to the dignity of barber
only that and nothing more. The civ
iliZed world was interested in knowing
what was coming from freedom to these
people.
Bloyiation for Ben.
Mr.. johnson, of Indiana, replied to
what he characterized as 1.-The remark
able speech" of the gentleman from
Iowa in regard to the failure of the
president of the United States to ap-
point colored man on the board OF
management. He did not know whether
or not the gentleman intended to make
a reflection on the president; he did not
know whether the president was asked
to appoint coiored men. The president
of the United States had during his
entire life been firm, unSWerYing and
consistent friend of the colOred men.
1t ought not to be forgotten that the
president had stood for the measure
known as the force bill when men with
less courage failed to stand up for the
pledges of the Republican party.
At the alfuSiOn to the ''force BILL"
there was scene of great confusion in
the hall; dozens of members were on
their feet, raising their voices and
crOWding into the aisieS. Mr.. johnson
proceeded in vehement language to de-
nounce the treatment of the negro by
the Democratic party OF the Southern
states, and as he was vehemently con-
tradicted by number of the members
from the South. the house became per-
feet bedlam-the chair being utterly
unable to secure the Semblance of order.
Thrust and Parry
Mr.. Euloe, of Tennessee, asked the
gentleman whether, as he had put Har-
rison in nomination, he had any objec
tion to giving the friends of Blaine and
Alger chance.
Mr.. johnson replied that he was in
favor of doing for Blaine what the
Democratic politicians in New York,
who counted him out, had refused TO
do-give him an opportunity to be
heard.
A Voce-How about 1876?
Mr. JOhnSon--l am surprised that |
any man would repeat that stale lie
that Hayes was fraudulently elected.
Mr.. johnson then proceed to reyie W
the HayeS-Tilden controversy, and |
The confusion became intense, and |
nearly every member was crowding |
around MIR. Johnson. who was hurting |
out his detianceS ,yehemently and |
viciousIy. Finally Mr.. McMillin rose |
to point of order, in behalf of the de- |
eency of the house, as he said that the |
gentleman should confine his remarks |
to the subject under consideration. The |
point was sustained by the chair, and |
Mr.. johnson was directed TO address his |
remarks to the appeal, but did not
abey this direction, proceeding with his
review of the Tiiden case.
Mr.. Hooker. of Mississippi, quoted |
from speech made by Mir. Garfield, |
when member of the house, that any
man who undertook again in the history
bloody shirt would find he had no party
behind him-North, South, East or
West. He (Mr. Hooker) hoped that that
would be the fate of the gentleman from
Indiana. There had never been any
discord in Mississippi, he said. save
when the carpetbaggers and aliens
came down there and stirred it up.
CEaeatham Talks Sense.
Mr.. Cheatham. of North Carolina, the
only colored man in the house, regretted
that this debate had taken political
turn. 1t had not been intended that
any partisan feeling should be inter-
iected. The colored people should have
this appropriation. They We're waiting
and watching the movements of coD-
gress to see whether this body would do
this for them. The people from afar,
would be anxious to see what
the colored race had done. He ap-
pealed to the committee 10 set aside pol
itics and give this appropriation. He
wanted to see the Democratic party and
the Republican party come together and
help the negro and do something for
him. Applause.
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri ION behalf
of the subcommittee of the committee
ON appropriations, offered an amend
ment reducing the salary of the director
general of the worlds Columbian COM
mission 10 $1,000 and of the secretary to
81. 900. 1t also provides that not more
than one meeting of the commission, er
Df the board OF lady managers, shall he
hold during the year OF 1898. After de-