Jfetv Advertisement*.
TREASURER'S SALE
/\F UNSEATED LANDS FOR
V f RAXKH FOKIO7O, AND PREVIOUS YEARE.
- Notice I* hereby given, tltnt 111 pursuance nf An Art
of V-m-ntbly, |ii"il "" >* toy Jun - A "• ,H,ft i
.titled An Act tu amend mi Act directed the mode of
•rllitiK uussated land* In Centre county," nnd the
eeretel n|i|ilenirnt< thereto, there will lie exposed til
mil.lic mle or outcry, the following trct of unaeeted
LII.IH In Mid county lor the tax** due nnd unpaid
thereon, nt tho Com t Houne tu the Boroiub of Belle
},V„t,., on the SKi uNI) MONDAY or JUNK, A. D,
I goo.
nxxxx*.
lerea A Per. Warruulus. Txxee.
■lto Thomn.Jehb.toß, d-t oo
iO And Coon, 1
;et Kohert Unimex, 2 04
M John Moore,
jo J- D. Ilnrrt., I M
John D*rte, 1 44
I MI Putter Tut* (owner), 'i^ l
IOQQI.
196 I of Packrr A Lutae, 1141
; iii Hi John Oocbrwii, 1W 62
.;,9 145 D K*nkahlen, 3M 62
AM 163 Jonathan llwrvejr, 83 41)
4.(1 40 MOMM lloml,
41* 40 WillfcUßt LLOOD, 32 I*
431 K3 J*iah ll*Hie, .'W 4"
424 78 G.unt Coltiliger, 32 64
X) Frank McCoy, ® 12
iriNMH.
W William Mlll-r, 6
4:13 163 Hlr.l Wilton, 21 27
14.1 Henry I Unit, * 6S
jm Mll-liar I tiHryan, loM
4i9 183 John Kugg, 675
41, John Rhyoi,
415 Kit Canity, 6 44
433 163 Sami'l l'anraat, 675
;;T| lMvui
416 John Harron. 6 44
4U Thotiia P. Wharton, 12 76
.4 Walter Stewart, 1 00
314 22 Paul Cox, 42s
1441 22 John Vaughn, 31 (
4-u; 163 John Douvliy, 13 44
413 16.1 John KuM. 26 M
4Ait lrtit ll*trjr lKn*||y, 26 *4
433 163 KoU-il Hiuily, 4U 20
411 168 Kflwrt Gray, 26 do
4WT 163 William lvwart, 18 44
4.(3 163 John Dewrart, 13 14
4NT 163 JHIUP* lodrn, 13 14
113 163 William Gray, 13 14
415 John Weitxel, 12 *9
415 Jam** Black, 12 w
415 Jtmoyh J. Wallara, 12*9
4.U 163 W illiaui Cook, 13 44
433 163 John Cowileu, 13 44
4 •( Itiii William P. Ilradjr, *26
4 3 163 Henry Shaffer, 26 *
43.1 163 John Houtel, 2" 15
-433 163 John Lyon, 20 15
4L{ 163 (. harlen Uoben, 26 W
4.(3 163 Thtimna (hant, 13 44
4 3 163 John Brady, 13 44
415 John Boyd, * 26 73
433 163 Alex. Greaveft, 13 44
433 16J Joaeph JHortia, 13 44
433 163 Thomaa Hamilton, 13 46
:£1 163 John Byer*, - M*6
15 Jacob Weidner. 12 *V
33 163 Heiijamin Young, 13 46
433 16.1 Alex. Hnntar, 13 46
4(3 I*3 Samuel Hunter. l.t 46
433 103 Tboiuaa (Ireavaa, 13 46
4:s:i 163 PaancisTeiicb, 13 46
4.1il 1M laoorge llarriaon, 13 4
45.1 153 John Mcholtoii, 13 44*
4.33 153 Blair kloClanahan, 13 46
453 153 I'earaoii Hunt, 63 Hi
413 15.1 George McClanahan, 63 Hi
4.4.1 153 Polly Mn lanaban, 53 HI
4-el 153 Ann MiClenahaii, 53 "1
4.13 153 George M*ade, 53 *1
453 153 Andrew Peftit, 63 *1
4:IIT 153 William Bingham, 63 M
415 Nathan Levy, 12 *9
415 Joaeph Thomnt, 12 *9
453 163 Joaeph Wallace, 13 46
433 163 Joaeph Wallace, 13 46
4.C1 163 William Bell, 13 46
455 163 Samuel M Pox, 21 27
415 Sarah M. Taiwan, 21 H6
216 a3 of Jerettiiah Parker, 354
433 16J Alexander Bell, 24 *.4
433 163 Alex. J. Ballaa, 13 46
CL'RTIR
40i> Htlerra Kvlao, ."4 00
196 Jamm Miller, IS fit)
'JO3 Jamea Irvin, 24 K>
CO Kd. Hallow el I, 5 6H
415 Kather Bhly, 5.1 (
415 Caier W ialar, 5.1 U0
:tM)| Joaeph Rel> H 36
2U7; i aleo Law n, h :|r
2671 leaac Lng"treth, H m,
433 163 Jauiea Hblte, 9 55
887 lJnlley C'oata, 3 60
415 William Glllurt, 7w JO
4:43 153 Samuel Scott, 36 10
415 Jena# Wain, 26 40
415 Molly Wharton, 27 H4
415 Jaa pli Wain, 27 H6
:ps) Richard Wain, 24 H*<
880 49 John B. Curat, 2h 611
438 163 Thoniae llale, 33 26
415 Jacob Wain, 23 79
320 Jonathan W illi*, 24 *6
2"7 l Rr>lMrt Ainaly, 13 CO
415 John McCaulejr, 1H 27
415 Char lea Allen, 27 2H
217 Flvhhnrn Wharton, 1 14 59
2m Richard Tunia, 17 Co
2d7 1 Caleb Lawna, 1 3 Ah
2071 I*ac Longatretb, 1 3 56
158 93 lot. W Packer, 27 1o
135 llenry Donald, 8 16
2CJ Rotyert Ainaly, 1 35 'Jo
IfJO Ru hard Tunia, 14 OH
433 163 Thomaa McKwen, 26 62
217 Fiht*trn Wharton, 26 65
50 J W\ * S. C. Parker, 2 'JO
200 Philip Meyera, 35 'JO
!•* Simon Meyera, 13 to
42H 44 Michael Meyera, 86 96
1 434 Jaeph Dealing, 19 10
{ 326 Jot. W. Parker, ft 60
110 W M. Packer, 7 27
300 | J.hn I*. Mitchell, 6 6n
1*326 JohW. Parker, 2 36
"15 lofJ. W. Packer, 13
4m J. /. Long, 15 ixi
433 163 Renj. R Morgan, 9 50
ranouaox
'A laaac Rock ley, 3 60
t f t< JmimH Ijiahhy, 3 60
5o Richard Moaely, 3 Wi
lo Abraham Hick a, 47
ORRO6.
20 35 John F. Price, 42
50 John Rr.te (owner), t 61
3Ho Ib rnard llut.ly, 6 44
4*e William Taggart, 2 lo
4David Taggart, 2 10
4(*i William Log*n, 2 lo
400 John Painter. 2 10
nuxu.
436 John Simpeon, 4 68
IHS Jotin Kidd, 2 o7
228 150 William Mnat.y, 2 44
31.1 IMi A lain Hollnder, 3 3.3
.'M-0 60 AD>rigbt Swineford, 319
4.(5 Chart-a llall, 27 73
HALF NOOX.
3 50 Abraham Klder, 23
44 11 Thje. Ileyaklll (owner), 810
24 Jar. Vanp*xl (owner). 4 42
63 89 G. Yanpool eetate (owner), 144
69 76 C. Van pool estate (owner), 460
40 10 Peggy Flienrer, 3 M
nißiu.
4C 92 Kearney Wharton, 6T3
l"tt John Irwin, 2 91
196 J.i.FiM.cr, 196
150 John Irwin, 2 87
4**> William Brown, 7
2 Michael Brannen (owner), 19
131 George Fox, 3 80
*9 John Irwin, 1 70
50 John Irwin, # 95
now a an.
20 William Croaamao, 1 17
104 63 John Brady, -• 16 Of.
49 143 Bamuel Leather 6 71
25 Joeeph 8 61
ttcarv (.
120 Adam Knbn 14 10
Liasntr.
1 J. A D. Gunaaulne, 2 37
I*B Part John Potter, la HO
175 Jamea A (Jaiglay, 8 23
30 Rom Raker, 4 23
175 George D. lleee, I 23
2"0 R4iert A Jamea Hayea 32 90
I*B Daniel Kronee, 165 10
10 Samuel P. Htienk, (owner,) 4 70
8 Daniel David, 1 03
MARIA*.
55 18 J. D Shugert, 226
M W. A. Tlwimaa, 24 (H
220 Alexander Scott. 6.3 '2B
123 138 Abraham Snyder, 29 6*
50 William Allieon, 3 60
M McGalmotit, 6 28
42 66 John Corman, 6 >4
50 Jacob Delta, (owner.) 3 40
MIMBL
425 Henry Toland, 7 54
I 425 David Wllllama. 7 54
425 Samuel Norton 7 64
324 Richard Parker, 6 76
224 Jeremiah Parker, 6 76
75 Thontaa Tonee, 1 ftl
422 116 John Mackey, 761
156 80 Renj. Young, 376
76 William Rarton, 1 83
200 Robert Gray, 1 77
476 Thomaa Grant, 6 44
460 Alexander Hunter, 8 16
430 Jeremiah Jackson, 7 63
1*26 William Stea<lman, 3 16
130 Robert Taggart, 3 31
200 Thome* Smith, g 86
30Q Aaren Levy. 6 33
4lMi Ridterl Braly, 7 68
410 llHnsah Brady, 7 62
420 Rotiert Gray, 7 28
1(X Abraham Srott, 1 77
6( Samuel Scott, 89
150 Abraham Scott, 2 7
90 Samuel Scott, 1 60
265 Jane Uradv, 4 62
'A 10 John Brady, 3 66
424 George Calhoun, 7 M
419 John Sigtrlcd, 7 4-5
3m William Parker, 6 32
126 John Doracy, 2 22
126 MMire Wharton, 'J >Z
402 131 William Mllea, 7 12
26 William Packer, 4H
320 Joaeph Feamn, 6 Hg
320 128 George Kills, ft 40
156 60 S. Derr A Jar. Stahl, 461
fOTrRR.
4 DO William Hoffman, II HO
400 Daniel l#vy, || Ml
136 64 John Stoner, 170
♦6 Jacob CtaUliordfr, 9j
IHI John Uiliier, Sr. (owner), 1 H2
580 Parker, 19 87
170 Parker, ft ftM
132 rarothera, o
400 Sliicea Fuitncr, 12 co
827 S. A A. Scott, 10 34
13H 134 Getirgn Fount, 1 ;(h
Rt NR.
433 1&3 R. R. Morgan, 67 65
4:154 153 Thoiua* Greave*, 17 |K)
433 153 Davnl le*w|a, 17 m,
433 15.1 Pliilip hheruitm, 17 ;wi
433 153 Jacob W'efxler, 17 3ti
AO John Well*, 2 01
*2"> Jiwcph Strong, H 00
360 Paul Wella, ]0 o|
4tai J aniea BUHII, 16 28
3tkl Thomaa Erftkin, 12 (NI
4!tt 16:1 Rennet Lucas, 17 ;ift
2(MI John Burg, H txt
4.4.1 168 Henry Piukerton, 17 !1C
430 9 Jamea Rancy, 17 '2l
•9si Mwtthina Graff, 12 00
433 153 R<d.rt Irvin, 67 66
4:ui lu.i John Funk, 45 02
323 Hugh Pat ton, 33 6H
4.'s 147 Jacob Rtiah, 6.1 19
422 44 John Weidiuan, C 6 H2 !
402 116 Jacob Weidman, 62 63 j
76 Joseph Harrison, 3 91
433 163 Jacob Rudesill, 17 ;w
43.1 103 Paul HUBII, 07 66 1
433 163 Paul BU. k, 67 65 1
433 168 Paul Such, 67 .'4 l
4:4.1 16:1 J..hit Borland, 1.7 55 1
433 16.1 John Kelly. 07 ft;, !
4.T1 ItKI John Bush, 67 56
4.C4 KU John Such, 67 55
400 John Black, 02 40
312 J>ae|di Wells, 4H Oft
4:4.1 153 Richard Maloue, 07 55
4.18 158 James Toner, 46 02
4.4.1 15.1 Jiiiiii llatubright, (.7 55
4.13 1 .'2l Andrrw Graff, 67 55
407 137 t'hriatiaii Muaser, tk\ 06
4d Samuel (')ieatiiut, 6 24
15 tamper Law rem e, 2 .(5
433 183 Joh it Hopkins, 89 72
4:kl 15.1 John Wilwon, 12 29
433 153 Daniel Buckley, 67 ftft
433 158 Ku hard Peters. 22 58
BUO John Co|*iiltaver, 10 40
100 John Co|*etihaver, 6 2I
2.91 of Andrew Allison, 62 00
:mo af A. Allison A John Lilly, 62 4o
4:4:4 153 Wilium Gray, 103 9:4
C James Wilson estata (owner), 5 20
SHOW -HO*.
4o William P. Mitchell, 2 66
360 John Pirn, 4c ho
433 163 Kmriiev Wharton, 66 :ift
■4U H'U-rt 'Mi.ll.-r., 66 .16
100 Ikti'l Carwaddon, |:l (6
4.4.4 16.1 Audrew Summers. 14 04
483 15.1 M<are \\ barton, !A 49
iW 153 William Parker, 56 49
4.C1 153 !l<*b*rra Wain, 56 49
4:4.1 153 llenyaniin 11. Tallman, 56 49
4:kl 153 Kl. Wharton. ftti 49
4:4.1 153 A. S. Valentine, 6C 49
43.1 153 M.T. Mtlliken, 56 49
2HI N. J. Mitchell, 26 20
4:4.1 George Md>, 56 37
•483 Jauiea T. llale, 49 79
4.'t: J.ones M< Manus, :6 '29
43:1 Samuel Lion, 56 28
438 Betijaniin R Morgan, 6d 29
488 168 Thomas l i reaves, 56 35
4:4.1 Audrew liayard, 56 29
4.14 1 of Samuel 28 10
*216 | of Jeremiah Parker, 7 '2O
Job Reilly. 73 211
D. Karskaden, '26 00
1" Sarah BittUdxell, 6 50
409 7.1 N.J. Mitchell. 26 69
412 44 David Cartcadon, 63 83
412 44 David t'arargdon, 5.1 83
2*7 H) David Carat adoti, 87 88
433 120 Luke Mlnser, 28 21
433 153 Francis West, 14 lo
433 15.1 William 11. West, 14 10
4.4:1 |M John West, 14 |o
4:ci 153 1> 11. Cunningham, 14 lo
368 71 John M. Nesbit, II 10
39) 144 Hugh Pirn, 46 87
8611 |44 J|III Reiley, t 4<> *7
433 Bird Wilson, 'A 32
433 163 Kearney Wharton, 66 37
•rttan.
14 John I- Kurt*, 1 47
Thomas Harrison, (owner.) 48
W 102 Thomas Thornburg, 679
TAILOR.
176 Monea Coats, 47 13
400 J stare Bush, 31 211
4:43 163 Thomas Mc4\>mmon, .'SI 77
44.1 164 Kty Ib- trusn, 33 77
100 Jsmea M<>re, 90
60 Vincent Stephens, 3 90
4*43 163 Lealy Mslone, 77
4*43 161 John MCommon, ;LI 77
176 M'sei Coats, 28 .16
60 Joseph Yoder, ;Si 60
i d Hugh Hamilton. 22 14
444 W W. Montgomery, 44 '26
Id John Montgomery, 41 28
l.'iO John Carr, 17 H6
XR") James Carr, 30 Go
100 Michael W eidner, 12 76
100 Michael Weblner, 40 an
HO J%r<tit Reek, 7 .16
lii George Motig, ft in
4:t4 153 Mary Smith, 33 |ft
Rx) William Wilaon, Ift 30
100 Davnl Ralston, 15 80
60 A. M. Klder, 12 76
280 Clement Berk with, 63 76
Tract No. 1 43 *9
180 Tract No. 2 45 90
Ih9 Tract NO. 18 48 20
141 Tract No. 8 * 35 96
210 Tract No. 12 82 As
71 of Thomas MClure, 7 28
00 C. Vanpool, 9 13
397 , William Bell, |U2 00
PRIOR.
90 R. Molhnlland, 20 It
DAI 80 William Browvr, 24 75
25n Ann Deal, 41 25
2no P. A R Kuhns, Jd 80
100 Jane Blake, 21 30
DM Samuel Phiptw, 21 30
117 Bnyre iHivis, fi |u
4'Vl 153 R"lert Stewart. 22 51
888| Flenerer Rran bam, ft 20
180 Samuel I hlpps, 14 46
140 John Cooper, li .'ft
60 of Rnvce IMVIS, ft 20
B*2 26 Rudolph Mulled land, 16 96
WALK BR.
74 96 Christ. Rnhrer, 28 60
212 Samuel Hark man, 8 08
100 David Reed, ft 70
660 Mary McKwen, In 64
201 133 James Sutler, 770
40 John Raker, i ftj
46 Jrdin McComlng. aft
79 llrnry buck, Sr., (owner.) 3 02
WORTH.
174 floorer A Rewae, 26 78
190 Wtlltam Bbipro, Jr., 12 00
413 183 Samuel Scott, 13 4ft
The sum of ftfty cents, cewt of advertising, will U
added to the tax** and costs In each caer.
A. YEARICK, Treasurer.
Treaenrer's Gfllre. Hellefonte, Pa , I
April 10. 1880 /
Centre County Farmers' Home.
BUSH 'HOUSE.
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.
ImproTxd MaMlng iml (Yrrfbl Itoxtlm. Low Ipwlal
fur Jar7tn.ll and M Unman. ClaMllnaaa, Ouni.
furl and Talila L'n.xcllnd,
NO DISCRIMINATION
th. Prudnr.ra of oar FuOd, than whom norm
am mora worthy, or mora anUtlad to att.ntloa Tha
Hnah Hoaan harlnif or or I lira. Ilmm tha capacity of
othr hotala, th.r. la no occaatna or dlapnalUon to
plara th. pwaMa In allle too ma Thla nenmnta fiw lu
growing Ucal Trad*. W. do not tract yoar horam to
th* car* and proltl of partim did <mn*rt*d with th*
bol.l. fft-tf.| J. H. MYKRH, Proprietor.
MONEY To Doun at 6 per Ct.
. tl BY Tint MUTOAI. Lira lanuß.
AWCB 00. or JIKW YORK, on Dm n n Pr . on
Improrod form nmporty. in rum* not lm* than
and not on.-thlrd of th* prwmnt rain, of
th* property. Any portion of tho priori pal can la
paid off at any tlm*. and It ha. been tha rttNoni of th*
company to permit Ih* principal to remain aa long an
th* borrower wtah**, If tho internet to promptly paid.
Apply to
CHARLES P. RIIRRMAIf, Altornoy-ot-taw,
MT Oonrt *tr*t, Reading, Pa ,
or to DAVID P.. KLINR.Oo.x Apprato*r,
Hellefonte. Pa.
OARMAN'B HOTKL.
\A Oppoalte Chart Honae, BKLLErORTR, PA.
TEKMff U SA PER DAT. •
A good Llrnry attached. J-1y
®he Ctutrt Hemoctat.
HELLEFONTE, PA.
TA Largtat, Chaapeat and Beat Paper
PltHl.lnllK.lt IN t'RNTHK COUNTY.
POLITICAL PROSCRIPTION.
The Mptliods of Ithotlp Islam! Kutlinils.
REPORT op HKNATOR WALLACE'S SELECT COM
MITTEE ON 'YIT: MEASURES WHICH MAIN
TAIN A MINORITY IN POWER PRO
. BCRIPTIVE POLITICS DENOUNCED.
WASHINUTON, May ft.—The following
is an abstract of Senator Wallace's re
port presented to the Senate to day :
The testimony taken by the commit
tee at Providence discloses many dis
criminations by the laws of Rhode Is
land, and the practices under thorn,
against foreign horn citi/.ens of the
United States nnd of Rhode Island.
Naturalised citi/.ens rnny own any
amount of personal property, and pay
any amount of taxes thereon, but they
cannot vote unless possessed of a cer
tain amount of real estate. Foreign
born citizens who were naturalized and
voted in Rhode Island long before the
War of the Rebellion, and who served
the United States und the State of
Rhode Island, in Rhode Island regi
ments throughout the war, ami who
have been shown to have lost this real
estate, have been deprived of the right
to vote by that loss. The result has
been in Rhode Island that very many
resident foreigners, not already made
citizens of the United States elsewhere,
on going to that State decline to be
come naturalized. They decline to lake
up the burdens of citizenship without
being permitted to enjoy its benefits.
As a specimen case your committee
refers to that of Col. James Moran, of
Providence. An abstract of his testi
mony is as follows;
Lived hero twenty-eight years ; foreign
er; naturalized; entered service of United
States from Rhode Island finder promise
made by the State officials that foreigners
who went into the service could vote when
they came back ; commissioned as second
-lieutenant; promoted to captaincy; served
three years; honorably discharged; held
an election for officials in Rhode I.land in
his company in the at my but could not
vote himself; was a voter once because ho
ow ned real estate; has lost it and cannot
vote now; been colonel in militia, and
notary public; majority of the operatives
in the mills are foreigners; are changed 1
about and can't save money to buy homes.
Although naturalized he cannot vote
because he does not possess the real
estate which Rhode Island laws make
it necessary for a foreign born citizen
to own.
A similar cose is that of Col. John M.
I>Hfly, who had been a resident of Provi
dence for twenty years. He entered
the service of the United States in May,
1861, in the Second Rhode laland vol
unteers as a private, being promoted,
subsequently, to sergeant. 2d lieutenant,
and Ist lieutenant of that regiment.
After aome service in the Second Rhode
Island volunteers, he was honorably dis
charged to accept the commission in the
United States regular army as Ist lieu
tenant in the Thirteenth infantry, being
brevetted lieutenant colonel for gallant
ry at the battle of Missionary Ridge,
lie remained in the army until IS6'.,
when he was discharged for disability,
and received a pension of sl. per
month. Col. Jufly acquired real estate
after his return from tho army, and
ujron becoming naturalized, was permit
ted to vote. Having lost his real estate
from the vicissitudes ol fortune he has
lost his right to vote.
The case of Hon. Thomas Davis, for
merly a member of Congress from Rhode
Island, is given in the following con
densation of his testimony :
Live in Providence; foreigner; neut
ralized forty-five years ago ; seventy-five
years old ; a manufacturing jeweler been
in both branches of the Legislature a num
ber of limes ; member of Congress from
Rhode Island in ; then owned
real estate; I am net now n qualified vot
er ; 1 failed tn business and the title to mv
property passed to my assignees, and I
cannot now vole; colored men now vote
here like native born whites, while every
foreign born citizen is excluded unless ho
owns real estate ; the effect of this is bad ;
it makes the voters mercenary ; wealth
controls suffrage in Rhode Island ; money
is all-powerful here; it can overwhelm
public sentiment at any time here ; have
been both a Republican and a Democrat,
but always advocated the repeal of this
restriction.
Tbos. McMurrough.—Naturalized; can
not vote ; no real estate ; am president of
the Rhode Island suffrage association ;
presented a memorial praying for exten
sion of suffrago to foreign born citizens ;
father lived in Massachusetts, a naturaliz
ed citizen and a voter there; the line he
tween the Stales was changed and we were
thrown into Rhode Island ; we cannot vote
now, for we own no land ; at least ft,ooo
naturalized citizens in the State who can
not vote.
Daniel Donovan.—Naturalised j camo
from Connecticut; lived in the Unit*]
State* since five year* old ; am a skilled
in* hanic ; ton of u* work together in one
room in our factory ; the highest grade
room in it; a *tx of the ten arS foreigner*
and cannot vote for want of land j a house
and lot to suit my family would coat me
*B,OOO.
Instance* are described in the testi
mony where naturalised citizen* who
were the holder* of real property have
been disfranchised because of the con
demnation of their real property for
city purpose*. In the case of the
Brooke street condemnation for the
city of Providence, there were forty
three persons previously entitled to
vote who became disfranchised under
the law when the tract was condemned
for city use*. In this case these men
were denied the privilege of voting be
fore the title to the pro|>erty passeo out
of them to the city, and before they
had received their pay for it.
Repeated efforts have been made to
secure the alteration of the constitution
of Rhode Island in regard to property
qualification* for foreign born citisens,
but they have always lieen defeated.
Special instances are shown where Stale
senator* and representatives have voted
to submit the question of the extension
of suffrage to the vote of the people,
and then have done everything in their
power at the polls to defeat it. In the
case of the submission of the question
of the extension of sufl'rago fo soldiers
ami snilor* who had served in Rhode
Inland regiments during the war, sub
mitted during tho presidential canvass
of IM7G, the teatimony shows that it waa
made a party question at the polls.
Witnesses testify that a minority of
her people has ruled Rhode Island for
more than fifteen yeaia pant, and that
the opposition to tho extension of suf-
Irago came mainly from those now in
power, who fear the loss of place that
would follow.
Your committee believd that there
are good grounda for the complainta
made, that the government of Rhode
Inland, under its present constitution,
is nearer an oligarchy than a democracy.
The disfranchisement of so large a per
centage of her people, by systematic ef
fort anil rigidly enforced statutes, the
small vote cast for president at a hotly
contested election, the smalt number ol
votes cast for members of Congress in
four successive elections, when contrast
ed with the number cast in other States
in the same elections, the choice of
members of Congress, governors and
presidents by the votes of one out of
every twenty of the people, whilst other
States cast one for every five of theirs,
the maintenance of the rule of three
fifths for tho amendment of her cona'.i
tution, by which the will of the majori
ty has been twice defeated, all compel
us to recognize Rhode island as differ
ent in her government, her constitu
tions, and her policy from all her sister
commonwealths in the Union, and lead
us to grasp at any provision of the Fed
eral Constitution which, fairly constru
ed, will grunt us power to enforce, for
her people, "a republican form of gov
ernment," by which we mean a govern
ment by the whole people, for the
whole people ol the State.
It was urged upon your committee
with great learning and logic, that these
provisions of the constitution and laws,
with the practice under them were in
effect an oligarchical government, and
not one of a republican form, and that
under article 4, section 4, of the Consti
tution of the United States, it was the
duty of Congress to so legislate, as to
compel a change in the rule of suffrage
by tbo State, which would cause its
people to have equal privilege* with
those of other States.
It is undoubtedly true, that this au
thority given to the Federal govern
ment suppose* and recognizes a pre
existing government of the form which
is to be guaranteed, and that the form
must be substantially republican. A
State cannot change a republican for an
aristocratic or monarchical form of gov
ernment, but it may substitute another
republican form for that which existed
at its admission to the Union, and the
clause of gunranty to the United States,
is applicable to the latter as it was to
the former. As her charter stood when
Rhode Island entered the Union, no
one could be a voter without owning
real estate or being the eldest son ol
such real estate owner. This rule ap
plied equally to native and foreign born
citizens. Ry her constitution of 1842,
she has enlarged the right as to natjve
citizens, and restricted it as to those of
foreign birth. The change is one which
gives rise to inequality in the exercise
of the right as between different classes
of citizens, but widena the field in its
general scope. The practice tinder the
committee, is vicious and demoralizing,
added right, in the opinion of your
and the discrimination against foreign
born citizens is anti-republican in its
character, but the form of the govern
ment of Rhode Island is still republi
can, and cannot be interfered with by
us. The whole question is one of the
right and power of the State to regulate
the rule ol suffrage, as it affects presi
dential electors and members of Con
gress. This power and right under the
Constitution of the United States is
with the States and not under the con
trol of Congress. The Federal system
bases its very existence upon the rights
of the Stales 'to regulate the rule of suf
frage.
The existence of the Federal govern
ment depends upon the existence of
the State governments. Without exist
ing in their entirety it absolutely falls
into chaos. It cannot continue itself
for an hour hour. There are three great
parts of the Federal—the legislative, the
executive, and the judicial. The legis
lative has two branches—the House and
the Senate. There can be no House of
Representatives of the United States
after the State governments have end
ed. The governments of the States
must exist or the popular branch of
Congress fails to exist. This is as cer
tain as it is that there is a Constitution
of the United States. In the Constitu
tion ol the United States the regulation
as to suffrage is in these words :
The House of Representatives shall be
composed of members chosen every second
year tho people of the several States,
and thr electore in each State shall hare the
fualijtcafiims requisite for electors of the
most numerous branch 'if the State f/yitfa
turet.
The electors for the House of Repre
sentatives of the United States are those
who are qualified electors for the legis
latttres of the Slates. Qualified how ?
Qualified by whom? Qualified by the
federal government f No; but quali
fied by the Slates. The electors for the
members of the legislatures of the
States are the electors for member* of
the House of Representatives, and they
are to be qualified by and under the
constitutions of the States. If you have
no qualification of electors for the mem
bers of the legislatures of the States,
you have under the constitution no
criterion to determine who are to he
electors for members of Congress. There
is no measure of qualification, except as
it is found in the clause quoted, which
provides that the electors for members
of the United States House of Represen
tatives are the electors of the Slate who
are qualified by State constitutions and
State lawa to vote for members of the
Legislature. If there be none of these,
there can be none for members of the
Federal House, and it logically follows
that the existence of the State legisla
ture is vital to the existence of that
branch of the Federnl government, for
In their absence you have no criterion,
no qualification under the constitution
itself. Do we presume to exercise that
power heref I>o we assert that we can
grasp that power snd regulate by ■
Federal statute the qualification of
voters f If we do, we make a consoli
dated government out of a democratic
republic.
The members of the Senate of the
United States are chosen by the legis
latures of the States. Article 1, section
3, provides:
The Senate of the United States shall bo
composed of two Senators from each State,
chosen In/ thr. I,e<fistatnre (hereof.
If there is no legislature there are no
Senators. If there are no State electors
qualified by State constitutions or State
laws there are no State legislatures.
Thus it ail depends finally on State
qualifications of electors. Thus we have
both the Federal House of representa
tives and the Federal Senate dependent
upon the qualifications of electors by
tbo States; qualifications created by
State constitutions and State laws. The
States themselves in their constitutions
fix the qualifications of voters. They
are thus an element, an indispensible
clement, in the constitution arid perpe
tuity of the Federal government.
Thus we find the electors of the Stßte
fill the House of representatives, and
the States through their legislatures fill
the Senate of the I'nite.i States, all
power proceeding originally from the
elector* of the Slates, qualified by Slate
constitutions ami State laws. These
form the very basis of the organization
of this body arid of the Federal House
of representatives. Without them the
government of the United States utter
ly and absolutely fails. Under the
Constitution of the United States we
must return for ultimate power to the j
qualification of electors in the States, !
to electors c eated by the States, with ;
qualifications regulated and controlled !
by the States, or else these bodies cease j
to exist.
I he Constitution, in article 2, section i
1, clause 2, provides :
Each State shall appoint, in such manner
its thr legislature thereof may direct , a num
ber of electors equal to the whole number
I of Senators and Representatives to which
| tho State may be entitled in the Congress.
B I hese electors choose the president
and vice president of the United States. ;
If there fie no State legislature* there 1
can be no presidential electors. The
electors of the State legislatures are
created and qualified by and under \
State constitutions and State laws. The :
voters or electors in the States are the !
-ante men who choose the members of j
State legislatures, and if you have no j
State legislature then inevitably the j
power to create electors of the president
of the United States must fail. Thus
you have the Senate and the House and
the Kxerutive department all absolute- j
ly failing and breaking down for want
of the State governments. Rut this is 1
not all. The judiciary department of j
this government stands upon the ex- '
istenre of the executive and the senate, i
If the senate fails through the want of i
voters to create members of the State
legislatures, and if the executive au
thority fails for want of the power to
create and qualify voters, then we have
; neither executive nor senate to create
judges of the United States. Thus we
j have every branch of the Federal gov
| eminent, House, Senate, the Kxecutive
and Judiciary departments, standing
i u|>on the State governments, and all
j resting finally upon the people of the
j States, qualified as voters by State con
: stitutions and State laws. We now see
that the State governments are vital to
! the existence of every branch of the
Federal government, and that the vot
ers of the States arc essential to the
vitality of every branch of the Federal
government. They cannot be inter
fered with by Federal power. The su
preme court of the United States has
expressly decided that suffrage is under -
State control, and so far as it can be \
settled it is judicially settled.
The clear teaching of every part of
our system forbids us to interfere or :
seek to meddle with the power of the
State upon tbia most vital of all her I
rights, and as we see that the people of
! the States, r/uahhed by the hurt of the
: States, are the voters of the Federal gov
ernment, we cannot and dare not enter
tain the thought suggested by those who
softer in Rhode Island. Their remedy
; lies in another field.
There is, therefore, nothing in these
provisions of the constitution and laws
j of Rhode Island which, in the opinion
of your committee, are in conflict with
t the constitution of the United States,
, for the regulation of it* rule of suffrage
is a subject for each State to determine
i for itself; but your committee do not
deem it a waste of time to point out
the great discrepancy that exists among
the several States as to the exercise of
suffrage by foreign born citizens, nor to
call attention to the fact that Rhode
Island is the only State in the I'nion
in which natives and foreign-horn citi
zens stand u|>on different grounds as to
State qualifications for the right of suf
frage.
The laws of the United Slates require I
a residence of five years within the
country liefore a foreigner can be natu
ralised. This makes him a citizen of
tho United States; hut he may be a
voter for members of I'-ongress, or for
electors for President, or lor members
of a State legislature who elect a United
States Senator, after he has resided six
months in the country if he lives in
Kansss, Nebraska, Colorado or Georgia,
or witbin twelve months' residence in
Alabama, Aikanfas, Florida, Indiana,
Minnesota, Missouri, f >regon, Texas and
Wisconsin.
A naturalised foreigner can vote in
California after a six months' residence;
Connecticut, after a residence ol one
year if l.e lie able to read any article of
the constitution or any section of the
statutes of the Stale; Delaware, after
one years' residence, if he have paid
taxes; Illinois, after one years' resi
dence; iowa, six months' residence;
Kentucky, two years' residence; Louisi
ana. one years' residence ; Maine, three
months; Maryland,one year; Michigan,
three months; Mississippi, six months'
residence; Nevada, six months; New
Hampshire and New Jersey, one year;
North Csrolina, one year; Ohio, one
year; South Carolina, one year: Ten
nessee, one year; Vermont and Vir
ginia, one year; and Weal Virginia, one
year in the State. The same residence
is required in these twenty one States
of the native born citizens.*
in these States residence is superadd
ed by State authority as a qualification
to voting for all officers. State as well as
Federal. In Maasachusetts (wo years,
in Pennsylvania thirty days, and in New
York ten days ara added by the Slate
authority to the oualiflcaUon of five
years; and in Rhode Island ownership
of real estate must bo in the naturalized
foreigner before he is a voter.
These differences are founded in the
policy of the respective Mtates, but there
is no one of them in which payment of
taxes, length of residence or educational
qualifications are not imposed alike
ujon the native and the foreign-born
citizen, save the case of Rhode island
and it* property qualification.
The vice of its system, and the wrong
to the general welfare, consists in its in
equality—in it* deliberate disfranchise
ment of foreign-born citizens by a rule
which i*ermil* so gross a discrimination
as is demonstrated by the proof taken
by your committee.
——— • m -
The Story of a House.
A STRK TI BE WHICH CAPT. IIOWCATE Wit, I.
SEMI) NEXT MONTH TO Till! ,-Ol.r.
Ffotn llw WuliiuKt'in Post.
< n a vacant lot near Fourteenth street
and New York avenue a large frame
building is in progress of erection, and
has already attracted considerable at
tention. It is a long shed-like structure,
with doors at both ends and one in the
middle of one of the sides. The man
ner of its construction shows that it i*
not intended for a mild latitude. The
sides of the building are double and the
windows are double, while the doors are
I protected by a sort of a vestibule or win
; tor door. This is the house which Capt.
! Howgate intends to take on his expedi
: lion tothe North Pole, a bill authorizing
I the expediton having passed the House
J last week. This frame house is to be
j used for the pur|>ose of carrying out a
plan which ha* for some years been ad
vocated by Arctic explorers and claimed
by them to he the only effectual one for
I finally solving the problem of reaching
I the North Pole, After it has been con
j strucled it will be taken to pieces and
! placed on the vessel which is to convey
the explorers northward. It is the pur
pose of Capt. Howgate, whom the bill
has placed in exclusive charge of the
expedition, hut who will not go in per
son, to have this building erected on
the west coast of Smith's sound, about
eighty-one and a-half degrees north
: latitude, where the English ship Discov
ery,of Nare's expedition of 1875, winter"
ed, and just a little north of the highest
point reached by Dr. Hayes in 1861 and
just opposite Thank God harbor, where
the Polaris wintered in 1871. This
1 point is chosen principally because the
i English expedition discovered a vein of
I coal in the neighborhood, Mtisk ox
were also found in this vicinity. Here
' will be established a permanent depot.
J The supplies will he placed on shore,
; and the men will take possession of the
' house, which wilt be banket! up with
i *>now and ice for additional warmth.
From this point parties will be sent
northward by sledge and boat, having
this permanent base of supplies to fali
upon. There is a further advantage of
having a headquarters on land instead
of a vessel as heretofore, as there is no
danger of its destruction by ice pressure
and other casualties incident to a vessel.
TheGulnare, a vessel of 200 tons, which
is to be used in conveying the exploring
party and their supplies to the North,
is now lying in the shipyard, at Alexan
dria, being prepared for the navigation
among the bergs and ice floes of the
Arctic sea. The expedition will be
under the direction of naval officers to
be indicated by Mr. Hayes, and will be
under naval discipline. The vessel will
be ready to sail about the middle of
May. and after landing the men at the
northern station will return and next
i year make another trip, with additional
supplies and men. The men will be
come acclimated and there being no
necessity for their return owing to a
failure of their supplies, their opera
tions can be prolonged until, it is
thought, success will crown their efforts
and the last triumph of modern discov
ery achieved. The money necessary to
carry out this scheme has already been
secured through private subscriptions,
and the Government will only be called
upon for the official recognition which
is obtained by the present bill.
When the expedition shall have
started there will be four other Ameri
can exploring parties in the Arctic
region*: The Herald expedition, undtr
Lieut. De Long, U. 8. Army, which
passed through Behring's straits last
fall: the party sent owt in the summer
of 1878, by the American Geographical "
Society, under Lieut. Schwatka, U. 8.
army, to search for the records of Sir
John Franklin's expedition, in the
region north of Hudson's bay: the
coast survey expedition, under Lieut.
I hill, engaged in surveys about Alaska,
and the revenue cutter, sent to the
relief of twenty American whalers,
caught in the ice to the north of
Alaska.
How the Tiger Hides.
Sport sad Wort.
George was after a fine male tiger.
He was followed up fast, but coming to
a broad nullah, full of water, he sud
denly lost sight of his game. He look- #
ed up and down the bank, aud on the
opposite bank, but could see no traces
of the tiger. Looking down he saw in
the water what he first took to be e
Urge bullfrog. There was not a ripple
on the placid, stagnant surfaoe of the
pool, lie marveled much, and just
then his mabout pointed to the sup
posed bullfrog, and in an excited whis-
Cr implored George to fire. A keen
>k convinced George that it reelly
wss the tiger. It wss totally immersed,
all but the face, and lying so still that
not the faintet motion or ripple was
perceptible. He fired and inflicted a
terrible wound. The tiger bounded
msdly forward, and George gave it ita
quietus through the spine. A nearly
similar case occurred to old lfr. C. A
tiger bolted toward a small tank or
pond, and though the line followed up
in hot pursuit the brute disappeared.
Old C., keener than the others, was loth
to give up the pursuit, and presently
discovered a yellowish reflection in the
clear water. Feering more intently, he
could discover the yellowish tawny out
line of the cunning animal, totally im
mersed in the water, save ita eyes, ears
and nose. He shot the tiger dead, and
it sank to the bottom like a stone. 8o
perfectly had it concealed itself that
the other sportsmen could not for the
life of them imagine what old a had
fired at till his mahout got down and
began to haul the dead animal out of
the water.