Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-23
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. %.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, d. O., Jan. %.
SENATE.
When the Senate met the galleries were
crowded with spectators 10 anticipation Of
the promised speech of Mr.. Iugalls in oppo.
sition to the bill to encourage the emigration
of negroes from the United States, which
will not commence until 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Vest presented the credentials of W..
A. Clark and Martin Msginnis as Senators
elect from the State CT Montana. They
were read and referred ION Mr.. Vests mo-.
ton to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. Ga his motion, also, the four
gentlemen claiming to be Senators-elect
were admitted (~pending the o%ontest) to the
privileges of the floor. He also presented
several petitions for a statue to Major Gen.
eTal John Stark, in Bennington, N. r., and
s,id Of him that to no man except Washing
ton, were the American people more it.
debted for their liberties than to General
Stark. who had survived to be the last liv-
ing general officer Of the revolutionary war.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the follow
log:
! To amend the act of July, 1883, to au-
thorizs the building of q railroad bridge at
Fort Smith, Arkansas authorizing the con
struction of a railroad bridge across the
] Brazos river, 10 Texas, by the Brazos Term
inal Railway Co.
The concurrent resolution heretofore
offered by Mr.. Chandler for the investiga.
ton 10y the immigration committees Of both
Houses) of matters connected with immigra-
ton was taken up and agreed to.
At 2 o'clock the Senate took up the bill
introduced by Mr.. Butler to provide for the
[ emigration of persons OF color from the
southern States, and Mr.. Ingalls, rose to
make his speech. At this time there was
scarcely a vacant seat in the gallerles-ex.
cept as to the diplomatic gallery, In which
there were only half a dozen seats occupied.
There had also been numerous admissions
to the floor of the Senate, and there was
consequently a great buzz and hum of con-
Versation all over the chamber.
When Mr.. Ingalls, rose and asked for the
reading of ths bill in full, the noise and COZ.
fusion instantly ceased, and perfect stiffness
succeeded. He opened his speech in a clear,
ringing voice. saying;
Mr.. President The race to which we be.
long is the most arrogant and rapacious, the
most exclusive and indomitable in history.
Il is the conquering and the u~nconquerable
race through which alone mar has taken
possession of the physical and the moral
world. To our race humanity is indebted
for religion, for literature, for civilization.
1t has q genius for conquest, for politics, for
Jurisprudence end for administration.
The home and the family are its contributions to
society. Individualism, fraternity, liberty and
equality have been its contributions to the State.
All other races have been it, enemies and its vic.
tins. This is not thu time, nor is it the occasion,
to consider the profoundly interesting question of
the unity of races. 1t is sufficient to say that,
either by instinct or design, the Caucasian race,
at every step of its progress from barbarism to
| enlightenment, has refused to miugle its blood
or to assimilste with the two other great human
families (the Monaghan and the African and has
persistently rejected sdulterstion.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dorsey, of Nebraska. from the com
mites on banking and currency, reported
back a bill for the issue oil circulating notes
to national banking associations. Ordered
to be printed and recommitted.
Mr.. DA'z,ll, from the committee on cleo
tons, submitted the report of that commit.
tee on the contested case of Smith vs.. jack
son, from the 4th district of West Virginia.
The minority was granted leave to file a
minority report.
The House then want into committee of
thu whole( Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan. 10 the
chair) on the customs administrative bill, q
bill which has no reference to the rate OF
duties.
Tho bill was advocated by Mr.. Mckinley and
opposed By Mr.. Carlisle.
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