The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-09


The colored people want to be treated as
men and women because they are men
and women.
Mr.. Evans Rep.) of Kentucky, who had
offered the amendment and who had
charge of the time, in opposing to Mr..
Hainer, yielded to Mr.. Bartlett Dem.)
| of New York, member of the apprO-
priatiOns committee.
| The gentleman from Nebraska, Mr..
Bartlett said, not content with defeating
| one appropriation bill through the indul-
gence of the chairman of appropriations,
| had made an attack on this bill, in which
he advocated the prescription of every
| form of Christian religion. His feeling
| toward the Roman Catholic church led
| him today to attack the unfortunate race
| liberated and raised to its feet by the
immortal Lincoln. in whose honor the
house yesterday appropriated $1,000 for
the purchase of the house in which he
| had lived.
Proceeding, he denounced as terrible
and monstrOus this fin de steele doctrine
| being advanced in the house that we
should denounce Christianity and couple
every appropriation bill with a provision
| that not dollar of it should go to the
| furtherance of Christian purpose
Mr.. Cannon followed in support of the
amendment. When the amendment was
offered with the provision that no portion
of the money should be used directly or
indirectly for religious purposes it was
| freed from possible objection. From the
standpoint of broad patriotism he believ
| ed that this race, which was once slaves,
but was now free, though still ignorant,
as means of self-defense and for the de-
| Tense of the white people in the country
should be encouraged in industry and ed
ucation.
| Mr.. Sayers DEM of Texas also sup.
ported the amendment, and drifted into Il
sharp political discussion with regard to
the respective claims of the two parties to
the friendship of the colored people.
| Mr. Savers called attention to the fact
that in the South colored and white men
worked side by side. The Democratic
friend of the colored people. They stood
ready now to vote them money. He had
no doubt that in every political speech
made by the gentleman from Nebraska
he had told his colored friends that the
Democratic party was not in favor of Civ
ing the, colored people fair chance.
| "Areyo now in favor of giving them Il
fair chance?' he asked.
Il denounce the Democratic party" re,
piled Mr.. Hainer, ''as l do now because
it denied the colored people their rights
as men, and now you seek to degrade them
further by Offering them charity"
Mr.. Savers Indignantly denied that tho
colOred people in the South were deprived
of their rights. He called attention to
the fact that the white people of the South,
who paid nine-tenths of the taxes, main
tanned schools for the colored people as
good as those of the whites. A sharp run
ming debate between Mr.. Sayers and Mr..
Hainer followed, in the course of which
Mr.. Hainer insisted upon his charge re-
garding the South, and affirmed that the
races in the North stood on an equal foot.
ing.
Can they get into the unions of the
NOrth?' asked Mr.. Sayers.
''They are on an equal footing with the
whites" replied Mr.. Hainer.
WAS any colored boy ever nominated
as a cadet to West Point or Annapois?'
Il do not know"
Did you ever nominate one?'
The cadets in my district are selected
by competitive examination" replied Mr.
. Hainer
"Oh, yes, we know about the competi
tive examinations. said Mr.. Sayers, amit
Democratic laughter.
Have you ever nominated coloret
boy?" asked Mr.. Hainer.
NO" promptly replied Mr.. Savers. "a
now constituted | believe the white rae,
: is the superior man and should dominate.
And you are the boosted friend of tn,
colored man."
Yes, and better friend than the gen
, tleman from Nebraska"
Mr. Sayers concluded with protes
against turning this institution out t,
starve.
Mr.. Hepburn Rep.) of Iowa ridicule,
the new champion of the colored race, ant
asked if the University of Texas, devoted
to higher education, admitted the color
ed youth.
Frankly, no." replied Mr.. Sayers. "bu
ored people"
Mr.. Hepburn ridiculed the idea tina
| the Democrats were the better friend
/ of the race. Where were the proofs
} Were they to be found in the fact tina
in the South, where the Democrats wer
: Ill control, the cOlored people were no
only deprived of higher education. bu
were robbed of their civil rights. Tn
records in the election cases showed tina
stolen power was used in the house o
, representatives Republican applause
. AS illustrating the solicitude of tn
Southern Democrats for the colored race
he drew attention to the fact that tn
, new constitution of South Carolina pre-
vided for separate schools and that "n
child of either race should ever be pei
mitted to attend the school of the Othe
, race"
t Mr.. Johnson Rep.) of California mad
humorous speech against the appropr
/ alton.
r Mr.. McRae Dem.) of Arkansas also OF
> posed the appropriation. He would, h
said, build the wall between the churc
? and State SO high that religious fanat
| hn n la t,,
After some further remarks by Nj
5 Andrews tRep.) of Nebraska against tn
appropriation, Mr. Evans Rep) of Kel
+ lucky. the author of the amendment
closed the debate with an eloquent pie
= for the retention of the appropriation
? He announced his unalterable oppositio
$ to appropriations for sectarian institution
and said he was willing to go to the en-
tent of adopting constitutional amend
ment, but insisted that with the pr0vis
t in. the amendment, none of the none
= would go for the maintenance of thee
! logical schools.
Before the bill was reported to tn
: house by unanimous consent the amenC
ment of Mr.. Hyde Rep) of Washington
: appropriating $4,000 for military pos
: at Spokane, Washington. was modified
5000. and $50, 600 was appropriated fo
l the post at Fort Riley, Kan.
Mr.. Bingham Rep.) of Pennsylvani
2 offered an amendment providing that o
\ and after January !, 1897, no postag
. Stamps Should he Driutpd nv the burpa