The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-09

ures Are Urged.
WASHINGTON, JAN s-During the
discussion today of resolution of In
curry offered by Mr. Pettigrew u.s. d.
some sensational statements were made
regarding the attitude of this govern
ment towards the Filipinos Mr.. Petit
grew said this government had attacked
its allies, and thereby had been guilty of
the grossest treachery.
This statement was denied vigorously
by Mr.. Lodge, who declared that this
government had done nothing of the
kind, and that not even remotely had it
recognized the so-called government OF
the Fi.ipinos
Mr. Morgan (Ala.) discussed the race
question in the South, basing his re-
marks upon resolution offered by Mr.
Iritchard Rep., n. c.. He thought some
course should be adopted which would
prevent a repetition Of the Hayes-TilLen
controversy, and discussed at length the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments TO
the constitution. He contended that to
force the black race into social and
political equality with the white race
was only to clog the progress of all man
kind. The speech was a strong appeal
for action that would beEefit both races,
and defense of the new constitutions
of Louisiana and North Carolina
Mr.. Morgan first spoke on the legal as
pect of the fourteenth and fifteenth
amer dments to the constitution as af-
fecting negro suffrage, and the necessity
Of adopting some course that would
prevent a repetition of the Hayes Til
den controversy. He then discussed the
negro question IN detail, maintaining that
there is a natural supremacy in the
White and a natural deficiency in the
blacks, morally, physically and intellect
TALLY. To force this lower stratum into
position of equality with the higher
race, he said, was only to clog the prog
ress OF mankind in Its march towards
the highest plane of human aspirations
Mr.. Morgan said no great body of
white people in the world could be ex-
pected to accept a position so demoraliz-
ing and degrading as Is created by negro
suffrage in the South It is a thorn in
the flesh, and will irritate and rankle in
the body polite until 1t is removed He
declared that negro suffrage in Louisiana
and other Southern states had been an
unbroken line of obstruction to progress.
Mr.. Morgan declared that In many
places in the South thousands Of negro
voters in doubtful counties with little
concealment were bought for 81 each.
IF Southern white men," said he,
''have falsiled election returns they
tp STR hot
that they are acting upon the same law
of sef-defense which insulted human
nature resorts to for the protection of
homes and family from a race that sets
at defiance all moral restraints upon
their brutal Desires
HOME FOR THE NEGRO.
This evil, he thought, would end only
when the United States. had provided
home for the negro race suited to their
traits In conclusion Mr. Morgan said:
The Democratic party has always been
a white mans party, and when the ap-
peals of the people of Louisiana and
North Carolina, supported by the Demo-
Gratis in all the Southern states. are un-
derstood, a vast body of white men all
over the country, who are not actuated
by any Ill will for the past. will unite
in a demand that the Southern states
shall not be destroyed, with the happiness
Of their people"
At the conclusion of Mr. Morgan's
speech Mr. Pritchard gave notice that he
would address the senate on the resolu-
ton on Jan. %
A bill amending the dependent act Of
June II, 1890, was called up and explained
by Mr.. Gallinger IN. H.). The two amend
ments proposed by the bill were that wild
ows who have an income of $3.50 in ex-
cess of daily wages shall be pensionable
missioner Of pensions to aggregate the
disabilities Of an applicant in fixing his
pensionable status.
In the course of a protracted discussion
Of the general question, a discussion
which took wide range, Mr.. Teller (Col.)
said he was not appalled, by the fact that
$1400 600 annually was paid by the gov
eminent to pensioners He was certain
that more men were off the pension rolls
who ought to be on than were on and
ought to be off.
The bill was amended so as to provide
that in case the widow should have re-
sources" instead of an income from
which $3.50 year is derived or derivable,
she should be pensionable, and further,
that the bill does not apply to widows
who have married former soldiers since
June 27, 1880.
The bill as amended was passed.
A bill was also passed providing that
widows pension shall commence with the
application, and not at the date OF the
soldiers death, and constituting a section
of the dependent pension act.