The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-27
TILL MAN AGAIN
EN- ERS The LIST
he Suffrage in Hawaii and
South Carolina.
HE VENAl NEGRO VOTE
SOME NUTS TOO HARD FOR
NORTHERN TEETH.
HE VENAL NEGRO VOTE
OPENING OF TIE MATHEW QUAY CASE
Mr.. TurI-y Speaks Against Seating Quay, De-
caing Under the Constitution The Gov
ernor is PowerIess to Appoint Him
in the G icumStances.
in the G CtcumStanceS.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Formal discus
sion Of the right of former Senator Quay
to seat in the Senate as a member
from Pennsylvania, was begun today by
Mr.. Turley (Tenn.). in a constitutional
argument against the seating Of Mr..
QUAY. Consideration of the Hawaiian
Government Bill brought out lively
discussion between Mr.. Tillman IS. Co.
and Mr.. Spooner (Wis.), in which the
former admitted that ballot boxes had
been stuffed and negroes had been shot
in the South to maintain white domina-
ton. An amendment was made TO the
hill striking out the property qualifica-
ton tor voters for members OF the Legis-
lature, but little other progress was
made.
Mr. Frye (NGainel, reported the Ship
ping Subsidy Bill.
Mr.. Turley. who prepared the majority
report CT the committee on the Quay
resolution then spoke. He said the Gov
ernor under the constitution was power
less to fill the vacancy and his action
was '''in the teeth of every provision
of the constitution bearing on the SUBJ
ject"
Mr.. Turley agreed that the representa-
ton in the Senate from each State ought
ut all times the kept full, but he did not
believe the trainers Of the constitution
had intended deliberately TO confer upon
somebody else the duty to fill the vacan-
cy in case the Legislature failed to per
form its duty.
1T is not possible" he said. 'to coerce
the Legislature or to coerce the peo-
Co;I Il %
a place where our system breaks down"
Mr.. Turley then entered uron a de-
tailed discussion of the constitutional and
technical points involved in the ease,
his desire being. he said, to present
every legal phase Of the question.
Every State" he said, should be
notified. in language that cannot be mis-
taken. that its permanent representation
IN this body shall depend upon its elect
ing a Legislature that will do it's duty.
Let it once lie understood" he con-
tinued, that these contests are not per-
sonal questions and will be decided on
legal and constitutional grounds and the
bringing of contests here will soon cease.
In myeXperience | cannot now recall an
honest division OF a Legislature on party
lines. There are nearly always three or
more ambitious candidates, in the same
party who create all the trouble. In
not one single instance in IS years has
a Senator been admitted here who was
appointed by the State Executive after
the Legislature had had an opportunity
TO elect; and never in the history Of the
Government has Il candidate been seat
cd when the vacancy occurred during
the session of the Legislature"
On unanimous consent the case was
then POSTPONED.
When the Hawaiian Bill was taken III
Mr.. Cullom offered several minor amend
ments and one striking out the property
qualifications of those who desired to
vote for representatives and Senators
in the Hawaiian Legislature.
Mr.. Tillman argued that his amend
ment substituting the suffrage provisions
Of the constitution of South Carolina was
in all senses a better provision than that
offered by the committee reporting the
lill.
Mr.. Tillman said:
THE people of South Cqrolina. in their
constitution have done their level best
to prevent the 'niggers' from voting
What | now ask you to do is to give
'hV AN"hdh"~ anu ! OItll@ueSe VI IHt
Hawaiian Islands the same power OF
suffrage as we in South Carolina have
given the 'niggers'!'
In reply to a question of Mr. Spooner
Mr.. Tillmnn said that the 5000 property
qualification had been put into the South
Carolina constitution for the benefit OF
the negro
No. provision was needed for tn,
whites," said Mr.. Tillman. because thu
whites would get through anyhow. w
have come conscience in the South a!
TO tire. nent of the 'niggers.' You have
been sneering at us long time and
don't like it,
Mr.. Spooner deprecated a discussion o
the racial question and added:
''I'he Senator has said that the peopl,
Of South Carolina have sedulously ex
cluded the negro vote. They are now &c
complishing their purpose through tn,
State Constitution, but they did not al
ways do it by constitutional amend
ment.''
Adverting to the pending amendmen
of Mr.. Cullom, Mr.. Spoomor said:
81 don't like a property qualification
for voters. There is something of reaso
in an educational qualification. but man
hood suffrage is one thing and dollar suf
frage is quite another"
Mr. Tillman replied that his only rea
son for rehabilitating the bloody shir
before it was irrevocably laid at rest wa
that he wanted the position of the South
eIn people to be understood.