The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-24
PHILIPPINES AND NEGROES.
TWO MAIN SUBJECTS DISCUSSED IN
THE SENATE.

Takes Sovereignty Over Philip
pines and Porto Rico Unrestrnin-
ed by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or
Louisiana Made stirring Speech
ON Negro Suffrage.
Washington, Jan. 2s.- .-speech-making oc-
cupied the Senate to-day The features
were the concluding speech of the session
on the race question by Mr. McEnery OF
Louisiana, supporting the proposed apend-
ment to the North Carolina constitutions
and carefully prepared Philippine speech
by Mr.. Ross of Vermont.
AT the opening Mr.. Turey of Tennessee
reported from the Committee on Privileges
and Elections a resolution on the case
of former Senator quay. The resolution
follows:
THAT the Hon. Matthew s. Quay is not
entitled to take his seat in this body aa
senator from the state of Pennsyl-
vania."
Thnt resolution was the judgment OF
the majority of the committee. The MI
norty OF the committee filed a report de-
olaring that Mr. Quay was entitled to
seat In the Senate.
Mr.. Petugrew of South Dakota offered
q resolution. which. on objection, went
over calling on the President for Gen.
j. c. Bates report relating to the treaty
with the Sultan of Sulu.
Resolutions were adopted calling upon
che President for correspondence with
Great Britain concerning the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty, with the Colombian govern
ment as to the Panama canal and with
the new Panama Canal Company of
France.
TIE Allen resolution calling upon the
treasury for information as to all COM
muhication with the National City Bank OF
New York concerning the old Custom
House transfer, was adopted.
Ross Made His Maiden speech.
Mr.. Turner of Washington concluded his
Philippine speech. begun yesterday, and
Mr.. Ross then spoke on his Philippine
resolution.
The Ross resolution declared that con-
stitntonai provisions do not, unaided by
act of Congress, extend over the Philip
pines and Puerto Rico; that the United
States take sovereignty OF those islands
unrestrained by the constitution, etc. It
was Mr. Ross maiden speech,
THE cesson of sovereignty over ccun-
| try by one nation to another" he said,
| 'aHeetS only the pOiAlCai Ftiatiouh 10 tnb
| Inhabitants of the ceded country, and
makes them subjects thereafter of the ma
tlon receiving the cessiOn. Laws, usages
and municipal regulations, In force al the
time Of .cesson, remain in force until
charged by the new sovereignty. The
constitution therefore cannot Of its own
inherent force extend itself over such ter
ritory."
He cited authorities In support of this
contehtion. He maintained that the Unit
ed States ultimately would have the right
to arraign this nation before the bar or
nations TO give an account of It's volun-
tariy assumed stewardship, In which
many delicate questions would be involv-
ed He urged the creation of a separate
department to look after the interests OF
these Islands and the removal of all civu
appointments therein from politics.
McIBery ON Negro Question.
Mr.. McEnery, Democrat. OF Louisiana,
was then recognized to deliver his an
nounced speech on the resolution of Mr..
Prtchard, Republican. of North Carolina,
relating to the proposed amendment to the
constitution of North Carolina.
He said the race question was one Of the
most serious which had ever confronted
the nation, and added:
so far the best intellects Of the South
have endeavored to find some remedy to
make the South prosperous notw!thstand-
ing the presence of a vast number of ig-
norant blacks, to make her social position
clear and defined In the separation Of the
| races, and to place her on political basis
that will insure stability to her institu-'
iions; make the ballot box the sacred de-
posltory Of the liberties of the people in
stead OF the charnel house where, under
negro domination, they were assasstnateds
to prevent them, by means of the ballot
and superior numbers, from again getting
control of the state and inaugurating the
era of terrorism and corruption which pre-
vailed under this government from 1858 to
1877. The recollection of that period is like
hell-born dream, and one is almost un-
nerved at the mention. II is the darkest
and most shameful period in the history
of the human race. The wonder now is
that by force II was not sooner terminated
by an outraged people
"Annul the legislation of Louisiana which
has for It's sole object the advancement
OF both races the progress of the state,
socially, politically and industrially, and
lnaugurate again negro domination In that
state and the tragic period of 1876 Will
be re-enacted.
"There never has been any disposition
on the part of the people of Louisiana To-
deprive the negro of any OF his political
or civil rights. There has been and will
continue to be determination fixed and
unatera BILE, to deny him social privileges
on equality with the whites, to prohibit
him from aspiring to an equality in social
life which nature forbids."
Approved by All Citizens.
Mr.. McEnery said the suffrage article
in the Louisiana constitution was approv-
ed by all citizens of the state.
From the day that the negro was en-
franchsed." said Mr.. McEnery "and me-
gro domination prevailed in the state, un-
al 1876, when IL was overthrown, there
was an era OF corruption, vice and tyran-
ny not equaled in any age"
lie reviewed his situation and then spoke
OF the beneficial results OF white suprem-
acy He said the regulation of the suf-
frage In louisiana did not affect the negro
alone, but a large number Of persons who
had emigrated to New Orleans since the
CIvn War. 1t was a dangerous power, un-
reasoning and without intelligence, and
had to be controlled. He declared that the
bestowal of political power upon the inn
personal mass could not be justified. The
exclusion of that mass was not violation
of any representative law. The proposed