The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-02


ato, as a member from Pennsylvania,
was begun today by Senator Turloy,
Of Tennessee, in Il constitutional az
gument against the seating of Mr..
Quay.
Consideration Of tho Hawaiian
government bill brought out lively
discussion between Senator Jillmau,
of South Carolina, and S,.na'or
Spooner, of Wisconsin, in which
the former admitted that ba;9ut box
es han been stuffed and negroes bad
been shot in tho South to maintain
white domination. An amendment
was made to the bill, striking out the
property qualification FOR voters for
members Of the Legislature, but lit
tie other progress was made.
Senator TurleJ, who prepared tho
majority report Of the committee on
the Quay resolution, then spoke. He
said the Governor, under the constitu.
ton, was powerless to fill the vncan-
cy and his action was "ia tho teeth of
every provision Of the Constitution
bearing on the subject
Senator Turley agreed that the
representation from each State ought
at all times be kept full, hut he did
not believe the trainers Of tho Cousti-
tuition had intended deliberately to
confer upon some body ol,e the duty
to fill the vacancy in case the Legis
lature failed to perform its duty.
ut is not possible" he said, "o
coerce the Legislature or to coerce
the people and when they fail of
their duty it's place where our sys-
tenn breaks down."
Senator Turloy then entered upon
u detailed discussion of tho constitu.
tional and technical points involved
in the case, his desire being, he said,
to present every legal phase of tho
question.
"Every State" he said, should be
notilied,1in language that cannot be
mistaken, that it's permahent repre-.
sentation in this body shall depend
upon it electing Legislature that
will do its duty.
"Let it onco bo understood be
continued, "that these contests are
not personal questions, and will be
decided on legal and constitutional
grounds, and the bringing Of con-
tests here will soon cease. In my
experience l cannot recall an bonest
division Of the Legislature on party
lines. There arc always three or
more ambitious candidates in the
same party who create all the trou.
bic. In not one single instance in
seventy five years has q Senator been
admitted here who was appointed by
the State Executive after the Legis-
lature had had an opportunity to
e'ectIand never ia the history of the
Gcrernmenv '."a candidate been
seated when st4,s ss4.s rvacancy occurred
during the session osEthe Legsla-
ture." .-""'.
On unanimous consent the case
was then postponed.
r. When the Hawaiian bill was taken
up Senator Cullom offered several
minor amendments and ono striking
out the property qualification of
those who desired to voto for Repre-
sentatives and Senators in tho Ha-
waiian Legislature.
Senator Tillman argued that his
amendment substituting the suffrage
provisions Of the Constitution Of
south Carolina, was, IN all senses, a
better provision than that offered by
tho committee reporting tho bill.
Senator TiIlman said. "The peo
pie of South Carolina, in their Con
stitution, have done their very besI
to prevent the 'niggers' from voting
What / now ask you to do is to give
the Kanuks and Portuguese Of the
Hawaiian Islands the same power O
suffrage as we in South Caroline
have given the 'niggers.
In reply to q question Of Senator
Spooner Senator, .Tillmans said tina