The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-31


says on subject; that it will not do to
| take sentence here and another there,
but that is exactly what the Senator did
in quoting Justice Bradley in the Nor-
| mon Church case
He then went on TO relate an anecdote
illustrative of his point, in which
preacher of the old time-when the Sen
ator was hoy--had figured in Alabama.
The minister" he said, was as learned
in the Bible as nay friend from New
Hampshire is in the law Qaushter). He
said: Brethren my text today will be
the following: Seven sons did Micah
bear INTO Enon.' Now I expect, breth
rem the preaclaSs went on, If you would
look to the commentaries you would tnd
various meanings TO this text; but taking
a common sense view of it / will say
this: L expect that Enon was sick and
the doctor told his seven sons, great
strong fellows, that it was absolutely
necessary that he should have milk tor
his nutriment; and thereupon the seven
sons went out to look up the cows. The
COWS had not come UP the night before,
and so the sons could not find them; but
they came across bear and they MIXED
her and carried the milk to Enon; and
a bear unto Enon.'
THAT preacher" concluded Mr.. Pettus,
amid an outburst of hearty laughter, chad
as accurate conception of the scriptures
as some of our Senators have of the law
Of the land.
Mr. Pettus then referred to Mr. BeYer-
idges speech yesterday as marvellous and.
said:
when you get a genuine orator he is
absolutely ahsolved from all rules of logic
or common sense Qaughter). When it is
necessary in the fervor of oratorical
fourishes to prove any proposition true
or false rules of common sense ar'l the
decent observance OF what is due to 9th
ers must not stand in the way of main
tanning my reputation as an orator. If
it is necessary l must draw on my imagi-
nation for facts and on my memory for
flights Of fancy as Ovid BClus did. When
an orator speaks he has a right in the
fervor of his oratCry here in the CnitoG
States Senate, in reference to The Repub
licans and Democrats and Populists and
any other men who may choose tc tale o
seat here, to speak Of them as eGerairs 10
the government He has a right TO sneak
of them as opponents of the government
The government in his mind . ME 3,d
my wife. my son John and his wife. Us
four and no more Qaughter).
MIR. President, the Master once had to
select man to lead the children Of Israel
out of Egypt and through the wilderness
of Canaan He did not select an orator
Qaughter). No, he selected one Of these
men from Iowa or Maine, and his name
was Moses. And he was a stubborn man,
too Qaughter). But Moses. told his Mast
er to his face that he could not do it, be-
cause he could not speak to the people.
And what was the reply? There is
Aaron; he speaks we'll And they took
Aaron along, not in command--that was
not allowed; but they took him along as
a kind of deputy. And when Moses on
his Masters order, went up into the
mountain for the Tables, the orator ieft
in charge had a golden calf fr9rIed
Qaughter) and he put all the peonie down
to worshipping the golden caE Qaughter).
More people worship the golden calf now
than did in those dsrs. But while Aaron
and his people ws.e all down worshippiug
| the golden pe.f, the man of God appear
! ed and ne pulled out his sword and de-
| mapded to know who was on the Lords
| sic, and the orator jumped UP from his
/ knees, drew his sword and got on Moses
side and went to killing the Israelites
along with Moses.
"All these orators will do the same
thing 0aughter)-the last one of them.
We saw an instance of it yesterday after
i noon
Consideration of the amendments was
resumed.
The pending amendment was that CT
Mr. Morgan providing that the United
States in exchanging the Porto is!can
coins for United States money should pay
100 cents instead of sixty cents for each
Of the Porto Rican pesos. After some
discussion the amendment was defeated,
II to 33. The committee amendment as
to the exchange of money was tnen adopt
ed
Mr.. Pettus offered as a substitute for
section IL a provision declaring that the
Constitution and laws of the United States
shall have the same force and effect in
Porto Rico as in other territories OF the
United States" 1t was defeated IL to SO.
Mr.. Lindsay (Ky.). offered an amend
ment striking out the provision in section
| 10, that the governor should participate
| in legislation 1t was not deemed wise
that the governor should be pare of the
! legislative power of the island and should
at the same time have authority to veto
| legislation. That, it was commended would
make the governor an autocrat.
| Mr.. Foraker accepted the amendment.
| Mr. Allen offered an amendment, the
effect of which was to designate Porto
Rico territory of the United States.
| In spirited colloquy that followed be-
| tween Mr.. Foraker and Mr.. Allen the lat
| ter declared his belief that there waa
some hidden purpose in providing "this
| anomalous Congressional Government"
II resent that charge" said Mr. For
| aker, with evident feeling. 81 deny that
| there is any such thing. The Senator when
| he speaks so is without any warrant
! whatever. I dc not know why the Senator
| uses language which is offensive and
| which, / fear. is intended to be So"
| Mr.. Allen disclaimed any reflection on
| Mr.. Foraker.
| At 4:45 p m. the Senate adjourned.
War Claims in the House.