The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, January 25.-Another
discussion of the race question, mainly
occupied the senate today. In accord.
ance with previous notice, Senator
Money, of Mississippi, spoke in reply
TO the recent speech of Senator Pritch-
ard, of North Carolina, on the propos-
ed amendment TO the Month Carolina
constitution. There was a spirited col
loquy between Senator Money and Sen
ator Chandler, Of New Hampshire.
Senator COckrell, Of Missouri, from
the military affairs committee, report
ed a substitute for Senator Pettigrews
resolution regarding the Occur d'Alene
mining troubles last year. The substi-
tute calls upon the secretary of war
to submit to the senate copies of all or
derS given to General H. G.. Merriam
n to all officers Under him, and es-
pecially any proclamation of General
Merriam and as to the orders concern
ing the treatment of civilian prison.
ers- The resolution was passed.
The resolution of Senator Allen, of
Nebraska calling on the secretary of
war for all orders and information
concerning the collection of customs
and revenues in the islands of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines was
passed with a slight notification.
The urgent deficiency bill was then
k up. Senator Hale. of Maine, in
response TO inquiries from Senator Pet
tigrew. said the bill carried about
SO. 1000. 5000; that il contained no pro-
vision for the payment of the rental of
the old custom house in New York. He
could not say, however. how much was
devoted to the Philippine war.
Senator P~ettigrew maintained that
before any further approval of the eX-
penditure OF money was made congress
ought to determine the right or wrong
of the philippine war, which was being
conducted without authority of con-
greSS. He said he would not refuse to
woke supplies but he desired to enter
his protest against the Philippine war.
The bill with its senate amendments
was passed.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, said he
wanted the republicans distinctly 10
understand that he and those who be
lieved with him were hostile to the
pending financial bill and would be to
The end. The republicans, he declared.
had violated every pledge they had
ever made on the financial question.
Replying to a suggestion that repub-
liCanS We're not defending the bill. Sem
atOr Allison said tthat he believed there
would be full and free debate on the
bill by members on both sides of the
chamber.
Senator Allison said ne should under
take, later. to show that the senate
amendments are so made that ii will
not be possible for any secretary of the
\ treasury to impound the greenbacks.
silver certificates or silver dollars.
Senator Money, Of Mississippi. repli-
ed 10 the speech of Senator PTitChard.
of North Carolina, relating to the pro-
posed amendments to The constitution
Mort EF1rn1ina He maintained Y haE
the proposed amendment WIS conSti-
tuIional because many other states had
embodied in their constitutions an ed
ucatfOnal qualification for suffrage and,
further. a Senator Pritchard had
admitted there were 80. 900 negroes in
North Carolina who could read.
Senator Money held that the consti-
tutiOnal amendment on suffrage would
stand or fall as a whole, and in re-
Spouse to an inquiry by Senator Davis,
of Minnesota, said that in his opinion,
if one section of the amendment were
declared to be unconstitutional the de-
cisiOn would carry down the entire
amendment. This opinion was contro-
Verted by both Sena ter Davis and Sem
ator Prftchard.
Senator Money said he did not believe
the negro could be educated to such
a condition as would enable hin to car
= ry on such a government as ours. The
ability to goYern-to dOminate-waS
born in the white race and had been
in ITS blood for hundreds of years. He
argued that there was a great strug-
gle in progress for the maintenance OF
self-gOVernment. There was a dispo-
sitiOn to yield here in congress too
much to the executive and to relax that
vigilance which was THE price of lib
erty. He insisted that thS demoraliZ-
ing clement of negro suffrage should
not be injected as an obstacle to the
onward course of liberty. L." he de-
clared, any state can relieve itself OF
this Incubus nobody here ought to place
an obstacl in its way"
Senator Money stated that in no col
ony of Great Britain, except in New
Zealand, did the blacks participate in
the government. The plan had been
tried. but the white race had found
it impossible to share in the govern
ment with the black.
The people of the south" said SEN
ator Money, ARE justified and 1t WOULD
be inexcusable if they did not take
every means permitted to them by the
constitution. to retain in their hands
the power of government. in the inter
ests of justice, of right and OF civiliZa-
ton.
Senator Money anticipated there
was no danger to the south of losing
votes in the electoral college or repre-
sentativeS in congress by the restric-
tons placed on suffrage.
Senator Chandler inquired how he
would defend the south's retention of
it's present representatives in electoral
college in case the colored population
should not be permitted TO vote.
Senator Money replied that the basis
of d states representation ~incongress
and in the electoral college was on
population and not on votes cast.
In a colloquy between Senate Money
and Senator Chandler, the latter alleg
ed that the passage of the fifteenth
to the constitution was
due to the rejection by the southern
states of the fourteenth amendment.
Senator Money said this whole ques-
ton had been opened by Senator
Pritchard'S resolution.
Senate Chandler retorted with much