Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-01

Crep., Me- for his speech of Friday,
also two speeches from the republicans
side, by Messrs. rompkins (dem, y,
W and Powers dem, VT opposing
the BILL Mr. Thayer (rep, Mass
closed the debate with a defense of the
Other speakers were
Mr. Eddy (rep., Mimi for the bill.
and Messrs. Clayton (dem., Ala) and
Broussard (dem., La against it.
Washington, Feb 26.-The formal
ator Quay TO his seat in the senate as
a member from Pennsylvania was be-
gun by Senator Turley (dem., Tenn.
His protracted constitutional argument
against the seating Of Quay was given
close attention by his colleagues. Con-
slderation Of the Hawaiian government
Dill brought out a lively discussion be
tween Senators Tillman (dem., s. c.
and Spooner(rep., Wis.,. In the form
er speech 1t was admitted that ballot
boxes had been stuffed and negroes
| shot in the south TO maintain white
domination. Mr.. Tillman argued that
his amendment substituting the sui
frase provisions of the constitution
of South Carolina in the bill was in all
senses better provision than that Of
fered by the committee pre-
senting the measure. In brief
and temperate speech, Senator
Spooner deprecated the discussion
at this time Of the racial question
which had been precipitated by Sen
ator Tillman. Adverting to the pend
ing amendment of Senator Cullom,
Senator Spooner said 4 don't like
property qualification for voters. There
is something of reason in educational
qualification, but manhood suffrage is
| one thing and dollar suffrage quite an
other. l will not vote for the propo~
sition to exclude the vote of any man
| because he has not a property quail
| fcauOn." He then appealed to Sena-
tor Tillman to lay aside the bloody
shirt. Mr. Tillman replied that his
only reason forrehabilitating the bloody
Shirt before it was finally and irreyo-
| cably laid to rest was that he wanted
| the position of the southern people to
be understood. He was tired of the
taunts and sneers at the southern
states we are charged with fraud,
corruption and ballot box stufing. FL
nally after the bayonets had come to
us again in &c, we rose in righteous
ness and might We took the govern
ment, we stuffed the ballot boxes, we
bulldOzed the niggers We shot them.
And We are not ashamed of
/ it The amendment offered
by Senator Cullom was finally
of Senator Plat rep, Comm which
had been pending for several days, re-
lating to the appointment and tenure
of offices of judges of the Hawaiian
courts. After the bill had been fur
Their amended, Senator Butler (dem.,
n. c. offered an amendment restoring
| the Hawaiian postal savings bank syS-
TEN. The amendment was supported
| by Senator Mason rep, Ill) who de-
clared that this was the only civilized
country in the world which did not re-
ceive loans from the poor people Of
the Countrywide only government
which was absolutely dominated by
banks Without concluding the dis
cussOn of the amendment, a brief Sc
cret session was held before adjourn
ment Senator Clark rep, WyoD intro
duced bill for the admission Of Ari-
IONA as a state.
THE HOUSE.
Oh. -oh 'ha
eral debate upon the Porto Ri
can tariff bill was continued. Interest
conferred in the conferences which We're
going on among republican leaders and
dissenting republicans in their efforts
to compromise their differences upon
the bill Mr.. Williams dem, lll.)
spoke in opposition to the bill
| He said the president and M.
Littlefield were in accord with
each other on the Porto Rican
tariff bill, and he suggested the gentle
man from Maine as good running
mate on the ticket with Mckinley.
MI Brown rep, Ohio supported the
| bill. He believed our home industries
should be protected against the compe-
tition of Porto Rico. The effect Of this
| bill upon the island of Porto Rico was
of comparatively little Importance.
But the principle involved was Of the
greatest Importance when made appi-
cable to the Philippines. Mr.. Mon
dell (rep, WyoD said he was
prepared to give the bill his support.
The real issue involved was whether or
not Porto Rico was constitutionalIy a
part Of the United States. Upon that
issue he was emphatically with the
committee. Mr.. Sutherland pop.
Neb.) declared the anti-imperi-
alists were anxious to join
their opponents upon the issue
The people, he said, would rally to the
standard of the great Nebraskan who
in 1898 had announced that imperial
ism would endanger the life of the re-
public. Messrs. Jett OIL }, Johnston
CIV. Va and Nonan mI.) spoke
briefly against the measure Messrs
Reeder (Kas), Graham pa and Will
son (Ariz.) closed the debate, the two
former in support, the latter in oppo-
sitiCn.