The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-24
REPORT ADVERSE TO QUAY.
Ross Maiden Speech. McEnery and
Butler. The Allen Resolution.

! occupied the Senate today. The fea-
lures were the concluding, speech of the
session on the race question by Mr.. Me.
Emery Ua.) supporting the proposed
! amendment to the North Carolina con-
stitution and Il carefully prepared Philip
pine speech by Mr.. Ross (Nt.)
| At the opening Mr.. Turley (Tenn.) re-
| ported from the committee on Privileges
| and Elections a resolution on the case
of former Senator Quay. The resolu-
| ton follows:
That the Hon. Matthew $. Quay is
not entitled to take his seat in this body
| as Senator from the State of Pennsyl
! vania'
That resolution was the judgment of
the majority of the committee. The
minority of the committee filed a report
declaring that Mr.. Quay was entitled to
seat in the Senate. Mr.. Pettigrew
IS ID offered resolution. which, on
objection went over calling OH the
President for general j. c. Bates report
relating to the treaty with the Sultan of
Suu. Resolutions We're adopted calling
upon the President for correspondence
with Great Britain, concerning the Clay
ton Bulwer treaty; with the Colombian
| Government as to the Panama Canal,
| and with the new Panama Canal Com
pany of France.
The Allen resolution calling upon the
| Treasury for information as TO all cora
muncation with the National City Bank
of New York concerning the old Gust nj
house transfer was adopted. Mr.. Turner
| WASH concluded his Philippine speech
| begun yesterday. and Mr.. Ross then
spoke on his Philippine resolution. The
Ross resolution declared the COnst;tu-
| ton provisions do not, unaided by act of
| Congress. extend over the Philippines
| and Porto Rico; that the United States
| take sovereignty of those islands unre
strained by the Constitution ETC. 1t was
Mr.. Ross maiden speech.
ROSS ON HIS RESOLUTION.
The cession Of sovereignty over a
country by one nation to another he
said. affects only the political relations
| to the inhabitants of the coded country,
and makes them subjects thereafter Of
the nation receiving the cession. Laws,
usages and municipal regulations i'll
| force at the time of cession, remain III
| force until changed by the new sovereign
| ty The Constitution therefore, cannot.
of its own inherent force. extend Itself
over such territory" He cited authori
| ties in support of this contention.
He maintained that the United States
ultimately would have the right TO ar
| raign this nation before the bar of IN,
| tons to give an account o. its voluntari-
| ly assumed stewardship. in which many
| delicate questionS would be involved
| He urged the creation of 4 separate de.
| partment to look after the interest of
| these islands and the removal IF all
civil appointments therein from politics.
| Mr.. McEnery dem. La then was
recognized TO deliver his announced
speech on the resolution of Mr.. Pritchard
| rep. y c. relating 70 the proposed
] amendment of the ConstitrriGn Of North
| Carolina
| At the conclusion of this speech
| Mr.. Butler (N. CD inquired whether
| Mr.. McEnery when the amendment to
| the Louisiana constitution similar to that
now pending in North Carolina was
under consideration did not pronounce
it uncons titutional.
Mr.. McEnery replied that he had pro-
nounced it unconstitutional, but mas
/ much rs it was adopted he had said that
he would support it in the Senate. He
| fct If his duty to his constituents to do
1
so. and he would also be found support
ing the laws and constitution of both his
State and his county. Referring to the
Filipino instruction in this connection,
| he said:
Il do not stop to inquire now whether
my country in the Philippines is right or
not: I do not inquire who fired the first
| shot which precipitated hostilities. 1t
| is enough for me to know that my
government has been assailed and | will
uphold its hands until its enemies are
brought into subsection"
Mr.. Butler then read letters ana pa
pers written by Mr. McEnery calling
the Louisiana amendment grossly un-
constitutional and that it was so re-
garded by the ablest constitutional law
yerS in the Stae.
Mr.. Tillman IS. CO called up a bill to
revive and amend an act to provide for
the collection of abandoned property and
the prevention of frauds in insurrectior-
AIRY districts within the Unitcd Sttacs,
On Mr.. Tillmans request Mr.. Davis *
planned that the claims were not paly
Just, but it was the bOnlen Guty Of
Congress to provide for their payment.