The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-26
THE NEGRO INCAPABLE
STATES RIGHT TO THROW OFF
AN INCUBUS.
A PASSAGE AT ARMS WITH CHANDLER
He Says the Charge That the War For the Un-
ion Was Waged to Make the Negroes
Equal With Southern Whites
Shall be answered.
Shall be answered.

Sildli DC NnSWeTeus
Washington, Jan. 25.-Another discus
sion Of the race question mainly occu-
pied the Senate today. In accordance
with previous notice Mr.. Money (Miss.},
spoke in reply to the recen, speech OF
Mr.. Pritchard u. c.. on the proposed
amendment to the North Carolina Con
stitUtion There was 81 spirited colloGuy
between Mr.. Money and Mr.. Chandler
(N. HI.
Mr. Cockrell (Mo), from the Military
Affairs committee reported a substitute
for Mr.. Pettigrew's resolution regarding
the Coer D'Alene mining troubles last
year.
The substitute calls upon the Secrc-
tary of War to submit TO the Senate
copies of all orders given 10 General II
c. Merriam and to all officers under
him, and especially TO any proclamation
of General Merriam and as 10 the or1ors
concerning the treatment Of civilian pris-
oners. The resolution was passed
The resolution of AIr. Allen (Neb.l.
calling ON the Secretary of War for all
orders and Information concerning the
collection Of customs and revenues "a
the Islands of Cuba. Purcto Rico and thr
Philippines was passed with Il slight
modification.
The Urgent Deficiency Bill was then
called up. Mr.. Hale (Mainel, iii r.
snonsc 70 Inquiries, from Mr.. Pettigray
said the bill carried about $9,0Uo.0o0;
that ii contained no provision for the
payment of the rental of the old custom
house in New York He could not say
however. how much was devoted 10 The
Philippine War.
Mr.. pcttigrew maintained that before
any further approval of the expenditure
OF money was made Congress ou:iiy
to determine the right or wrong Of the
Thilinrine war which was being coH-
Quoted without authority of Congress.
He said he would not refuse to vot"
supplies but he desired to enter rs
protest against the Philippine Wa,.
The bill with its Senate amendments
was passed.
llr. Allen CNeb), said he wanted thr
Republicans distinctly to understand
that he and these who believed with
him were hostile TO the pending Iin2n-
cial Bill and would be to the end.
The Republicans, he declared hll v.o
lated every pledge they had ever made
on the financial question.
Replying to IL suggestion that the Re
publicans were not defending the thll.
Mr.. Allison said that he believed there
would he full and free debate on the ~
by members on both sides of the cham
ber
Mr.. Allison said he should IN ier-
take later to show that he Senate
amendments are so made that it will
not be possible for any Secretary Of the
Treasury to impound the grcenback
silver certificates or silver dollars.
Mr.. Money (NIiss.), replied to tie
sceech of Mr. prtchard On. c.. re,9 ting
to the proposed amendments to the
constitution of North Carolina. lie
maintained that the proposed amendment
was constitutional because many C'her
States mad embodied in their consti.
tutions an educational qualification for
suffrage and further because Mr.. Pritch-
ard had admitted there were 10000 ne
grOes in North Carolina VINO could read
and consequently the amehdment did
not discriminate against the negroes.
Mr. Money held that the whole con-
stitutional amendment on suffrage would
stand or fall as whole and in response
to an inquiry by Mr.. Davis (Minn),
said that in his opinion. if one section
Of the amendment were declared - ne
constitutional the decision would carry
down the entire amendment. This opin-
len was controverted by both Mr.. DAVIS
and Mr. Pritchard On. c..
Mr. Money said he did not believe the
negro could he educated to such A con-
dition as would enable him to carry on
such Il government rs ours. The ability
to govern-to dominate-was born lii til"
white race and had been in its blood lor
hundreds Of years.
He argued that there was a great
Strdggle in progress for the maintenance
Of sclf-goyernment. There was a dispo-
sitiOn to yield here in Congress too
much to the executive and to relax that
vie.lance which was the price Of liber Y.
He insisted that the dpmorailzn@ Gle
ment Of negro suffrage sh pull a.t be
injected as an obstacle to the 0nw ri
course of liberty. If" he decl rcd.
"any State can relieve irself # his II
ouhus nobody here ought to place IN
obstacle in its way"
Mr. Money stated that in no colony
Of Great Britain except in New Yea
land did the blacks participate in the
government. The plan had been tried,
hrt the white race had found it i'm
possible to share i'll the government with
the black.
The people of the South" said Mr..
Money. "are justified and it would be