The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-24
AMENDMENT TO
N..COIN| !. TUITION. !! j
Was. Chief F eattrlre Of Dis
cussio1l in ms; Senate. E
THE ROBERTS CASE.
Occupied the Attention Of the House l
for Many Hours.
CROWDS WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
CROWDS WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
Mr.. Taylor Spoke for the Majority of
s the Committee Who Want the
Mormon nExclu1ed-NIr. Roberts
Spoke i'll His Own Behalf
and Appropriated Argu-
ments Of Both Sides.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2SS-speech- king
occupied the Senate to-day. The features
were the concluding speech of the session
on the race question by Mr.. McEnery, of
Louisiana, supporting the proposed
amendment to the North Carolina con-
stitution and a carefully prepared Philip
pine speech by Mr. Ross, of Vermont
At the opening Mr.. Turley, of Ten
nessee reported from the Committee of
Privileges and Elections. a resolution on
the case of former Senator Quay. The
resolution follows:
..That. the Hon Matthew s.. Quay is not
entitled to take his seat in this body as
a Senator from the state of Pennsyl-
yania" S
That resolution was the judgment of
the majority of the COMMITTEES. The
minority of the committee filed report
declaring that Mr.. Quay was entitled to
a seat in the Senate
Mr.. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, offered
a resolution which on objection went over.
calling on the President for General J.
G. Bates report relating to the treaty
with the Sultan Of Sulu. Resolutions
were adopted calling upon the President
for correspondence with Great Britain
concerning the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty;
with the Colombia government as to the
Panama Canal; and VITA the new Panama
Canal Company Of France.
The Allen resolution calling upon the
Treasury for information as to all COM
munication with the National City Bank
of New York, concerning the old custom
house transfer was adopted.
b Mr. Turner, of Washington, concluded
his Philippine speech begun yesterday
and Mr.. Ross then spoke on his Philippine
resolution.
The Ross resolution declared the con-
stitutional provisions do not unalded Spyi
act of Congress extend over the PhillD-
pines and Porto Rico; that the United
States take sovereignty of those Islands
unrestrained by the constitution. etc.
HIS MAIDEN SPEECH.
It was Mr.. Ross maiden speech The
cession of sovereignty over a country by
one nation to another he said, affects
only the political relation to the in
habitants of the ceded country and makes
them subject thereafter of the nation re-
ceiving the cession.
Laws, usages and municipal regulations
in force at the time of cession remain in
force until changed by the new SOW
eriegnty. The constitution therefore can
not of its own Inheritance extend itself
over such territory.
He cited authorities in support Of this
contention He maintained that the
United States ultimately would have the
right to arraign this nation before the
bar of nations to give an account of its
voluntarily assumed stewardship, in
which many delicate questions would be
involved.
He urged the creation of separate
, department to look after the interests of
these islands and the removal of all
civil appointments therein from politics.
Mr.. AfcEnery, of Louisiana, was then
recognized to deliver his announced
speech on the resolution Of Mr.. Pritch-
ard (Republican), of North Carolina, re-
lating to the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of North Carolina.
He said the race question was one OF
the most serious which had ever confront
ed the nation, and added: $50 far the
best intellects of the South have en-
deayored to find some remedy to make
the South prosperous, Notwithstanding
the presence of a vast number Of igno-
rant blacks. to make her social position
clear and defined in the separation of
the races, and to place her on a political
basis that will insure stability to her
institutions: make the ballot box the
sacred depository Of the liberties OF the
people instead of the charnal house
where. under negro domination, they
were assassinated: to prevent them by
means Of the ballot and superior nnm-
bers from again getting control of tho
State and inaugurating the era Of ter
rorism and corruption which prevailed
under this government from 1865 to 1S1s.s
a SHAMEFUL PERIOD.
Nbo nf
a hell-born dream, and one is almost un-
nerved at the mention. It is the darkest
and most shameful period in the history
Of the human race. The wonder now Is
that by force it was not sooner termt.
mated by an outraged people,
S '.Annul the Constitution OF Louisiana,
which has for its sole object the advances
ment Of both races. the progress Of the
State, socially and politically and in
dustrially, and inaugurate again negro
domination in that State, the tragic
period of 1876 will be re-enactcd.
There never has been any dispose
ton on the part Of the people OF Louis
lana to deprive the negro Of any of his
political or civil rights; there has been
and will continue to be differences fixed
and unalterable to deny him social priv
ileses in equality with the whites: to
prohibit him from aspiring to an equality:
in social life, which nature for bids. ''5
h Mr.. N1cEnery said the suffrage article
in the Louisiana Constitution was ap-
proved by all citizens of the State.
The proposed North Carolina amend
ment, he said. did not exclude the negro
from voting.
~. He has the right. in common with the
white people, Z" said Ehe,5'..cn the condi-
tIons alike, applicable to both races. that
they can read write, or that he owns
certain amount of real estate and per-
sonal property He is deprived Of no
right of suffrage by the conf ferrlng Of 1t
upon another class
He maintained that the right to vote,
can be conferred only by a State and
there was no restriction upon the State as
Z to persons it mig a 1rnit. 81 IA then snid 8
ss..There Is nothing in the text Of the: sur.
kfrage clause quosed TO show that here
i Is any denial or abridg dgement the right.
to vote on account OF race. color Or pre-
yiouss condition.
NO NO8ALNdIXTITRE
here can be no admixture OF the