The age-herald., 1900-01-24
ANOTHER DAY
 OF SPEAKING Senator McEnery Defends His
 Native State, MR. ROSS MAKES HIS DEBUT His First Speech of lmportanc, Was on Legal and Constitutional
 Aspect of the Philip
 pine Question.
MR. ROSS MAKES HIS DEBUT

Washington, January 23-Again today tho senate's session was devoted entirely to speech making. MT. Turner, of Washing ton concluded his address upon the Philip pine question: He was followed by MT. Ross of Vermont, with thoughtful and carefully prepared speech, in which he also discussed the Philippine question in con- nectfon with resolutions which he had of fered. His presentation of the question was given thoughtful attention by his col leagues. MT. McEnery of Louisiana de- livered the concluding speech of the session on the race question in the south. He took strong ground in support of the constitution of Louisiana and of the proposed amend ment to the constitution of North Carolina, which. it is alleged, will disfranchise a large. class of voters
 Alt the opening of today's session of the senate Mr. Hurley, of Tennessee, reported from the committee on privileges and e.ee- lions a resolution against the seating of Former Senator Quay The resolution fol- lows:
 That the Hon. Matthew S. Quay Is not entitled to take his seat in this body as senator from the state of Pennsylvania
 That resolution, MT. Hurley said, was the judgment of the majority. He called atten- tion to the resolution of the minority or the committee was that MT. Quay was en- ,t+led to a seat in the senate Both resoiu- .ions were accompanied by reports in their support.
 MT. Kyle, of South Dakota, offered and secnrea fine adoption of resolution direc'- ,ng the commissioner of labor to investigate Ybe effect upon labor, production and
 wages of the international copyright act I and report to the senate ~ 1 MT. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, offered 1 a resolution calling upon the president 10 send to the senate the report e General | J. C. Bate, relating to the treaty with the | Sultan of Sulu. The resolution asked the | salaries to be paid the sultan and his of- I ficials, and from what fund they are to be I paid; what services the officials performed l and whether these officials are under the l civil service. Objection was made and the l resolution went over.
 l MT. Caffery then presented three resolu-
 tions calling upon the president for corre- | spondence with Great Britain concerning | the Clayton-Bulwer treaty; the corresponds ence with the Colombian government as to
 the Panama canal and the correspondence 1 with the new Panama Canal company of l France The resolutions were adopted. The resolution offered yesterday by MT. 1 Allen, of Nebraska. calling upon the secre- 1 tary of the treasury for correspondence 1 and the substance of all verbal communi- cations which he has had with officials of the National City bank of New York. con- | corning the transfer of the old custom
 house to the National City bank. was l adopted.
 Mr. Turner, of Washington, concluded
 his speech of the Philippine question, began | yesterday, and then Mir. Ross, Of Vermont, 1 addressed the senate on the Philippine l question.
 Senator Ross Speech
 In accordance with previous notice, MT.
 Ross, republican, of Vermont, claimed the I recognition of the chair to deliver a speech on the Philippine question. The gist Of his