The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-29
Louisiana Senator Makes a
Strong Appeal for White
Supremacy.
REPORT AGAINST QUAY
MeEnery Says That Congress Has
the Power, but Not the Right,
To Say That an Amendment
to State Constitution
Is Illegal.

v-serT--to,. January e5.-Speech-
making occupied the senate today. The
features were the concluding speech OF
the session on the race question BY Mr.
,rcEnerv. OF Louisiana. supporting the
-,r.,,r,~.I amendment to the North Caro-
ura constitution. and a carefully pre-
2srsI Philippine -1eech by Mr. h"ss' %
Vermont. ~ the opening Mr. Tur.eS' "a
Tcnuesser. reported from the commit
tee IN ur.vlIegss and elections a resoiu-
ton ON -hs case ~ former Senator ""aS-
TIL, ---.'ufirn follows;
THAT the Hon Matthew s. quay
Is not entitled to take his seat in TINS
body rs a senator from the state OF
Pennsylvania"
That rass'uti0n was the Judgment o.
ire nm t,-5-v ~ the committee The M
ro-ffy o. tl... committee filed a report de-
slarinr that Mr. quay Vas entitled 10
seat m tn. senate
Ntr Pettisr.w. II South Dakota. offered
a resolution. which on objection N'ils
over. calling an the president Tor hela1
J. O. RateS'S report relating 10 N"
rrertv with the sultan - Su H. krso.H-
lions were adopted calling upon the PRES
dent Tor correspondence with Great
Britain concerning the Claytun-buiWet
treaty. With the Colombian SoNernn NJ
as 10 the Panama sansl and with the new
Pauama canal Company - France
Allen Resolution Adopted.
Tn. AIen resolution calling upon the
treasury FOR Information As "a all com
rlunlratiun with the National city hank
OF New York concerning the Old custom
house transfer -Nas adopted MI lurh't'
81 Washir~tou. cauc-uted MS Ihiiip,'-te
s1eech begun yesterday and MI Russ
then smoke on his Philippine resolution
Tb., r. r,=n.tltsatl declared the con-
s-frutSrrral provisions do not. unaiied by
act al congress. extend over the fh.ip.
mines and Porto R.co. that the l hi'ed
states could take sovereignty - those
islands un., strained hy a.. c"tisti'1t-o"'
etc. n was AT Ross maiden s!eech-
.-Th. cssS-Cn at Sovereignty SNei =
country hy one nation u another. ne
90 ...ma..rs o-s-y az. political relations
81 The inhabitants 81 the cesisd country
and maks.s them subjects ia ryaiter 81
the nation revolving the ce-~tviiS- LAWS.
usage and muuiei pai regulations. IN
fore al tn. me ut cf~Si"il- remain 80
for,-.. until changed hy the new sovereign
" Tn. constitution. Therefore. cannon
- ITS own inherent force extend Itself
over such territory" He -'- Il au'hori-
ties I'M support ~ this contention lie
-u1fntaTFe,l thar th. United States uiti-
uatav would have the Ti-ht 2" arraiish
rhfs nation before the bar ~ nations 10
Give an account Of its voluntarily as
stunned stewardship. iu which many Hy.4-
at. questions would be involved IL
urged tn. creation Of a separate depart
r-,ent to look after the interests % these
islands aud the removal of all ciNl! ap-
Eoiutmvut~ therein from politics
Mr. McEnery. democrat. OF louisiana.
then was recognized 10 deliver ms an
uouuc.d spe,ca on It's, resolution OF Mr.
prt-charsi republican. OF North Carolina.
relating 10 the Proposed Amendment 10
the constitution 81 North Carolina its
said the race question Nss one OF tilS
most serious wutcn hkI ever SoH-LvHeee
th.. nation and -rtd-
Carolina Law a Necessity.
$50 far ta.. best intel.,,-ts ~ the south
have eudeavorel t. nDL some remedy to
make the south prosperous. nOtNith-
standing the presence Of a vast number
OF ignorant blacks. 10 make her social
POSITION Gear ami defined in the separa-
lion OF the races and To place her ON
pO.itica! basis that will Insure stability
10 her Institutions. make The ballot box
the sacred depository 81 the liberties Of
the peup-c instead u the charnei house
where uuGer negro uomiultlun they were
a--.ass uattu- 10 prevent Them DY means
OF the ua lur and superior numbers from
again getting control ~ the state and IN
auE-ratiug the ETA 81 terrorism ana cor
Tugtfuu which prevailed under this gov
eminent from lstss 10 l1s1. The rec0llec
ton q that period Is like hell-bOrn
dream and one IS almost Unnerved at the
mention 10 g. the darkest and most
shameful period IN the history OF the
human race The wonder moN Is that by
force II was not sooner terminated by an
outraged people.
..Annul the LEGISLATION of louisiana.