The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
Money on the Amendment

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AID ord noG hear the verdict,
Money on the Amendment
WASHINGTON Jan. EX-SENATOR Mon.
e., OF Mississippi, spoke yesterday on
Mr.. PrIGchaFd's resolution.
Sena'o' M Iney argued very lergeIy
rom a legal standpoint. He declared
chat the fact that North Carolina con.
famed 30 600 egroes who can read and
0F'Ce was a refutation Of the charge Of
IL c -IminRrIon and hat the cOpstitu.
IONS of Mississippi and other Southern
J ates had produced Wonderfully bone
t1c'al educational results among the
people. He asserted. that the reeoIu-
o OF s ,Dator Pritchsrd wss for cam.
paiKn purposes. Senator PritChard
asked Mr. M Iney if the clause 70 the
State consultation relating TO the
reading and writing qualification. did
not mean that the reading and writing
murt be done correctly. Senator
Money replied that he construed the
law as it read: That the voter must
read and write the constitution The
legista ure of North Carolina in enact
ments on his question excluded from
the ballots the ullterate whites as well
as blacks.
Senator Money said he was not one
of those who believed altogether man
educational qualification. He rather
be ieved in inheritance or blood. It
had been demonstrated that even edu-
cation had not qualified the negro race
tor self government.
Of Special Interest to North C~arohnians.
sc Is unof1cially seated that Gne sub.
Committee of the House on Elections
coneIderlng the Crawford Pearson case
b I'VE decided TO report in favor of I'm
seating Crawford and seating Pear.
son.
Both the Senate and House Commit.
teet have reported favorably bus to
erect monuments to two North Caro-.
lima revolutionary heroes-Gene rails
Nash and D wilson, and the move.
ment begun so years ago lie Tx ~ to
bear fruit nov. These is no opp, sltlon
to th3 movement.
Congressman White (~coloreo). of
North Caroline, has presented a petition
signed BY 2 AL persons for national leg
lslatlOn SgaIusC Iyncning and moo VIC
lence and asked hat il be read at the
CLERKS desk Mr.. Richardson, of Ten.
nessee, 0 objected, saying that there
was no reason why this petition should
not lake the Usual course " hlCe has
also Introduce a very drastic anti
lynchlng oil. LC provides that all par.
ties participating in a ly nching shall be
guilty OF treason against the govern
m mt of the United States and be trIed
in the UuICeO States courts. and upon
conviction she principals, aIdt rs, sOet-
tors and accessories, befl re and bfCer
the fact, shall be punished as now
prescriOed by law for punishment Of
persons convicted Of reason.
OF all IL e war claims yet presented
to Congress from North Carolina That
of Dr.. ] I'M E. Ford, of StatesvIle,
for 800 OOC Is n Target. The papers
in the Case are volumnious ana repre-.
sent tnat Dr.. FJrd mad taken fl ON hIm
Oy the Unlted States army during
the civil var supplies and property to
The amour stated.
Senator Prlcnsrd has introduced q
bill to appoint David BagIey, a b. other
of E. sign Worth Bagley, aHca.et
at Annspolir.
s. natOr. SImon, Republican, OF Ore
gon, and Chiffon, Democrat O. Texas,
have been sppornted q sub c mmiICee
OF the Senate JUDICIARY committee to
consider ana report on che noGma.
tIoL of Hamilton @. EWart to be dis
Erlct IOge OF the Western dIsGrIcI of
Norm Carolina. Neither were on the
suO commlstee at the last session of
Congress, but Chiffon was on the full
: mai tee and was opposed TO EwaEt.
SIMON is q new member.
To Reep ported rtad The Progressive
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