The Macon sentinel., 1900-01-27
THE MAJORITY
AGAINST QUAY
Report Declares He Is Not Entitled
To Seat In the Senate.
M'ENERY REPLIES STO PRITCHARD
Louisiana. Senator Makes Appeal
For White Supremacy
In the South.

At the opening of the senate Tues
day, Mr.. Turley, of Tennessee, re-
ported from the committee on privi-
leges 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 senator from the state OF
Pennsylvania"
That resolution was the judgment of
the majority of the committee. The
minority of the committee filed re-
port declaring that Mr.. Quay was en-
titled to seat in the senate.
The majority freport, opposing the
seating of Mr.. Quay, was signed by
Senators Caffery, Pettus, Turley, Har-
ris and Burrows, the last named the
only Republican signing it. The mi
nority report bears the signatures Of
Senators Hoar, Chandler, Pritchard
and McComas, all Republicans and
advocates of giving the seat to Mr..
Quay.
Mr.. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, Of
fered resolution, which on objection
went over, calling on the president for
General ]. @. 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 Colombian
government as to the Panama Canal
Company Of France.
The Allen resolution calling upon
the treasury for information as to all
communication with the National City
bank of New York concerning the old
On tom hopse transfer was adopted.
his Philippine speech begun ruOiI""y
and Mr.. Ross then spoke on his Phil
ippine resolution.
The Ross resolution declared the
constitutional provisions do not, un-
aided by act of congress, extend over
the Philippines and Porto Rico; that
the United States could take soyer-
eighty of those islands unrestralned by
the constitution, etc. 1t was MI.
Ross's maiden speech.
Mr.. McEnery, democrat, of Loulsl-
ana, then was recognized to denver
his announced speech on the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Pritchard, Republican OF
North Carolina, relating 10 she pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
Of North Carolina. He said the race
question was one of the most serious
which had ever confronted the nation
and said:
$50 far the best intellects of the south
have endeavored to and some remedy
to make the south prosperous, not
withstanding the vast number Oh
ignorant 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 peo'
ple Instead of the charnel house where
under negro domination they were as
sassinated; to prevent them by means
of the ballot and superior numbers from
again getting control OF the state anf
inaugurating the era of terrorism
and corruption which prevailed under
this government from 1868 to 1877.
1.-The recollection of that period i
ike a hell-born dream and one /
almost unnerved at the mention. L
il the darkest and most shameful
period in the history OF the huma
race. The wonder now is that b
) On outraged people.
4 "Annul the legislation of Louisiana
which has for its sole object the &C
: vancement of both races, the progres
' of the state, socially, politically an
: industrially, and inaugurate again M
: gro domination in that state the trag
period of 1876 will be re-enacted.
'HThere never has been any dispos
ton on the part of the people of Louis
ana to deprive the negro of any OF b
!. political or civil rights. There III
been and will continue to be dete
n mination, fixed and unalterable.
c deny him social privileges on equsll
= with the whites, to prohibit him fro
q aspiring to an equality in social IL
10 which nature forbids."
4 Mr.. McEnery said that the sutfra
ar article in the Louisiana constituti
!. was approved by all citizens OF t
" state. "From the day that the neg
n was enfranchised, said Mr.. McEne
m 'and negro domination prevailed
is the state, until 1875, when 1t W
ID overthrown, there was an era OF &C
es ruption, vice and tyranny not equal
in any age"