The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-26
SLAVES OF THE SOUTH
RESPONSIBLE FOR HEATED De
BATE IN THE SENATE.
Resolution Passed Calling Upon the
President For Information Re
garding the Recent Troubles in
Occur d'Alene Country-Urgent
Deficiency Bill Up.


tween him and Mr.. Chandler (Rep. N
H). i'm which the latter alleged that the
southern senators by Incorporate
statements were re-oDening the whole
southern question i'm the senale after it
was supposed to be dead.
The charge which Mr.. Chandler par
ticularly criticised was made by Mr.
Morgan of Alabama, who is absent at
present, but as il had been reiterated
substantially, in 1lr. Chambers Opin-
ion. by other senator's. he declared he
did not purpose TO permit it 10 go un-
Tefuted
The charge was that the civil war
had been precipitated by designing pol.
iticians of the north for the purpose of
putting the slaves on q political and
social equality with the southern
whites. Mr.. Chambers refUtation of
the statement was made with charaC-
teristic yebemeuce and aggressiveness,
but as no reply was offered the incident
ended there.
The urgent deficiency bill. carrying
about $9,o000cO was PASSED without di-
vision and practically without debate.
Occur d'Alene Troubles.
At the beginning of the session, Mr.
Cockreu (MO), from the committee on
military affairs. reported a substitute
Tor Mr.. PettigreW's resolution calling
for information regarding the Occur
d'Alene mining troubles last year The
substitute calls upon the secretary Of
war to submit to the senate copies Of
all orders given to General II. c. Mer-
riam and to all officers under him, and
especially any proclamation Of General
Merriam and as TO the treatment and
care Of the civilian prisoners. The
resolution was passed.
A house bill authorizing the Chicago
Rock Island q Pacific Railway COM
pany 10 use "a certain right of way
through the Fort Reid and Fort Sill
military reservations was passed.
A joint resolution authorizing the
SECRETARY OF war to receive for inStruc-
Ito Aiemada AlfarrO OF Ecuador at
the West Point military academy was
pass-d Q.
Urgent Deficiency Bill.
AT the conclusion of the morning
hour Mr.. Hale CAIe) of the appropria-
tons committee called up the urgent
deficiency bill and the senate proceeded
TO its consideration
After the adoption Of the committee
amendments, Mir. Hale, in response to
inquiries from Mr.. PettigreW, said the
bin carried about So. GOO. 900; that it con-
tanned no provision for the payment of
the rental of the old custom house in
New York. He would not say, how
ever. how much was devoted to the
Philippine war.
Mr.. Pettigrew maintained that be-
fore any further approval Of the ex-
preston was made congress ought to
determine the right or wrong of the
Philippine war, which was being con-
Quoted without authority of congress.
he said ne would not refuse to vote
supplies, but he desired TO enter his
protest against this Philippine war.
The bill, with its senate amendments,
was passed.
The senate decided to adjourn from
today until Monday next.
Mr. Chandler, chairman of the com
mittee on privileges and elections. said
he had expected 10 call up the QUAY
question this week. bur owing to the
absence of Mr.. Turley tTennD. a mem
Der of the committee, the case would
not be called up this week. ct hone.
however said Mr.. Chandler. 'in one
of the senate's periods of Incidence. to
set this question up at an early day"
The Financial Bill.
The financial bin coming I'D in re-
sponSe 90 statement by Mr.. Teller
10 the effect that the pending bill was
the product of a caucus and represent
ed the views only of those who cODsti- /
tuted the caucus and that it was most
remarkable that the Republicans had
NOT defended the measure. zTr Allison
replied that he believed there would De
1uu and free debate on the bill by mem
beers ON both sides of the chamber.
Referring to Alr. Teiler's speech ON
tbs BILL Mr. Allison said he had under
stood the Colorado senator Co saw that
the results of the bilFs passaaa wou15 [
ho the withdrawal O. the greanbaclys :
The silver certificates and the silver
dollars.
II deny the statement" said Mr..
Allison.
Mr. Allen-The house bill does that.
Nr. Alison am referring now 10
the senate substitute. That NAV he
true of the house bin 1 shall under
take later 90 show that these seDa+e +
amendments are SO made that il win
NOT Dee possible foH any secretary of
the treasury 10 impound the green
backs, silver certificates or silver dol /
lars
Qualifications of Negroes.
5ir Money CIiss). then replied to
ING speceh of Mr. PTiJChard IN CO
relating To the proposed amendment r6
the constitution Of North Carolina. He
UoIutaine1 that the proposed amend
ncnr was constitutional because many /
other states had embodied i'm their
constitutions qualifications for suf-
trage and Mr. Pritchard had admitted
th2- there were $1,000 negroes in North
Carolina who could read and consa-
queDtiy the amendment did not dis
Crimiuate against the negroes
ar. Money said he did not believe thu .
ucEro could be educated 10 such q
condition as would enable him 10
carry on such government as ours. /
The ability Go goveru-to dominate
was torn IN the white race, and had
been I'm its blood for hundreds of wears. /
He insisted that the demoralizing ele- (
m7nt ot neEro suffrage should not be
injected as an obstacle TO the onward .
course of liberty.
Mr.. Money stated that in 40 colony
OF Great Britain except i'm New Yea /
land did The blacks participate in tina
government The plan had been tried 1
bat the white race had found IL inn
possible 20 share the government with /
the blacks
Some controversy arose over res
possibility for bringing up race and 4
sectional questions. and Mr.. Chandler .
SAID with rluch vehemenCe that the .
whole southern question had been /
opened by the remarkable speech of .
AIR. Morgan, in which he had mis-
ta6enly maliEned the people Of The
entire north and was being followed F.
py other southern senator's in the same {
Vein.
Chandler Is Vehement.
as Chandler read that paragraph Of +
MI 1lolSA-s speech in which the
Alabama senator charged that the
civil war had been precipitated bv
designing politicians of the north with .
the idea of thrusunE upon the ue6pIe
of the south the negro IN sociaI and
political equality.
Il delouuce that" shouted Mr.
Chandler As slsuder upon the
north and"