Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-07
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Washington, January 7.
SENATE.

Washington, January 7.
SENATE.
There was an unusual number of Sem
ators ia their seats when the Senate was
called 10 order. The announcement
that the canteen section of the army
reorganization bill was to come up fill
ed the galleries.
The credentials OF Mr.. Morgan, re.
elected Senator from Alabama, were
presented by Mr.. Petlus and placed on
file.
Mr.. Warren presented Joint resolu-
ton Offering the thanks of Congress TO
the officers and men of the battleship
Oregon.
The resolution of Mr.. Bacon, provd.
ing that oil public records shall be
at the disposal Of the Senate and that
OF Mr.. Pettigrew, asking the President
10 forward to the Senate all reports
from officers in the Philippines, were
laid on the table, to be taken up at call
during the morning hour, and at that
time to be referred to the proper
committees. When the army reorgani-
cation bill was taken up, Mr.. Petit
grew and Mr.. Butler had fling at the
committee for having reports of the
committee hearings printed separately
and 10 insufficient number.
The committee recommendation for
the elimination of the veterinary corps
section was taken up. and Mr.. Kenny
spoke against the amendment.
Mr.. Vest introduced an amendment
providing against hazng at West Point
and making expulsion the penalty for
violation.
HOUSE.
Although Speaker Henderson's con-
dition Is said to be somewhat improved
he Is still prevented from performing
his duties as Speaker, and Mr.. Dalzell
again took the chair at the opening oil
the House today.
Representative Payne, the republican
floor leader. 10 also cor Gned TO hif
room win the grippe.
The sharp words Of Saturday between
| Mr.. LIttlefeld and Mr.. Hopkins were
recalled In the House this morning by
Mr.. Hopkins complaining that Mr.
Littlefeld had eliminated certain words
from the Record. These words, he said
which referred to Pursuing o criminal
now," with the inference that Mr.. Hop
kins was the criminal, had been elimi.
mated, and Mr.. Hopkins wanted hi;
answer to that remark also eliminated
from the Record.
Mr.. Littleield said he had taken this
liberty because Mr.. Hopkins had elimi
uated from his remarks on Friday @
statement to the effect that the State q
Maine was robbing other States OF rep
resentation. After some further dis.
custom the Record was corrected az re-
quested.
Before debate began on the appor.
lionment bill an agreement was reached
whereby general debate will close at 9
o'clock tomorrow and vote taken be-
fore adjournment on that day.
Mr.. Kitchin took the floor 10 support
of the Hopkins bill.
Mr.. Kitchin devoted himself particu.
larly to opposing the Crumpscker bill
10 which he said a sectional spirit ia
the detriment OF the South was clearly
apparent.
president Lincoln never wanted
negroes to become voters" he declared
HE clearly recognized the superiority
of the white race"
Mr. Crumpacker was recognized for
an hour to advocate bis own bill.
An increase OF twenty-five or fifty
members 10 the size of the House, he
said, could not appreciably affect its
Efficiency es legislative body. Even
with 400 members it would be smaller
national legislative body than obtained
in other nations.
Mr.. Crumpacker declared that the
House was growing to be less indepen-
dent every year. Between the Hop
kins bill and The Buleigh bill, Mr.. Crum-
packer said he should favor the latter.
Mr.. Kitchin held that the words
trace, color or previous condition of
servltude," prescribing suffrage quslifi.
cations in the 10Th amendment to the
constitution, did not prohibit states from
imposing an education qualification.
Mr. Kitchin turned his attention to
the remarks of Mr.. Linney OF Saturday.
"His tale ia not new" declared Mr..
Kitchin. sit was only repetition OF
his annual diatiibe against his own
State"
Mr.. Lacey followed 10 support OF the
committee bill. He said the House had
had an example this morning Of the diff
ficultie5 of debate with House as large
as the present one in the squabble over
the correction of the record.
He declared that az the negroes Ia
the South had been dlsiranchised the
representation from the South should
be similarly reduced, and said If the
ballot was taken from the colored man
he must sink into barbarism.
Mr.. Wilson was very outspoken on
the negro question. The more the col.
ored man was eliminated from politics
the better would be their condition and
the condition of the State In which
they lived as 1t bad been showed 10
Alabama that IA out of IL members of
the Legislature OF that State were cor