Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-09
NOW GOES TO SENATE.
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tiOnai representatives TO NOItl DdhotN'
Colorado and Florida.
Wilson, S. c., opposed the amend
ment. which he said, was in effect
compromise proposition that would de-
,, stroy the system upon which the Hop
kins bill was based.
White n. g., the only colorcd man III
the House, created something of Il SEN
satiOn by a fiery speech of five minutes,
denouncing the traducers of his race.
He was, he said, the representative Of
one eighth of the population of the
country, of Il race that had been gross
ly misrepresented and maligned by
three members of the House during the
pending debate. He was glad. how
ever that the idle and slanderouS
words had come from young men,
against whom the statute of younth
could be pleaded.
White said he would take occasion
little later in a speech which perhaps
would be his Valedictory, to defend the
men of his race. who were no less
American citizens than those of white
skin and Caucasian blood. Whites re-
marks received Il whirlwind of APP
plause from the public gallery in which
We're seated many of his race.
Moody, Mass, made vigorous
speech in favor of the Burleigh bill. An
increase in the membership, he argued,
would not weaken the House or pre-
vent the dispatch of business.
Fitzgerald. Mass. III support of the
Hopkins bill charged that there was
a log rolling combination to control the
size of the next House. Fitzgerald
read the constitution of Massachusetts
to show that it contained nothing
analogous to the provision of the con
stitution of Mississippi and other
Southern states as had been charged,
Williams, Miss, thanked Fitzgerald
for quoting the statute. The provision
in the Mississippi constitution. he said,
had been copied from that statute. 1t
is not only analogous said he lit is
Identical
Gillett, Mass. favored the Hopkins
bill.
Williams Alden Smith, Mich. offered
| an amendment to the Burleigh substi
tute to fix the membership at 1895.
The vote was first taken upon the
Spalding amendment to the original
text of the Hopkins bill to increase the
membership to $50 and assigning the
additional representatives to Colorado.
Florida and North Dakota and it pre-
vailed without division.
The Smith amendment to the Bur
leigh substitute was defeated, 50 To 1856.
The Burleigh substitute was then
adopted. 1G5 to 102. The announcement
was greeted with Il round of applause.
Clark. Mo. offered an amendment to
create q territory out of the District of
Columbia and allow the district a dele
| gate in the House. The amendment
was ruled out of order. But against
the adoption of the committee amend
mcnt adding the words and compact
some of the Democrats protested Wig
orously and a roll call was finally fore
ed upon its adoption. The amendment
was adopted. $50 to 10.
After the bill had been read a third
| time, Crumpacker. Ind. moved to re-
! commit the bill with instructions to as
certain what states had abridged the
| right to vote to an extent sufficient to
| reduce their representation and to re-
port the fact to the House. ON rising
| vote the motion was lost. 81 to 1856.
Several Republicans. including Pear
SON n. e., Littlefcld, Ne. Allen, Me.
HILL Conn. Jenkins. Wis. JOY. Mo.
| voted with the Democrats against the
motion.
Stewart, y. j., demanded the ayes
and noes, but only II members second
ed his demand
The bill was then passed, To- to iO2
a bill was passed TO pay the mileage
OF messengers who shall bring the
electoral votes of the several states to
Washington at the rate of - cents per
mile. Then at 5.i5 T. NJ. the House
adjourned.