The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-30
M NEGRO'SSTATUS
.v WHITE DELIVERS
cN6' uIs vALEDICToRX'
, NEGRO IN CONGRESS
pKABLE CLAIMS FOR
iS'' ,EGRo's PROGRESS.

90 southern Representa-
He says, would Further In
Z hoD' ~. Republican Party In
frfn' On Enable 1t to Dispense
POW POW the Loyal support of the Ne
VI" rne Negroes Valedictory' but
~. Farewell. said White.
S 70, and stephen" Air More of
I..Ir Dirty Tricks.
lhsl '..ton Jan. 2s.-The House spent
a'a"a mon the agricultural appropria-
u'' y # was used as a vehicle for
'n W.. ..o5pction of several general
r Mr.. Tbayer of Massachusetts
ee'"e the ship-subsidy bill Repre-
''u''s ~ White of North Carolina, the
n'aa' .,.o,,er who goes out of Congress
o,'' delivered his vaiedictOry upon
=" -.l subject of the aspirations of
Pc s' and Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee
/. s.a..sj the limitations of the constitu-
scu's' Connection with our insular pos
on IN Cu4I4-
4 ..octative White made general
MY IN the defense of the political
Of the eolored man. He refer ed
1 ,ss reappgrdonment bill. The reduc-
- -,a reorl sentation of the South,
81 ,a would further intrench the Re-
4 .,ortv in power and enable it to dis
aib the loyal support Of the negro
c,,,e members of the Republican
Ia said the lily whites" after
''.,og The unalloyed support of the ne
t,r Years now appeared to believe
had crown a little too good for
F..aon with them. But such, he
4 ..,.d G,d. were comparatively few in
mher White declared that the negro on
.,-ssbod of the twentieth century
., no reckoned with. He was no lon
!. the negro of forty years ago. Since
l. at time illiteracy among the members
II bis race had decreased 40 per cent.
is race now Included 900 lawyers and
many PHYSICIANS, the negroes have $l2,-
k000 IT s5nool property and $O,0O0,000 of
! bn,,b nr,perty: they owned 10000 homes
"a farms of the va ue of $3.50, 100000 aud
ar.oasI pr.perty to the amount ofS17O,0O0,-
H. All this. he said, his race had ac-
demolished in The face of almost insur-
bopnaole obstacles. lynchings, burnings
REIMBURSEMENT, the SANDER of the b.a
In and women and Notwithstanding The
Iac that the door of every trade is
Ilossd against the negro. The negro, he
laid VINO had done the country work
kor twy and a haf CENTURIES would NOT
wsys remain poor. There was plenty OF
boom at the top and the negro was climb
Eng.
In conclusion White said he was deliv-
bring the va ediciory of the colored man
In Cong. ess. But it Was not farewell for
.yer The negro, he said, would rise up
bnd come again. He spoke in behalf of
In outraged, b. oken-hearte bruised and
tleed1g people, but a faithful and indus
|rious ole. On their behalf he asked no
|pecial favors, but only a fair field. AS
ENhite flash the pub ic galleries, which
|gere filed with colored people, applaud
Ii vigorously.
Mr. c Kiss Of Michigan made a vicious
|1nslaugh, upon the Bureau of Animal
Industry Of the Agricultural Department
but bis attack raised a host of defenders
|nd his amendment to reduce the appro-
ETiai.n for the bureau was overwhelm
|ngy defeated
All lha, p rtion of the bill relating to
Pie REQ. ganzation of tie scientific bu-
Feaus of the Agricultural Department
|Sen out on a point Of order raised by
Pr Mlhon of Pennsylvania.
The earlier portion of the session was
Enlivefei by a seque to the exchange
EtIween Mr., Flynn of Oklahoma and
ElF Stephens Of Texas yesterday, when
|hf lie was almost passed.
Mr. Stephens again denied, and Mr..
Fynn asa reiterated his charges in
junction with the passage of the bill
+ raliiy the kiowa and Comanche agree
|aeft passed at the last session.
Oh1ef question of privilege Mr.. Ste
Flynn.
Af stephens said it was unfortunate
IT. MI Flynn that he Inns d in
[iOuuced a bill in January, 1870, which
Eu'alned the ident ! langu ge viii h
4 no" charged was surrept lousy in-
n yea In the hi ]. He ind gnant rereH-
Ue laSl uation to which Mr.. Flynn
'al ven uttarance.
,I ynn ar and declared em~hati-
!. .aly mat when the bill passed no one on
rne moor exc pit Mr.. Stephens k..ew the
'% a. was in the bill.
|. "Oui1 we have all wed a sect on to go
y ne KID, (which perm lit d white
"Ae without compen alton lands we
'rS, ,aIetting to the Indians?"
pun't you introduce a bill c~nta'n'ng
, 1T at ,ahFuage?' a ked NJ. Stephens.
naa suffic. ent confidence il tie gem
,vra1 al that time retcrted Mr. F ynn.
ao Ia ied to the 'nvestigat on which I'M
.,e me facts, was that the moment
,a,.e VII passed the gent eman from Te~a ;
l.r5S 'aPoed his fr'e76s to go irto the
'@ .r1 and locate cl ms"
r.a Dpl you not telegraph your friends?"
sy Mr.. Stephens.
r,+a. mat the bill had passed. but I
Is,. mat the Investigation developed the
bs . -ia' me gentleman from Tevas wa ;
knsr' Wy member of either house who
~ '.e mining clause was in the bill"
.aie,n a' statement" said Mr.. Stephens
Jntansss ms arm threateningly, lis utterly
nd t', non. and I believe it is knowingly
NJ, "ssiileiously made"
bforrog hh retortod that he received this
Tbs a''l iC on a visit to the reservation.
s4nbr. '"e cident fat ened out. Mr.
sas ot Us ca Led upon Mr.. Curtis of Kan.
Nd Al. me Committee en- Indian Affairs
knew W. ~ l. Ie Of Arkansas, who. he said
iestlro-S,. aecu n was in the bill, to bear
M 10 that effect.
lion W. - u I'm lily said he knew the sec
@,' was in tie biz wv '00
s,tio n'J Ei, to send the army reorgani-
t. WI back to conference was agreed
Of tbo mouse I,l then went into Committee
hral avn Mn r. ana took up the agricul-
eharns1p prop iaticn till. Mr.. wadsworth.
sxpsi,oa Oh the Agricultural Committee
Ncasurs' '"e salient features of the
sDce r emu. submitted the second confer
Ton brl Pot e,. ,unoon the army reorgani7a-