Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04
VOTED TO CONSIDER
The Olmsted Resolution Taken Up
in the House.
.DlsFRAHcasgMENr OF CITIZENS
Opening Of a@Warm Debate on
the Question.
a.
ARMY Bill IN THE SENATE

Mr. Dalzeil -Ha) called the House of Rep
resentatiyes to order today in the absence
| or Speaker Henderson, who was detained
| at his home BIZ severe cold which he con-
traeted while IN New York during the ho!i-
days. -
immediateiy after the approval Of the
| journal half dozen members were on their
Feet demanding recognition. Among them
was Mr. aOlmsted (Pa). who yesterday
created STR by offering the resolution to
instruct the committee on census to in
Vestlgate the alleged abridgment- of the
right to vote in several southern states.
But the Speaker pro TEN. first recognized
Mr.. Lacey LAD, Who presented a privileged
resolution, asking the President to return
a minor, bill in which there was a clerical
error. 1t as.adopted -
Mr.. Burton IOhio) presented the river and
harbor bill.-%R ed.
In order to clear the way for Mr.. Ohm
sted, Mr. GraRf Qls), chairman of the
committee ON claims, after stating that it
was apparent that no claim bills could be
considered today this being the day set
aside under the rule for their considera-
tion) asked unanimous consent to postpone
the regular order for today until next
week.
Mr.. Swanson, Va) objected.
The Speaker pro tenn was then about to
recognize Mr.. Olmsted when Mr.. Under
wood Ala) headed him off with the point
of no quorum. The House was counted,
but there were only 142 members in the
nall. Under the operation of the automatic
rule, the Speaker was about to direct a
call OF the House when Mr.. Underwood in
terposed with a motion to adjourn and the
fiibuster was on.
The vote was, taken by ayes and noes.
The motion to adjourn was defeated 50 to
1O3.
Agreement to Recommit.
The Speaker pro TEN. held that the pend
ing question was the vote on the question
of considera ton raised against the Olmsted
resolution yesterday. During the previous
roll call the leaders both sides had con-
ferred and an agreement had been reached
that the resolution should be recommitted.
Mr.. Richardson. the minority leader. formal
ly proposed that this course be followed.
slider the proposition after the House had
voted to consider the resolution. II may
say. said he. that 1t had been my in
tention to follow the course suggested by
the gentlenarp. from Tennessee
why nos do 80 now and save time:"
asked Mr.. Richardson. %.
But Mr.. Dlmste1 insisted upon a vote on
the questions Of consideration. and the roll
was accordEnglyf called.
The House voted. 1O3 to 81. to consider
the resolution whereupon Mr.. Richardson
moved to tecon1nit the resolution to the
committee ibn census. Upon Mr.. Richard
sons motion, Mr. Olmsted demanded the
previous question.
Mr. Underwood att tempted to interposed a
motion to postpone consideration OF the res
olution Indefinitely, but the Speaker pro
tenn. ruled this motion out Of order. Upon
a rising vote the motion for the previous
question was not sustained, GA to %, but
Mr.. Olmsted Immediately demanded the
ayes and noes, which were ordered.
mi "a
remained seated both on the motion for
the previous question and on the demand
for the ayes and noes.
Before the clerk began to call the roll.
Mr. Richardson tried to interject a motion
to lay on the table, but it was ruled out OF
order. 1T n
The action Of the minority leaders had
angered Mr. OImsted, and instead of ac-
quiescing in the motion to recommt. ne
had now resolved upon direct vote upon
the adoption Of the resolution.
The vote on the previous question was
close. Before it was announced Mr.. Pear
son On. c.. who had voted no, changet
his vote to AYE" stating that he made the
change as he had reason to believe that the
resolution would be recommitted.
Previous Question ordered.
The Speaker then announced that the pre-
vious question had been criered-l6o to 49,
This action under the rule gave twenty
minutes debate on side.
Shattuc (Ohio) who had read Il resolution
upon the same subject. which he had in
troduced and which he said he was willing
should 20 to the CENSUS committee with the
Olmsted resolution.
His resolution was broader than that OF
Mr. Olmsted and covered the whole ques-
tor of restricted suffrage from whatever
cause.
Mr.. Olmsted then explained that his
resolution had been offered, not in antag-
onism to any of the reapportionment bills
or to any section or state, but In order tnat
the reapportionment might be based upon
the constitutional provisions.
"ls it the genteman's idea that the In
formation he seeks to elicit can be OBJ
tanned for action at this Congress?" asked
Mr.. Pearson On. Co.
IT think So replied Mr.. Olmsted.
81 am informed at the census bureau
that this Information will not be available
in the next ninety days" stated Mr.. Pear
son.. -
Mr.. McDermott IN. j. cited the consti-
tutionl requirements that voters shall be
males. twenty-one years Of age citizens of
the United States and citizens of the state,
and asked If there was any state in the
vote were required.
'.There are ten additional requirements
in North Carolina interposed Mr.. Pear
son.
1.-THE object of this resolution is to in
uuire into that subject said Mr.. Olmsted.
Mr. Grosvenor Ohio called attention to
the Ohio law winch required that q man
should have resided in the state one year
and in the county thirty days before he
can vote He wanted to know how the
number Of persons disfranchised by that
law could be aScertained.
Mr.. Olmsted again replied that it would
be the duty Of the committee to inquire
into that very subject.
MIR. UnderwOOd's Opposition.
Mr.. Underwood tAla) made "a warm
speech in opposition to the resolution He
had hoped, she said, that such a resolution
would not appea9, In the House. The real
purpose of 4he fourteenth amendment had
been to eRfranehise the negro. 1t had
failed The fftespth amendment had been
successful for time, but in the end 1t had
proved a lamentable failure. Both amend
ments had been mistakes not only to the
democratic SUIT to the republican parties.
The time had come now, after the bitter
ness of the nHar Nas over, when the people
Of the south, IDS fairness and justice to
themselves, Band the negro race, were try
ing not to Cypress the negro race, but only
to protect themselves and their property
against maladministration. But when gem
tlemen on the other side brought in this
irebrand they an more to tnjure the black
race than anything since the adoption of
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
He admonished his friends from the north
that they did not live among the negroes