Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01

The Colored Congress
man from N. C.
North Carolina's Only Colored
Representative Makes His
Last Thrust at the White
Race = House News.

general speeches. Mr.. Thayer, of Mas
sachusetts, discussed the ship Subsidy
DILL Mr.. White, OF North Carolina. the
eoiored member, who goes out Of Con-
Bress March 4th. delivered his valedic-
tory upon the general subject OF the
Aspirations OF his race. and Mr.. Gaines.
of Tennessee. discussed the limitations
0t the constitution in connection with
our insular possessions. Mr. Corliss. of
Michigan. made q vicious ONSLAUGHT
ipon the Bureau OF Animal Industry OF
he Agricultural Department. His at
.aoE raised host OF defenders and his
amendment to reduce the appropriation
.or the bureau was overwhelmingly de-
.eated
All that portion of the bill relating TO
ne reorganization of the scientific bu-
'eaus Of the Agricultural Department
vent out on a point OF order raised by
Nj Mahon. OF Pennsylvania
The earlier portion OF the session was
1nlvened by sequel to the exchange
between Mr.. Flynn. OF Oklahoma, and
dr Stephens of Texas. yesterday when
he lie was almost passed. Mr.. Stephens
ssain denied and Mr.. Flynn again
reiterated his charges In connection
with the passage OF the bill to ratify
he ktowa and Comanche agreement
passed at the last session.
Under question of privilege Mr.
kephsns read the language used by
kr. Flynn.
Mar. Stephens said II was unfortunate
or MF. Flynn that he himself had in
reduced q bin In January, 1900. which
contained the Identical language which
he now charged was surreptitiously in
'erted in the bill. He Indignantly re-
seHed the iDsipuation to which Mr.
Flynn had given utterance.
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phaucally that when the bill passed no
sne on the floor except Mr.. Stephens
Enew the section was in the bill
would We have allowed section to 20
N he asked, which permitted whites
10 take. without compensation, lands
we were allotting TO the Indians?"
Didn't you introduce n bill contain
Ing similar language?" asked Mr..
stephens.
II had sufficient confidence IN the
gentleman at that time" retorted Mr..
Flynn What led TO the investigation
which unearthed the facts" he con-
tinued. was that the moment the bill
passed the gentleman from Texas
telegraphed his friends TO go into the
lands and locate claims
did you not telegraph your friends ?"
interposed Mr.. Stephens
Yes, that the bill had passed, but I
Insist that the investigation developed
the fact that the gentleman from Texas
was the only member of either House 10
know the mining clause was In the bill.
THAT statement" cried Mr.. Stephens
saising his arm threateningly, "is utter
Iy unfounded and believe 1t is know
angly and maliciously made"
Mr.. Flynn retorted that he received
this information on a visit to the reser-
walton.
Then the incident nattened out Mr..
kansas, or the committee on Indian
Affairs. and Mr.. Little, OF Arkansas,
who. he said, knew the section was In
The bill. to bear testimony to that effect
Mr.. Little finally said he knew the sec
ton was in the bill.
A motion to send the Army Reorgani-
Eation bill back TO conference was
agreed to. The House then went into
committee OF the whole and took UP
he Agricultural Appropriation bill Mr
Wadsworth, chairman of the Agricul-
tural Committee. explained the salient
features Of the measure.
Mr. White. OF North Carolina, made
a general speech in defense Of the
political rights OF the colored man. He
referred TO the reaDpoTtionment bill.
The reduction of representation In the
South. he said. would further intrench
the Republican party in power, and en-
able 1t to dispense with the loyal sup
port or the negro race. Some members
Of the Republican party, he said, "the
uly-whites." after receiving the unal-
loyed support of the negroes for years,
now appeared to believe they had
grown a little too good for association
with them. But such, he thanked God,
we're comparatively few In number. Mr.
White declared that the negro on the
threshold OF the twentieth century, was
70 be reckoned with. He was no longer
The negro Of forty years ago. Since that
time ilhteracy among the members OF
mis- race had decreased forty-five per
cent. His race now included 1000 law
.vers and as many physicians, the
negroes had $12.000.000 OF school pro-
sperty, and $40,000.000 of church pro-
lperty; they owned 140, 900 homes and
ltarms OF the value OF $3.50, 900. 900, and
personal property to the amount of
S170,00 600. All this, he said, his race
had accomplished in the face of al
most insurmountable obstacles. lynch
ings. burnings, Acknowledgement, the
slander of the black men and women.
and Notwithstanding the fact that the
door of every trade was closed against
the colored man. The colored man. ne
said, who done the country's work for
two and a half centuries. would not al
ways remain poor. There was plenty Of
room at the top. and the negro was
In conclusion Mr. White said he was
delivering the valedictory of the color
ed man in Congress. But it was not
farewell forever. The negro, he said.
would rise up and come again. He
spoke in behalf of an outraged, broken
hearted, bruised and bleeding people.
but a faithful and industrious one. On
their behalf. he asked no special favors,
but only a fair field. AS Mr.. White
finished, the public galleries, which
were filed with colored people, ap-
plauded vigorously.
Mr.. Hull submitted the second con-
ference report upon the army reorgani-
zation bill. explaining that the two
clerical errors in the former report had
been corrected. The report was adopt
ed.
The Agricultural bill was then read
for amendments under the nve minute
rule. After a breezy debate on Mr.. Corr
lisS' amendment. the provision en-
powering the secretary OF agriculture
to inspect dairy products for exporta-
tion, was striken out on a point of or
Ger. When the committee rose a bill
Mas passed to authorize the director