Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-01-11
SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
ANIMATED DEBATE IN THE
HOUSE.

Washington. January THE ami
mated debate In the House on the re-
apportionment OF representation from
the various states Is nearing its close.
u being unanimously agreed today
that the final vote would be taken he
TORE the session closes Tomorrow. The
general debate will close at O'Clock.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois. expresses
confidence that the bill bearing his
name VIII be passed tomorrow. al
though there may be a slight change
giving an additional member to Flor
lda, Colorado and North Dakota. bring
ing the total membership up to $50.
Mr.. Kitchen. OF North Carolina. the
nrst speaker to-day. supported the
Hopkins bill. but said he would vote
against the amendment requiring the
congressional districts in the several
states TO be contiguous and compact"
he said he did not believe Congress had
the power to designate the manner in
which the States should make up Con-
gressional districts. Mr. Kitchen repIied
at some length to the speech made by
Mr.. Linney, of North Carolina. last
Saturday attacking the Southern
democrats for DISTINGUISHING the ne
gro.
Mr.. Crumpacker, of Indiana. who pre-
sented the minority report of the Cen
sus Committee in favor Of reducing the
representation in Southern States pro-
poruonate to the abridgment OF the
FRANCHISE. said that as between the
hopkins and Burleigh bills. he favored
the latter He argued that during re-
cent years the influence of the House In
legislation, had steadily diminished MT
trloutable to the members of the lower
mouse allowing Themselves to be don,f
mated by the Senate and the Chief
Executive. He pointed out the voting
cequlrements in Louisiana. Mississippi.
North Carolina and South Caroline and
adduced figures to show that i'm Iouis
lana 81 per cent. OF her male citizens
over Il years of age were DISTINGUISHED.
IN mississippi ~ per cent: in North
carolina 81 per cent, and in SoWh
carolina 43 per cent. Mr.. Crumpacker
was frequently interrupted by members
pr the delegations from Louisiana.
North Carolina. South Carolina and
Mississippi. They besieged him with
questions and denied many of his
statements.
Mr.. Wilson, OF South Carolina. spoke
n favor of the Burleigh bill and Incl
1entally discussed the negro question
N the South. He detailed the lavish ex-
oenditure and Misrepresentation during
me period or negro rule in South Caro-
ina. The worthy and Industrious negro
population, he said. was being educated
and cared for In the South and IL was
oniy against the criminal class, those
| guilty OF al atrociOus crime against
women, that lynching was directed
Mr.. Hepburn, OF Iowa. declared that
he House was no longer a deliberative
body. having become so bulky as TO
ose its aeliberative functions. The
whole scheme and place OF the House
lrIer the Constitution, Mr. Hepburn
declared, was subverted DESTROYED and
lnnihilated by the rules OF the House
instead of representing his constituents
every member surrendered his political
power into the hands OF others and wa.
unable to be heard on any measure
without the consent Of officials and
committees to whom the power was
surrendered. The complete surrender of
nulVldual power was due to the mem
oers themselves and not to the sneak
| ers. Members of the Senate were in
terested in seeing the House member
ship further Increased for that CARR I'd
With 1t the increase OF influence and
power of each individual Senator and
the further domination of the House by
the Senate.
Mr.. Grow. OF Pennsylvania. favored
the Hopkins bill. and compared the
workings of the House in the early
inSS WiSl lIe membership was far
more limited. with the dlsorderly and
lnrepresentative character OF the body
to-day.
Mr.. Pearson, OF North Carolina, sup
ported the Burleigh bill and argued
against the Crumpacker bill, as the
after would he so carried out in the
south as to wipe out the few Republic
IAN members now coming from that
section. He asserted that the time was
last coming when the disfranchisement
practiced in the South would be wiped
,ut
AT $40 the House adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Washington. January "A notable
speech was delivered I'm the Senate to-day
by Mr.. Lodge. of Massachusetts. Ad-
lressing the Senate on the amendment of
The Military Committee striking out the
provision in the Army Reorganization bill
Tor veterinary corps. he discussed
briefly, and principally in the form of a
.olloquy with Senator Bacon of Georgia.
he Philippine question and the necessity
if an army of 100000 men In conclusion
he drew brilliant word picture of the
commercial future of the United States
declaring that the trade conflict with Eu.
rope already begun could result only in
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