The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-05
NEGROES RIGHT 10 VOTE
KEPT THE HOUSE OLE RIcPREsEN-
TATIVES IN A WARM
DEBATE as~
MR.. HOPKINS BILL TAKEN UP
Day for a Vote Not FIXED, but the
Proposed AppOrtionment VIII
Probably Be Acted ON
Early Next Week.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Mr. Dalzcll
Pa,) called the house to order TODAY in
the absence of Speaker Henderson. who
was detained at his home by a severe
| cold, which he contracted while in New
York during the holidays: Immediately
| after the approval of the journal half a
dozen members were on their feet de-
manding recognition, Among them We're
| Mr.. OlmSted (Pa.), who yesterday Great
ed stir by Offering the resolution to in
Struct the committee on census to in
vesugate the alleged abridgment of the
I1Sht TO vote In several Southern states.
But the speaker pro tenn. first recog-
nlzed Mr.. Lacey (Io.) who presented a
privileged resolution, asking. the presi-
dent to return a minor bill in which there
was clerical error. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Burton (O.) presented the river
! and harbor bill. In order to clear the
| way fors Mr.. OImsted, NJ: Golf CID,
| chairman of the committee on claims,
after stating that it was apparent that
| no claim bills could be considered to-
| day (this being the day set aside under
! the rule for their consideration asked
unanimous consent to postpone the
regular order for today until next week.
Mr.. Swanson Wa) objected The
speaker pro tenn. was then about to re-
call Mr. Olmsted, when Mr.. Underwood
tAla.) headed him off with the point of
no quorum. The house was counted
but there We're only 142 members in the
hall. Under the operation of the auto
cratic rule, the speaker was about to
direct a call of the house when Mr.. I'm
derwood inteTposed with a motion to
adjourn and the filibuster was on. The
vote was taken by ayes and noes.
The motion to- adjourn was defeated
SIS to 1913. The speaker pro tenn held
that the pending questions was the vote
on the question of consideration raised
against the Olmsted resolution yester-
day. During the previous call the lead
ers on both sides had conferred and an
agreement had been reached. that the
! resolution should recommitted. Mr..
Richardson, the minority leader, formal
ly proposed that this course be followed
Mr.. Olmsted replied that he would con-
slider the proposition after the house
had voted to consider the resolution. II
may say" said he, that it Is my inten-
ton to follow the course suggested by
the gentleman from Tennessee.
why not do so now and save time?'
asked Mr.. Richardson.
Mr.. Olmsted insisted upon a vote on
| the question of consideration and the roll
was accordingly called.
The house stood lG3 to 81 TO consider
the resolution, whereupon Mr., Richard
| son moved to recommit the resolution to
| Richardson's motion Mr. .Olmsted de-
manded the previous questions, and. not
! withstanding some dilatory tactics by
the Democrats, with assistance from
! several Republicans, the previous ques-
ton was ordered-102 to -9S. .5.s
Mr.. Olmsted explained that his resolu-
ton had been offered not in antagon-
ism to any of the reapportionment bills
or to any section or state. but in order
that REINFORCEMENT might be based
upon the constitutional provisions.
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) made a warm
speech in opposition to the resolution. He
! had hope, he said, that such resolution
| would not appear in the house. The
! feature of fourteenth amendment was TO
| enfranchise the negro. 1t had failed.
! The fifteenth amendment had been sue
! cessful for time, but in the end it had
| proved a lamentable failure Both amend
| mentS had been mistaken not only to the
Democrats, but TO the Republican parties.
! The time had come now, after the Bit
| ternesS of the war was. over, when the
| people of the South in fairness and
| justice to themselves, and the negro race,
| were trying not to Cypress the negro
! race but only to protect themselves and
| their property against maladmin :stration.
| He admonished his friends from the
| negroes and did not understand the
problem TO be solved. I'VE of the
| South said he, addressing the major
! ity, ''are trying to solve it fairly to both
| races and I appeal to you, if you are in
! favor of uplifting the negro race, if you
! are in favor of protecting the invest
ments which the North has sent there
to send this resolution to a committee
! and let it die there"
! Mi. McDermott On. j. insisted that
! there was not a state in the Union which
had not added TO or subtracted from the
| constitutional requirements. The feso-
luton was an attempt to stir up sec
tional strife
WILL REVIVT; SECTIONALISM
Mr. Williams .CMiss.) said that of re-
cent years some of the people of the
| South had listened to the siren voice Of
| the North that Sectionalisn was dead.
| This resolution would pluck from the
! eyes of those who had baen partially de-
| ceiVed the veil that had been placed over
| them. After declaring that the resolu-
| ton was stupid and inapractjcab!e ana
| citing the voting requirements of various
| states, he made an ardent defense of the
course mississippi and other Southern
| states.
"There is no man who loves American
civilization said he, who is not glad
in his heart that by constitutional and
| legal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO those adopt
| ed in Massa chusetts, Rhode Island and
| other States--the Seuthsllas solved this
| troublesome and almost unsolVable
| problem. ~ Essse -
Pr. Olmsted, the author of the resolu-
| ticn, said he did not want-the resolution
! to die and would move its reference to
| the census committee if the chairman Of
| that committee swould~ agree tes call the
! committee together to consider it within
| one week
Chairman Hopkins said heewas not in
! the mood to make "bargain''- today,
| but assured Mr.. Olmsted that his COM
| mittee would do its duty.
| Mr.. Olmsted then made the motion to
| refer and it was carried without division.
Mr.. Hopkins immediately called up the
| reapportionment bill. He sought to make
| Monday, but Mr.. Mann Qll.) objected.
CHAIRMAN HOPKINS BILL.
Mr., Hopkins opened the debate in Il
careful explanation sof. ibis bill. J1e stated
that the majority of the census com
mittee favored keeping the membership
down to the present number, S57 from
considerations of economy, and intelli-
gent legislation.
Mr.. Shafroth (Col) wanted Mr.. Hop
ldns TO explain how it was that Colo
RADIO would gain one representative under
the system adopted If the total number
was 356 or S5S, but would not if it We're
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Mr. Hopkins replied that the fact which
Mr. Shafroth cited was what was called
years ago the Alabama paradox" Any
system, he said, would not deal but exact