The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-05
STEAL Of SEATS
IS DEFEATED
Representative 0lmstead
Loses in the House.
SOME REPUBLICANS
REFUSE TOAD HIM
Question Of Negro DisfranchiSe-
meut Frankly Discussed.

Washington, Jan. THE house to-
day had another spirited struggle over
the OImstead resolution to investigate
the abridgment of the suffrage in GER
tain southern states with a. view to re
appOrtionment upon the basis Of actual
suffrage. tt was finally referred to
the census committee, where the OPP
position desired it to go originally.
Some of the Republican leaders were
not in sympathy with the resolution.
Mr.. OImstead tried to get Mr.. Hopkins
To agree that the committee would con-
slider the resolution within week, but
the chairman OF the census committee
declined to make any pledge to that
effect.
The debate on the resolution was
marked by exceeding fTankness- Some
of the southern members avOWed that
the attempt to enfranchise the negro
had been a lamentable failure, and the
action Of certain states in legally elm
mating the blacks as factors at the
polls. they said, was in the interest or
civilization and progress
After the resolution had been DIS
posed of the reappoTtiOnment bill was
taken up. An attempt to agree on a
time for the final vote on the bill fan
ed. although the general impression Is
that the debate win conclude early
next week.
Henderson is III.
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania called
the house to order today in the alb
sence of Speaker Henderson, who Was
detained at his home by severe cold
which he contracted while in New
York during the holidays. Immedi-
ateIy after the approval Of the journal
half dozen members were on their
feet demanding recognition. Among
them was Mr.. Olmstead.
The speaker pro tenn was then about
to recognize Mr.. OlmStead when Mr..
Underwood of Alabama headed him
off with the point OF no quorum The
house was counted. but there were
only 142 members in the ball. Under
the operation Of the automatic rule the
speaker was about to direct call pI
the house. when Mr.. Underwood inter
posed with a motion TO adjourn and
the filibusteT was on. The vote was
taken by ayes and noes The motion
to adjourn was defeated-S5 to 1O3- The
speaker pro tenn held that the pend
ing question was the vote on the que5-
ton of consideration raised against
the OImstead resolution yesterday.
During the previous rOll-Call the lead
ers on both sides had conferred and an
agreement had been reached that the
But Mr.. Olmstead insisted upon
vote on the question of consideration
and the roll was called.
The house voted 1G3 TO 81 TO consider
the resolution. whereupOn Mr. Rich
ardson moved to recOmmit the reSo-
luton to the census committee UDon
Mr.. Richardson's motion MI Olmstead
demanded the previous question, ana
notwithstanding some dilatOry tactics
by the Democrats, with assistance from
several Republicans. the previous QHes-
ton was ordered-92 10 IS.
Mr. Olmstead explained his resolu-
ton had been offered. not in antagOn-
ism to any of the TeapDOTtiOnment
committee or to any section or state
but in order that the reapDortiOnment
might be based on constitutional pro-
visions.
Declares Negro Suffrage Fails.
Mr.. Underwood (AIa-) made warm
speech in opposition to the resolution.
He had hoped, he said, that such res
olution would not appear in the house
The real purpose of the fourteenth
amendment had been to enfTanchise
the negro. 1t had failed. The fifteenth
amendment had been successful for a