The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-12
D[PEW'S ATTACK
HOTLY RESENTED
Money Defends Mississippi's S
Suffrage Plan.
SIMMONS ALSO SPEAKS
Blackburn of Kentucky Warns Our
Chauncey's Jacket.
A HOT DEBATE OF OVER THREE HOURS
Mr.. Depew Shows Ignorance Of Conditions In
North Carolina and Mr.. Simmons
CourteousIy Informs Him
of His Error.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, April 11.-Some remarks
which Mr.. Depew, of New York, made
yesterday concerning the proposed
amendment to the Constitution prcvid-
ing for the election of Senators by popu-
lar vote, in the course of which he ad-
verted to Southern election methods, pre-
ciritsted lively three hours debate
in the Senate today. Mr.. Money. OF Mis-
sissIpi, to whose State reference had
been made by the New York Senator,
replied tartly to some of the statements
of Mr. Depew. and defended the suffrage
clauses in the Mississippi constitution.
Mr.. Depew made a warm reply and at
tackled the election methods, not only
of Mississippi. but of several other
Southern States.
His remarks drew a sharp IRE from
several Senators. Mr.. Money and his
colleague, Mr. McLaurin, explained the
Mississippi election methods and Mr..
Simmons, of North Carolina, pointed out
that Mir. Depew had been entirely mis-
taken about the operation of the Con-
stitutjon of that State, and that his
statements were erroneous. Mr.. Black
Lurn CT Kentucky, warmly arraigned the
New York Senator for his comments on
Kentucky elections.
When the Chinese Exclusion Bill was
taken UP an agreement was reached that
Il vote should be taken on next Wednes-
day at one o'clock. Mr.. Teller, OF Colo
rado. supported the measure in brief
speech, maintaining that it was neces
sary and that it was not in contraven-
of tu wit China
MONEY HITS DEPEW HARD.
Mr.. Money, in his remarks of Mr.
nepew, said he did not quite understand
why Mr.. Depew should discuss the ques
tion at this time as it was understood
generally that / e resolution would be
reported adversely to the Senate. He
said that Mr. Depew had selected Mis-
sssippi 20 criticise for disfranchising its
citizens 4nG 10 contrast with the State
Of New ,or.1. He said he did not know
whether the amendment proposed by Mr..
Depew OF his remarks thereon. were in
tended TO deter any one from supporting
the rcsulr ion, but if it were so Intended,
it wOu't. fail of it's object. The rartie of
small ~ IRIS. he said, would frighten no.
body. He would content himself with
re- lying TO the fire of the skirmishcrs
with 4 Lromise that when the heavy
guns were brought into action iU would
be t'.r effort of his side of the chamber
to afford them entertainment
icf'l ms to a statement of Mr.. Depew,
he said that if the vote of the people OF
State was to be dominated by "a
small oligarchy, what could be said of
the influence of great corporations who
had their representatives in this body?
He denied that any citizen of Mississippi
was refused by the Constitution of the
State the right to vote. when a State,
like Massachusetts or Mississippi" said
he, "says that a man must be able to read
and understand paragraph of the Con-
stitution, that is not a disability within
the purview of the fourteenth amend
ment.'
Replying to one of Mr.. Depew's argu-
ments Mr.. Money said he could not under
stand how the sovereignty of a State
would be invaded by the adoption of an
amendment to the Constitution provid-
ing for the election of Senators by the
people. but he could see that the efforts
of corporations and trusts to crowd
the Senate chamber with their agents
would be invaded.
He explained that Mississippi had a
registered vote of 125,0O0, but many of
them did not vote, because of the poll
tax of 50. And he believed the body
polite was the purer because of the self
exclusion of such people.
In conclusion Mr.. Money declared that
it was not the Southern States which
were dissatisfied with the present method
of electing United States Senators, but
Republican States, which evidently were
dissatisfied with their representation in
this chamber. k33
DEPEW MAKES REPLY.
Mr. Depew took occasion Immediately
to reply to Mr. Moneys remarks. He
said he had proposed his amendment be-
cause he desired to get the important
question before the Senate and before
the country. Some of the legislatures
of the country had adopted resolutions
in favor of the proposition to elect
United States Senators by the people,
but evidently there had been no proper
consideration of the question. The pro-
posed amendment had passed the House
OF Representatives without moments
consideration or discussion, the effort
seemingly being to unload the whole
question upon the Senate. He declared
that the adoption of the proposition would