Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-12

Mississippi" said he says that a man
must be able to write and understand ii
paragraph of the constitution that is not
disability within the purview of the
Nth amendment
Replying to one of Depew's arguments,
Money declared that it was not the South
ern 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.
Depew said he had proposed his amend
ment because he desired to get the i'm
pOrtant question before the Senate anu
before the country.
Depew declared that the registration
boards in Mississippi were selected prac-
tically from one party and for one par
ticular purpose, viz: to prevent the ne
gro from voting. He said that If there
We're manhood suffrage in Virginia, Ken
lucky and North Carolina. there would
be Republican senators in this chamber
from those states. He sharply criticised
the Gocbel election law in Kentucky, By
which, he said, Mr.. Taylor was deprived
of the governorship. AS to Mississippi.
he asserted that the board of registration
in Mississippi determined the result of
any election before the vote was cast.
At the conclusion of Depew's remarks,
Money corrected what he termed some
of the misstat dement's" of the New York
senator regarding the election laws OF
Mississippi.
Simmons On c. said that the Demo-
Gratis had not used the election machinery
to elect Democratic senators in place o.
Republicans.
Blackburn CKy) took sharp issue with
Depew. saying that he was not present
when the senator from New York dis
ported himself much like the animal who
creates trouble in china shop. He crit
icised the New York senator for violating
the prophecies of the Senate in spring
ing bombshell' upon subject which
was to be voted upon in committee, next
Tuesday Blackburn said the object t.. OF i
He then read Dcpew's remarks regarding
the Goebel law and said there was not d
single statement of fact in it.
Il have been informed, said Depew,
that one-third of the vote of the state
of Kentucky was thrown out in rcce ut
election. Is that true?
1T is no more true" replied Black
burn, than many of the other state
ments the senator has made about Ken
lucky affairs
He said that no returning board in Ken
lucky ever had held that Taylor had been
elected governor over Goebel and that the
statements of DepeW Were based on an
entire InisapprehenSion of the facts.
In conclusion. Blackburn said sarcasti-
cally that if the amendment was adopted
New York might be excepted and then
| the railroads of that state, and especially
| the New York Central Railroad, need not
be deprived of representation in the Sen
| ate.
Depew said he was proud of his con-
nection with the railroad interests of the
| country-a connection which, with one
million of associates, he always had con-
| sidered honorable.
| Consideration then was resumed of the
Chinese exclusion bill.
| Penrose obtained an agreement to begin
| voting on amendments to the bill, next
Wednesday at ] o'clock, the debate to be
, limited to the 5-mnute rule.
| Gallinger presented remonStranco
| from Alfred Winear. president of the
Boston Steamship Co, saying that If tn;
| Clark amendment should prevail much
| damage would be done to American ship
ping. Hawley presented protest from
| the American Federation of Labor, the
International Seamen's Union and tbs
| California Chinese Exclusion Commission
| against the substitute for the pending
bill. Teller spoke in support OF the pend
| ing measure.
| < bill appropriating $4,000 to establish
! a fish hatchery and fish station in Souti
| Carolina was passed.
| The Senate then, at 40 p. NJ, went into
| executive session and at AS p. NJ. ad
| journed