The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-12
REPEAL The
AMENDMENTS
Representative Kitchin Will In
troduce Bill Which Will
Hardly be Passed,
TO OPPOSE PANAMA ROUTE
TO OPPOSE PANAMA ROUTE
Democrats and Many Republi-
cans Will do so on Account
Of Governments Course.
Tlmes-Dlspatch Bureau.
Colorado Building,
Fourteenth and g Streets,

Washington. D. c.. Nov II. 1909
Representa- tive W. W. Kitchin. OF the
Fifth North Carolina District. will intro
duce soon BILL designed to p ocure the
repeal Of the, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution. His bill
win provide for the submission to tho
states OF the question Of repeal Of the
amendments.
Ie said today that he had inquired OF
Senator Carmack. whether he intended.
rs reported. to Introduce bill Of this
character. and the Tennessee senator In
formed him that he had abandoned the
dea 1t is reported that Senator Bacon,
Of Georgia, purposes introducing such
bill at the regular session.
While every Democrat and many Re-
publ,cans believe the right OF suffrage
should never have been bestowed upon
the negro. and that 1t will eventually he
taken from him. there are few II any Of
either party who believe that bill OF
The character proposed by Mr.. Kltchin has
my chance OF passage IT present. North
.rn Republican sentiment is still far from
being crystalllzed in favor Of the dlsfran-
,h,sement OF the negro, and no better evil
dence Of this fact ned be offered than the
resolution introduced by representative
Crumpacker. OF Indiana. yesterday. pro.
viding for the appointment Of COM
mittee to investigate and report on the
disfranchisement OF negroes In Southern
States, with view to learning whether
the congressional representation of those
States should not be reduced In proportion
to the number of negroes from whom the
ballot had been taken The resolution Is
expected to have strong support though
| II Is not believed that It will get through
| either branch, certainly not through the
| Senate.
TO RETIRE MORGAN.
learn authoritatively to-day that as
has been intimated. Senator Morgan Is
to be retired by the Republicans for the
chair,nanship OF the Committee on Inter-
oceanic Canals. He himself recognizes
the fact He will probably be succeeded
by Senator Hanna. 1t may also be au-
thoritatively stated that MI. Morgan will
retire from the committee. II ne is not
| again made chairman. He will take this
action unless It be tho wish OF the DEM
oora is that he remain. A prominent Dem
ocratic senator said to-day, that he
thought Mr.. Morgan could be OF as great
use to the party II fight be made on the
adoption OF the Panama route, as II he
were member OF the committee.
1t begins to appear as though the DEM
ocrats and many Republicans would line
Iup in opposition to the adoption OF the Pan.
ana route, largely because OF the course
this government Is believed to have pur-
sued In encouraging, aiding and abettins
the secession Of Panamu, 1t Is the belief
Of everybody here. irrespective OF party
practically that our government was be-
hind the revolutlonists. Senators and
members ara suspendin2 Judgment uni
the informs IN on the subject, called fol
Iby the resolution adopted Monday ha.
been sent TO Congress by the President. Il
is not believed that Mr.. Roosevelt vii
hasten in the matter OF sending the in
formation called FOR, The publication O.
, the news this morning of the recognition
Of the Panama government by Franc,
strengthens the belief OF many tina
France and the United Stats united II
bringing about the reNo!Etion--France DO,
ins DESTROYS OF helping her citizens t
dispose Of the Panama Canal franchise
! while the United States, DESTROYS OF set
, | ling an isthmian canal built at any cost
! were welded to the Panama route, Tn,
whole affair will be well aired for the edi
Mcation OF the nations and 1t Is general,
expected that the Senate discussion Of III,
matter will become historic.
STEERING COMMITTEE.
The Democratic Steering Committee @
tho Senate has not set recommended tn
minority members OF the Finance Com