The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-09
EXPOSITION
Bill. PASSED !. s; J
House Acts Favorably for. rs Lewis Wis.
and Clark Centennial
Next Year.
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Bartlett, 81 Georgia, Said 5l' Liver Liver
nash Was Not Gentle
man at All.
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ti3y Associated Press.5

WASHING ToN. April S.The House to-
flay passed large number OF bills. pfltn-
c,na, among which was tho Philippines
shipping bill and tho bill nppropria'llns
$4,000 in aid OF the Lewis and Clark
Centennial Exposition, to be held IN porl-
land. Oregon, In 1906. .
'5yrhe only amendment which was mace
to the Philippine shipping bill was . one
extending until July ]. 1sN, ' ~, .si'i S
whom the law sl,all Become operative.
The bill provides that no me ne.
exrent supplies for the army or navy
shali5 he transported by sea, under penal
~ Of forfeiture, between parts OF the tn,
Iynitea States and the Philippines
nrchinelgo, directly or via n foreign port
For FOR any part Of the voyage, IN any
oxcnnt vessels OF the United States. "
does not prohibit however, the sailing OF
Anu foreign vessel between the United
states and the Philippines
After a Messrs Bartlett (Georgia} anu
Robinson (1ndlana) had made brief re.
marks in opposition to the Lewis anu
Clark bill. Mr. Livernash California; III
fayoring It, said 1T came with poor grace &C.
for Democrats who have been asking the
Ho,isa 10 appropriate with great liber-5
a1itv for the southern exposition to raise
their voice against SO moderate AZ, n APP 4
nrnnrfa ton as tho pending bill y called
NO GENTLEMAN AT ALL.
Mr.. Bartlett inquired OF Mr.. Iivernassh
who it was that supported any southern
exposition appropriation, WHO was opposed
to the bill
with some warmth Mr.. Livernash am
swercd thata"1The gentleman assumes too
much. IL he assumes that regard him
as the only gentleman on this side OF = the !:
chamber # lasq' 5tiS.
This retort nettled Mr.. Bartlett, who,
remarked that THE gentleman assumes il1''.
a great deal 9if he assumes that
| he Is a gentleman at all.
"There are some comments, Mr.. Liver
nash replied, that call for no answer"
Ho then continued his advocacy Of the
passage OF the bill.
| Mr.. Bowers s(AIississippD answered some
statements recently made by Mr. Gillett
| (Massac husetts) regarding violations OF
the Constitution of some OF the Southern
States with respect tosnegro suffrage
BETTER FOR THE NEGRO.
He read from various decisions OF
Mississippi courts In which 1t was held
that the State did K, not discriminate
| against the races, but that Il has been
| fair and impartial in the enforcement OF
| the suffrage clause OF the Constitution
lie declnred tint the negro was as safe
Hin the hands ofstne Governor Of N1issis'--
sippi as In those OF the Governor OF
Massachusetts, and said that In Missis-
sippi. the negro's rights to life. liberty
property and the pursuit. Of happiness
were as carefully guarded by the Gov
4 ernor as by the Governor OF Massachu-
sets or OF any other s tate In support Of
/ this statement, he said that the only
1 State in which lynclling Ind been pre-
/ vented by the swift and timely tntcrpo-i
siion OF the Law was In Mississippi, and
this he said. was due to the personal ac-
ton of the Governor.
Mr.. Bowers made comparison OF tho
criminal statistics of Massachusetts and
| Mississippi, and said these showed that
| the negro in the latter State IS six times
better than those Of Massachusetts. In
| the State OF Mississippi. he said. every
! avenue of labor was opened to
/ the negro, and every opportunity
i given to improve his condition by
| Industry and toll. lie pointed with pride,
4 he said, to the fact that In his state the
4 ratio of muluttoes to the colored popula-s
ion and to the whole population was less
/ to-day than5it has been at any timo since
the war. He declared that there was less
] lnterminging with negroes than ever be-
4 fore, and that the mulatto steadily has
alibtcome with the people OF mississippi.
Ian incident and recollection OF the past. I"
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