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THE RACIAL SITUATION
CONSIDERED AT LENGTH
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(By Associated Press.) #
L WASHINGTON. April 27--The nominn-
tion Of William D. Crum, to be collector
Of tile port OF Charleston. S. O.. was con-
sidered to-day In an executive session Of
the Senate.
A failure to confirm the appointment
resulted. At the conclusion OF arguments
by Senator'S Galdlnger, spooner, Hale
and Allrich for confirmation. and sena-
tors Daniel Lattimer German and Clay
against confirmation. Senator Cockrcll
suggested the Senate to proceed to exc.
cutive business. and the suggestion was
adopted.
Senators Spooner and Daniel on oppo-
site side Of the question, made the pria.
cipal speeches. The former defended the
Republican policy In relation to free and
equalize In shape without regard 10 racial
prejudices and the latter declared that
the policy OF elevatng negroes to high
positions was contrary to the esta blish-
ed law of centuries that the Anglo Saxon
race Is the chosen peoplasto govern tho
world. II f35a3 e VI. 4 Il i.3 Il
After the doors were closed Senator
GallIngur. = no HAD sschnrge OF the lor,l
nation called attention 70 the several
times the nomination had been sent to the
Senate and the long period It had been pre-
vented from coming to a vote. Senators
Latimer and Gormon discussed the ques-
tion Of senatorial courtesy, saying that
'rillman, who is opposed to the nominal
tion, Is now III at his home In South
Carolina and unable to be present Sen
ator Spooner then contended that the
Republican party should not be asked td
surrender its convictions as to the rights
of man. that the negro Is held to be Il
citizen. and as such Is entitled to partl-
cipate in the government. He said tho
negro had been a good citizen; had not
been lacking in soldiery or in any form
OF defense of the country, and that it IL
asking too much OF the Republican
party to put 1t in the position of aban-
doning the policy of civil liberty, which
he said was the chief significance and
the foundation of the party.
In reply Senator Daniel declared that
the appointment of negroes to high poll
tcal offices. such as that ttn which
Crum has been named, sets the race
dreaming OF rights inconsistent with the
position Of negroes In society. and In
flicts more harm than good on both
races. He said such appointments tend
to mako the negro arrogant and often
sive In bearing and enflame the race
prejudices in the South and all places
where negroes reside in great nnml<rs,
At this point Senator Cockrell said that
1t was apparent the question Is a difficult
one. but he doubted not that the good
providence eventually would point the
way to solution consistent with the de-
sres of the whites. and the interest OF
the blacks. That time, he said had not
arrived, however. and he proposed and
the Senate decided to resume executive
session and to take up the pension
calendar. Senator Gallon called UP tho
treaty for the arbitration OF pecuniary
claims between the United States and
South American republics. but after a
BRIEF discussion action was postponed
until Tomorrow The Crum nomination
dies with the adjournment Of the present
session, but the action Of the Democrats
In taking position which Republicans
term a filibuster, they argue Will justify
the President in again making recess
appointment
After passing number of pension ana
other bills the Senate at ll:o2 adjourned
until 1880 O'Clock tomorrow.