Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-03
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Work of the National lawmakers
From Day to Day.
In the House.


The House occupied most of tn
legislative day on Tuesday In. politica
discussion.
Mr.. Boutelle, Republican, Of IlliiSois
addressed the House for nearly thy
hours in a reply to statements. made
by Mr.. Williams, Of Mississippi, the
minority leader, in his "stand pat,
speech of few days ago. Mr.. viii.
llams, in turn, replied to Mr.. Boutelle
The House had under consideration al
the time the urgent deficiency bill. Mr.
Boutelle received close attention oi
both sides Of the chamber. and when
he spoke of the passing of the last
trace Of bitterness between the North
and South he was loudly applauded
on both sides.
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, re-
piled to Mr.. Boutelle, saying that he
was glad there was not line of custom
houses along the Potomac and along
the Ohio to protect one Side against
the other. He asked if a stronger word
than "impetuous" had not been, used
in referring to the President. Refer.
ring to Mr.. Boutelle's statement that
Roosevelt would he the Republican
nominee. MIR. Williams said: you have
gone so far you cannot go back and
you are going to stand pat on him. !"
The general debate in the House
Wednesday on the urgent deficiency
bill digressed to a discussion of polit-
ical topics, the race question and
aerial navigation. #
Mr.. Burkett, Of Nebraska, led off
with a discussion of the political situa-
tion from Republican viewpoint, and
Mr.. Cochran, of Missouri, spoke for
the Democrats.
MI. Hardwick, Democrat, Of Geor-
gia, made an extended address on the
race problem. Discussion of flying ma.
chimes was precipitated by the report
Of the appropriations committee, which
recommended the tabling Of q resolu..
ton calling on the Secretary Of War
for information as to the expenditures
that had been made in connection with
The flying machine tests. Messrs. Dit.
chcock, Democrat Of Nebraska, .anthoT
Of the resolution. and Mr.. Robinson. 4
Democrat, of Indiana, spoke in oppo.
Sitlon 20 the motion. The resolution
was tabled.
c. B. Lands, Republican Of Indiana,
closed the day in a political speech,
asting an hour. He declared that Mr.. !,
Roosevelt will be nominated with the
'ecord Of his administration for his
platform, and Mr.. Hardwick rejo;ced
It the happy relation now existing be-
ween the North and South. He said
he South yielded to no action in 10y.
lty and In that spirit he invoked con-
liberation Of the race question. Quot
ng census figures, ne showed that the
legroes constitute about &c per cent.
# those Of the voting population in II
4 the Southern States, which figures
e said. suggested the magnitude Of
he question. He said the negro can no
cnger stand as a special ward of the
oNernment, but must stand on his
lerits as a citizen. He said there had
ight Of protection to Ire anu PROPER
V. There cannot be political equality
e said. He quoted statistics and said
was shown that as illiteracy decreasi
d among the race, criminally increas.
ID, from which he deduced that edu'
alton had been detrimental rather
han beneficial to the negro.
Mr.. Watson, of Indiana, asked II ne
,elieved in abolishing schools for the
Iegro.
Mr.. HarGwick replied that higher
.Gucation untitled the negro for work;
hat it gave him ambition too nigh
o be realized in the South, or else
vehe. Calling attention to the laws OF
number of States. including Ohio,
Vermont, Massachusetts. Connecticut.
Maine, Oregon, California, Wyoming,
md Idaho, he said if the representa-
ion of the Southern States were to be
reduced because Of the voting quallfl'
cations imposed the representations
Of the States named would have
10 be reduced for the same reason.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, remarked to
Mr.. Hardwick that it was the best pre-
Of a bad case ne had ever
heard.