The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-29

| Washington. April 27.-The nomina-
| tion Of William ID. Crum to be collector
of the port Of Charleston, s. c., was
considered today in executive session
OF the Senate lasting from las p. m. to
s:15. The failure to confirm the ap-
pointment resulted. At the conclusion
OF arguments by Senators Gallinger.
Spooner. Hale and Aldrich for confir-
| nation. and Senators Daniel. Latimer.
German and Clay against confirmation.
| Senator Cockreu suggested the Senate
to proceed to legislative business and
the suggestion was adopted.
Senators Spooner and Daniels on on
posite sides of the question. made the
principal speeches. The former defen-
ded the Republican policy in relation to
free and equal citizenship. without re-
gard to racial prejudices. and the latter
declared that the policy OF eievating
negroes to high positions was contrary
to the established law of centuries
that the Anglo-Saxon race Is the chosen
people to govern the world.
After the doors were closed, Senator
Gallinger. who had charge Of the NOM
nation, called attention 10 the several
times the nomination had been sent to
the Senate and the long period It had
been prevented from coming TO a vote.
Senators Latimer and German discuss
ed the question of Senatorial courtesy,
saying that Senator Tillman, who Is
opposed to the nomination, is now i'll at
has home in South Carolina and unable
to be present Senator Spooner then
contended that the Republican party
should not be asked to surrender its
n "a tewft 1E
that the negro is held to be n citizen
and as such is entitled to participate
In the government. He said the negro
had been a good citizen, had not been
lacking in soldiery or i'm any form of
defense Of the country. and that IL is
asking too much OF the Republican
party TO put IL 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 appointments of negroes TO high po-
litical offices. such as that to which
Crum has been named, sets the race
dreaming of its rights inconsistent with
the position of negroes in society. and
infifcts more harm than good on both
races. He said such appointments tend
to make the negro arrogant and offen-
sive in bearing and infiame the race
prejudices in the south and all places
At this point. Senator Cockrell said
that ii was apparent the question Is a
difficult one but he doubted not that the
good providence eventually would point
the way to a solution consistent with
the desires OF the whites and the inter-
est of the blacks. That time, he said
had not arrived. however. and he pro-
posed and the Senate decided to resume
legislative session and TO take up the
pension calendar.
Senator Culiom called up the treaty
| for the arbitration OF pecuniary claims
between the United States and South
American republics. but after brief
discussion action was postponed until
tomorrow.
The Crum nominations dies with the
adjournment OF the present session, but
| the action of the Democrats In taking
a position which Republicans term a
filibuster they argue will warrant the
President in again making a recess ap-
pointment