The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-04
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Work Of the National lawmakers
From Day to Day.
Ia the ffouse

I1e House occupied nnst or the
legislative day on Tuesday In political
discussion.
ar. Boutelie. Republican. Of Illinois.
addressed the House for nearly two
hours in reply TO statements made
by Mr.. Williams. OF Mississippi. the
minority leader, in his stand pat"
speech Of few days ago. Mr.. Will
l!ams. In turn. replied 90 Mr.. Bcatelle.
The House had under consideration a.
the time the urgent deficiency bill. Mr..
Boutelle received close attention OF
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 10 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 II a stronger word
than "impetuous" had not been used
in referring TO the President Refer
ring to Mr.. Boutelle's statement that
Roosevelt would be the Republican
nominee, Mr.. 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 stua-
ton from a Republican viewpoint, and
Mr.. Cochran, OF Missouri, spoke for
the Democrats.
Mr.. Hardwick, Democrat, OF Gecr-
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 a resolu-
tion 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, author
Of the resolution, and Mr.. Robinson
Democrat. OF Indiana, spoke in oppo-
sition to the motion. The resolution
was tabled.
c. B. Lands, Republican Of Indiana,
closed the day in political speech.
lasting an hour. He declared that Mr..
Roosevelt will be nominated with tho
record Of his administration for his
platform, and Mr.. Hardwick reto:ced
ct the happy relation now existing be-
tween the North and South. He said
the South yielded to no action in 10y
atty and In that spirit he invoked con-
sideratiOn Of the race question. Quot
ing census figures, ae showed that the
negroes constitute about sc per cent.
Of those OF the voting population in IL
of the Southern States, which figures
he said, suggested the magnitude OF
the question. He said the negro can no
longer stand as q special ward Of the
government, but must stand on his
merits as citizen. He said there had
never been any disposition In the
South to deprive the negro Of his civil
rights-the right to earn living. the
right of protection to life and proper
ty. There cannot be political equality
he said. He quoted statistics and said
it was shown that as illiteracy decreas.
ed among the race, criminally increas-
ed, from which he deduced that edu-
cation had been detrimental rather
than beneficial to the negro.
Mr.. Watson, of Indiana. asked il he
believed in abolish!ng schools for the
negro.
Mr.. Hardwick replied that higher
education untitled the negro for work:
that it gave him ambition too high
to be realized in the South, or else
wehe. Calling attention to the laws OF
a number Of States, including Ohio.
Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Maine. Oregon, California, Wyoming,
and Idaho, he said II the representa-
ton OF the Southern States were to be
reduced because Of the voting qualifi.
cations imposed the representations
Of the States named would have
to be reduced for the same reason.
Mr. Grosvenor, OF Ohio, remarked to
Mr. Hardwick that it was the best pre-
sentation Of a bad case he had ever
heard.